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2026 College Baseball Top 25 Rankings Update: Week 8

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Texas State shortstop Chase Mora officially holds the program record for home runs, breaking Paul Goldschmidt’s record with his 36th on Friday Night.

We got arguably the best midweek game of the season in an extra inning thriller between Missouri State and Arkansas, the Bears walked away with a walk off win thanks to a Caden Bogenpohl home run.

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Week 8 of the College Baseball Season
Week 8 of the college baseball season brings us closer to the midpoint of the season, and the middle portion of our rankings appear to be more cloudy every week.

UCLA continues a string of dominance that is difficult to quantify in its own right, having rattled off 22 consecutive wins with this week’ s sweep over in-state rival USC.

Let’s get right into this week’s biggest risers, biggest sliders, and other key storylines around the college baseball landscape.

D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings
1. UCLA Bruins
2. Georgia Bulldogs
3. Texas Longhorns
4. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
5. Florida State Seminoles
6. North Carolina Tar Heels
7. Oregon State Beavers
8. Mississippi State Bulldogs
9. Alabama Crimson Tide
10. Auburn Tigers
11. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
12. UCF Knights
13. Texas A&M Aggies
14. USC Trojans
15. West Virginia Mountaineers
16. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
17. Arizona State Sun Devils
18. Nebraska Cornhuskers
19. Oklahoma Sooners
20. Virginia Cavaliers
21. Oregon Ducks
22. Ole Miss Rebels
23. Missouri State Bears
24. Florida Gators
25. Boston College Eagles
Biggest Risers
Nebraska continues to roll, having won its last 10 games with a sweep over Penn State. Shortstop Dylan Carey, who has been the most under-appreciated superstar in the nation, leads the way with 44 RBI and eight home runs, both of which lead the Huskers.

UCF catapults up the rankings with a massive series win over West Virginia in Morgantown, as the Knights are leading the Big 12 with a 10-2 record. Led by an explosive offense, they appear to be the team to beat.

Missouri State finally cracks the rankings with another home sweep over Sam Houston and a big midweek win over Arkansas in heroic fashion thanks to Caden Bogenpohl. The Bears remain unbeaten at home and look to close the gap for the CUSA lead this week against Delaware.
Others Receiving Votes
Jacksonville State sits atop Conference USA with a 12-0 record but sits just outside the rankings again. Don’t be surprised to see them in next week.

Kansas has quietly rattled off six straight wins going back to last weekend’s series win over Cincinnati, adding to a sweep over a red-hot Utah team.
Other Key Storylines
Texas State shortstop Chase Mora officially holds the program record for home runs, breaking Paul Goldschmidt’s record with his 36th on Friday Night.

We got arguably the best midweek game of the season in an extra inning thriller between Missouri State and Arkansas, the Bears walked away with a walk off win thanks to a Caden Bogenpohl home run.

The post 2026 College Baseball Top 25 Rankings Update: Week 8 appeared first on Just Baseball.
Week 8 of the College Baseball Season
Week 8 of the college baseball season brings us closer to the midpoint of the season, and the middle portion of our rankings appear to be more cloudy every week.

UCLA continues a string of dominance that is difficult to quantify in its own right, having rattled off 22 consecutive wins with this week’ s sweep over in-state rival USC.

Let’s get right into this week’s biggest risers, biggest sliders, and other key storylines around the college baseball landscape.

D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings
1. UCLA Bruins
2. Georgia Bulldogs
3. Texas Longhorns
4. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
5. Florida State Seminoles
6. North Carolina Tar Heels
7. Oregon State Beavers
8. Mississippi State Bulldogs
9. Alabama Crimson Tide
10. Auburn Tigers
11. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
12. UCF Knights
13. Texas A&M Aggies
14. USC Trojans
15. West Virginia Mountaineers
16. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
17. Arizona State Sun Devils
18. Nebraska Cornhuskers
19. Oklahoma Sooners
20. Virginia Cavaliers
21. Oregon Ducks
22. Ole Miss Rebels
23. Missouri State Bears
24. Florida Gators
25. Boston College Eagles

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2026 College Baseball Top 25 Rankings Update: Week 8

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