College baseball Week 3: Top 25 rankings, top moments and what to watch

March 2nd, 2026

A pitcher throwing 130 times in a game?! Four of the top six teams losing in a single day?! This college baseball season has it all, and we're not even a month in yet. 

Though some top teams did lose (UCLA, LSU, Georgia Tech and Arkansas), they all bounced back in their weekend series, and the top 10 largely remains the same this week with the addition of Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles have been dominating the year so far, and with a top-10 matchup on the horizon, they'll show us if they're the real deal.

Coastal Carolina's slide down the rankings continues. The Chants dropped two games last week in the Bruce Bolt College Classic and now sit at No. 16, down seven spots from last week. One of the teams Costal Carolina lost to was UTSA, which finds itself in the rankings for the first time this season at No. 25, with Ole Miss exiting to make room for the Roadrunners. 

Here are the top 25 rankings as of March 2, plus our favorite plays and what we're watching in the week to come.

Top moments

The aforementioned pitcher throwing 130 pitches in 8⅔ innings? Yeah, that would be UT Arlington's Caylon Dygert. Sure 130 pitches is wild and even more so this early in the season, but with the opportunity to take down one of the top teams in the country, sometimes you just got to let your pitcher ride it out.

And let's stay with pitchers, just because we loved this celebration that much. Let's just have more of this all season long.


Player to watch

Will Gasparino, OF, UCLA

Obviously all eyes have been on UCLA's Roch Cholowsky this season, the presumptive No. 1 MLB draft pick, but Gasparino has been lighting it up for the Bruins. Gasparino is actually not just UCLA's home run leader this season with 10 hit already, but the country's (Cholowsky isn't far behind with seven), and he also leads the team in RBIs at 22 (tied for second nationally). He was crucial in the win over Mississippi State on Sunday with an early homer. How he and Cholowsky measure up against each other all season will be fun to watch. 


Game to watch

No. 4 Mississippi State at No. 10 Southern Miss
7 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)

Another midweek top-10 matchup! Southern Miss has already beaten one SEC squad in the Alabama Crimson Tide -- a 14-4 win in eight innings -- but can the Golden Eagles hang with the top of the SEC? They do at least have a leg up in it being a home game in Hattiesburg. Mississippi State will certainly be playing with a chip on its shoulder after losing a tight extra-innings battle to No. 1 UCLA on Sunday, and what better way to prove it's still top-five worthy than a bounce-back win on the road. 


Updated top 25

Here are D1baseball.com's latest rankings, plus information on each team's next game.

All times Eastern.

1. UCLA Bruins

Previous rank: 1
Record: 9-2
Next game: vs. Cal State Fullerton, 8 p.m. on Tuesday


2. LSU Tigers

Previous rank: 2
Record: 11-1
Next game: vs. Northeastern, 7:30 p.m. on Monday (SEC Network+)


3. Texas Longhorns

Previous rank: 3
Record: 11-0
Next game: vs. Houston Christian, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Network+)


4. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Previous rank: 4
Record: 11-1
Next game: at Southern Miss, 7 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)


5. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Previous rank: 5
Record: 11-1
Next game: at Georgia State, 6 p.m. on Tuesday


6. Arkansas Razorbacks

Previous rank: 6
Record: 9-3
Next game: vs. Oral Roberts, 4 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Network+)


7. Auburn Tigers

Previous rank: 7
Record: 9-2
Next game: vs. Samford, 7 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Network+)


8. North Carolina Tar Heels

Previous rank: 8
Record: 11-1-1
Next game: vs. Elon 4 p.m. on Tuesday (ACC Network Extra)


9. Florida Gators

Previous rank: 10
Record: 11-1
Next game: vs. FAU, 6 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Network+)


10. Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Previous rank: 12
Record: 10-1
Next game: vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)


11. Georgia Bulldogs

Previous rank: 11
Record: 10-2
Next game: at Kennesaw State, 6 p.m. on Tuesday 


12. Oklahoma Sooners

Previous rank: 13
Record: 10-2
Next game: vs. Dallas Baptist, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Network+)


13. NC State Wolfpack

Previous rank: 14
Record: 10-1
Next game: vs. Coastal Carolina, 3 p.m. on Tuesday (ACC Network Extra)


14. Clemson Tigers

Previous rank: 15
Record: 10-1
Next game: vs. Michigan State, 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Greenville, South Carolina (ACC Network Extra)


15. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Previous rank: 16
Record: 11-1
Next game: at App State, 3 p.m. on Wednesday (ESPN+)


16. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Previous rank: 9
Record: 7-4
Next game: at NC State, 3 p.m. on Tuesday (ACC Network Extra)


17. TCU Horned Frogs

Previous rank: 18
Record: 6-5
Next game: vs. Abilene Christian, 7 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)


18. Oregon State Beavers

Previous rank: 19
Record: 6-4
Next game: at Oregon, 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday


19. Tennessee Volunteers

Previous rank: 20
Record: 8-3
Next game: vs. ETSU, 4 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Network+)


20. Florida State Seminoles

Previous rank: 21
Record: 8-2
Next game: vs. Jacksonville, 6 p.m. on Tuesday (ACC Network Extra)


21. Kentucky Wildcats

Previous rank: 22
Record: 9-2
Next game: at Eastern Kentucky, 5 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)


22. Texas A&M Aggies

Previous rank: 23
Record: 10-1
Next game: vs. UIW, 5 p.m. on Tuesday (SEC Network+)


23. West Virginia Mountaineers

Previous rank: 24
Record: 8-2
Next game: vs. Radford, 2 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)


24. Miami Hurricanes

Previous rank: 17
Record: 10-2
Next game: at UCF, 6 p.m. on Wednesday


25. UTSA Roadrunners

Previous rank: NR
Record: 10-1
Next game: at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)

Highlights

Bama's Brady Neal details two-run dinger in win vs. Jacksonville State

18 hours ago

Around the Diamonds: Home runs coming in all shapes and sizes

3 days ago

South Carolina's Josh Gunther recaps his pitching performance vs. Clemson

4 days ago

Around the Diamonds: History being made all around the SEC

6 days ago

Terrell's game-winner brings in Bingaman as Auburn downs West Georgia

6 days ago

Florida's Brendan Lawson recaps career day vs. Florida International

6 days ago

Oklahoma's Jaxon Willits walks it off against Arizona State

6 days ago

Around the Diamonds: Check out the best gems of the night

1 week ago

Top plays from SEC stars on the diamond

1 week ago

Cade Arrambide says because of LSU fans 'our presence is known'

1 week ago

UF's Aidan King recaps dealing six shutout innings vs. Kennesaw State

1 week ago

Aggies' Sawyer Farr saves the day with game-tying double, walk-off RBI

1 week ago

Highlight: No. 8 Arkansas' Kuhio Aloy hits a walk-off single to defeat Xavier

1 week ago

Auburn's Jake Marciano explains attacking Kansas State batters

1 week ago

Justin Lebron recaps his two homers in Bama's win over Rhode Island

1 week ago

Watch Tyler Myatt's walk-off blast in No. 13 Tennessee's win

1 week ago

Mike Bianco points to uncertainty as biggest issue in college athletics

1 week ago

Justin Lebron: Will Bama's star shortstop be the best in college baseball?

1 week ago

Highlight: Ole Miss walks off midweek win against Arkansas State

2 weeks ago

Opening weekend roundup: Baseball's best moments

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