Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty take a closer look at No. 3 Texas after its top-five series win over then-No. 2 LSU plus break down the rankings-risers in the West, including Oregon State, UC Irvine and UCLA. Rudner and Flaherty also preview aspects of their first in-season Field of 64 projection.

(2:00) Examining Texas’ rise to No. 3

(7:25) Arkansas off to best start in program history

(14:05) Checking in on independent Oregon State

(18:48) What to make of Ole Miss so far

(27:37) UC Irvine up to No. 17 after sweep of rival UCSB

(32:35) Is it time to worry about the Gauchos

(38:05) UCLA and Troy make their Top 25 debuts

(43:45) Picks to Click

(47:42) Final thoughts

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