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EspañolThere is only one undefeated team in the top ten of the newest USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches Poll. That team is the Texas Longhorns. But UT is stuck at No. 3 in the newest ranking, behind two-loss UCLA and one-loss LSU.
The Longhorns have started the season a perfect 11-0, which includes a championship run in the BRUCE BOLT College Classic tournament at Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros. UT even went vial this weekend when a 466-foot home run by Aiden Robbins hit the Phillips 66 choo-choo train in center field.
sorry for denting the train, @astros 🚂#HookEm | @AidenRobbins43pic.twitter.com/kpDJeJHuzB
— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) February 28, 2026
But so far, Texas hasn't been able to impress the voters enough to jump the Bruins and Tigers. UCLA has the hottest bat in the sport in former Longhorns outfielder Will Gasparino. Gasparino transferred from Austin to Westwood in the offseason and already has 13 homers this season.
He was instrumental in UCLA's 11-1 win over Texas A&M at the Texas Rangers Globe Life Park on Saturday. “My first school was the University of Texas and they took me in and made me feel like home,” Gasparino said after the game. “So, I think I owed it to those guys to put [A&M] to sleep early. I don’t go to Texas anymore, but I still don’t like those guys,"
The Longhorns beat No. 17 Coastal Carolina, Baylor and Ohio State this weekend in Houston. The Horns will face Houston Christian on Tuesday, then host South Carolina-Upstate this weekend.
USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches Poll
Week 3 results: Published March 02, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 9-2 | 728 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| 2 | LSU | 11-1 | 716 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| 3 | Texas | 11-0 | 699 | 5 | 3 | - | 3/3 |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 11-1 | 641 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 11-1 | 612 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4/5 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 11-1 | 552 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6/8 |
| 7 | Auburn | 9-2 | 526 | 0 | 7 | - | 7/9 |
| 8 | Florida | 11-1 | 509 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8/16 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 9-3 | 493 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5/9 |
| 10 | Georgia | 10-2 | 472 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9/13 |
| 11 | Southern Miss | 10-1 | 458 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11/20 |
| 12 | Clemson | 10-1 | 427 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11/17 |
| 13 | North Carolina State | 10-1 | 362 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13/19 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 10-2 | 295 | 0 | 14 | - | 14/NR |
| 15 | Florida State | 8-2 | 285 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 14/17 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 11-1 | 280 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16/25 |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 7-4 | 207 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7/17 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 6-4 | 193 | 0 | 18 | - | 12/18 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 8-3 | 167 | 0 | 19 | - | 15/19 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 10-1 | 165 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20/NR |
| 21 | TCU | 6-5 | 128 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 10/25 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 10-2 | 128 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 16/21 |
| 23 | Oregon | 10-1 | 114 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 23/24 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 9-2 | 105 | 0 | NR | 4 | 24/NR |
| 25 | USC | 11-0 | 92 | 0 | NR | 6 | 25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Ole Miss; No. 22 Vanderbilt;
Others Receiving Votes
Ole Miss 91; Virginia 71; West Virginia 66; UTSA 62; Alabama 42; Louisville 24; Oklahoma State 13; UC Irvine 8; UC Santa Barbara 5; Vanderbilt 4; Arizona State 3; Mercer 2; Wichita State 1; New Mexico 1; Michigan 1; Charleston Southern 1; California Baptist 1;
List Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports board of coaches is made up of 30 coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. The board for the 2026 season: Mik Aoki, Richmond; Blake Beemer, Butler; Andrew Checketts, UC-Santa Barbara; Jim Chester, Gardner-Webb; Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State; Ryan Coe, Kennesaw State; Terry Davis, Western Illinois; Jeff Forehand, Lipscomb; Craig Gibson, Mercer; Justin Haire, Ohio State; Brian Hamm, Yale; Charlie Hickey, Central Connecticut State; Josh Holliday, Oklahoma State; Randy Hood, UNC Wilmington; Todd Interdonato, Boston College; Omar Johnson, Jackson State; Ed Kahovec, Holy Cross; Ryan Klosterman, Bryant; Geoff Loomis, Portland; Scott Malone, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Matt Mazurek, Canisius; John McCormack, Florida Atlantic; Evan Porter, Nebraska-Omaha; Sherman Reed, Coppin State; Jake Sabol, Central Michigan; Kevin Schnall, Coastal Carolina; Dan Skirka, Murray State; Alex Sogard, Wright State; Stan Stolte, UNLV; Butch Thompson, Auburn.
Helpful Info
*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a "NR" (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Despite being unbeaten, Texas baseball stuck at No. 3 in coaches poll