ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
HOW THE TOP 25 FARED
Week 3 – February 20-26, 2012
1. California (12-0)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/24 Fordham W, 5-0
2/25 New Mexico State W, 2-0
Cal Poly W, 4-1
2/26 Cal State Northridge W, 7-0
Last Week
@ Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas, Nev.
2/17 DePaul W, 2-0
2/18 San Jose State W, 7-0
UC Riverdale W, 10-0 (5)
2/19 LSU W, 14-3 (5)
2. Alabama (13-0)
2/21 UAB W, 8-1
Host of Easton Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2/24 East Carolina W, 4-2
North Dakota State W, 9-4
2/25 East Carolina W, 9-4
North Dakota State W, 3-2
2/26 So. Illinois – Edwardsville W, 8-0 (5)
Last Week
@ SEC/ACC/Big XII Challenge in Auburn, Ala.
2/17 No. 20 Georgia Tech W, 12-9
2/18 Virginia Tech W, 7-3
No. 4 Oklahoma Cancelled
2/19 No. 18 Oklahoma State W, 3-1
3. Florida (13-1)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 No. 14 Texas A&M W, 6-4
No. 7 Washington L, 5-2
2/24 BYU W, 3-0
No. 8 Texas W, 5-1
2/25 Boise State W, 3-0
Last Week
2/15 Jacksonville W, 10-2 (6)
2/17 Michigan State W, 8-0 (5)
2/18 Michigan State W, 11-1 (5)
2/19 Michigan State W, 15-4 (5)
4. Arizona State (14-2)
2/24 Central Connecticut W, 8-0 (5)
2/25 Central Connecticut W, 10-0 (5)
Central Connecticut W, 11-1 (5)
2/26 Central Connecticut W, 14-2 (5)
Last Week
Host of Littlewood Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
2/17 Central Michigan W, 7-0
Iowa W, 5-2
2/18 Minnesota W, 12-0 (6)
Iowa State W, 9-0 (5)
2/19 Illinois State W, 14-3 (5)
5. UCLA (11-4)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/24 No. 13 Georgia L, 13-4 (5)
2/25 Fresno State L, 6-3
No. 8 Texas L, 5-4
2/26 No. 11 Missouri L, 7-5 (6) – called due to flight rule
Syracuse W, 6-3
Last Week
2/14 Loyola Marymount W, 24-2 (5)
2/15 Cal State Fullerton Cancelled
@ Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego, Calif.
2/17 UC Davis W, 7-1
Boise State W, 4-1
2/18 UCF W, 3-1
2/19 UC Santa Barbara W, 8-0 (6)
San Diego State W, 1-0
6. Oklahoma (9-3)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 San Diego State W, 5-0
UC Davis W, 10-5 (5)
2/24 No. 15 Stanford L, 5-0 (5)
Boise State W, 9-0 (5)
2/25 No. 13 Georgia L, 3-2
Last Week
@ SEC/ACC/Big XII Challenge in Auburn, Ala.
2/17 Virginia Tech W, 10-0 (5)
No. 20 Georgia Tech L, 1-0
2/18 No. 2 Alabama Cancelled
Auburn Cancelled
7. Washington (14-1)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 No. 3 Florida W, 5-2
2/24 No. 14 Texas A&M W, 8-2
No. 13 Georgia W, 7-5
2/25 No. 11 Missouri L, 2-0
2/26 No. 22 Nebraska W, 6-3
Last Week
@ Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego, Calif.
2/17 UCF W, 1-0 (10)
San Diego W, 5-0
2/18 UC Santa Barbara W, 9-0 (5)
Boise State W, 7-4
2/19 UC Davis W, 11-3 (5)
8. Texas (12-1)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 Cal State Northridge W, 4-0
San Diego State W, 2-1
2/24 No. 3 Florida L, 5-1
2/25 No. 5 UCLA W, 5-4
2/26 No. 22 Nebraska W, 3-0
Last Week
2/15 Texas A&M CC W, 6-5
Host of Tim Warner Classic in Austin, Tex.
2/18 Pittsburgh W, 7-2
Illinois Cancelled
2/19 No. 7 Tennessee W, 3-2 (9)
Illinois Cancelled
9. Tennessee (10-3)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla.
2/24 Winthrop L, 2-1
No. 17 Georgia Tech W, 9-0
2/25 Illinois State W, 6-0
Hofstra W, 3-2
2/26 UMass W, 5-0
Last Week
@ Time Warner Classic in Austin, Tex.
2/17 Illinois W, 10-7
2/18 Pittsburgh Cancelled
2/19 No. 13 Texas L, 3-2 (9)
10. Baylor (12-2)
2/21 Northwestern State W, 3-0
Northwestern State W, 3-0
Host of Fairfield Inn North Texas Shootout in Waco, Texas
2/24 UTEP W, 11-1 (5)
Stephen F. Austin W, 6-3
2/25 Texas State L, 1-0
North Texas W, 3-2
2/26 North Texas W, 2-1
Last Week
2/19 Texas A&M CC W, 6-1
Texas A&M CC W, 3-0
11. Missouri (6-3)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/24 UC Davis W, 8-0 (5)
2/25 No. 22 Nebraska L, 6-4
No. 7 Washington W, 2-0
2/26 Northwestern L, 7-1
No. 5 UCLA W, 7-5 (6) – called due to flight rule
Last Week
@ Quality Inn Classic in Troy, Ala.
2/17 Ball State W, 3-2
Troy W, 4-0
2/18 Eastern Kentucky L, 6-5 (10)
2/19 ETSU W, 9-3
12. Michigan (11-3)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla.
2/24 Illinois State W, 3-1
UMass L, 1-0
2/25 Hofstra W, 3-2
No. 18 ULL L, 10-7
2/26 Mississippi State W, 3-1
Last Week
@ Florida Atlantic Kickoff Classic in Boca Raton, Fla.
2/17 Maryland L, 7-3
Long Island W, 4-0
2/18 No. 24 Kentucky W, 3-0
Florida Atlantic W, 2-0
2/19 Wright State W, 4-0
13. Georgia (12-2)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 No. 16 Arizona W, 3-0
Cal State Fullerton W, 12-5
2/24 No. 7 Washington L, 7-5
No. 5 UCLA W, 13-4
2/25 No. 6 Oklahoma W, 3-2
Last Week
Host of Georgia Softball Classic in Athens, Ga.
2/17 Connecticut W, 8-1
Tennessee Tech W, 6-1
2/18 Western Illinois W, 2-0
Buffalo W, 8-0 (5)
2/19 Winthrop Cancelled
14. Texas A&M (9-6)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 No. 3 Florida L, 6-4
New Mexico L, 15-3 (6)
2/24 No. 7 Washington L, 8-2
BYU W, 14-8 (8)
2/25 Pacific L, 2-0
Last Week
2/15 Sam Houston State W, 7-4
Host of the Aggie Classic in College Station, Tex.
2/17 North Carolina State W, 1-0
Tulsa Cancelled
2/18 North Carolina State W, 3-2
2/19 Tulsa W, 5-1
UTSA W, 3-1
15. Stanford (13-3)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/24 Long Island W, 3-0
No. 6 Oklahoma W, 5-0
2/25 Long Beach State W, 3-0
2/26 New Mexico State W, 5-2
San Diego State W, 8-3
Last Week
2/15 @ UC Davis L, 2-1
Host of Stanford Nike Invitational in Stanford, Calif.
2/17 Pacific W, 5-0
Bradley W, 3-2
2/18 Nevada L, 11-3 (5)
Nevada W, 8-2
2/19 Bradley W, 3-0
16. Arizona (13-4)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 Fresno State W, 9-0 (6)
No. 13 Georgia L, 3-0
2/24 Oklahoma State W, 8-0 (6)
2/25 Fordham W, 3-2
Syracuse W, 5-0
2/26 Long Beach State W, 4-0
Last Week
Host of Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson, Ariz.
2/17 UAB W, 7-0
North Dakota W, 14-2 (5)
2/18 Western Kentucky W, 6-4
Southern Utah W, 9-1 (5)
2/19 Southern Utah W, 8-0 (5)
17. Georgia Tech (8-7)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla.
2/24 DePaul L, 4-2
No. 9 Tennessee L, 9-0
2/25 UMass L, 1-0
Mississippi State L, 5-3
2/26 Illinois State W, 6-0
Last Week
2/15 Furman W, 4-2
Furman W, 8-2
@ SEC/ACC/Big XII Challenge in Auburn, Ala.
2/17 No. 2 Alabama L, 12-9
No. 4 Oklahoma W, 1-0
2/18 No. 18 Oklahoma State Cancelled
2/19 Auburn L, 12-5
18. Louisiana-Lafayette (12-0)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla.
2/24 Mississippi State W, 6-3
Hofstra W, 5-4
2/25 Boston University W, 5-1
No. 12 Michigan W, 10-7
2/26 Winthrop W, 6-1
Last Week
Host of Mardi Gras Invitational in Lafayette, La.
2/17 UTEP W, 11-1 (5)
Northwestern W, 6-4
2/18 No. 25 North Carolina Cancelled
Northwestern State Cancelled
2/19 Louisiana Tech W, 9-0 (6)
Northwestern W, 10-0 (6)
19. Auburn (13-0)
@ Florida Atlantic Tournament in Boca Raton, Fla.
2/24 Florida A&M W, 9-0 (5)
Florida Atlantic W, 6-1
2/25 Michigan State W, 4-1
Florida International W, 2-1
2/26 Loyola Marymount W, 10-2
Last Week
Host of SEC/ACC/Big XII Challenge in Auburn, Ala.
2/17 No. 18 Oklahoma State W, 8-0 (5)
2/18 No. 4 Oklahoma Cancelled
2/19 Virginia Tech W, 1-0
No. 20 Georgia Tech W, 12-5
20. Louisville (12-0)
2/24 Creighton W, 8-0 (6)
2/25 Creighton W, 7-0
Creighton W, 4-0
Last Week
@ East Carolina University Tournament in Greenville, N.C.
2/17 Virginia W, 2-1
East Carolina W, 5-0
2/18 UNC Greensboro W, 5-4
Hofstra W, 7-6 (9)
2/19 Fordham Cancelled
21. Oregon (8-2)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/24 No. 22 Nebraska W, 4-3
2/25 Oklahoma State W, 8-0
Northwestern W, 10-6
2/26 New Mexico State W, 7-1
Cal Poly W, 11-1 (6)
Last Week
Did not play
22. Nebraska (9-7)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/24 No. 21 Oregon L, 4-3
2/25 Cal Poly L, 14-7
No. 11 Missouri W, 6-4
2/26 No. 8 Texas L, 3-0
No. 7 Washington L, 6-3
Last Week
@ Troy Cox Classic in Las Cruces, N.M.
2/17 Colorado State W, 10-2 (6)
New Mexico State W, 15-2
2/18 Weber State W, 12-4 (5)
Stephen F. Austin W, 9-0 (5)
2/19 New Mexico State W, 10-2 (5)
23. Houston (9-5)
@ UC Santa Barbara Tournament in Santa Barbara, Calif.
2/23 UC Santa Barbara L, 6-1
UC Santa Barbara L, 5-3
2/24 San Diego L, 3-1
2/25 UNLV W, 11-7
Nevada W, 2-1
Last Week
Host of Hilton Houston Plaza Classic in Houston, Texas
2/18 Louisiana-Monroe W, 9-0 (5)
McNeese State L, 6-5
2/19 Louisiana-Monroe W, 13-0 (5)
McNeese State L, 5-4
24. North Carolina (11-2)
2/22 Longwood W, 16-0
Longwood W, 10-5
Host of Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C.
2/25 Notre Dame L, 6-5
Minnesota W, 1-0
2/26 Notre Dame L, 9-3
Penn State W, 11-3
Last Week
@ Mardi Gras Invitational in Lafayette, La.
2/17 UTEP W, 7-6
Northwestern State W, 1-0
2/19 Northwestern W, 5-0
25. Florida State (15-0)
@ Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
2/24 St. John’s W, 5-1
Wisconsin W, 6-2
2/25 Southern Illinois W, 2-0
Marshall W, 4-1
2/26 Wisconsin W, 2-1
Last Week
2/15 LSU Cancelled
Host of Seminole Classic in Tallahassee, Fla.
2/17 Western Carolina W, 9-1 (5)
2/18 Coastal Carolina W, 6-1
North Dakota State W, 2-1
2/19 Mercer W, 3-0
RECEIVING VOTES
RV Hawaii (12-0)
Did not play
Last Week
2/13 UMKC W, 1-0
@ Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas, Nev.
2/16 Memphis W, 9-1 (6)
2/17 Portland State W, 11-3
UC Riverside W, 8-0 (5)
2/18 CSU Northridge W, 8-0 (6)
Idaho State W, 14-0 (5)
2/19 UNLV W, 12-2 (5)
RV Oklahoma State (6-7)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 Pacific L, 5-0
BYU W, 3-2
2/24 Northwestern W, 4-3
No. 16 Arizona L, 8-0 (6)
2/25 Oregon L, 8-0
Last Week
@ SEC/ACC/Big XII Challenge in Auburn, Ala.
2/17 Virginia Tech L, 3-0
Auburn L, 8-0 (5)
2/18 No. 20 Georgia Tech Cancelled
2/19 No. 2 Alabama L, 3-1
RV South Florida (10-2)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla.
2/24 Illinois W, 8-0
Mississippi State W, 1-0
2/25 Boston University L, 5-3
Illinois State W, 6-3
2/26 Illinois State W, 1-0
Last Week
Host of USF Invitational in Tampa, Fla.
2/17 Drake Cancelled
2/18 Wisconsin W, 5-0
Arkansas W, 7-6
2/19 Georgia Southern W, 2-0
RV BYU (9-6)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 Oklahoma State L, 3-2
Pacific W, 3-2
2/24 No. 3 Florida L, 3-0
No. 14 Texas A&M L, 14-8 (8)
2/25 LIU Brooklyn W, 11-4
Last Week
@ Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas, Nev.
2/16 Portland State W, 4-1
2/17 Cal State Northridge W, 11-1 (6)
Memphis W, 14-8
2/18 Indiana W, 8-7
DePaul L, 8-2
RV San Diego State (9-8)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/23 No. 6 Oklahoma L, 5-0
No. 8 Texas L, 2-1
2/24 New Mexico State W, 6-0
2/25 Iowa State L, 6-4
2/26 No. 15 Stanford L, 8-3
Cal State Northridge W, 7-1
Last Week
Host of Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego, Calif.
2/17 Notre Dame W, 8-3
Oregon State W, 7-6
2/18 UCF W, 3-2
UC Davis W, 3-0
2/19 No. 8 UCLA L, 1-0
RV Maryland (10-2)
2/22 Oakland W, 7-3
Oakland W, 10-2 (5)
@ Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
2/24 Southern Illinois W, 12-8
Marshall W, 10-2
2/25 Wisconsin W, 4-3
St. John’s L, 11-3
2/26 Marshall W, 2-1
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Syracuse (5-5)
@ Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
2/24 Pacific L, 5-2
Northwestern W, 9-3
2/25 UC Davis W, 5-3
No. 16 Arizona L, 5-0
2/26 No. 5 UCLA L, 6-3
Last Week
Did not play
RV McNeese State (11-6)
2/21 Houston Baptist W, 4-0
Houston Baptist W, 3-2 (8)
@ LSU Tiger Invitational in Baton Rouge, La.
2/25 LSU L, 2-0
Alcorn State W, 8-0 (5)
2/26 South Alabama L, 3-0
Alcorn State W, 11-0 (5)
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Mississippi State (8-5)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla.
2/24 Louisiana L, 6-3
South Florida L, 1-0
2/25 No. 17 Georgia Tech W, 5-3
DePaul L, 3-2
2/26 No. 12 Michigan L, 3-1
Last Week
2/14 @ Samford W, 6-3
Host of Bulldog Round Robin in Starkville, Miss.
2/17 SIU-Edwardsville L, 5-4
2/18 Mississippi Valley State Cancelled
2/19 SIU-Edwardsville W, 5-0
Mississippi Valley State W, 3-2
RV Kentucky (7-6)
@ Georgia Southern Invitational in Statesboro, Ga.
2/24 North Florida W, 8-3
Jacksonville State W, 2-1
2/25 Radford W, 9-5
Georgia Southern L, 2-1 (8)
Last Week
@ Florida Atlantic Kickoff Classic in Boca Raton, Fla.
2/17 Wright State W, 3-0
Florida Atlantic W, 6-3
2/18 Long Island W, 2-1
No. 11 Michigan L, 3-0
2/19 Maryland L, 2-1 (9)
RV UMass (5-5)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla.
2/24 DePaul L, 8-0 (5)
No. 12 Michigan W, 1-0
2/25 No. 17 Georgia Tech W, 1-0
Illinois L, 4-2
2/26 No. 9 Tennessee L, 5-0
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Arkansas (11-2)
Host of Arkansas Softball Tournament in Fayetteville, Ark.
2/24 Northwestern State W, 10-7
Tennessee State W, 7-0
2/25 Jackson State W, 5-4
Northwestern State W, 6-0
2/26 Jackson State W, 4-3 (8)
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Virginia Tech (9-6)
@ College of Charleston Cougar Classic in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
2/24 Lipscomb L, 2-0
Wagner W, 8-0 (5)
2/25 Louisiana-Monroe L, 2-1 (8)
College of Charleston W, 3-1
2/26 Middle Tennessee State L, 7-4
Last Week
2/14 Radford W, 9-1 (5)
@ SEC/ACC/Big XII Challenge in Auburn, Ala.
2/17 No. 18 Oklahoma State W, 3-0
No. 4 Oklahoma L, 10-0 (5)
2/18 No. 2 Alabama L, 7-3
2/19 Auburn L, 1-0
