Week 3 softball polls

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http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/15709

Mon, 02/26/2018


Rank Team Comments Prior
1 Florida Florida Kelly Barnhill's perfect game on Sunday against Georgia Southern capped off a 6-0 week for Florida. 1
1 Washington Washington Huskies are 18-0 as they beat Texas, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Nebraska and Long Beach State to highlight their week. 4
3 UCLA UCLA UCLA is 15-0 on the season after going 5-0 at the Mary Nutter Classic, including a 9-1 win over LSU. 2
4 Arizona Arizona Arizona stepped up in a big way against Oklahoma on Saturday as they beat the Sooners 2-0. 8
5 Baylor Baylor Baylor swept a doubleheader against Abilene Christian to improve to 9-0 on the season. 7
6 Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners went 3-1 in Palm Springs dropping a 2-0 pitchers duel against Arizona on Saturday. 3
7 Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is on fire right now as they went undefeated in Palm Springs with wins over Oregon and Oregon State. 12
8 Oregon Oregon Oregon continues to pitch well but struggled to score runs against Texas A&M and Tennessee. 5
9 Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies get a big win over Oregon but did lose to Nebraska and to Washington in a 4-3 thriller on Saturday. 6
10 Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide split their two games with Florida State and are 9-2 on the season. 11
11 Georgia Georgia Georgia outscored their opponents 34-0 this week to win the Georgia Classic. 15
12 LSU LSU LSU went 4-2 this week as they swept the Libby Matson Tournament, but struggled against UCLA and Oregon. 10
13 Florida State Florida State Seminoles went 3-3 this week as they did beat Alabama once but lost games to McNeese State and South Alabama. 9
14 Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss beat SIU-Edwardsville 1-0 in their lone game of the week. 14
15 Auburn Auburn Tigers went 3-2 out in Palm Springs this week with solid wins against Notre Dame and Oregon State. 13
16 California California Cal went 4-1 at the Mary Nutter Classic and they continue to pitch very well. 16
17 Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes went 3-0 in Texas as they beat the Longhorns 8-5 and swept two games against Wichita State. 19
18 Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota went 5-0 down in Orlando at the D9 Citrus Classic with wins over Kentucky and South Alabama. 17
19 South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks knocked off North Carolina and went 5-0 at the D9 Citrus Classic in Orlando. 20
20 Arizona State Arizona State A solid week for Arizona State as they beat Miss. State and Cal State Fullerton at the Mary Nutter Classic. 21
21 Louisiana Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns dropped one against North Florida 1-0, but finished the week 4-1. 18
22 McNeese McNeese State Cowgirls picked up two very nice signature wins this week against Florida State and Arkansas. NR
23 Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks are 9-1 so far in 2018 and looked primed to get back to the NCAA Tournament. NR
24 Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky went 4-1 down in Orlando and are continuing to get better in the early stages of the season. 24
25 Utah Utah Utes are 6-5 on the season after a solid 4-2 performance at the Mary Nutter Classic. 25

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https://nfca.org/index.php?option=co.iv1&Itemid=230

2018 USA TODAY / NFCA DI TOP 25 COACHES POLL (WEEK 3)
The 2018 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA's Division I Conferences. Records reflect play through Feb. 25, 2018

RANKINGS
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Washington (29) 18-0 794 1
2 Florida (1) 16-1 755 2
3 UCLA (2) 15-0 750 3
4 Oklahoma 9-2 653 4
5 Tennessee 16-1 617 11
6 Oregon 12-3 606 5
7 Texas A&M 12-2 603 6
8 Baylor 9-0 578 8
9 Arizona 13-1 558 13
10 LSU 14-2 555 7
11 Alabama 9-2 488 10
12 Auburn 17-2 415 12
13 Florida State 12-4 397 9
14 Georgia 13-1 387 14
15 California 15-1 324 19
16 Arizona State 13-2 309 17
17 Ole Miss 9-2 284 16
18 Louisiana 11-3 264 15
19 Ohio State 11-1 232 21
20 South Carolina 15-1 168 24
21 Minnesota 10-4 151 22
22 Long Beach State 12-3 105
23 McNeese State 12-3 75
24 Kentucky 9-3 72 23
25 Michigan 8-6 58 20
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Oklahoma State (46), USC Upstate (42), Mississippi State (39), Texas State (19), Arkansas (16), Nebraska (12), Utah (9), Oregon State (8), Colorado State (4), Louisville (4), James Madison (3).

DROPPED OUT:
No. 18 Oklahoma State, t-No. 24 Utah

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http://fastpitchnews.com/fpn-college.27-2018/350356

RANK NAME CONF W-L Streak Previous
1 Florida Southeastern 16-1 8W 1
2 Washington Pac-12 18-0 18W 7
3 Baylor Big 12 9-0 9W 4
4 UCLA Pac-12 15-0 15W 6
5 Tennessee Southeastern 16-1 8W 10
6 Texas A&M Southeastern 12-2 1L 9
7 Oregon Pac-12 12-3 2W 2
8 Alabama Southeastern 9-2 1L 12
9 Arizona Pac-12 13-1 12W 15
10 LSU Southeastern 14-2 2L 5
11 Oklahoma Big 12 9-2 1L 8
12 Florida State Atlantic Coast 12-4 2W 3
13 Georgia Southeastern 13-1 12W 14
14 Arizona State Pac-12 13-2 3W 18
15 California Pac-12 15-1 3W 23
16 Auburn Southeastern 17-2 1L 11
17 Louisiana Sun Belt 11-3 2W 13
18 McNeese State Southland 13-3 1W UR
19 Ole Miss Southeastern 9-2 5W 19
20 Minnesota Big Ten 10-4 5W 22
21 Oregon State Pac-12 10-6 1W 16
22 USC Upstate A-Sun 12-0 12W 24
23 Oklahoma State Big 12 9-6 4L 17
24 South Carolina Southeastern 15-1 12W UR
25 Florida Gulf Coast A-Sun 13-0 13W UR

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https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball.r/Top-25-Polls

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

2018 Season – Week 3 – February 27, 2018

Week 3 Top 25 Poll I Week 3 Top 25 Poll (no formatting)



1.


Washington (10)
Pac-12
Record:18-0

Previous Rank: 3
Points: 487
2.


Florida (8)
SEC
Record: 16-1

Previous Rank: 1
Points: 474
3.


UCLA (2)
Pac-12
Record: 15-0

Previous Rank: 4
Points: 469
4.


Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 12-3

Previous Rank: 2
Points: 408
5.


Tennessee
SEC
Record: 16-1

Previous Rank: 11
Points: 389
T6.


Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 9-2

Previous Rank: 5
Points: 386
T6.


Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 12-2

Previous Rank: 9
Points: 386
8.


Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 13-1

Previous Rank: 12
Points: 356
9.


Baylor
Big 12
Record: 9-0

Previous Rank: 10
Points: 343
10.


LSU
SEC
Record: 14-2

Previous Rank: 8
Points: 342
11.


Alabama
SEC
Record: 9-2

Previous Rank: 13
Points: 291
12.


Auburn
SEC
Record: 17-2

Previous Rank: 6
Points: 285
13.


Florida State
ACC
Record: 12-4

Previous Rank: 7
Points: 269
14.


Georgia
SEC
Record: 13-1

Previous Rank: 14
Points: 244
15.


Arizona State
Pac-12
Record: 13-2

Previous Rank: 15
Points: 211
16.


California
Pac-12
Record: 15-1

Previous Rank: 19
Points: 195
17.


Louisiana
Sun Belt
Record: 11-3

Previous Rank: 17
Points: 166
18.


Ole Miss
SEC
Record: 9-2

Previous Rank: 18
Points: 162
19.


Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 11-1

Previous Rank: 21
Points: 146
20.
Minnesota
Big Ten
Record: 10-4

Previous Rank: 22
Points: 104
21.


South Carolina
SEC
Record: 15-1

Previous Rank: RV
Points: 75
22.


Kentucky
SEC
Record: 9-3

Previous Rank: 24
Points: 57
23.


Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 8-6

Previous Rank: 20
Points: 47
24.


Oklahoma State
Big 12
Record: 9-6

Previous Rank: 16
Points: 43
25.


Mississippi State
SEC
Record: 12-3

Previous Rank: RV
Points: 33
*Records reflect play through February 25

Parenthesis denotes first place votes.

Dropped Out: Nebraska (23), Notre Dame (25)
New to Poll: South Carolina (RV), Mississippi State (RV)

Others receiving votes: Nebraska (31), USC Upstate (23), Long Beach State (21), Oregon State (14), Arkansas (13), McNeese State (11), Colorado State (8), BYU (5), James Madison (5), Notre Dame (2), Utah (2), Virginia Tech (1)