By R.L. Bynum
North Carolina rose to a season-high No. 2 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 after taking two of three games over the weekend against Georgia Tech in a marquee weekend series at Boshamer Stadium.
The Tar Heels (33–7–1, 15–6 ACC), who have won five consecutive ACC series, earned their highest rank since being No. 1 on May 27 last season, when they moved up two slots from the previous week. UNC is also No. 2 in the Baseball America Top 25 and in the Perfect Game Top 25.
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UNC, which was No. 3 last week, finishes a five-game homestand at 6 p.m. Tuesday (ACC Network Extra) against High Point (26–13) before beginning a three-game series at Duke (22–20, 8–13) at 7 p.m. Thursday (ACC Network).
Georgia Tech (32–7, 16–5), which has a one-game lead over UNC in the ACC standings after losing its first league series of the season, fell one spot to No. 3. The Yellow Jackets had been No. 3 for four consecutive weeks before ascending to No. 2 last week.
UCLA (36–3, 21–0 Big Ten) remained No. 1 for the eighth consecutive week after rebounding from a 4–0 loss Tuesday to unranked UC Santa Barbara to sweep Minnesota in a weekend Big Ten series.
Other ACC teams in the poll are:
— No. 8 Florida State (28–11, 12–6), which was 4–0 last week and swept Notre Dame, with its ranking unchanged.
— No. 10 Virginia (28–13, 12–9), which lost to VCU but took two of three against Clemson and fell one spot.
— No. 22 Boston College (31–12, 14–7), which went 4–0, beating Northeastern and sweeping Duke at home and moved up two spots.
Coastal Carolina (28–11), which visits UNC on April 28, fell two spots to No. 9. The Chanticleers lost 10–5 to Wake Forest last week before sweeping Georgia State over the weekend.
Carolina is 5–4 against teams in this week’s Top 25, losing two of three to Virginia, and winning two of three against Boston College and Georgia Tech.
UNC is No. 7 in the RPI, with Georgia Tech No. 3.
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D1 Baseball Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 36–3 | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 33–7–1 | 3 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 32–7 | 2 |
| 4 | Texas | 30–8 | 4 |
| 5 | Georgia | 32–9 | 5 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 30–8 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 31–7 | 10 |
| 8 | Florida State | 28–11 | 8 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 28–11 | 7 |
| 10 | Virginia | 28–13 | 9 |
| 11 | Auburn | 27–12 | 13 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 27–9 | 15 |
| 13 | Alabama | 28–13 | 11 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 27–12 | 14 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 30–10 | 17 |
| 16 | Kansas | 29–11 | 18 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 29–12 | 25 |
| 18 | Southern Miss | 28–12 | 22 |
| 19 | Oregon | 28–11 | 19 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 27–9 | NR |
| 21 | Florida | 28–13 | 20 |
| 22 | Boston College | 31–12 | 24 |
| 23 | USC | 30–11 | 12 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 26–15 | 16 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 28–13 | 23 |
Dropped out: UCF
ACC standings
| League | GB | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 Georgia Tech | 16–5 | — | 33–7 |
| No. 2 North Carolina | 15–6 | 1 | 34–7–1 |
| No. 22 Boston College | 14–7 | 1½ | 31–13 |
| No. 8 Florida State | 12–6 | 2½ | 29–11 |
| Miami | 10–8 | 4 | 29–11 |
| No. 10 Virginia | 12–9 | 3½ | 28–13 |
| Wake Forest | 11–10 | 5 | 28–14 |
| N.C. State | 9–9 | 5½ | 26–14 |
| Virginia Tech | 9–12 | 7 | 20–19 |
| Pittsburgh | 7–11 | 7 | 24–14 |
| Louisville | 7–11 | 7 | 23–18 |
| Stanford | 7–11 | 7 | 17–19 |
| Duke | 8–13 | 7½ | 22–21 |
| Clemson | 6–12 | 8 | 26–16 |
| Notre Dame | 7–14 | 8½ | 17–17 |
| California | 6–12 | 9 | 20–18 |
Tuesday’s games
No. 2 North Carolina 9, High Point 2
Maine 6, No. 22 Boston College 4
No. 8 Florida State 4, North Florida 1
Liberty 13, Duke 10
Wake Forest 14, UNCG 3
No. 3 Georgia Tech 14, No. 5 Georgia 4 (7)
Pittsburgh 23, No. 12 West Virginia 1 (7)
Clemson 7, USC Upstate 2
Kentucky at Louisville, 6 p.m.
Stanford at Santa Clara, 9 p.m.
San Francisco at California, 9:05
Wednesday’s games
Liberty at No. 10 Virginia, 6 p.m.
Notre Dame at Michigan State, 6 p.m.
Miami at Florida Atlantic, 6:30
Thursday-Saturday series
No. 2 North Carolina at Duke — Thursday: 6 p.m. (ACCN); Friday: 6 p.m.; Saturday: 3 p.m.
Friday-Saturday series
Wake Forest at No. 3 Georgia Tech — Friday: 7 p.m.; Saturday: noon (ACCN); Sunday: 1 p.m.
No. 22 Boston College at Notre Dame — Friday: 6:30; Saturday: 2 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m.
No. 10 Virginia at Pittsburgh — Friday: 6 p.m.; Saturday: 3 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m.
N.C. State at Virginia Tech — Friday: 6 p.m.; Saturday: 3 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m.
Clemson at Louisville — Friday: 6 p.m.; Saturday: 7 p.m. (ACCN); Sunday: 2 p.m. (ACCN)
California at Miami — Friday: 7 p.m.; Saturday: 6 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m.
No. 8 Florida State at Stanford — Friday: 9 p.m.; Saturday: 5 p.m.; Sunday: 4 p.m.
| Date(s) | Day/ month | Times/ scores | Opponent (current rank) | Record/ TV * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | ||||
| 13–14 | Fri., Sat. | W, 9–4; W, 12–2 (7); W, 4–3 (11) | vs. Indiana | 3–0 |
| 17 | Tuesday | W, 10–0 (7) | vs. Richmond | 4–0 |
| 18 | Wednesday | W, 5–3 | vs. Longwood | 5–0 |
| 20–22 | Fri.-Sun | W, 10–0 (8); L, 10–3; T, 3–3 | vs. East Carolina | 6–1–1 |
| 24 | Tuesday | W, 9–1 | vs. N.C. A&T | 7–1–1 |
| 25 | Wednesday | W, 13–3 (7) | vs. VCU | 8–1–1 |
| 27–28 | Fri., Sat. | W, 16–3 (7); W, 12–2 (7) | vs. Le Moyne | 10–1–1 |
| March | ||||
| 1 | Sunday | W, 21–1 (7) | vs. Le Moyne | 11–1–1 |
| 3 | Tuesday | W, 5–1 | vs. Elon | 12–1–1 |
| 6–7 | Fri., Sat | L, 13–3 (7); L, 9–2; W, 8–7 (12) | vs. No. 10 Virginia | 13–3–1, 1–2 ACC |
| 10 | Tuesday | W, 13–3 (7) | vs. Bucknell | 14–3–1 |
| 13–15 | Fri.-Sun. | W, 8–1; W, 6–2; W, 10–2 | at California | 17–3–1, 4–2 |
| 18 | Wednesday | W, 8–2 | vs. UNCG | 18–3–1 |
| 20–22 | Fri.–Sun. | W, 11–1 (8); L, 2–0; W, 7–6 | vs. Louisville | 20–4–1, 6–3 |
| 24 | Tuesday | W, 9–1 | vs. South Carolina in Charlotte | 21–4–1 |
| 28, 29 | Sat., Sun | W, 6–5; W, 13–7; W, 15–10 | at Notre Dame | 24–4–1, 9–3 |
| 31 | Tuesday | W, 5–4 (14) | vs. Campbell | 25–4–1 |
| April | ||||
| 2–4 | Thur.-Sat. | L, 6–1, W, 5–2, W, 8–7 | vs. No. 22 Boston College | 27–5–1, 11–4 |
| 7 | Tuesday | W, 8–4 | vs. Charlotte | 28–5–1 |
| 10–12 | Fri.–Sun. | L, 9–5, W, 6–4 (14), W, 12–5 | at Clemson | 30–6–1, 13–5 |
| 14 | Tuesday | W, 14–5 | vs. UNCW | 31–6–1 |
| 17–19 | Fri.-Sun. | W, 5–2, W, 14–4 (8), L, 5–2 | vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech | 33–7–1, 15–6 |
| 21 | Tuesday | W, 9–2 | vs. High Point | 33–7–1 |
| 23–25 | Thu.-Sat. | 7, 6, 3 | at Duke | Thurs. ACCN |
| 28 | Tuesday | 7 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Coastal Carolina | ACCN |
| 29 | Wednesday | 6 p.m. | vs. Queens | |
| May | ||||
| 3 | Sunday | 2 p.m. (non-conference game) | vs. Duke | ACCN |
| 6 | Wednesday | 6 p.m. | vs. Winthrop | |
| 8–10 | Fri.-Sun. | 6, noon, 1 | vs. Pittsburgh | |
| 12 | Tuesday | 6 p.m. | at UNCW | |
| 14–16 | Thurs.-Sat. | 7, 6, 1 | at N.C. State | Thurs. ACCN |
| 19–24 | Tues.-Sun. | ACC tournament | Charlotte | ACCN (final ESPN2) |
| 29–31 | Fri.-Sun. | NCAA Regionals | Campus sites | |
| June | ||||
| 5–7 | Fri.-Sun. | NCAA Super Regionals | Campus sites | |
| 12–22 | Fri.-Mon | College World Series | Omaha, Neb. |
- Games not on TV stream on ACC Network Extra unless otherwise note.
Photo courtesy of UNC Athletics
