The Oklahoma Sooners are on the come up just as fast as any other team in college baseball early on this season.
After another undefeated week to start the 2026 season at 7-0, the Sooners jumped five spots from No. 15 to just inside the top 10 at No. 10 in the newest Baseball America College Baseball Top 25 Rankings that were released on Monday. OU also rocketed eight slots from No. 21 to No. 13 in the latest D1Baseball Top 25. OU wasn't even included in D1Baseball's preseason top 25 before cracking the top 15 just two weeks into the season.
OU cracks top 10 in national rankings after undefeated start
The Sooners just swept Coppin State while outscoring their opponent 57-1 in the three-game home series. During opening weekend, OU claimed the Shriners Children's College Showdown title while going 3-0 in the loaded event with wins over old Big 12 foes Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and TCU. The Sooners also handled New Mexico State 10-6 last week.
So far, the Sooners have plated at least 10 runs in every game this season. Seven straight games with double-digit runs is the longest streak in OU history, surpassing a record that was tied between the 1988 and 1998 teams. Overall this season, the Sooners are outscoring their opponents 99-13 while averaging 14.1 runs a game.
Although the offense is making headlines, OU's pitching has been the quiet hero in that margin being so monstrous. The Sooners just posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2018 after hammering Coppin State 24-0 on Saturday, then 11-0 on Sunday. Other than a six-run outing against New Mexico State with a depleted pitching crew the day after the Shriners Children's College Showdown, the Sooners haven't given up more than three runs in any other game.
The Sooners' weekend rotation of Cameron Johnson, LJ Mercurius and Cord Rager have given up just four runs combined in six total starts while striking out 52 batters with only 12 walks.
Lack of competition in a series against Coppin State could discredit some of OU's eye-popping numbers, but that's still a Division-I program that the Sooners beat historically bad. It was the first time since 2022 that OU put up 20-plus runs in consecutive games, and the Sooners have faced much weaker opponents since then. Victories over OSU, Texas Tech and TCU are also all high-level wins, with TCU still in the top 20 of national rankings.
Next, the Sooners will host Arizona State for a two-game series on Tuesday and Wednesday before a three-game home series against Gonzaga over the weekend.