New No. 1 just in time for conference tournaments

— -- Welcome to the dog days of the college baseball season, as injuries pile up and psyches get worn down. This is where championships are won, as those who grind it out push their way to the NCAA tournament. Yes, there is actually something to the old adage of only the strong survive.

All this bunching up of SEC and ACC teams at the top of the polls and rankings has made for some monster matchups. This past weekend saw Vanderbilt and Texas A&M make for great theater. And once-left-for-dead Clemson pulled out another big-time series win on the road to its recovery, this time over NC State.

Let's see how all this carnage translated in the power rankings for this week.

1. Louisville (46-10, 22-8 ACC)

Last week: 4

Of note: Other than a weekend sweep of Bowling Green, the Seminoles are just 3-7 this month and find themselves on the outside looking in on a No. 1 seed for the Big Dance.