March 1 NFCA D1 poll

2016 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll (Week 3)

The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference.

Rankings


1 Florida (32) 16-0 800 1
2 Michigan 12-2 738 2
3 Auburn 15-1 728 3
4 Alabama 15-1 718 4
5 LSU 13-2 659 5
6 Louisiana 14-1 644 6
7 Oregon 12-4 568 7
8 Washington 12-3 546 9
9 Georgia 13-1 524 8
10 James Madison 12-1 521 10
11 Texas A&M 17-1 455 16
12 Florida State 12-3 424 13
13 UCLA 9-6 411 11
14 Oklahoma 10-4 402 12
15 Arizona 11-5 344 15
16 Tennessee 10-5 308 14
17 Kentucky 14-2 292 18
18 Missouri 9-2 267 17
19 Arizona State 14-2 224 19
20 Minnesota 10-4 204 21
21 Notre Dame 12-3 162 23
22 Fresno State 12-3 108 20
23 Nebraska 10-3 85
24 Baylor 11-3 64
25 UCF 7-8 48 22

Others receiving votes:

Oregon State (45), California (41), Texas (30), Florida Atlantic (18), Mississippi State (16), South Alabama (3), Kent State (1), Long Beach State (1), McNeese State (1)

Dropped out:

No. 24 Texas, No. 25 California

And here's the ESPN poll:

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

2016 Season – Week 3 – March 1, 2016

Rank
Team 2016 Record Points Previous Ranking
1. Florida (18) 16-0 498 1
2. Alabama 15-1 458 4
3. Michigan 12-2 456 2
4. Auburn 15-1 443 3
5. Louisiana 14-1 411 6
6. LSU 13-2 397 5
7. Washington 12-3 358 8
8. Oregon 12-4 347 7
9. Texas A&M (1) 17-1 330 14
10. James Madison 12-1 317 T12
11. Georgia 13-1 316 9
12. Florida State 13-3 258 15
13. Oklahoma 10-4 246 11
14. Missouri 9-2 237 T12
15. UCLA 9-6 230 10
16. Kentucky 14-2 200 T17
17. Arizona State 15-2 171 T17
18. Arizona 11-5 156 16
19. Minnesota 10-4 143 22
20. Tennessee 10-5 126 19
21. Fresno State 12-3 79 20
T22. Baylor 11-3 62 24
T22. Oregon State 14-2 62 RV
24. Texas 14-2 53 21
25. Notre Dame 12-3 42 25

Parenthesis denotes first place votes.



New to Poll: Oregon State (RV), Notre Dame (RV)

Dropped Out: Mississippi State (23), California (25)





Others receiving votes: Nebraska (36), Mississippi State (20), Utah (16), California (13), USC Upstate (9), UT Arlington (7), Ohio State (2), Long Beach State (1)




*The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll is voted on by coaching representatives of 10 Division I Conferences in the 15 ASA/USA Softball Regions as well as members of the National and Local media who consistently cover Division I Softball across the country.

James Madison is off to an incredible start. They are 12-1, with their only loss being 2-1 to Alabama. They have victories over Tennessee (9-0!), UCF, and Auburn. Will have to keep an eye on them the rest of the season.

I am rooting for UABF. The University of Anyone but Florida.

And surprisingly UABF is a 10-1 long shot to win the title.

Pitcher Megan Good of James Madison should change her name to Really Good.

Did you modify the polls yourself, or did you copy and paste them from UCF's site?

copy and paste. Are these not accurate? Didn't think to verify.

CLM265 said:

Pitcher Megan Good of James Madison should change her name to Really Good.

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She REALLY impressed me last season while a freshman.
(while dominating my local Binghamton Bearcats in their first bid in the regionals ever... let's hope that they can return again this year!)
Solid mechanics. Tall, lanky frame. Great velocity. Decent arsenal of pitches.

I predicted pre-season that JM should be a "sleeper" pick for the year-end championship tournament.
I guess they "woke up" earlier than that? lol!

29dad said:

copy and paste. Are these not accurate? Didn't think to verify.

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On the UCS site, when the poster posts the polls, he drops the Lafayette on Louisiana-Lafayette. It's just something that I notice. You're all good.