ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
HOW THE TOP 25 FARED
Week 5 – March 5-11, 2012
1. California (21-0)
3/7 UC Davis W, 11-3 (6)
@ Bayer CropScience Classic in Fresno, Calif.
3/10 San Diego State W, 12-0 (5)
Butler W, 14-1 (5)
3/11 Purdue W, 9-1 (6)
Fresno State W, 8-5
Last Week
@ DeMarini Invitational in Fullerton, Calif.
3/2 Florida International W, 8-1
Southern Miss W, 8-0 (5)
3/3 East Carolina W, 11-3 (5)
Northwestern W, 5-1
2. Alabama (21-0, 3-0 SEC)
3/7 Samford W, 7-3
3/9 @ Kentucky W, 3-1 (9)
3/10 @ Kentucky W, 9-1 (5)
3/11 @ Kentucky W, 12-2 (6)
Last Week
Host of Easton Alabama Invite in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
3/2 Maryland W, 19-1 (5)
3/3 Massachusetts W, 8-0 (6)
Maryland W, 9-1
3/4 UAB W, 4-1
3. Washington (23-1)
Host of Husky Softball Classic in Seattle, Wash.
3/10 Seattle University W, 8-0 (6)
North Dakota W, 4-0
3/11 North Dakota W, 12-4 (5)
Seattle University W, 4-0
Last Week
@ Louisville Slugger Classic in Stockton, Calif.
3/2 Sacramento State W, 9-0 (5)
Delaware W, 12-0 (5)
3/3 Pacific W, 5-4
Delaware W, 5-0
3/4 Pacific W, 6-4
4. Florida (23-2, 4-1 SEC)
3/7 @ Mississippi State W, 1-0
@ Mississippi State W, 8-5
3/9 @ No. 9 Tennessee L, 1-0
3/10 @ No. 9 Tennessee W, 5-2
3/11 @ No. 9 Tennessee W, 1-0
Last Week
3/1 Eastern Michigan W, 2-1 (8)
Host of Lipton Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.
3/2 Eastern Michigan W, 16-0 (5)
Gardner-Webb W, 9-0 (5)
3/3 Gardner-Webb W, 14-0 (5)
Tennessee State W, 8-0 (5)
3/4 Campbell W, 4-0
5. Arizona State (25-2)
3/6 Creighton W, 12-3 (6)
Host of Diamond Devil Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.
3/9 Valparaiso W, 6-2
East Carolina W, 9-1 (6)
3/10 Pacific W, 7-4
3/11 New Mexico State W, 13-5 (6)
Last Week
3/1 Wichita State W, 11-0 (5)
Host of Wilson/DeMarini Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.
3/2 North Dakota State W, 10-2 (5)
Boise State W, 4-0
3/3 Wichita State W, 9-0 (5)
Howard W, 15-3 (6)
3/4 Creighton W, 3-1 (8)
6. Texas (19-1, 2-0 Big 12)
3/6 Texas Tech W, 8-0 (6)
3/7 Texas Tech W, 2-1
Last Week
2/29 Texas State W, 5-0
Texas State W, 7-0
3/2 Sam Houston State W, 5-0
3/3 Sam Houston State W, 6-2
3/4 Sam Houston State W, 14-0 (5)
7. Georgia (21-3, 2-1 SEC)
3/7 Furman W, 8-0 (6)
3/9 @ Mississippi State L, 5-3
3/10 @ Mississippi State W, 2-0
3/11 @ Mississippi State W, 5-0
Last Week
2/29 Gardner-Webb W, 14-1 (5)
Host of the Bulldog Invitational in Athens, Ga.
3/2 Cleveland State W, 4-2
Rutgers W, 12-1 (5)
3/3 Ohio W, 7-3
Minnesota W, 5-2
3/4 Mercer W, 2-0
8. Oklahoma (20-3)
3/6 Austin Peay W, 8-0 (5)
Host of Courtyard Norman Oklahoma Spring Festival in Norman, Okla.
3/9 Wichita State W, 13-0 (5)
Indiana W, 14-0 (5)
3/10 Wichita State W, 5-0
Indiana Cancelled
3/11 Indiana W, 4-1
Indiana W, 12-1 (5)
Last Week
2/29 @ North Texas W, 4-1
3/2 LSU W, 7-0
@ The Preview in Oklahoma City, Okla.
3/3 LSU W, 5-0
Iowa W, 6-3
In Norman
3/4 Iowa W, 4-2
9. Tennessee (15-5, 1-2 SEC)
3/9 No. 4 Florida W, 1-0
3/10 No. 4 Florida L, 5-2
3/11 No. 4 Florida L, 1-0
Last Week
2/29 Georgia Southern Postponed
Georgia Southern Postponed
Host of Tennessee Classic in Knoxville, Tenn.
3/3 Memphis W, 7-0
ETSU W, 8-0 (6)
3/4 Murray State W, 8-0 (5)
Middle Tennessee W, 6-3
10. Stanford (25-3)
3/7 @ St. Mary’s W, 9-6
Host of Stanford Louisville Slugger Classic in Stanford, Calif.
3/9 Ole Miss W, 13-5
James Madison W, 4-0
3/10 Colorado State W, 11-0 (5)
Ole Miss W, 8-4
3/11 Cal Poly W, 10-0 (5)
San Jose State W, 7-2
Last Week
@ DeMarini Invitational in Fullerton, Calif.
3/2 Indiana W, 7-3 (8)
Northwestern W, 1-0
3/3 Florida International W, 10-0 (5)
3/4 Michigan State W, 11-0 (5)
East Carolina W, 3-1
11. Louisiana-Lafayette (21-0, 2-0 Conference USA)
3/7 @ Houston W, 12-7 (9)
@ Houston W, 3-2
3/10 North Texas W, 7-6 (10)
North Texas W, 5-4 (9)
North Texas W, 11-4
Last Week
Host of the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational in Lafayette, La.
3/2 Texas A&M CC W, 3-0
3/3 Kentucky W, 5-4
Nicholls State W, 15-1 (5)
3/4 Texas A&M CC W, 19-1 (5)
Stephen F. Austin W, 14-3
12. Missouri (16-3)
Host of DeMarini Invitational in Columbia, Mo.
3/9 Alcorn State W, 14-1 (5)
Boise State W, 8-0 (5)
3/10 Alcorn State W, 9-1 (5)
Boise State W, 8-0 (5)
3/11 Alcorn State W, 9-0 (5)
North Illinois W, 8-0 (5)
Last Week
@ Missouri Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
3/3 Saint Louis W, 10-0 (5)
SEMO W, 9-0 (5)
3/4 Missouri State W, 3-1
UMKC W, 6-0
13. Arizona (16-4)
3/10 @ No. 16 Baylor Cancelled
3/11 @ No. 16 Baylor Cancelled
@ No. 16 Baylor Cancelled
Last Week
3/2 College of Charleston W, 9-0 (5)
3/3 College of Charleston W, 8-0 (5)
3/4 College of Charleston W, 5-0
14. Michigan (16-7)
@ Red and Black Tournament in Louisville, Ky.
3/10 No. 17 Louisville L, 2-1
Saint Louis W, 6-3
3/11 Illinois State L, 5-1
Last Week
2/29 @ USF L, 2-0
@ the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
3/2 No. 16 UCLA W, 5-3
No. 17 Auburn W, 4-0
3/3 Syracuse L, 4-2
Virginia W, 7-1
3/4 Temple W, 4-3
15. Oregon (18-3)
@ Bayer CropScience Classic in Fresno, Calif.
3/9 Butler W, 6-0
Fresno State W, 5-4
3/10 Connecticut W, 9-3
Purdue W, 9-1
3/11 San Diego State W, 6-0
Last Week
@ The Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
3/2 Illinois State W, 5-2
No. 11 Baylor L, 2-1
3/3 Purdue W, 8-1
Pittsburgh W, 3-2 (8)
3/4 Virginia W, 6-2
No. 24 North Carolina W, 5-4
16. Baylor (16-5)
3/6 Louisiana Tech W, 3-1
Louisiana Tech W, 3-1
3/10 No. 13 Arizona Cancelled
3/11 No. 13 Arizona Cancelled
No. 13 Arizona Cancelled
Last Week
@ the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
3/2 No. 18 Oregon W, 2-1
No. 24 North Carolina W, 2-0
3/3 No. 16 UCLA L, 10-6
Illinois State L, 6-4
3/4 Syracuse L, 2-1
17. Louisville (18-0)
Host of Red and Black Tournament in Louisville, Ky.
3/10 Saint Louis W, 9-0 (5)
No. 14 Michigan W, 2-1
3/11 Saint Louis W, 9-0 (5)
Last Week
@ the Tennessee Classic in Knoxville, Tenn.
3/2 Middle Tennessee W, 10-1 (5)
3/3 Memphis W, 11-0 (6)
3/4 Boston W, 2-0
18. UCLA (20-6)
3/7 Michigan State W, 14-3 (5)
@ Long Beach State Invitational in Lakewood, Calif.
3/9 Eastern Kentucky W, 9-1 (6)
Long Beach State W, 14-0 (5)
3/10 Charleston Southern W, 9-1 (5)
3/11 Pittsburgh W, 5-3
Utah State W, 2-0
Last Week
@ the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
3/2 No. 15 Michigan L, 5-3
Fordham W, 9-5
3/3 No. 11 Baylor W, 10-6
No. 17 Auburn L, 11-1
3/4 Hofstra W, 9-4
T19. Auburn (21-3)
Host of War Eagle Classic in Auburn, Ala.
3/9 Louisiana Tech W, 3-0
George Washington W, 3-0
3/10 Drexel W, 13-0 (5)
Evansville W, 3-1
3/11 Presbyterian W, 8-0 (5)
Last Week
@ the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
3/2 Syracuse W, 5-0
No. 15 Michigan L, 4-0
3/3 No. 24 North Carolina L, 1-0 (8)
No. 16 UCLA W, 11-1
3/4 Penn State L, 3-2
T19. Hawaii (20-0*)
*Does not include results from 3/11 against Marist
3/6 No. 22 Florida State Cancelled
Host of Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii
3/10 SIU W, 7-1
Radford W, 4-0
3/11 Robert Morris W, 9-0
Marist
Last Week
Host of the Hawaii Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii
3/2 Radford W, 11-3 (6)
3/3 UC Santa Barbara W, 5-0
No. 20 Florida State W, 2-1
3/4 Radford W, 5-1
No. 20 Florida State W, 1-0
21. Texas A&M (16-7)
Host of Aggie Invitational in College Station, Texas
3/8 Monmouth W, 6-5
3/10 North Dakota State W, 6-0
Liberty Cancelled
Last Week
2/29 @ Sam Houston State W, 4-1
Host of Texas A&M Invitational in College Station, Tex.
3/2 Nebraska W, 6-0
Texas State W, 3-2
3/3 Houston L, 3-2
Nebraska W, 4-1
3/4 Houston W, 3-2
22. Florida State (20-3, 3-0 ACC)
3/6 @ No. T19 Hawaii Cancelled
3/10 North Carolina State W, 7-1
North Carolina State W, 8-0 (5)
3/11 North Carolina State W, 6-0
Last Week
@ Hawaii Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii
3/2 US Santa Barbara W, 5-1
3/3 Radford L, 3-2
No. 22 Hawaii L, 2-1
3/4 UC Santa Barbara W, 13-4 (6)
No. 22 Hawaii L, 1-0
T23. North Carolina (17-7)
@ Long Beach Classic in Long Beach, Calif.
3/8 Eastern Kentucky W, 8-3
Oregon State L, 8-1
3/9 UNLV W, 5-0
Utah State W, 11-2
3/10 Long Beach State L, 6-0
Last Week
2/29 UNC-Wilmington W, 3-2
@ Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
3/2 Syracuse L, 6-2
No. 11 Baylor L, 2-0
3/3 No. 17 Auburn W, 1-0 (8)
Fordham W, 3-2
3/4 No. 18 Oregon L, 5-4
T23. Syracuse (12-8)
@ USF Under Armour Showcase in Clearwater, Fla.
3/9 Miami (Ohio) W, 1-0
USC Upstate L, 3-1
3/10 Boston University L, 1-0
Kennesaw State W, 8-1
3/11 Virginia Tech W, 5-0
Last Week
@ Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
3/2 No. 24 North Carolina W, 6-2
No. 17 Auburn L, 5-0
3/3 Virginia W, 3-1
No. 15 Michigan W, 4-2
3/4 No. 11 Baylor W, 2-1
25. South Florida (19-4)
3/7 Central Michigan W, 6-2
Central Michigan W, 5-2
Host of USF Under Armour Showcase in Tampa/Clearwater, Fla.
3/9 Penn State W, 7-0
Virginia Tech W, 2-0
3/10 Central Connecticut W, 10-0
3/11 Toledo W, 2-0
Last Week
2/29 No. 15 Michigan W, 2-0
Host of the USF Under Armour Invitational in Tampa, Fla.
3/3 Boston W, 6-3
Loyola Marymount L, 6-4
3/4 Harvard W, 4-2
Miami L, 2-1 (8)
RECEIVING VOTES
RV New Mexico (17-3)
Did not play
Last Week
Host of University of New Mexico Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.
3/2 North Dakota W, 8-0 (6)
CSU Bakersfield W, 8-0 (6)
3/3 North Dakota W, 13-8
CSU Bakersfield W, 18-11
3/4 Utah L, 6-1
RV DePaul (14-5)
@ Florida International Tournament in Miami, Fla.
3/9 Florida International W, 7-3
Delaware W, 5-1
3/10 Delaware W, 12-0 (5)
Florida International L, 3-2 (8)
Last Week
Did not play
RV Arkansas (17-6, 1-4 SEC)
3/7 Ole Miss L, 13-0 (5)
Ole Miss L, 7-6
3/9 @ South Carolina W, 5-4 (8)
3/10 @ South Carolina L, 7-2
3/11 @ South Carolina L, 8-7
Last Week
3/2 Drake W, 5-4
Host of the Woo Pig Classic in Fayetteville, Ark.
3/3 Butler W, 3-1
Drake W, 8-6
3/4 IUPUI W, 3-1
Butler W, 6-5 (8)
RV Georgia Tech (15-12, 0-3 ACC)
3/6 Western Carolina W, 4-2
Western Carolina W, 9-4
3/8 SIUE W, 9-1
3/10 Virginia L, 3-1
Virginia L, 13-2
3/11 Virginia L, 3-1
Last Week
2/29 @ Georgia State L, 2-1
@ Buzz Classic in Woodstock, Ga.
3/2 Winthrop W, 5-0
3/3 Western Kentucky W, 5-3
Tennessee-Martin W, 8-6 (8)
3/4 Southern Louisiana W, 8-0 (6)
Elon L, 6-3
RV Kentucky (10-11, 0-3 SEC)
3/9 No. 2 Alabama L, 3-1 (9)
3/10 No. 2 Alabama L, 9-1 (5)
3/11 No. 2 Alabama L, 12-2 (6)
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV BYU (13-7)
Did not play
Last Week
3/1 @ San Diego State L, 1-0
@ San Diego Classic in San Diego, Calif.
3/2 Cal State Northridge W, 4-1
St. Joseph’s W, 3-2 (8)
3/3 Long Beach State W, 2-1
Charlotte W, 9-0 (5)
RV Mississippi State (15-9, 1-4 SEC)
3/7 No. 4 Florida L, 1-0
No. 4 Florida L, 8-5
3/9 No. 7 Georgia W, 5-3
3/10 No. 7 Georgia L, 2-0
3/11 No. 7 Georgia L, 5-0
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Oregon State (21-7)
@ Long Beach State Invitational in Lakewood, Calif.
3/8 T23 North Carolina W, 8-1
Long Beach State W, 12-2
3/9 Pittsburgh W, 3-2
3/10 Michigan State W, 5-2
Notre Dame L, 8-1
In Northridge, Calif.
3/11 Harvard L, 3-2
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Kansas (20-2)
@ Osprey Classic in Jacksonville, Fla.
3/9 Delaware State W, 5-2
Delaware State W, 17-1 (5)
3/10 North Florida W, 1-0
Delaware State W, 6-1
3/11 North Florida W, 7-3
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV SC Upstate (20-4)
@ USF Under Armour Showcase in Clearwater, Fla.
3/9 Villanova L, 2-1
No. T23 Syracuse W, 3-1
3/10 Penn State W, 2-0
Boston University L, 4-2
3/11 Central Michigan L, 10-3
Last Week
2/28 @ Furman W, 3-0
@ Furman W, 4-0
Host of Subway Spartan Classic in Spartansburg, S.C.
3/2 Dayton W, 4-2
N.C. Central W, 8-2
3/3 Dayton L, 3-1
N.C. Central W, 8-0 (5)
3/4 Appalachian State W, 7-2
RV UMASS (7-7)
Did not play
Last Week
@ Easton Alabama Invite in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
3/2 Maryland W, 16-6
UAB Cancelled
3/3 No. 2 Alabama L, 8-0
UAB L, 19-0 (5)
3/4 Maryland W, 4-1
RV Utah (17-5)
@ Florida Gulf Coast Tournament in Ft. Meyers, Fla.
3/9 Georgetown W, 5-1
Florida Gulf Coast L, 2-0
3/10 Howard W, 5-1
Stony Brook L, 1-0 (8)
