Overview
- UCLA stayed atop the rankings for a fifth straight week in Monday's polls, with Texas at No. 2 and Georgia Tech at No. 3.
- SEC results drove the biggest moves as Alabama surged to the mid‑teens after sweeping Auburn and Arkansas fell hard after a 1–3 week.
- New teams entered the Top 25, including Florida, Boston College and UCF, while Tennessee, NC State, Ole Miss and Notre Dame dropped out.
- Vanderbilt swept Tennessee with three straight walk-offs, including a 16-inning thriller and a Sunday grand slam.
- Attention turns to a crosstown set as USC visits No. 1 UCLA this weekend at Jackie Robinson Stadium.