The Georgia Bulldogs have finished the college baseball as the No. 3 team in the country in the final USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll. Georgia won the SEC (regular season and SEC Tournament) and went 53-14 during a historic year for the Bulldogs.
Georgia’s NCAA Tournament started with the Dawgs and manager Wes Johnson winning the Athens Regional. Georgia defeated the No. 13 Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Athens Super Regional to advance to the College World Series in Omaha.
The Bulldogs won their opening College World Series game against the No. 5 Texas Longhorns before falling to the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners. Georgia bounced back to defeat and eliminate Texas, but the Bulldogs lost their following game to Oklahoma, who went on to defeat the No. 2 North Carolina Tar Heels in the national championship series.
Georgia’s season ended in disappointment, but their Bulldogs can be proud of their postseason run. Georgia ended up as a one of the final four teams in the College World Series. UGA finishes the season with top-10 wins over No. 5 Texas (two), No. 7 Ole Miss (two), No. 8 Troy and No. 9 Auburn (two). Georgia went 7-5 against top-10 opponents.
Impressively, national champion Oklahoma was unranked entering the NCAA Tournament. It is safe to say the Sooners proved their doubters wrong.
Final USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll for 2026 season
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners | 43-23 | 750 | 30 | NR | 28 | 1/NR |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 54-14 | 720 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2/14 |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs | 53-14 | 682 | 0 | 3 | – | 3/13 |
| 4 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 47-17 | 633 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4/NR |
| 5 | Texas Longhorns | 46-15 | 629 | 0 | 5 | – | 2/5 |
| 6 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 42-21 | 510 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6/NR |
| 7 | Ole Miss Rebels | 41-23 | 508 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Troy Trojans | 39-32 | 487 | 0 | NR | – | 8/NR |
| 9 | Auburn Tigers | 42-22 | 471 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4/12 |
| 10 | UCLA Bruins | 52-8 | 455 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1/10 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 50-11 | 452 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2/11 |
| 12 | Kansas Jayhawks | 45-18 | 390 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 9/NR |
| 13 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 43-19 | 369 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3/17 |
| 14 | Oregon Ducks | 43-18 | 362 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10/NR |
| 15 | USC Trojans | 48-18 | 350 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 8/NR |
| 16 | Texas A&M Aggies | 41-16 | 256 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7/NR |
| 17 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 44-17 | 238 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7/20 |
| 18 | Florida State Seminoles | 40-19 | 231 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6/18 |
| 19 | Florida Gators | 41-21 | 222 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8/25 |
| 20 | Oregon State Beavers | 45-14 | 215 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 6/20 |
| 21 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 41-22 | 176 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5/24 |
| 22 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 43-17 | 151 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 16/NR |
| 23 | Cal Poly Mustangs | 39-24 | 95 | 0 | NR | – | 23/NR |
| 24 | St. John’s Red Storm | 36-26 | 87 | 0 | NR | – | 24/NR |
| 25 | Little Rock Trojans | 39-28 | 70 | 0 | NR | – | 25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Oklahoma State; No. 22 Arizona State; No. 23 Jacksonville State; No. 24 Cincinnati; No. 25 Tennessee;
Others Receiving Votes
Arizona State 66; Oklahoma State 53; Jacksonville State 37; UC Santa Barbara 20; Kentucky 10; Liberty 9; Cincinnati 9; Tennessee 8; Wake Forest 6; Miami (FL) 6; Mercer 5; East Carolina 4; Coastal Carolina 4; Louisiana 3; North Carolina State 1;
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