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Alabama plays host to UAB and Auburn this week.

(Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- The fast rise in the rankings has Alabama in a rare position.

The Crimson Tide (22-9) cracked the top 10 of two polls released Monday morning. Collegiate Baseball has Alabama No. 9, while Baseball America has coach Mitch Gaspard's team No. 10.

Alabama hasn't seen the Collegiate Baseball top 10 since landing at No. 9 in May of 2009. It's been even longer for Baseball America -- the 2006 season.

The Tide went 3-1 last week with two wins at Texas A&M and a midweek victory over Louisiana-Monroe. It took two of three games in College Station for its second straight SEC series victory.

That gave Alabama the best league record in the SEC at 8-4. South Carolina, Florida and Ole Miss all have 7-5 conference records.

Topping the Collegiate Baseball ranking is Louisiana-Lafayette, a team that took two of three from the Tide early in the season. South Carolina fell from No. 1 to No. 4, but remains the SEC's top-ranked team.

The Gamecocks are the only SEC team ranked ahead of Alabama in both polls. They're No. 5 in the Baseball America ranking.

Previously-ranked Auburn comes to Sewell-Thomas Stadium this weekend after a Tuesday visit from UAB.

PerfectGame.org moved the Tide up to No. 18 after a No. 20 ranking last week. The USA Today coaches poll had Alabama up to No. 16 after being No. 21 last week.