EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAs we enter the final month of the regular season, teams are starting to show us what they're really made of and if they're playing above the rest, and this week's top 25 is a great example as no new teams entered or exited for Week 11.UCLA remains on top as it has all season long, but one of the more impressive teams as of late has been Kansas. The Jayhawks jumped up five spots from No. 16 to No. 11 after wins over Nebraska and Kansas State -- they put up 46 total runs last week, 18 of which came in a single outing on the road against rival Kansas State.Alabama dropped quite a bit, going from No. 13 to No. 24 after losing its weekend series to Tennessee and a midweek matchup to UAB.Here is the entire top 25 as of April 27, plus our favorite moments and what we're watching in the week to come.Top momentsThere isn't a whole lot that is going right for Tennessee this season, but this homer from Eric Hines is one of the best we have seen all season long. And depending on what side of the Backyard Brawl you're on, this was either one to forget or to remember for a long, long time. It was also the second-most runs in the history of the Backyard Brawl. Player to watchVahn Lackey, C, Georgia TechThere's a reason ESPN's Kiley McDaniel is so high on Lackey. Right now, he ranks as a top-three MLB draft prospect as he is hitting .353/.482/.673 on the season to go along with 12 home runs and 49 RBIs. And he's doing this while on the same team with an equally impressive Drew Burress. Georgia Tech still faces a few tests in the last month of the season, including a weekend series against top-25 ranked Boston College, so we'll see if he keeps on trending up.Game to watchNo. 9 Coastal Carolina at No. 2 North Carolina7 p.m. Tuesday (ACC Network)Another hot midweek matchup! North Carolina has been on a heater lately, and if anything might push the Tar Heels over the UCLA Bruins in the top 25 rankings, it would be an impressive win over the Chants. UNC doesn't have too tough a schedule the rest of the way until the ACC tournament, so this will be one of its last chances to thoroughly prove its case. Coastal has been playing steady and is in a similar situation with this likely being its toughest test until the postseason. With the game in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels do have the slight edge, but it will be fun to watch no matter what.Updated top 25Here are D1baseball.com's latest rankings, plus information on each team's next game.All times ET.1. UCLA BruinsPrevious rank: 1Record: 39-4Next game: at UC Santa Barbara, 7:35 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN+)2. North Carolina Tar HeelsPrevious rank: 2Record: 36-8Next game: vs. Coastal Carolina, Tuesday 7 p.m.. (ACC Network)3. Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsPrevious rank: 3Record: 36-7Next game: at Kennesaw State, 6 p.m. Tuesday4. Texas LonghornsPrevious rank: 4Record: 32-9Next game: vs. Sam Houston, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)5. Georgia BulldogsPrevious rank: 5Record: 34-11Next game: vs. Troy, 3 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)6. Oregon State BeaversPrevious rank: 6Record: 33-9Next game: vs. UTRGV, 8:35 p.m. Tuesday7. Texas A&M AggiesPrevious rank: 7Record: 33-8Next game: vs. Tarleton State, 7 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)8. Auburn TigersPrevious rank: 11Record: 30-13Next game: at Texas A&M, 8 p.m. Friday (SEC Network)9. Coastal Carolina ChanticleersPrevious rank: 9Record: 30-13Next game: at North Carolina, Tuesday 7 p.m.. (ACC Network)10. Mississippi State BulldogsPrevious rank: 15Record: 34-10Next game: vs. Ole Miss, 7 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)11. Kansas JayhawksPrevious rank: 16Record: 33-11Next game: at Wichita, 7:05 p.m. (ESPN+)12. Southern Miss Golden EaglesPrevious rank: 18Record: 31-13Next game: at Tulane, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN+)13. Oregon DucksPrevious rank: 19Record: 32-11Next game: vs. Gonzaga, 5:05 p.m. Tuesday14. Florida State SeminolesPrevious rank: 8Record: 29-14Next game: vs. South Florida, 4 p.m. Wednesday (ACC Network Extra)15. Oklahoma SoonersPrevious rank: 14Record: 29-14Next game: vs. Texas Tech, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday16. Nebraska CornhuskersPrevious rank: 20Record: 33-11Next game: vs. Kansas State, 7 p.m. Tuesday17. Ole Miss RebelsPrevious rank: 17Record: 31-14Next game: vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)18. West Virginia MountaineersPrevious rank: 12Record: 28-12Next game: at Penn State, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday19. Arizona State Sun DevilsPrevious rank: 25Record: 31-14Next game: at UCF, 5 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)20. Boston College EaglesPrevious rank: 22Record: 33-14Next game: at UMass Lowell, 6 p.m. Tuesday21. USC TrojansPrevious rank: 23Record: 34-11Next game: at UC Irvine, 9 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN+)22. Arkansas RazorbacksPrevious rank: 24Record: 29-16Next game: vs. Northwestern State, 7 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network+)23. Virginia CavaliersPrevious rank: 10Record: 29-16Next game: vs. George Mason, 6 p.m. Tuesday (ACC Network Extra)24. Alabama Crimson TidePrevious rank: 13Record: 29-16Next game: vs. Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. Thursday (ESPNU)25. Florida Gators Previous rank: 21Record: 29-16Next game: at Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. Friday (SEC Network+)
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