SEC Scouts Baseball Power Rankings: Week 15
The SEC Tournament arrived and immediately did what the SEC Tournament always does — turned the league standings into a blender. Top-seeded Georgia (43-12, 23-7 SEC) still sits atop the Power Score board at 61.9, but the Bulldogs walked off the field after a 14-4 thumping at the hands of Auburn, a result that scrambles the bracket and casts a long shadow over Athens before the postseason rolls on.
Below Georgia, the gap between contenders and pretenders narrowed in a hurry. Texas (40-12, 19-10) cruised past Missouri 12-7 to back up a Power Score of 59.3, while Florida (37-18, 18-12) outslugged LSU 15-11 in a Baton Rouge shootout that effectively ended the Tigers' season. Alabama (37-18, 18-12) quietly tightened the screws on Ole Miss in a 6-2 win that pushed the Crimson Tide to fourth and a 4-1 mark over their last five.
With eight teams already past their first hurdle and a handful of bluebloods reeling, this week's rankings are less about résumé and more about who is still breathing — and who looked dangerous doing it.
The Rankings
1. Georgia Bulldogs (43-12, 23-7 SEC)
Power Score: 61.9 | Point Diff: +237 | Last 5: 4-1
The Bulldogs own the SEC's best record and a conference-best +237 run differential, and the formula rewards that body of work. But the 14-4 loss to Auburn is the kind of result that lingers — Georgia surrendered double-digit runs to a divisional rival and now has to regroup with the bracket squarely in front of them.
2. Texas Longhorns (40-12, 19-10 SEC)
Power Score: 59.3 | Point Diff: +190 | Last 5: 4-1
Texas keeps stacking wins, this time a 12-7 dismissal of Missouri to push their last-five mark to 4-1. The Longhorns lead the conference in wins outside of Georgia and are quickly making the case as the most balanced team still in the field.
3. Florida Gators (37-18, 18-12 SEC)
Power Score: 54.9 | Point Diff: +131 | Last 5: 4-1
Fifteen runs in Baton Rouge will get your attention. Florida's 15-11 win over LSU was a slugfest the Gators were happy to trade in, and a 4-1 run through their last five suggests the bats are arriving at exactly the right time.
4. Alabama Crimson Tide (37-18, 18-12 SEC)
Power Score: 52.7 | Point Diff: +87 | Last 5: 4-1
The Crimson Tide held Ole Miss to two runs in a 6-2 win that doubled as a statement: Alabama can pitch in a single-elimination format. The +87 differential is the smallest in the top eight, but the 4-1 form line is the kind of trend that travels in May.
5. Texas A&M Aggies (38-14, 17-12 SEC)
Power Score: 51.0 | Point Diff: +191 | Last 5: 2-3
A&M survived a one-run nailbiter against Mississippi State, 7-6, to advance — but the 2-3 stretch over their last five is a flashing yellow light. The Aggies have the third-best point differential in the league at +191; they need the bats to match that profile the rest of the way.
6. Arkansas Razorbacks (36-19, 17-13 SEC)
Power Score: 50.5 | Point Diff: +126 | Last 5: 3-2
The Razorbacks turned in the offensive line of the night, putting up 16 to outlast Kentucky in a 16-12 track meet. It wasn't pretty pitching, but Arkansas is into the next round and proved it can win a slugfest.
7. Ole Miss Rebels (37-19, 16-15 SEC) — ELIMINATED
Power Score: 49.9 | Point Diff: +131 | Last 5: 3-2
The Rebels' 2-6 loss to Alabama ends their SEC Tournament run. A 16-15 conference record and +131 differential will keep Ole Miss firmly in the regional conversation, but for this week the Rebels are watching the rest of the bracket play out.
8. Tennessee Volunteers (37-19, 15-15 SEC) — ELIMINATED IN OPENER, ALIVE THROUGH LOSERS' BRACKET
Power Score: 49.8 | Point Diff: +135 | Last 5: 3-2
Tennessee dropped its opener 9-12 to Oklahoma, then turned around and beat the Sooners 9-4 in the rematch. The Vols are still alive and trending — 37 wins and a +135 differential give them a margin of error, but they'll need to keep winning to repair the bracket damage.
9. Vanderbilt Commodores (32-24, 14-16 SEC)
Power Score: 49.4 | Point Diff: +125 | Last 5: 4-1
The Commodores are the hottest team in this top ten that nobody is talking about. Vanderbilt beat South Carolina twice, 5-3 and 9-5, to push to 4-1 over their last five. A sub-.500 league record drags the Power Score, but the form line is undeniable.
10. Auburn Tigers (36-18, 17-13 SEC)
Power Score: 49.0 | Point Diff: +167 | Last 5: 2-3
The 14-4 demolition of top-seeded Georgia is the single biggest result of the week and the kind of game that resets expectations for a club that arrived at 2-3 over their last five. Auburn's +167 differential always suggested upside; the Tigers just collected on it in the loudest possible way.
11. Mississippi State Bulldogs (39-16, 17-14 SEC) — ELIMINATED
Power Score: 46.7 | Point Diff: +219 | Last 5: 1-4
A one-run loss to Texas A&M, 6-7, knocked Mississippi State out of the bracket. The numbers are jarring: a +219 run differential — second only to Georgia — and a 1-4 stretch over their last five. The body of work will still command attention from the selection committee.
12. Oklahoma Sooners (32-20, 14-16 SEC) — ELIMINATED
Power Score: 41.1 | Point Diff: +58 | Last 5: 2-3
Oklahoma authored the upset of the tournament's opening session, taking down Tennessee 12-9, before falling 4-9 to the Volunteers in the rematch. Split or no, the Sooners' tournament is over, and the 14-16 league mark plus a modest +58 differential underscore why the formula has them outside the top ten.
13. Kentucky Wildcats (31-20, 13-17 SEC) — ELIMINATED
Power Score: 40.8 | Point Diff: +68 | Last 5: 2-3
Giving up 16 runs to Arkansas was a backbreaker. Kentucky's 12-16 loss closes a season at 31-20 overall — winning ball, but the league record and Power Score reflect a team that struggled to separate itself in the middle of the standings.
14. LSU Tigers (29-27, 9-21 SEC) — ELIMINATED
Power Score: 30.4 | Point Diff: +79 | Last 5: 0-5
Five straight losses is how LSU exits, capped by the 11-15 home loss to Florida. The Tigers finish 9-21 in conference play. A positive run differential of +79 says the games were closer than the league record suggests; the form line says they couldn't get out of their own way down the stretch.
15. Missouri Tigers (23-30, 6-24 SEC) — ELIMINATED
Power Score: 25.6 | Point Diff: +6 | Last 5: 1-4
Missouri bowed out 7-12 to Texas and finishes 6-24 in the SEC. A run differential of +6 is essentially break-even, which underscores just how much of the damage came inside the conference.
16. South Carolina Gamecocks (22-34, 7-23 SEC) — ELIMINATED
Power Score: 20.6 | Point Diff: -28 | Last 5: 0-5
The Gamecocks dropped both ends to Vanderbilt, 3-5 and 5-9, and finish the year on a 0-5 skid. A -28 differential and a 7-23 league record explain why South Carolina sits at the bottom of the Power Score board.
Stock Up
Auburn (+1 narrative tier). The 14-4 win over Georgia is the kind of result that ripples through a bracket. Auburn entered at 2-3 over its last five with a +167 differential; the Tigers just cashed in on every bit of that upside in 24 hours.
Vanderbilt. A 4-1 run over the last five and back-to-back wins over South Carolina (5-3, 9-5) push the Commodores into the conversation. They were the lowest team on the board with a 4-1 recent form line entering the week and they kept it intact.
Florida. Fifteen runs on the road in a postseason elimination game is a profile shift. The Gators are 4-1 over their last five with a +131 differential — the offense is online at the right time.
Stock Down
Mississippi State. A 1-4 form line, the No. 11 ranking, and now an elimination loss for a team that owns the league's second-best run differential (+219). The disconnect between the body of work and the recent form is jarring.
LSU. Five straight losses to close the year, including an 11-15 home loss to Florida. The Tigers finish 9-21 in conference play with a Power Score of 30.4 — the lowest of any team that wasn't a bottom-three seed.
Georgia. Yes, the Bulldogs still hold the No. 1 spot in the formula, and the +237 differential is real. But getting boat-raced 14-4 by Auburn is a dent on an otherwise pristine profile, and it changes the math on how the rest of the bracket views the top seed.
Tournament Watch
The headline matchup heading into the next round is the Auburn-Georgia rematch implication — the Tigers' 14-4 win has the bracket reshuffling around the top seed, and Georgia (43-12) will need to respond against whatever combination the bracket delivers. Texas (40-12) advanced behind a 12-7 win over Missouri and projects as the cleanest profile still alive after Georgia. Florida (37-18) moves on from Baton Rouge and joins Alabama (37-18) as the second-tier teams playing the best baseball at the right moment, both at 4-1 over their last five. Vanderbilt's 4-1 form line — and back-to-back wins over South Carolina — make the Commodores the most underrated team still standing. Tennessee (37-19) survived an opener loss and a rematch win over Oklahoma to keep its run alive through the losers' bracket, and the Volunteers' +135 differential says they're capable of stringing more together. Texas A&M (38-14) moves on as well, but the 2-3 last-five mark and a one-run escape against Mississippi State make the Aggies the toughest read in the field heading into the next round.
