A sweep never helps in the national consciousness. LSU (32-9) fell seven spots from No. 8 to No. 15 in the new Baseball America rankings. Ole Miss swept the Tigers in Oxford this weekend. But the Rebels (28-13) are on the rise. Ole Miss moved up five spots from No. 19 to No. 14. The games between the two were as close as their separation in the polls. The Tigers lost, 11-9, 9-8 in 11 innings and 7-6 to complete a heartbreaking weekend for LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri and his squad. “It was an intense series and some tough ball games, but we have to move forward. I feel confident our team will recover quickly, because we have to,” Mainieri said in a news release. “There’s still a long way to go in the season; we have 12 SEC games left to play.”On the flip side, Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco couldn’t have been happier. “It was a tough weekend to pitch,” Bianco said in a news release. “LSU is a heavy offensive team. Our relief pitchers were huge for us this weekend and gave us the chance to stay in games after our starters struggled in the beginning innings.”Meanwhile, other SEC teams are moving up. Florida (28-11) takes top SEC honors with the No. 6 slot, while South Carolina (32-8) holds the No. 7 spot. Arkansas (33-8) sits at No. 9. Florida moved up from No. 7 after taking two of three from No. 9 Arkansas. The Razorbacks took the Friday contest, 8-3, before falling 8-2 Saturday and 2-1 on Sunday.  The Gators clinched the series on a close call at the plate. Freshman catcher Mike Zunino’s single in the bottom of the ninth plated freshman infielder Cody Dent to push the lead to its final tally. “It’s a very disappointing end to a great game,” said Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn in a news release.LSU faces the Gators next weekend. The Gamecocks swept a fading Georgia squad by a combined score of 24-11. The teams were forced to play a doubleheader Sunday after stormy weather postponed Saturday’s contest. “We can’t win close games playing like we play,” said Georgia coach David Perno in a news release. “Unfortunately, we’re not good. I hate it, and we’re going to keep fighting and playing hard. I was proud of how they battled back today, but we didn’t execute in key situations.”Vanderbilt (32-11) dropped out of the poll after losing two out of three to unranked Tennessee. The Commodores dropped a pair of close games, 4-2 in 11 frames and 4-3, after blasting the Volunteers 10-1 on Friday. Volunteer right-hander Stephen McCray, third in the SEC with a 1.99 ERA, shut down the Commodores in Saturday’s contest. McCray threw 7 1/3 innings, scattering three hits and one earned run while striking out four. Vanderbilt was ranked No. 23 in the polls.–Contact Chris Branch at [email protected]