Texas Tech baseball ranks in top five of major polls

Texas Tech baseball is starting their season on solid ground. This Red Raider baseball team was ranked in the pre-season anywhere from no. 3 to no. 6. The 4-0 start over Houston Baptist and Northern Colorado moved that range from no. 1 to no. 6 in five of the six major college baseball polls. Yes, six major college baseball polls. I’ll save that ridiculousness for another time; the USA Today Coaches poll, the sixth, debuted this week.

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Here is a snapshot of where Tech is ranked throughout the polls:

NCBWA - National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

(NCBWA had Texas Tech ranked no. 1 overall before last week’s 2-1 record at the Round Rock Classic)

1. Florida SEC
2. Arkansas SEC
3. Texas Tech Big 12
4. Georgia SEC
5. Mississippi State SEC

Click here to see the rest of the NCBWA poll

BA - Baseball America

(Texas Tech moved up from no. 4 to no. 2 even with the loss to Tennessee last weekend)

1. Florida SEC
2. Texas Tech Big 12
3. Vanderbuilt SEC
4. Mississippi State SEC
5. Michigan Big 10

Click here to see the rest of the BA poll

D1 - D1 Baseball

(Texas Tech also moves up in this poll by 1 spot from no. 6 to no. 5 despite the loss on Friday.)

1. Florida SEC
2. Vanderbuilt SEC
3. Louisville ACC
4. Georgia SEC
5. Texas Tech Big 12

Click here to see the rest of the D1 poll

CB - Collegiate Baseball

(Red Raiders fall from no. 1 to no. 4 this week)

1. UCLA PAC 12
2. Florida SEC
3. Arkansas SEC
4. Texas Tech Big 12
5. Vanderbuilt SEC

Click here to see the rest of the CB poll

PG - Perfect Game

(The Red Raiders fall just one spot from no. 3 to no. 4 after last weekend’s results)

1. Florida SEC
2. Louisville ACC
3. Vanderbuilt SEC
4. Texas Tech Big 12
5. Arkansas SEC

Click here to see the rest of the PG poll

USA Today Coaches Poll

(This is the first week of the USA Today Coaches Poll and Texas Tech debuts at no. 3)

1. Vanderbuilt SEC
2. Louisville ACC
3. Texas Tech Big 12
4. Georgia SEC
5. Arkansas SEC