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D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings: March 21

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The fifth weekend of the college baseball season caused some significant upheaval in the D1Baseball Top 25 rankings for the first time this season. Preseason No. 1 Florida maintained its stranglehold on the top spot after sweeping its first SEC series against Missouri, but there was some movement behind the Gators, as Vanderbilt and Louisville both dropped series against ranked opponents to fall out of the top five.

Texas A&M and Oregon State moved up one spot apiece to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. North Carolina climbed two spots to No. 4, and the Commodores fell three places to No. 5 after dropping two of three at home to Mississippi State. Louisville fell four spots from No. 5 to No. 9 after losing a road series at Miami (the second series the Cardinals have lost on the road this year against a team currently ranked in the top 10). The Hurricanes jumped three spots to No. 7, while the other team that has won a series against Louisville — Ole Miss — moved up one spot to No. 8.

The week’s biggest climber was Clemson, which vaulted seven spots to No. 12 after a 5-0 week that included a sweep of Boston College. The Tigers jumped over rival South Carolina, which also went 5-0 and swept a three-game set against a ranked foe (Arkansas), because Clemson won the head-to-head series against the Gamecocks two weeks ago. South Carolina moved up two spots to No. 14, while the Razorbacks tumbled six spots to No. 20.

Mississippi State remained at No. 15 following a strange week that saw the Bulldogs post a losing record, but win a marquee road series against Vandy. Two midweek losses prevented MSU from moving up the rankings.

There was additional movement at the back of the Top 25, as Oregon, Cal State Fullerton and Louisiana-Lafayette all fell out of the rankings after losing their weekend series. They were replaced by No. 23 Missouri State, No. 24 Florida Atlantic and No. 25 Houston.

D1Baseball editors Aaron Fitt and Kendall Rogers determine the Top 25 rankings. Records are through games of March 20.