# SEC Scouts Baseball Power Rankings Week 15: Georgia Holds Top Spot Despite Tournament Stumble as Bracket Chaos Erupts **Published:** 2026-05-18 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield **Category:** analysis — **Type:** power-rankings **Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/sec-baseball-power-rankings-week-15-georgia-holds-top-auburn-upset --- # 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. --- *Original article: [SEC Scouts Baseball Power Rankings Week 15: Georgia Holds Top Spot Despite Tournament Stumble as Bracket Chaos Erupts](https://secscouts.com/news/sec-baseball-power-rankings-week-15-georgia-holds-top-auburn-upset) — SEC Scouts*