Sweep of rival keeps Volunteers atop Hall of Fame Power Poll
LUBBOCK, Texas ¨C The Tennessee Volunteers faced their biggest test of the 2022 season last weekend and passed with flying colors, sweeping rival Vanderbilt on the CommodoresĄ¯ home field. Subsequently, the Vols strengthened their hold on the No 1 spot in the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Power Poll for Week 7.
Tennessee secured all six first-place votes in this weekĄ¯s poll to become the unanimous No. 1 team while Vandy, which was No. 2 last week, drops to No. 5. Meanwhile, Virginia, after taking an ACC series from Georgia Tech, takes over the No. 2 spot. Arkansas and Texas Tech round out the top five.
Miami (Fla.) gets the award this week as the biggest mover, climbing nine spots to No. 14 on the heels of a three-game ACC sweep of Duke. Notre Dame, which swept Florida State in a three-game ACC series, is up eight spots to No. 13 while North Carolina State surges eight spots to No. 16 after sweeping Clemson in a three-game ACC set.
One team returns to the poll, and another makes its debut this week. UCLA, which fell out of the poll after earning a spot in the preseason rankings, returns at No. 23 after earning a Pac-12 sweep of Oregon over the weekend. Mercer slides into the poll at No. 25 after a three-game sweep of Seton Hall.
Purdue and Florida State fell out of the rankings this week.
Dropped out: Florida State, Purdue
Also receiving votes: Virginia Tech, Southern Mississippi, Maryland, Purdue, Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Gonzaga, Tulane, UC-Santa Barbara, Florida State