The first weekend of the college baseball is complete, and while we got plenty of standout moments, we didn’t see too much movement in the top 25 rankings.
The top 10 teams remains the same from the preseason poll, but there was some movement with the remaining 15 spots, most notably with Arizona and Cincinnati. After losing all three of its opening weekend games, the Wildcats dropped out of the ranking, paving the way for Cincinnati, which went 1-2 against Duke, to take the final spot. The Blue Devils saw their ranking slide after that series, too.
Here’s how the entire top 25 rankings looks after Week 1, plus one of our favorite plays of the week and what we’re watching in the week to come.
Play of the week
Check out this incredible play from North Carolina’s Kane Kepley, who did his best Vance Honeycutt impression with this web gem.
Fire us up Kane this is insane 🤯
Something about a UNC center fielder… pic.twitter.com/9OnfO9k5Vo
— Carolina Baseball (@DiamondHeels) February 14, 2025
Player to watch
Rintaro Sasaki, 1B, Stanford.
Sasaki was phenomenal for the Cardinal over the first weekend of play as he registered six hits and 8 RBIs over three games played. Now, everyone is just waiting for the moment the freshman will hit his first home run for the Cardinal — Sasaki set the record for home runs in high school in Japan.
T5 » 🐘 11, 🌲 10@rintarosasaki clears the bases with a rocket off the top of the wall in left-center field!
Stanford is back within a run in the fifth!
📺 » ESPN+ | #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/bHcodZUeb2
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) February 16, 2025
What to watch
No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 22 TCU
As part of the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series presented by Kubota, these two top 25 teams will square off in what is sure to be an entertaining game. Both squads went undefeated in their opening weekends, and though they’ve still got a couple games to play before they face off, it could be a good tell for whether TCU is really deserving of being in the top 25 and whether Arkansas is really one of the top five teams in the SEC and in the country. In what will be this weekend’s lone ranked vs. ranked matchup, all eyes will be on this game.
Week 1 top 25
Here is D1baseball.com’s Week 1 top 25 rankings, plus information on each team’s next game.
All times Eastern.
1. Texas A&M Aggies
Previous rank: 1
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. McNeese, 7 p.m. on Tuesday (SECN+)
2. Virginia Cavaliers
Previous rank: 2
Record: 2-1
Next game: vs. George Washington, 3 p.m. on Wednesday (ACCNX)
3. LSU Tigers
Previous rank: 3
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. Southern, 3 p.m. on Tuesday (SECN+)
4. Tennessee Volunteers
Previous rank: 4
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. UNC Asheville, 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday (SECN+)
5. Arkansas Razorbacks
Previous rank: 5
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. Washington State, 1 p.m. on Monday (SECN+)
6. North Carolina Tar Heels
Previous rank: 6
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. Kansas State, 4 p.m. on Tuesday
7. Oregon State Beavers
Previous rank: 7
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. Xavier, 4 p.m. on Monday
8. Georgia Bulldogs
Previous rank: 8
Record: 3-1
Next game: vs. Kennesaw State, 6 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)
9. Florida State Seminoles
Previous rank: 9
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. USF, 5 p.m. on Tuesday
10. Florida Gators
Previous rank: 10
Record: 3-0
Next game: at Jacksonville, 6 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)
11. Oregon Ducks
Previous rank: 12
Record: 3-1
Next game: vs. Rhode Island, 6:05 p.m. on Friday
12. NC State Wolfpack
Previous rank: 13
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. Liberty, 3 p.m. on Tuesday
13. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Previous rank: 14
Record: 4-0
Next game: vs. UNC Greensboro, 5 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)
14. Clemson Tigers
Previous rank: 15
Record: 2-1
Next game: vs. Presbyterian, 4 p.m. on Wednesday (ACCNX)
15. Vanderbilt Commodores
Previous rank: 16
Record: 2-1
Next game: vs. Air Force, 5:30 p.m. on Monday (SECN+)
16. Texas Longhorns
Previous rank: 19
Record: 2-1
Next game: vs. Houston, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday (SECN+)
17. Duke Blue Devils
Previous rank: 1
Record: 1-2
Next game: vs. UNC Wilmington, 4 p.m. on Tuesday (ACCNX)
18. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Previous rank: 18
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. Southern Miss, 7 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)
19. Oklahoma State Cowboys
Previous rank: 17
Record: 1-2
Next game: at Texas State, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday
20. Dallas Baptist Patriots
Previous rank: 20
Record: 3-0
Next game: at UTRGV, 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday
21. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Previous rank: 22
Record: 3-0
Next game: vs. St. Mary’s, 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday (ESPN+)
22. TCU Horned Frogs
Previous rank: 23
Record: 3-0
Next game: at San Diego, 3 p.m. on Monday (ESPN+)
23. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Previous rank: 24
Record: 2-1
Next game: at Grand Canyon, 3 p.m. on Monday (ESPN+)
24. Troy Trojans
Previous rank: 25
Record: 3-0
Next game: at Auburn, 7 p.m. on Tuesday (SECN+)
25. Cincinnati Bearcats
Previous rank: NR
Record: 2-1
Next game: at UNLV, 9:45 p.m. on Friday
