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Tennessee baseball is currently unranked and not receiving votes in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The Vols will host Lipscomb and Alabama for upcoming games this week.
Vols unranked, not receiving votes in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
Tennessee (26-14, 8-10 SEC) will play four baseball games this week.
The Vols will host Lipscomb on Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch for the in-state matchup is slated for 6 p.m. EDT and can be watched on SEC Network+.
Tennessee will also host Alabama for a three-game SEC series.
Thursday's series opener between the Vols and Crimson Tide is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT and will be televised by ESPN2. Game 2 on Friday is slated for 6:30 p.m. EDT, while Saturday's series finale will take place at 1 p.m. EDT. Both contests can be watched on SEC Network+.
On Monday, the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released. The Vols are unranked and are not receiving any points.
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| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
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Tennessee baseball is unranked due to a record of 26-14 and 8-10 in the SEC, which has not garnered enough votes from coaches.
Tennessee will play four games this week, hosting Lipscomb on Tuesday and a three-game series against Alabama.
The Tennessee vs. Lipscomb baseball game is scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. EDT.
The games can be watched on SEC Network+, including the matchup against Lipscomb.

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| 1 | UCLA Bruins | 36-3 | 750 | 30 | 1 | - | 1/2 |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 33-7 | 713 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2/14 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 32-7 | 675 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2/5 |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns | 30-8 | 663 | 0 | 4 | - | 2/4 |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 32-9 | 623 | 0 | 5 | - | 4/13 |
| 6 | Oregon State Beavers | 30-8 | 589 | 0 | 6 | - | 6/18 |
| 7 | Texas A&M Aggies | 31-7 | 581 | 0 | 7 | - | 7/NR |
| 8 | Florida State Seminoles | 28-11 | 498 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6/17 |
| 9 | Auburn Tigers | 27-12 | 465 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4/12 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 28-11 | 450 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7/25 |
| 11 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 30-10 | 397 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3/16 |
| 12 | Virginia Cavaliers | 28-13 | 376 | 0 | 12 | - | 11/NR |
| 13 | Oklahoma Sooners | 27-12 | 360 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8/NR |
| 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 27-9 | 350 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 12/NR |
| 15 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 28-13 | 318 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 9/NR |
| 16 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 31-9 | 254 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16/NR |
| 16 | Kansas Jayhawks | 29-11 | 254 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16/NR |
| 18 | Ole Miss Rebels | 29-12 | 246 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 28-12 | 213 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7/20 |
| 20 | Boston College Eagles | 31-12 | 198 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 20/25 |
| 21 | Oregon Ducks | 28-11 | 192 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 10/NR |
| 22 | Florida Gators | 28-13 | 172 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8/25 |
| 23 | USC Trojans | 30-11 | 163 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 8/NR |
| 24 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 26-15 | 109 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5/24 |
| 25 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 28-13 | 70 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 21/NR |
Jacksonville State 33; Wake Forest 8; UC Santa Barbara 7; Miami (FL) 6; Liberty 6; UCF 3; North Carolina State 3; Missouri State 3; UTSA 1; Purdue 1
The USA TODAY Sports board of coaches is made up of 30 coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. The board for the 2026 season: Mik Aoki, Richmond; Blake Beemer, Butler; Andrew Checketts, UC-Santa Barbara; Jim Chester, Gardner-Webb; Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State; Ryan Coe, Kennesaw State; Terry Davis, Western Illinois; Jeff Forehand, Lipscomb; Craig Gibson, Mercer; Justin Haire, Ohio State; Brian Hamm, Yale; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State; Randy Hood, UNC Wilmington; Todd Interdonato, Boston College; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross; Ryan Klosterman, Bryant; Geoff Loomis, Portland; Scott Malone, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Matt Mazurek, Canisius; John McCormack, Florida Atlantic; Evan Porter, Nebraska-Omaha; Sherman Reed, Coppin State; Jake Sabol, Central Michigan; Kevin Schnall, Coastal Carolina; Dan Skirka, Murray State; Alex Sogard, Wright State; Stan Stolte, UNLV; Butch Thompson, Auburn.
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee baseball unranked, not receiving votes after Ole Miss series