Where national outlets rank Alabama baseball in new top 25 rankings

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The Alabama Crimson Tide kept rolling over the weekend by taking two of three from the Oklahoma Sooners in their fourth SEC baseball weekend series of 2026.

Alabama (25-8 overall, 8-4 conference) held on for a 3-2 win in Norman in Saturday's series finale behind clutch pitching from Myles Upchurch, Ashton Crowther, Matthew Heiberger and Hagan Banks. The foursome held Oklahoma (21-10, 5-7) to two runs on seven hits with Banks pitching a scoreless ninth inning for his fourth save.

The win came after Alabama opened the series by clubbing four home runs in Thursday's 10-7 victory. All 10 Crimson Tide runs came in the first two innings. Oklahoma rallied late to make things interesting, but Heiberger fanned Brendon Brock for the final out.

Saturday's win capped a 3-1 week for the Crimson Tide, who used a ninth inning home run from Brady Neal in a 4-3 win at Jacksonville State on Tuesday. Alabama has won 10 of its last 11 games with all three series wins coming against teams that were in the top 15 in national rankings.

Alabama rose seven spots to No. 9 in Monday's new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Here's a look at where the Crimson Tide land in this week's top 25 rankings from The Athletic, D1 Baseball, Baseball America, and Perfect Game.

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Baseball America moves Alabama two spots in new top 25 after beating Oklahoma​

In Baseball America's new top 25 rankings Monday, the Crimson Tide saw a slight jump in the polls to No. 8. Alabama is ranked one spot below Oregon State (26-8) and one spot ahead of SEC rival Mississippi State (25-7).

Baseball America said of Alabama:

"The Crimson Tide continued to play like one of the hottest teams in the country, taking a midweek game against a now-ranked Jacksonville State squad before winning two of three against then-No. 12 Oklahoma. Alabama is tied with No. 1 UCLA with nine wins against ranked teams."

Baseball America named Brady Neal its performer of the week for Alabama.

Alabama climbs into The Athletic's top 10 baseball rankings​

In college baseball analyst Mitch Light's new top 25 rankings for The Athletic (subscription required), Alabama rose three spots to No. 9. The Crimson Tide rank one spot below Oregon State and remain one spot ahead of Auburn (22-9).

Light said of coach Rob Vaughn's team:

"Alabama also climbed into the top 10 (to No. 9) after taking two of three at Oklahoma. The Crimson Tide are 8-4 in the SEC and have won three straight series after getting swept by Kentucky to open league play."

Alabama makes its move in new D1 Baseball top 25 rankings​

The staff at D1 Baseball moved the Crimson Tide up eight spots to No. 8 in its new top 25 rankings Monday. Alabama is one spot behind Oregon State and one spot ahead of Mississippi State in D1 Baseball's rankings.

D1 Baseball said of Alabama:

"Alabama is one of the week’s biggest climbers, vaulting eight spots to No. 8 after winning two of three on the road against then-No. 11 Oklahoma ... The Crimson Tide has won three straight series against ranked teams, as they notched back-to-back home sweeps of Florida and Auburn prior to the road series win at OU."

Perfect Game gives Alabama baseball its highest ranking yet​

Monday's new top 25 rankings from Perfect Game see Alabama at No. 7, the Crimson Tide's best ranking among any national outlet. It's an eight-spot jump from last week's rankings. Alabama is one spot behind No. 6 North Carolina (27-5) and one spot ahead of No. 8 Mississippi State.

"As for our big movers this week, it all starts with No. 7 Alabama (25-8) as they have won 9 of their last 10 games and 3-consecutive SEC series." --Perfect Game.

Alabama baseball schedule 2026​

Alabama hosts the Samford Bulldogs (14-16) in midweek play on Tuesday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa. First pitch for Alabama-Samford is 6 p.m. CT. The game can be seen on ESPN+.

Here's a look at Alabama baseball's full schedule and results.

• Feb. 13-15: vs. Washington State (L, 8-4; W, 8-1; W, 11-1)
• Feb. 17: at Samford (W, 3-2)
• Feb. 18: vs. Alabama State (W, 2-1)
• Feb. 20-22: vs. Rhode Island (W, 19-4; W, 8-5; W, 11-1)
• Feb. 24: at Southern Miss (L, 14-4)
• Feb. 27: vs. Iowa at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 12-2)
• Feb. 28: vs. Oregon State at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 8-7)
• March 1: vs. Houston at Frisco College Baseball Classic (L, 8-2)
• March 3: vs. Jacksonville State (W, 6-5)
• March 4: at Alabama State (W, 13-4)
• March 6-8: vs. North Florida (W, 7-2; W, 9-3; W, 12-2)
• March 10: vs. Troy (W, 7-3)
• March 13-15: at Kentucky (L, 7-4; L, 8-7; L, 6-4)
• March 17: at South Alabama (L, 6-3)
• March 20-22: vs. Florida (W, 6-0; W, 8-4; W, 14-7)
• March 24: vs. Austin Peay (W, 6-2)
• March 27-29: vs. Auburn (W, 11-1; W, 3-2; W, 3-1)
• March 31: at Jacksonville State (W, 4-3)
• April 2-5: at Oklahoma (W, 10-7; L, 4-2; W, 3-2)
• April 7: vs. Samford, 6 p.m
• April 10-12: vs. Arkansas
• April 14: at UAB, 6 p.m.
• April 17-19: at Texas
• April 21: vs. UAB, 6 p.m.
• April 24-26: at Tennessee
• May 1-3: vs. Vanderbilt
• May 5: at Troy, 6 p.m.
• May 8-10: at South Carolina
• May 14-16: vs. Ole Miss
• May 19-24: SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama

Record: 25-8 overall, 8-4 SEC.

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