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Auburn baseball has moved up to No. 6 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after winning a series against Texas A&M. This marks the fourth consecutive week of rising in the rankings for Auburn, now the third-highest ranked SEC team.
The trend of rising in the polls ahead of a monster SEC series continues this week for the Auburn Tigers.
Auburn baseball took two of three games in College Station this weekend to win its fifth-straight SEC series. The series win over Texas A&M, which was ranked one spot ahead of the Tigers in last week's USA TODAY Coaches Poll, pushes Auburn two spots to the No. 6 slot in this week's rankings, making them the third-highest ranked SEC team in the coaches poll with two conference series remaining. The series loss keeps Texas A&M at No. 7 ahead of a road series at Ole Miss.
This week marks the fourth-straight week that Auburn has risen in the polls, jumping from No. 11 in April 13's poll to No. 6 in this week's ranking. This week, Auburn will hit the road for the second-straight week to face No. 11 Mississippi State beginning Thursday. The Bulldogs fell two spots in this week's rankings after losing two of three games to No. 4 Texas over the weekend. Mississippi State is one of two ranked teams Auburn will face to end the season, joining No. 5 Georgia, which Auburn will see May 14-16 at Plainsman Park.
Take a look at this week's USA TODAY Coaches Poll below.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA Bruins | 43-4 |
Auburn baseball won two of three games against Texas A&M, which contributed to their rise in the rankings.
Auburn is currently ranked No. 6 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.
Auburn will face No. 11 Mississippi State and No. 5 Georgia in their remaining SEC series.
The series loss kept Texas A&M at No. 7 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

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| 750 |
| 30 |
| 1 |
| - |
| 1/2 |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 37-9 | 704 | 0 | 2 | - | 2/14 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 39-8 | 690 | 0 | 3 | - | 2/5 |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns | 35-10 | 661 | 0 | 4 | - | 2/4 |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 38-11 | 631 | 0 | 5 | - | 4/13 |
| 6 | Auburn Tigers | 32-14 | 569 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4/12 |
| 7 | Texas A&M Aggies | 35-10 | 516 | 0 | 7 | - | 7/NR |
| 8 | Oregon State Beavers | 36-11 | 512 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6/18 |
| 9 | Kansas Jayhawks | 37-11 | 504 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/NR |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 33-14 | 477 | 0 | 10 | - | 7/25 |
| 11 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 36-12 | 468 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3/16 |
| 12 | Florida State Seminoles | 33-14 | 398 | 0 | 12 | - | 6/17 |
| 13 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 34-14 | 375 | 0 | 13 | - | 7/20 |
| 14 | Oregon Ducks | 35-12 | 354 | 0 | 14 | - | 10/NR |
| 15 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 31-12 | 283 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 12/NR |
| 16 | USC Trojans | 37-12 | 282 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8/NR |
| 17 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 33-15 | 230 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 32-17 | 219 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5/24 |
| 19 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 32-16 | 214 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 9/NR |
| 20 | Florida Gators | 31-17 | 166 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 8/25 |
| 21 | Oklahoma Sooners | 30-16 | 143 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8/NR |
| 22 | Boston College Eagles | 35-16 | 141 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 19/25 |
| 23 | Ole Miss Rebels | 32-17 | 132 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 18/NR |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 34-14 | 104 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 16/NR |
| 25 | Virginia Cavaliers | 32-16 | 100 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 11/NR |
Jacksonville State 58; Cincinnati 19; Oklahoma State 14; Miami (FL) 12; UTSA 6; California Baptist 6; Wake Forest 3; UC Santa Barbara 3; Kent State 3; Michigan 2; Liberty 1;
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