Though much of the attention on the SEC’s athletic domination is understandably placed on the football gridiron, the baseball diamond might just be where the SEC reigns most supreme.

Coming off a thrilling opening weekend in college baseball, 11 teams from the conference are ranked in the latest poll with the Auburn Tigers sitting in the top-10 at No. 9.

D1Baseball.com dropped the official new batch Monday morning, and there are some familiar faces littered across it.

The Tigers swept Youngstown State with two thrilling 2-1 victories on Friday and Saturday before flexing their muscles in a 17-2 win on Sunday to start the season 3-0. Beyond Auburn, the SEC is absolutely dominating the rankings.

With three teams in the top-five (LSU at No. 2, Texas at No. 3, Mississippi State at No. 4), the SEC also makes up half of the top-10 with Arkansas at No. 8 just ahead of Auburn.

Expanding to the top-15 gives the SEC three more spots with Florida at No. 12, Tennessee at No. 13, and Georgia at No. 14. Kentucky also cracks the top-20 at No. 18.

With Oklahoma at No. 21 and Texas A&M at No. 24, the conference continues a trend that has defined the sport for years: when it comes to baseball, nobody comes close to the SEC.

Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.