It was a tough weekend for the Texas Longhorns baseball team. First, UT visited bitter rival Texas A&M and lost a heartbreaker on Friday, got crushed Saturday, then saw Sunday’s chance at redemption cancelled, but only after the teams waited over nine hours to try to get the game in. Now, Texas has fallen in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The weekend series at College Station wasn’t the kind of return UT coach Jim Schlossnagle was hoping for in his return to Aggieland. Schlossnagle was head coach at A&M before taking over at Texas. Aggies fans were more vicious than normal.
On Friday, a rough night for starter Rugar Riojas turned worse when the bullpen arrived. The Aggies took the lead in the ninth and held on. Saturday, after a 1-hour, 38-minute rain delay in the bottom of the first, the Aggies batted around to put eight runs up.
Texas’ chance at redemption on Sunday on Sunday didn’t happen. Rain across central Texas delayed the original 1 p.m. start. The teams were held at the stadium as team and SEC official tried to get the game in. The game was finally scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m. CT, but more rain cancelled the game altogether.
Texas hosts Texas A&M – Corpus Christi on Tuesday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Then welcome the Alabama Crimson Tide to Austin over the weekend.
USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Top 25
Week 9 results: Published April 13, 2026
Schools Dropped Out
No. 16 UCF; No. 23 North Carolina State;
Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina State 74; UCF 49; Jacksonville State 33; Miami (FL) 15; Tennessee 14; California Baptist 13; Missouri State 6; Wake Forest 5; Kentucky 4; UC Santa Barbara 3; Vanderbilt 2; UTSA 2; LSU 2; Liberty 1; Dallas 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: Texas baseball drops in new Coaches Poll after tough weekend at A&M
Reporting by Trey Luerssen, Longhorns Wire / Longhorns Wire
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