Week 6 softball polls

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http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/16005

Mon, 03/19/2018


Rank Team Comments Prior
1 Washington Logo Washington Washington has split their first two games at Arizona State, responding to Saturday's loss with a 7-0 win on Sunday. 1
2 Tennessee Logo Tennessee Tennessee took advantage of their SEC conference bye week with six wins out in Hawaii. 6
3 Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Sooners are rolling along nicely right now as they picked up two nice wins over Nebraska and Ohio State. 4
4 Oregon Logo Oregon Oregon hit the ground running in the Pac-12 by defending their home turf in a series win over nemesis UCLA. 5
5 Georgia Logo Georgia Georgia makes a big statement against Florida as they outscored the Gators 16-5 in the first two games of the series. 10
6 UCLA Logo UCLA Bruins lose two of three at Oregon as they just couldn’t get anything going at the plate on Sunday in game three. 3
7 Florida Logo Florida Florida ran into a buzzsaw down in Athens as they dropped two of three at Georgia this weekend. 2
8 Texas A&M Logo Texas A&M Texas A&M went 5-1 this week hosting the Reville Classic. They won five straight after losing game 1 vs. Connecticut. 8
9 Florida State Logo Florida State Seminoles have won 29 straight ACC games after sweeping Virginia Tech. 13
10 Arizona State Logo Arizona State Arizona State will be looking for a series win on Monday against Washington after splitting the first two games. 14
11 Baylor Logo Baylor Baylor lost their lone game of the week against Texas State by a score of 5-2 in Waco. 11
12 Arizona Logo Arizona Arizona swept Utah this weekend, but struggled offensively in a midweek 1-0 loss to Minnesota. 7
13 Auburn Logo Auburn Tigers get off the mat and win a big series over rival Alabama as the pitching was on point all weekend. 15
14 LSU Logo LSU Tigers scored just one in the first two games at Kentucky and will look to avoid the sweep on Monday. 9
15 Michigan Logo Michigan Michigan pitched very well all weekend long at the Miami Invitational as the Wolverines are now 22-6 on the season. 18
16 Alabama Logo Alabama Alabama went 2-2 this week, dropping two of three tightly contested games at Auburn. 12
17 Texas State Logo Texas State Bobcats gave their NCAA Tournament resume a nice boost with a win at Baylor. 20
18 Mississippi State Logo Mississippi State Bulldogs won two of three at Missouri to get things rolling on the right foot in SEC play. 21
19 Kentucky Logo Kentucky Kentucky got back on track this week with two big wins over LSU and will go for the sweep on Monday night. 24
20 Ohio State Logo Ohio State Ohio State went 5-2 this week to finish off their spring break trip in California. Indiana is up next to start Big Ten play. 16
21 South Carolina Logo South Carolina South Carolina knocked off Texas and then won a road series at Ole Miss to improve to 24-4 this season. 19
22 Long Beach State Logo Long Beach State Long Beach State beat Texas Tech to highlight a 5-0 week for the 49ers. 22
23 Oklahoma State Logo Oklahoma State Oklahoma State took care of Illinois State and Central Arkansas with relative ease in their only two games this week. 23
24 Louisiana Logo Louisiana Louisiana swept Appalachian State as the Ragin' Cajuns are now up to four straight shutouts. 25
25 California Logo California California couldn't slow down Oregon State this weekend up in Corvallis as the Beavers scored 18 runs in two wins. 17

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http://fastpitchnews.com/college-sof.20-2018/350680

RANK NAME CONF W-L Streak Previous
1 Washington Pac-12 29-1 1W 1
2 Tennessee Southeastern 30-1 22W 4
3 Oregon Pac-12 25-5 2W 6
4 Georgia Southeastern 26-2 1L 11
5 Florida Southeastern 23-3 1W 2
6 UCLA Pac-12 25-2 2L 3
7 Oklahoma Big 12 24-2 15W 10
8 Texas A&M Southeastern 29-4 5W 5
9 LSU Southeastern 23-4 2L 7
10 Arizona State Pac-12 23-4 1L 8
11 Arizona Pac-12 24-3 3W 9
12 Florida State Atlantic Coast 21-6 9W 13
13 Michigan Big Ten 22-6 16W 15
14 Auburn Southeastern 27-6 2W 17
15 Baylor Big 12 17-4 1L 12
16 Alabama Southeastern 19-7 2L 14
17 Mississippi State Southeastern 25-4 1W 19
18 South Carolina Southeastern 24-4 1L 20
19 Long Beach State Big West 24-7 5W 21
20 California Pac-12 24-5 1L 16
21 Ohio State Big Ten 19-4 1L 18
22 Arkansas Southeastern 21-5 5W UR
23 Louisiana Sun Belt 18-6 5W 23
24 Oklahoma State Big 12 21-6 12W 25
25 Texas State Sun Belt 22-7 8W UR

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

2018 USA TODAY / NFCA DI TOP 25 COACHES POLL (WEEK 6)
The 2018 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records reflect games played through March 18.

RANKINGS
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Washington (23) 29-1 781 1
2 Tennessee (8) 30-1 748 4
3 Oklahoma 24-2 708 5
4 UCLA 25-2 689 3
5 Oregon 25-5 674 6
6 Florida 23-3 656 2
7 Georgia (1) 25-2 645 10
8 Texas A&M 29-4 566 7
9 Arizona 24-3 538 9
10 LSU 23-4 475 8
11 Auburn 27-6 455 14
12 Arizona State 23-4 435 13
13 Baylor 17-4 412 11
14 Florida State 21-6 379 15
15 Alabama 19-7 361 12
16 South Carolina 24-4 297 18
17 Michigan 22-6 242 19
18 Ohio State 19-4 229 17
19 Kentucky 19-6 219 24
20 California 24-5 203 16
21 Louisiana 18-6 179 20
22 Long Beach State 24-7 142 22
23 Mississippi State 25-4 130 21
24 Oklahoma State 21-6 66 25
25 Texas State 22-7 37
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Ole Miss (31), Arkansas (29), Lipscomb (13), Kennesaw State (11), Notre Dame (11), Wichita State (10), Nebraska (8), Hofstra (6), Oregon State (4), Louisville (4), USC Upstate (4), Tulsa (3).

DROPPED OUT:
No. 23 Ole Miss (15-9)

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

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

2018 Season – Week 6 – March 19, 2018

Week 6 Top 25 Poll I Week 6 Top 25 Poll (no formatting)

1.


Washington (12)
Pac-12
Record: 29-1

Previous Rank: 1
Points: 477
2.


Tennessee (3)
SEC
Record: 30-1

Previous Rank: 4
Points: 461
3.


Oregon (3)
Pac-12
Record: 25-5

Previous Rank: 6
Points: 442
4.


UCLA (1)
Pac-12
Record: 25-2

Previous Rank: 2
Points: 432
5.


Oklahoma (1)
Big 12
Record: 24-2

Previous Rank: 5
Points: 427
6.


Florida
SEC
Record: 23-3

Previous Rank: 3
Points: 403
7.


Georgia
SEC
Record: 26-2

Previous Rank: 12
Points: 389
8.


Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 29-4

Previous Rank: 7
Points: 348
9.


Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 24-3

Previous Rank: 9
Points: 343
10.


Arizona State
Pac-12
Record: 23-4

Previous Rank: 10
Points: 324
11.


LSU
SEC
Record: 23-4

Previous Rank: 8
Points: 292
12.


Florida State
ACC
Record: 21-6

Previous Rank: 11
Points: 279
13.


Auburn
SEC
Record: 27-6

Previous Rank: 14
Points: 252
14.


Baylor
Big 12
Record: 17-4

Previous Rank: 13
Points: 241
15.


South Carolina
SEC
Record: 24-4

Previous Rank: 17
Points: 200
16.


Alabama
SEC
Record: 19-7

Previous Rank: 15
Points: 197
17.


Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 22-6

Previous Rank: 19
Points: 161
18.


Kentucky
SEC
Record: 19-6

Previous Rank: 23
Points: 138
19.


Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 19-4

Previous Rank: 18
Points: 136
20.


California
Pac-12
Record: 24-5

Previous Rank: 16
Points: 123
21.


Mississippi State
SEC
Record: 25-4

Previous Rank: 20
Points: 119
22.


Louisiana
Sun Belt
Record: 18-6

Previous Rank: 21
Points: 99
23.


Oklahoma State
Big 12
Record: 21-6

Previous Rank: 24
Points: 75
24.


Oregon State
Pac-12
Record: 19-10

Previous Rank: 25
Points: 50
25.


Long Beach State
Big West
Record: 24-7

Previous Rank: RV
Points: 29
*Records reflect play through March 18

Parenthesis denotes first place votes.

Dropped Out: Ole Miss (22)
New to Poll: Long Beach State (RV)

Others receiving votes: Ole Miss (18), Texas State (12), Louisville (7), Arkansas (6), USC Upstate (6), Minnesota (5), Nebraska (4), Florida Gulf Coast (1), James Madison (1), Missouri (1), Northwestern (1), Notre Dame (1)