by billysidelines » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:47 pm
New NFCA poll out today 2/14.
The Sun Devils tumbled to #5 after 2 losses, including the one to McNeese St, which made it into the "Others receiving..."
Washington crashed the Top 10 moving up 5 slots to #7, while Tennessee, Michigan, UCLA and Texas also made big moves upward.
Arizona had a big drop from #8 to #16 as pitching questions surface right out of the gate, with rumors that Candrea is looking to TN transfer Spigner as his 3rd wing.
Georgia and Oklahoma State also fell into the middle of the poll, despite single losses.
Kentucky dropped 9 slots from #13 to #22, deservedly after looking lackluster in Westwood.
Barely making the cut were Nebraska and LSU after going .500 over the weekend.
The ESPN poll (bottom) showed overall similar movement, but named Cal #1 and Alabama #2, while placing Florida #3, and dropping ASU to #6. UCLA is in the Top 10 at #7, and McNeese State was snubbed.
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Florida (16) 5-0 726 2
2 Alabama (3) 4-0 709 3
3 California (10) 4-0 706 4
4 Oklahoma 5-0 654 5
5 Arizona State (1) 5-2 583 1
6 Missouri 0-0 562 6
7 Washington 5-0 524 12
8 Stanford 4-1 497 9
9 Baylor 4-1 481 7
10 Tennessee 5-1 457 14
11 Michigan 4-0 426 15
12 UCLA 4-0 414 19
13 Texas 5-0 392 18
14 Georgia 4-1 381 10
15 Oklahoma State 4-1 360 11
16 Arizona 3-3 315 8
17 Houston 5-0 302 20
18 Texas A&M 3-2 259 17
19 Oregon 3-2 176 16
20 Louisiana-Lafay 3-0 164 23
21 Louisville 5-0 132 25
22 Kentucky 1-3 110 13
23 Georgia Tech 4-1 108
24 Nebraska 3-3 98 21
25 LSU 2-2 47 22
Others receiving votes:
North Carolina 35, Hawai‘i 34, Florida St. 21, Tulsa 21, New Mexico 12, Northwestern 8, Mississippi St. 7, New Mexico St. 6, Syracuse 6, Oregon St. 4, Auburn 3, BYU 3, McNeese St. 3, USF 3, Notre Dame 1
Dropped out:
No. 24 Tulsa
#ESPN.COM/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25#
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ESPN.COM/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
(Records through February 13, 2012)
TEAM PTS PVS
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1. CALIFORNIA (14) (4-0) 491 3
2. ALABAMA (3) (4-0) 476 2
3. FLORIDA (3) (5-0) 455 4
4. OKLAHOMA (5-0) 431 6
5. MISSOURI (0-0) 402 5
6. ARIZONA ST (5-2) 389 1
7. TENNESSEE (5-1) 379 9
8. UCLA (4-0) 341 13
9. WASHINGTON (5-0) 314 14
10. BAYLOR (4-1) 305 7
11. MICHIGAN (4-0) 294 16
12. STANFORD (4-1) 292 10
13. TEXAS (5-0) 253 19
14. GEORGIA (4-1) 231 12
15. TEXAS A&M (3-2) 211 15
16. ARIZONA (3-3) 191 8
17. HOUSTON (5-0) 162 22
18. OKLAHOMA ST (4-1) 159 16
19. OREGON (3-2) 147 11
20. GEORGIA TECH (4-1) 139 23
21. UL LAFAYETTE (3-0) 79 24
22. NEBRASKA (3-3) 62 20
23. LOUISVILLE (5-0) 50 NR
24. KENTUCKY (1-3) 40 18
25. NORTH CAROLINA (4-0) 35 NR
Dropped Out: No. 20 LSU, No. 25 NOTRE DAME
Others Receiving Votes: LSU 26, NOTRE DAME 24, SOUTH FLORIDA
21, SYRACUSE 20, FLORIDA ST 19, AUBURN 18, BYU 18, OHIO ST
9, HAWAII 6, TULSA 4, SAN DIEGO ST 3, MISSISSIPPI ST 3,
VIRGINIA TECH 1.