Husker fans may have expected this year's team to do better than last, but this much better is like Christmas, your birthday and the Fourth of July all wrapped into one. Big change from last year. Part of that can be attributed to new pitching coach Eric Newman, but most of it is the result of a team that plays together.

• The NCBWA poll has us at #7, up from #9.

Texas A&M is ranked right in front of us at #6, Oklahoma State right behind at #8, Missouri is at #16, and I don't know why the hell they continue to rank Texas, but they're right there at #26.

up from #14 the previous week. Figure that.
Texas A&M is #8, Missouri at #10, Oklahoma State at #10, and Missouri at #15.

• Baseball America moves us to 5#.

Texas A&M at #9, Oklahoma State is at #18,  and Texas at #20.

• Collegiate Baseball has the Huskers at #6 from #10 the previous week.

Texas A&M is at #7, and Oklahoma State at #10, Missouri at #14.

• Nebraska is ranked 7th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, same as were the previous week.  

Texas A&M is #5, Oklahoma State #8, and Missouri #17.