Alabama Surges in the Polls After Third Consecutive Series Win
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Crimson Tide continues to rocket up the college baseball rankings, finding themselves sitting inside the top-ten at No. 8 following a road SEC series win over then-No. 11 Oklahoma.
The Crimson Tide is the third-highest-ranked SEC squad, sitting behind Texas and Georgia, who are No. 2 and No. 4, respectively. Mississippi State is right behind Alabama at No. 9.
Alabama is also enjoying a high ranking in advanced metrics, sitting at No. 10 in NET and No. 2 in RPI. The NCAA selection committee utilizes both metrics when seeding teams for the NCAA tournament.
Alabama is ranked in the top 10 in the major polls, reaching as high as No. 7 according to Perfect Game.
Alabama is 6-2 against ranked ball clubs with a win over No. 7 Oregon State, a series sweep over No. 15 Auburn, and a series victory over No. 16 Oklahoma. The pair of losses comes in a midweek loss to No. 10 Southern Miss and a game two defeat to Oklahoma.
The Crimson Tide welcomes Arkansas, which fell out of the rankings after dropping the series at Auburn over the weekend, to Tuscaloosa this Friday.
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