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SEC baseball power rankings: Bulldogs own top 2 spots

By Justin Strawn

STARKVILLE, MS - SEPTEMBER 10: Dudy Noble Field at Polk-Dement Stadium on the campus of the Mississippi State Bulldogs before a game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Davis Wade Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Starkville, Mississippi. The Bulldogs defeated the Gamecocks 27-14. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS - SEPTEMBER 10: Dudy Noble Field at Polk-Dement Stadium on the campus of the Mississippi State Bulldogs before a game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Davis Wade Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Starkville, Mississippi. The Bulldogs defeated the Gamecocks 27-14. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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CLEMSON, SC – JUNE 03: Vanderbilt and Clemson played against one another in the NCAA 2018 Division I Baseball Championship regional match up on June 3, 2018 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Connor Kaiser (12) of Vanderbilt rounds thrd base after hitting a hime run. (Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SC – JUNE 03: Vanderbilt and Clemson played against one another in the NCAA 2018 Division I Baseball Championship regional match up on June 3, 2018 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Connor Kaiser (12) of Vanderbilt rounds thrd base after hitting a hime run. (Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Vanderbilt goes up two spots after an impressive week. The Commodores entered their series with the Gators coming off a tough opening series loss to the Aggies, so it was big for Vanderbilt to put together a solid showing against their division rival. And what an impressive outing it was. The Commodores swept the Gators and none of the games were close. Vanderbilt looked like the team most people thought they would be when they were picked as the number one team in the country by many college baseball publications in the preseason.

The Aggies move up one spot in this week’s rankings after their sweep of the Kentucky Wildcats. The Aggies are quietly putting together a season where they could compete for the SEC Championship. The Aggies are doing what the Gators haven’t been able to do, and that is win with youth. There is a number of underclassmen who are already contributing to this team, and while the future for the Aggies is bright, the present doesn’t look too shabby.

Arkansas has looked really strong after playing for a national championship in 2018. The Razorbacks are a strong hitting team, and they can pitch pretty well to boot. The only thing keeping the Razorbacks out of the top two spots in their SEC schedule has not been the most rigorous. Sweeping Missouri and winning two of three against Alabama is nice, but it doesn’t inspire enough confidence to move the Razorbacks ahead of either of the top two teams.