College Podcast: Explaining the Top 25 Process, Exploring a Change at No. 1

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down their Top 25 selection process and how it impacted Week 2 decisions. Rudner and Flaherty also take an in-depth look at a potential change at No. 1 with Tennessee surging and Texas A&M losing third baseman Gavin Grahovac to a season-ending shoulder injury and make their picks to click in Week 3.

(1:55) Why we didn’t include Oklahoma in the Top 25

(7:09) What led to Alabama’s inclusion at No. 25

(10:51) Could there be a change at No. 1 this week

(18:31) Texas A&M loses Gavin Grahovac

(22:41) What to make of No. 8 Virginia’s start to the season

(26:12) How we weight early-season bad weeks

(34:15) Teams that could make their rankings debut soon

(40:45) Picks to Click

(45:53) Final thoughts

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