Schlossnagle found Texas’ inability to throw strikes more difficult to accept than Arkansas’ power surge. Between walks and hit batters, the Longhorns allowed 31 free passes over the course of the series.

Arkansas jumped four spots to No. 7 after sweeping Texas, but that didn't convince the 4-person voting panel to move the Longhorns out of the top spot because of how the teams directly behind them did.

No. 1 Texas Longhorns baseball had been dominant in conference play, posting a 19-2 record and sweeping five of their seven SEC seri