Updated SEC baseball RPI rankings entering May 22 games
Updated SEC baseball RPI rankings entering May 22 games
The second round of the 2025 SEC baseball tournament will conclude Thursday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. Quarterfinal play will also begin Thursday.
No. 6 seed Auburn will face No. seed 14 seed Texas A&M for the tournament's final second-round contest. First pitch between the Tigers and Aggies is scheduled for noon EDT and SEC Network will televise the matchup.
Two other games will be contested on Thursday in Hoover. No. 8 seed Tennessee (42-15) will open quarterfinal play against No. 1 seed Texas (42-11) at 4 p.m. EDT (SEC Network).
No. 4 seed Vanderbilt (39-16) will face No. 12 seed Oklahoma (35-19) for Thursday's other quarterfinal matchup. First pitch between the Commodores and Sooners is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT (SEC Network).
Tennessee enters its game against the Longhorns ranked No. 12 nationally for RPI. Texas is No. 4. Below are RPI rankings for SEC baseball teams entering Thursday's contests.
2025 SEC baseball RPI rankings (May 22)
Team RPI Auburn (38-17) 1 Vanderbilt (39-16) 2 Georgia (42-15) 3 Texas (42-11) 4 Arkansas (43-12) 5 LSU (42-13) 8 Alabama (41-16) 11 Tennessee (42-15) 12 Florida (38-20) 16 Ole Miss (38-18) 17 Oklahoma (35-19) 25 Mississippi State (34-21) 33 Kentucky (29-24) 37 Texas A&M (29-25) 52 South Carolina (28-29) 75 Missouri (16-39) 147
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