Updating Tennessee in college baseball polls following 22-2 start under Tony Vitello

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Tennessee baseball remains the No. 1 team under coach Tony Vitello.

The Vols are the top-ranked team in the USA TODAY coaches poll for the fifth straight week. They received 23 first-place votes.

Tennessee won its first 20 games of the season to string together a 22-game winning streak dating back to last season's College World Series. The Vols won the final two games in Omaha to clinch the program's first national title.

UT lost to ETSU then dropped the series opener at Alabama before winning back-to-back games to win its 11th straight SEC series.

Where Tennessee baseball is ranked​

Tennessee is ranked in the top-5 of all major polls after its 22-2 start.

• USA TODAY coaches poll: No. 1
• D1 Baseball: No. 1
• Baseball America: No. 1
• Perfect Game: No. 1

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Who does Tennessee baseball play next?​

UT hosts Queens on Tuesday before it plays at South Carolina in a three-game series starting Friday.

Tennessee baseball schedule​

Record: 22-2

• March 25: Queens
• March 28-30: at South Carolina
• April 1: Tennessee Tech
• April 4-6: Texas A&M
• April 8: Alabama State
• April 11-13: at Ole Miss
• April 15: Bellarmine
• April 18-20: Kentucky
• April 22: Lipscomb
• April 25-27: at LSU
• April 29: Northern Kentucky
• May 2-4: Auburn
• May 6: Indiana State
• May 9-11: Vanderbilt
• May 13: Belmont
• May 15-17: at Arkansas
• May 20-25: SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama

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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee baseball: Vols ranked No. 1 in polls under Tony Vitello

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