College baseball Week 11: Top 25 rankings and what to watch

After a hard-fought bid expanse against its rival, Texas remains successful the apical spot arsenic we participate the archetypal week of May. The Longhorns took attraction of concern against the Texas A&M Aggies successful Austin to stay the apical of the people successful each of shot and the SEC. But it was the lone apical squad to clasp onto its spot arsenic the remainder of the apical 10 underwent rather a shakeup.

LSU jumped to the No. 2 spot aft beating Tennessee, and the Volunteers dropped retired of the apical 10 for the archetypal clip this season. North Carolina has repositioned itself successful the apical five, and Oregon jumped up 7 spots to No. 6.

This week's biggest climber is NC State, which jumped 12 spots to No. 13 aft sweeping Clemson, and the biggest fallers were Oklahoma, which dropped 7 spots, and Arizona, which dropped eight.

Georgia Tech was the lone squad to autumn retired of the rankings this week and was replaced by Kansas. The Jayhawks are 1 of the champion teams successful the Big 12 this play and are coming disconnected a bid expanse astatine Utah.

Here's however the top-25 rankings look arsenic of April 28.

Play of the week

This drawback happened aboriginal past week, but we're inactive enjoying it each the same. Florida State's Chase Williams showed disconnected his velocity with this unthinkable grab. Just enactment him anyplace successful the field, and it seems similar he'll beryllium determination successful nary time.

Is determination immoderate portion of the outfield Chase Williams can't get to?? pic.twitter.com/ie19XCfKQP

Player to watch

1B, Jared Jones, LSU

Jones has ne'er been acrophobic of the large moment.

Jones hasn't had arsenic beardown a twelvemonth arsenic helium did past season, but he's gaining momentum erstwhile it matters most. He has 14 location runs (half of his full from past year) and 58 RBIs (only 1 less from his full past year). He has been an instrumental portion to this Tigers squad, truthful support your eyes connected him and LSU to spot what they person up their sleeve arsenic the regular play starts to upwind down.

Series to watch

No. 3 Clemson astatine No. 5 Florida State

• 6 p.m. ET connected Friday (ACCNX)

• 6 p.m. ET connected Saturday (ACC Network)

• 2 p.m. connected Sunday (ACCNX)

Let's spell to the ACC for our bid to ticker this week, and if that Williams clip from supra isn't capable to merchantability you connected it, this 1 volition beryllium betwixt a mates of top-five teams. Clemson slipped up past play and was swept by a surging NC State squad successful Raleigh, truthful the Tigers truly request to get backmost connected track, conscionable arsenic Florida State does. The Seminoles besides dropped their bid implicit the weekend, but they did permission Louisville with 1 triumph astatine least. With this bid being played successful Tallahassee, FSU has the flimsy precocious hand, but arsenic we conscionable saw, adjacent these apical teams are susceptible to a astonishing loss.

Updated apical 25

Here are D1baseball.com's latest rankings, positive accusation connected each team's adjacent game.

All times Eastern.

1. Texas Longhorns

Previous rank: 1
Record: 37-5
Next game: vs. Prairie View A&M, 7:30 p.m. connected Tuesday (SECN+)

2. LSU Tigers

Previous rank: 7
Record: 36-9
Next game: vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 7:30 p.m. connected Tuesday (SECN+)

3. Clemson Tigers

Previous rank: 2
Record: 36-10
Next game: at Florida State, 6 p.m. connected Friday

4. North Carolina Tar Heels

Previous rank: 8
Record: 33-10
Next game: vs. George Mason, 4 p.m. connected Tuesday (ACCNX)

5. Florida State Seminoles

Previous rank: 4
Record: 31-9
Next game: vs. Clemson, 6 p.m. connected Friday (ACCNX)

6. Oregon Ducks

Previous rank: 13
Record: 27-11
Next game: at Oregon State, 8:35 p.m. connected Tuesday

7. Oregon State Beavers

Previous rank: 3
Record: 32-10
Next game: vs. Oregon, 8:35 p.m. connected Tuesday

8. UC Irvine

Previous rank: 12
Record: 25-8
Next game: at Cal State Fullerton, 9 p.m. connected Tuesday

9. Georgia Bulldogs

Previous rank: 10
Record: 35-11
Next game: vs. Kennesaw State, 7 p.m. connected Tuesday (SEC Network)

10. Auburn Tigers

Previous rank: 11
Record: 30-14
Next game: vs. Samford, 7 p.m. connected Tuesday

11. Arkansas Razorbacks

Previous rank: 5
Record: 37-9
Next game: at Missouri State, 7 p.m. connected Tuesday (ESPN+)

12. Tennessee Volunteers

Previous rank: 6
Record: 35-9
Next game: vs. Northern Kentucky, 6 p.m. connected Tuesday (SECN+)

13. NC State Wolfpack

Previous rank: 25
Record: 30-12
Next game: vs. UNC Wilmington, 6 p.m. connected Tuesday (ACCNX)

14. UCLA Bruins

Previous rank: 15
Record: 32-11
Next game: at LMU, 9 p.m. connected Tuesday

15. Vanderbilt Commodores

Previous rank: 9
Record: 31-13
Next game: vs. Indiana State, 7 p.m. connected Tuesday (SECN+)

16. West Virginia Mountaineers

Previous rank: 17
Record: 37-5
Next game: at Marshall, 6 p.m. connected Wednesday (ESPN+)

17. Louisville Cardinals

Previous rank: 19
Record: 30-13
Next game: vs. Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m. connected Tuesday (ACCNX)

18. Alabama Crimson Tide

Previous rank: 18
Record: 35-10
Next game: at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. connected Friday (SECN+)

19. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Previous rank: 21
Record: 33-11
Next game: at UNCG, 6 p.m. connected Tuesday

20. Troy Trojans

Previous rank: 20
Record: 31-13
Next game: vs. Jacksonville State, 7 p.m. connected Tuesday (ESPN+)

21. Oklahoma Sooners

Previous rank: 14
Record: 30-13
Next game: vs. Wichita State, 7:30 p.m. connected Tuesday (SECN+)

22. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

Previous rank: 22
Record: 31-13
Next game: vs. New Orleans, 7 p.m. connected Tuesday (ESPN+)

23. Ole Miss Rebels

Previous rank: 23
Record: 31-13
Next game: vs. Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m. connected Tuesday (SECN+)

24. Arizona Wildcats

Previous rank: 16
Record: 30-13
Next game: vs. New Mexico State, 8 p.m. connected Tuesday (ESPN+)

25. Kansas Jayhawks

Previous rank: NR
Record: 35-10
Next game: vs. Missouri, 7 p.m. connected Tuesday (ESPN+)