Despite 4-0 week, Ole Miss Baseball Stays Put in D1 Baseball Rankings

OXFORD, Miss. — The Ole Miss Rebels baseball team finished 4-0 last week, including a weekend series sweep over rivals and then-No. 24 LSU Tigers. However, it wasn’t enough to move the needle on the D1 Baseball rankings as they kept head coach Mike Bianco’s team at No. 25 again this week.

Ole Miss (26-11 overall, 8-7 in SEC) staying put at 25 came as a surprise to a large portion of the fanbase, especially with the Rebels now moving up to No. 13 in the nation in RPI.

Ole Miss’ weekend sweep over the Tigers entailed a 6-3 win on Friday, a 12-2 run-rule win on Saturday, and an 8-7 win on Sunday for their fifth straight win.

Ole Miss is among the ten SEC teams to be listed inside the Top 25 alongside: No. 4 Texas, No. 5 Georgia, No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 11 Alabama, No. 13 Auburn, No. 14 Oklahoma, No. 16 Arkansas, No. 17 Mississippi State, No. 20 Florida and No. 25 Ole Miss. 

The full D1 Baseball rankings are listed below:

1. UCLA
2. Georgia Tech
3. UNC
4. Texas
5. Georgia
6. Oregon State
7. Coastal Carolina
8. Florida State
9. Virginia
10. Texas A&M
11. Alabama
12. USC
13. Auburn
14. Oklahoma
15. West Virginia
16. Arkansas
17. Mississippi State
18. Kansas
19. Oregon
20. Florida
21. UCF
22. Southern Miss
23. Arizona State
24. Boston College
25. Ole Miss

Ole Miss has a tough week ahead as the Diamond Rebels travel to Pearl to take on No. 22 Southern Miss (25-11), who defeated the Rebels in extra innings on May 10th in Hattiesburg. Ole Miss will stay on the road and travel to Knoxville for a three-game set against Tennessee (24-12 overall, 7-8 in SEC) this weekend. The Vols will be looking to do what the Rebels did last weekend, break over .500 in SEC play.