North Carolina replaces Miami at No. 1

North Carolina defeated Miami on the road in a three-game series and took over the top spot in this week's Baseball America Top 25 rankings.

The Tar Heels won games Saturday and Sunday to claim the weekend series as a final tuneup before conference tournament play. The Hurricanes fell two spots to No. 3, falling behind Arizona State.

Nebraska one of two Big 12 teams in the top 10 to drop out this week, falling seven spots to No. 12 after being swept by Missouri, which leaped six spots to No. 9 this week. Texas A&M, which was swept by Texas, dropped from No. 9 to No. 13.

LSU joined Missouri as the big mover of the week, slipping into the top 10 in the No. 10 position. Rice, Cal State Fullerton and Oklahoma State all made moves up in the top 10.

Texas and Long Beach State joined this week's rankings, replacing Vanderbilt and Tulane.

This week's Baseball America Top 25 is as follows:

1. North Carolina (45-10, 2), 2. Arizona State (44-9, 3), 3. Miami (43-8, 1), 4. Florida State (46-9, 4), 5. Rice (42-11, 6),

6. Cal State Fullerton (35-17, 8), 7. Oklahoma State (40-15, 10), 8. Georgia (35-19, 7), 9. Missouri (37-17, 15), 10. LSU (39-16, 16),

11. San Diego (39-15, 11), 12. Nebraska (39-12, 5), 13. Texas A&M (42-14, 9), 14. UC Irvine (36-15, 12), 15. California (32-17, 13),

16. Stanford (31-19, 14), 17. Michigan (42-12, 17), 18. St. John's (41-12, 18), 19. Kentucky (41-15, 21), 20. North Carolina State (37-18, 20),

21. Texas Christian (40-16, 24), 22. Coastal Carolina (43-11, 23), 23. Wichita State (41-15, 22), 24. Texas (34-19, NR), 25. Long Beach State (34-18, NR).