3/16 Softball Top 25 Rankings | College Sports Madness
Rank Team Comments Prior
1 #15 LSU Softball 2015 Preview LSU LSU takes over as the number one team after an electric weekend offensively in a series win over Florida. 2
2 #1 Florida Softball 2015 Preview Florida Florida did not pitch well enough or defend effectively against an LSU team that took two of three from the Gators. 1
3 #2 Oregon Softball 2015 Preview Oregon The Ducks had a record breaking 23-12 win on Sunday to highlight a Civil War Sweep over Oregon State. 3
4 #4 Alabama Softball 2015 Preview Alabama The Crimson Tide just keep getting better and better after a series win at Georgia. 4
5 #3 Oklahoma Softball 2015 Preview Oklahoma The Sooners are just insane offensively right now but face a huge test at LSU next weekend. 7
6 #24 Auburn Softball 2015 Preview Auburn Tigers roll offensively as they score 21 runs to win the series at Ole Miss. 10
7 #10 Louisiana Softball 2015 Preview Louisiana Louisiana gave UT-Arlington little hope and swept them with ease this weekend. 8
8 #9 Georgia Softball 2015 Preview Georgia Georgia just could not quite get over the hump to win a tough series against Alabama. 6
9 #5 Michigan Softball 2015 Preview Michigan Michigan is scuffling a little bit after getting upset by Kent State at home. 5
10 #12 Minnesota Softball 2015 Preview Minnesota Minnesota has won 10 games in a row after sweeping five games at the Fresno State Classic. 12
11 #6 UCLA Softball 2015 Preview UCLA A walk-off single by Ally Carda on Tuesday to beat Baylor highlighted a perfect week for the Bruins. 13
12 #7 Florida State Softball 2015 Preview Florida State The Seminoles win series over Notre Dame, but were very flat in a 12-0 loss on Sunday. 9
13 #11 Baylor Softball 2015 Preview Baylor The Bears close their 11 game road trip in style with five wins down in San Diego. 16
14 #17 Missouri Softball 2015 Preview Missouri Missouri gets another statement win on Sunday after run-ruling NC State 13-3 in Raleigh. 18
15 #16 Arizona Softball 2015 Preview Arizona The Wildcats step up and get the job done by winning two of three on the road in Berkeley. 21
16 #8 Kentucky Softball 2015 Preview Kentucky Kentucky gets back on track with a perfect week, including a sweep of Ohio. 17
17 #13 Washington Softball 2015 Preview Washington Huskies split two very dramatic games against Arizona State to start Pac-12 play. 15
18 Texas A&M Softball Top 25 Rankings Texas A&M Aggies have an up and down weekend in Starkville as the Bulldogs take two of three from Texas A&M. 14
19 UCF Softball Top 25 Rankings UCF The Knights get their 500th win in program history on Saturday after beating Illinois-Chicago. 19
20 #19 Tennessee Softball 2015 Preview Tennessee The Volunteers stumble out of the gates in SEC play losing two of three to South Carolina. 20
21 California Softball Top 25 Rankings California Cal could not finish the job on Sunday against Arizona as the Wildcats rallied to win the series. 13
22 Mississippi State Softball Top 25 Rankings Mississippi State Mississippi State picks up a big series win over Texas A&M to get back to .500 in SEC play. NR
23 Kansas Softball Top 25 Rankings Kansas Kansas opens the home schedule with a sweep of the Jayhawk Invitational to move to 24-2 on the season. 24
24 UAB Softball Top 25 Rankings UAB UAB is now 6-0 in Conference USA play after sweeping UTEP. The Blazers are a very dangerous team right now. 25
25 James Madison Softball Top 25 Rankings James Madison The Dukes pick up a big win over UCF and enter the rankings this week. NR
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USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll - Week 6
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Current 2015 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
Rankings
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 LSU (23) 27-1 787 4
2 Oregon (6) 23-3 756 2
3 Florida (3) 28-2 754 1
4 Michigan 24-4 679 3
5 Alabama 20-6 665 5
6 Oklahoma 22-3 650 6
7 Louisiana 20-3 602 7
8 Georgia 22-5 537 8
9 Auburn 28-2 516 12
10 Florida State 22-6 495 10
11 UCLA 27-5 487 13
12 California 22-3 425 11
13 Kentucky 18-5 392 14
14 Tennessee 17-5 364 9
15 Minnesota 23-4 352 16
16 Baylor 19-6 343 15
17 Arizona 23-7 298 18
18 Washington 26-5 267 17
19 Missouri 19-3 250 21
20 UCF 26-5 210 20
21 Arizona State 20-9 142 22
22 Kansas 24-2 110 23
23 Texas A&M 21-7 106 19
24 Mississippi State 20-6 48
25 UAB 21-5 44 25
Others receiving votes:
South Alabama (32), South Carolina (26), Virginia Tech (25), James Madison (14), Notre Dame (9), North Carolina State (5), Texas (5), USC Upstate (3), McNeese State (1), Cal State Northridge (1).
Dropped out:
No. 24 South Alabama (17-6), No. t-25 North Carolina State (14-9).
Top 25 Polls
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2015 Season – Week 6 – March 17, 2015
Click here to view poll in a Word Document
Rank
Team Record Points Previous Ranking
1. LSU (19) 27-1 499 2
2. Florida (1) 28-2 481 1
3. Oregon 23-3 455 3
T4. Alabama 20-5 417 5
T4. Michigan 24-4 417 4
6. Oklahoma 22-3 416 6
7. Louisiana 20-3 378 7
8. Georgia 24-5 339 8
9. UCLA 27-5 329 10
10. Florida State 22-6 318 9
11. Auburn 28-2 287 14
12. Kentucky 18-5 257 12
13. Baylor 19-6 245 13
14. California 22-3 242 11
15. Minnesota 23-4 234 16
16. Arizona 23-7 195 17
17. Washington 26-5 172 18
18. Missouri 19-3 168 20
19. Tennessee 19-5 147 15
20. UCF 26-5 131 20
21. Arizona State 20-9 101 22
22. Kansas 24-2 64 24
23. Texas A&M 21-7 54 21
24. Mississippi State 20-6 36 RV
25. Virginia Tech 21-3 29 RV
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
Dropped Out: South Alabama (23), NC State (25)
New to Poll: Mississippi State (RV), Virginia Tech (RV)
Others receiving votes: UAB (24), South Alabama (22), North Carolina (9), South Carolina (9), Notre Dame (7), NC State (6), Texas (4), Ohio State (3), Cal State Northridge (2), Pittsburgh (2), Kent State (1)
Rank Team Comments Prior
1 #15 LSU Softball 2015 Preview LSU LSU takes over as the number one team after an electric weekend offensively in a series win over Florida. 2
2 #1 Florida Softball 2015 Preview Florida Florida did not pitch well enough or defend effectively against an LSU team that took two of three from the Gators. 1
3 #2 Oregon Softball 2015 Preview Oregon The Ducks had a record breaking 23-12 win on Sunday to highlight a Civil War Sweep over Oregon State. 3
4 #4 Alabama Softball 2015 Preview Alabama The Crimson Tide just keep getting better and better after a series win at Georgia. 4
5 #3 Oklahoma Softball 2015 Preview Oklahoma The Sooners are just insane offensively right now but face a huge test at LSU next weekend. 7
6 #24 Auburn Softball 2015 Preview Auburn Tigers roll offensively as they score 21 runs to win the series at Ole Miss. 10
7 #10 Louisiana Softball 2015 Preview Louisiana Louisiana gave UT-Arlington little hope and swept them with ease this weekend. 8
8 #9 Georgia Softball 2015 Preview Georgia Georgia just could not quite get over the hump to win a tough series against Alabama. 6
9 #5 Michigan Softball 2015 Preview Michigan Michigan is scuffling a little bit after getting upset by Kent State at home. 5
10 #12 Minnesota Softball 2015 Preview Minnesota Minnesota has won 10 games in a row after sweeping five games at the Fresno State Classic. 12
11 #6 UCLA Softball 2015 Preview UCLA A walk-off single by Ally Carda on Tuesday to beat Baylor highlighted a perfect week for the Bruins. 13
12 #7 Florida State Softball 2015 Preview Florida State The Seminoles win series over Notre Dame, but were very flat in a 12-0 loss on Sunday. 9
13 #11 Baylor Softball 2015 Preview Baylor The Bears close their 11 game road trip in style with five wins down in San Diego. 16
14 #17 Missouri Softball 2015 Preview Missouri Missouri gets another statement win on Sunday after run-ruling NC State 13-3 in Raleigh. 18
15 #16 Arizona Softball 2015 Preview Arizona The Wildcats step up and get the job done by winning two of three on the road in Berkeley. 21
16 #8 Kentucky Softball 2015 Preview Kentucky Kentucky gets back on track with a perfect week, including a sweep of Ohio. 17
17 #13 Washington Softball 2015 Preview Washington Huskies split two very dramatic games against Arizona State to start Pac-12 play. 15
18 Texas A&M Softball Top 25 Rankings Texas A&M Aggies have an up and down weekend in Starkville as the Bulldogs take two of three from Texas A&M. 14
19 UCF Softball Top 25 Rankings UCF The Knights get their 500th win in program history on Saturday after beating Illinois-Chicago. 19
20 #19 Tennessee Softball 2015 Preview Tennessee The Volunteers stumble out of the gates in SEC play losing two of three to South Carolina. 20
21 California Softball Top 25 Rankings California Cal could not finish the job on Sunday against Arizona as the Wildcats rallied to win the series. 13
22 Mississippi State Softball Top 25 Rankings Mississippi State Mississippi State picks up a big series win over Texas A&M to get back to .500 in SEC play. NR
23 Kansas Softball Top 25 Rankings Kansas Kansas opens the home schedule with a sweep of the Jayhawk Invitational to move to 24-2 on the season. 24
24 UAB Softball Top 25 Rankings UAB UAB is now 6-0 in Conference USA play after sweeping UTEP. The Blazers are a very dangerous team right now. 25
25 James Madison Softball Top 25 Rankings James Madison The Dukes pick up a big win over UCF and enter the rankings this week. NR
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USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll - Week 6
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Current 2015 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
Rankings
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 LSU (23) 27-1 787 4
2 Oregon (6) 23-3 756 2
3 Florida (3) 28-2 754 1
4 Michigan 24-4 679 3
5 Alabama 20-6 665 5
6 Oklahoma 22-3 650 6
7 Louisiana 20-3 602 7
8 Georgia 22-5 537 8
9 Auburn 28-2 516 12
10 Florida State 22-6 495 10
11 UCLA 27-5 487 13
12 California 22-3 425 11
13 Kentucky 18-5 392 14
14 Tennessee 17-5 364 9
15 Minnesota 23-4 352 16
16 Baylor 19-6 343 15
17 Arizona 23-7 298 18
18 Washington 26-5 267 17
19 Missouri 19-3 250 21
20 UCF 26-5 210 20
21 Arizona State 20-9 142 22
22 Kansas 24-2 110 23
23 Texas A&M 21-7 106 19
24 Mississippi State 20-6 48
25 UAB 21-5 44 25
Others receiving votes:
South Alabama (32), South Carolina (26), Virginia Tech (25), James Madison (14), Notre Dame (9), North Carolina State (5), Texas (5), USC Upstate (3), McNeese State (1), Cal State Northridge (1).
Dropped out:
No. 24 South Alabama (17-6), No. t-25 North Carolina State (14-9).
Top 25 Polls
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2015 Season – Week 6 – March 17, 2015
Click here to view poll in a Word Document
Rank
Team Record Points Previous Ranking
1. LSU (19) 27-1 499 2
2. Florida (1) 28-2 481 1
3. Oregon 23-3 455 3
T4. Alabama 20-5 417 5
T4. Michigan 24-4 417 4
6. Oklahoma 22-3 416 6
7. Louisiana 20-3 378 7
8. Georgia 24-5 339 8
9. UCLA 27-5 329 10
10. Florida State 22-6 318 9
11. Auburn 28-2 287 14
12. Kentucky 18-5 257 12
13. Baylor 19-6 245 13
14. California 22-3 242 11
15. Minnesota 23-4 234 16
16. Arizona 23-7 195 17
17. Washington 26-5 172 18
18. Missouri 19-3 168 20
19. Tennessee 19-5 147 15
20. UCF 26-5 131 20
21. Arizona State 20-9 101 22
22. Kansas 24-2 64 24
23. Texas A&M 21-7 54 21
24. Mississippi State 20-6 36 RV
25. Virginia Tech 21-3 29 RV
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
Dropped Out: South Alabama (23), NC State (25)
New to Poll: Mississippi State (RV), Virginia Tech (RV)
Others receiving votes: UAB (24), South Alabama (22), North Carolina (9), South Carolina (9), Notre Dame (7), NC State (6), Texas (4), Ohio State (3), Cal State Northridge (2), Pittsburgh (2), Kent State (1)
