ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll
How the Top 25 Fared – Week Five – March 7-13
1. Florida (25-1)
3/9 No. 21 LSU W, 8-1
No. 21 LSU W, 5-0
@ USF Under Armour Showcase (Tampa, Fla.)
3/11 UConn W, 9-0
Robert Morris W, 6-1
3/12 Ball State W, 21-0 (5)
No. 20 Nebraska L, 1-0
3/13 South Florida W, 10-2
Last week
Hosts Lipton Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.)
3/4 Valparaiso W, 13-4
Syracuse W, 2-0
3/5 North Dakota State W, 18-0 (5)
Pacific W, 10-2 (6)
3/6 North Dakota State W, 9-0 (5)
2. Alabama (24-1)
3/9 Georgia Tech Postponed
Hosts Easton SEC/ACC Challenge (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
3/11 North Carolina W, 3-0
3/12 Florida State W, 8-0 (5)
North Carolina W, 10-1 (5)
3/13 Florida State W, 9-2
Last week
@ Citrus Classic (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)
3/4 Notre Dame W, 4-1
#18 ULL L, 0-1
3/5 Fordham W, 3-1
#13 Oregon W, 10-0 (5)
3/6 Virginia W, 4-0
3. Georgia (21-1)
Hosts 2011 Bulldog Invitational (Athens, Ga.)
3/10 Penn State W, 8-0 (5)
3/11 No. 21 LSU W, 6-3
3/12 No. 21 LSU W, 8-0 (5)
3/13 No. 21 LSU W, 12-0 (5)
Last week
Hosts 2011 Bulldog Invitational (Athens, Ga.)
3/4 Indiana W, 2-0
Campbell W, 7-0
3/5 Cancelled Due to Rain
3/6 Chattanooga W, 4-3
4. Arizona (21-4)
3/9 Creighton W, 8-0 (6)
3/11 No. 22 Baylor L, 6-0
3/12 No. 22 Baylor W, 9-7
3/13 No. 22 Baylor L, 3-2
Last week
Hosts Wildcat Invitational (Tucson, Ariz.)
3/4 Utah State W, 11-3 (6)
Portland State W, 8-0 (5)
3/5 Minnesota W, 10-1 (5)
Idaho State W, 5-3
3/6 UC Riverside W, 8-0
5. Michigan (25-1)
@ Louisville Classic (Louisville, Ky.)
3/12 Louisville W, 4-1
Western Kentucky W, 7-1
3/13 Western Kentucky L, 3-2
Louisville W, 2-0
Last week
3/1 vs. Valparaiso W, 2-1
Central Florida W, 10-1 (6)
3/2 Dutch National Team L, 1-6
@ USF Under Armour Invitational (Clearwater, Fla.)
3/4 Villanova W, 9-0 (5)
Maine W, 10-1 (6)
3/5 Arkansas W, 8-0 (5)
Ball State W, 8-3
3/6 South Florida W, 7-2
6. Washington (19-0)
Hosts Husky Softball Classic (Seattle, Wash.)
3/11 SC Upstate W, 10-2 (6)
3/12 SC Upstate W, 10-7
Seattle University W, 16-2 (5)
3/13 Portland State Canceled
Last week
3/5 @ New Mexico W, 7-4 (9)
@ New Mexico W, 11-2 (6)
3/6 @ New Mexico W, 12-3 (6)
7. Arizona State (24-1)
Hosts Diamond Devil Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.)
3/10 Campbell W, 13-4 (5)
Florida Gulf Coast W, 11-1 (5)
3/11 Howard W, 13-1 (5)
3/12 Weber State W, 12-0
Virginia Tech W, 10-3
Last Week
Hosts Wilson/DeMarini Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.)
3/4 East Carolina W, 11-0 (5)
Northern Iowa W, 6-1344
3/5 Northern Colorado W, 9-0 (5)
New Mexico State W, 17-0 (5)
3/6 Creighton W, 11-1 (5)
8. Tennessee (20-4)
3/8 Liberty Cancelled
3/11 @ No. 23 Kentucky L, 9-6
3/12 @ No. 23 Kentucky W, 10-0
3/13 @ No. 23 Kentucky L, 5-4
Last week
3/3 Evansville W, 6-0
Hosts Tennessee Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.)
3/4 Louisiana-Monroe W, 3-1
3/5 Furman W, 6-4
Georgia Southern W, 8-0 (5)
3/6 Georgia Southern W, 10-2 (5)
Dutch National Team W, 6-5
9. Oklahoma (22-5)
3/9 Tulsa W, 9-0 (5)
Hosts Oklahoma Spring Festival (Norman, Okla.)
3/12 Indiana W, 9-0 (5)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 15-0 (5)
3/13 Missouri State W, 1-0
Missouri State W, 9-1
Last week
3/2 @ North Texas W, 3-0
3/4 #25 Auburn W, 6-0
@ The Preview (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
3/5 Illinois – Chicago W, 5-3
#15 Oklahoma State W, 7-0
3/6 Illinois-Chicago W, 9-1 (6)
10. UCLA (20-5)
@ Long Beach Marriott Invitational (Lakewood, Calif.)
3/11 Sacramento State W, 5-3
Long Beach State W, 7-3
3/12 Cal State Fullerton W, 11-2 (5)
BYU L, 6-4
3/13 Saint Mary’s W, 12-1 (5)
Last week
@ Campbell/Cartier Classic (San Diego State, Calif.)
3/4 BYU W, 5-2
Baylor L, 1-5
3/5 San Diego State W, 3-1
Cal Poly W, 4-0
11. California (16-2)
@ Bayer Cropscience Classic (Fresno, Calf.)
3/12 Bradley W, 12-3
Troy W, 1-0
3/13 Drake University W, 3-0
Fresno State W, 6-2
Last week
@ DeMarini Tournament (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/4 Northwestern L, 2-3 (9)
IPFW W, 18-8 (5)
3/5 Iowa W, 6-2
Murray State W, 8-0 (6)
12. Stanford (17-3)
Did not play
Last week
@ DeMarini Invitational (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/4 Southern Miss. W, 5-0
Iowa W, 2-1
3/5 UC Santa Barbara W, 7-2
Murray State W, 14-2 (5)
3/6 Cal State Northridge W, 8-2
13. Texas (18-3)
3/9 Texas State W, 2-1
3/10 Houston W, 4-1
Last week
@ LSU Purple and Gold Challenge (Baton Rouge, La.)
3/4 Pittsburgh W, 4-0
Hofstra W, 5-0
3/5 Rain Cancelled Play
3/6 No. 21 LSU L, 1-2
T14. Missouri (16-3)
Hosts DeMarini Invitational (Columbia, Mo.)
3/9 Arkansas W, 12-0 (5)
3/12 Illinois State W, 9-0 (5)
Illinois W, 4-3
3/13 Illinois State W, 10-0 (5)
Illinois W, 8-0 (6)
Last week
3/2 Drake W, 5-0
Drake W, 8-1
@ Missouri Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)
3/4 SEMO W, 5-0
3/5 Saint Louis W, 12-0 (5)
3/6 Missouri State W, 11-0 (6)
UMKC W, 3-0
T14. Oregon (18-4)
Did not play
Last week
@ ESPN Rise Tournament (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)
3/4 North Carolina W, 1-0
Virginia L, 2-3
3/5 #18 ULL W, 5-2
No. 1 Alabama L, 0-10 (5)
3/6 Illinois W, 2-1
Illinois State W, 6-0
16. ULL (20-3)
3/12 @ North Texas W, 5-2 (10)
@ North Texas W, 7-3
3/13 @ North Texas L, 8-5
Last week
3/4 Virginia W, 9-1 (5)
#1 Alabama W, 1-0
3/5 No. 13 Oregon L, 2-5
Temple W, 18-3 (5)
3/6 Long Island W, 4-0
17. Hawaii (19-5)
Hosts Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament (Manoa, Hawaii)
3/10 Tokyo Women’s College of P.E. W, 1-0
3/11 Longwood L, 1-0
3/12 Miami (OH) W, 5-0
South Dakota State W, 9-0 (5)
3/13 South Dakota State W, 3-1
Miami (OH) 4 p.m. HST
Last week
Hosts Bank of Hawaii Invitational (Manoa, Hawaii)
3/5 South Dakota State W, 6-0
Weber State W, 6-0
3/6 St. Bonaventure W, 8-0 (5)
18. Oklahoma State (20-6)
3/9 Wichita State W, 10-1 (5)
Hosts Mizuno Classic (Stillwater, Okla.)
3/11 Minnesota W, 9-0
Northern Iowa W, 7-0
3/12 Northern Colorado W, 8-0 (5)
Northern Colorado W, 6-0
3/13 Minnesota L, 1-0
Last week
3/2 @ Tulsa W, 2-0
3/4 Illinois-Chicago W, 1-0
@ The Preview (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
3/5 No. 25 Auburn L, 3-4
No. 11 Oklahoma L, 7-0
3/6 #25 Auburn W, 3-2
19. Texas Tech (29-1)
Hosts Masked Rider Invitational (Lubbock, Texas)
3/11 Alcorn State L, 4-2
Evansville L, 8-0
3/12 Evansville W, 5-1
Alcorn State W, 15-0
3/13 Alcorn State W, 18-0 (5)
Evansville W, 8-0
Last week
Hosts Red Raider Classic (Lubbock, Texas)
3/4 Howard W, 8-0
Dayton W, 8-0
3/5 Dayton W, 11-0
Howard W, 10-0
3/6 Dayton W, 10-0
Howard W, 7-1
20. Nebraska (19-2)
@ Under Armour Showcase (Tampa, Fla.)
3/11 Radford W, 7-2
Maryland W, 6-4
3/12 La Salle W, 9-0 (5)
No. 1 Florida W, 1-0
3/13 Central Connecticut State W, 8-3
Last week
Did not play
21. LSU (15-10)
3/9 No. 1 Florida L, 8-1
No. 1 Florida L, 5-0
3/11 No. 3 Georgia L, 6-3
3/12 No. 3 Georgia L, 8-0 (5)
3/13 No. 3 Georgia L, 12-0 (5)
Last week
Hosts Purple and Gold Challenge (Baton Rouge, La.)
3/4 Pittsburgh W, 4-0
Hofstra W, 1-0
3/5 Rain Cancelled Play
3/6 No. 12 Texas W, 2-1
22. Baylor (22-3)
3/11 @ No. 4 Arizona W, 6-0
3/12 @ No. 4 Arizona L, 9-7
3/13 @ No. 4 Arizona W, 3-2
Last week
3/1 Prairie View A&M W, 6-1
Prairie View A&M W, 8-0 (5)
@ Campbell/Cartier Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
3/4 #9 UCLA W, 5-1
3/5 Long Beach State L, 1-7
3/6 Fresno State W, 4-1
Cal Poly W, 10-2 (5)
23. Kentucky (16-4)
3/11 No. 8 Tennessee W, 9-6
3/12 No. 8 Tennessee L, 10-0
3/13 No. 8 Tennessee W, 5-4
Last week
3/5 Southern Illinois W, 9-5
3/6 Purdue W, 3-0
SIUE W, 2-0
Purdue W, 3-0
24. Texas A&M (20-6)
Hosts of Texas A&M Invitational (College Station, Texas)
3/11 San Diego State W, 9-1 (5)
Louisiana Tech W, 3-1
3/12 Mississippi Valley State W, 15-1 (5)
San Diego State W, 7-1
3/13 Louisiana Tech W, 11-0 (5)
Last week
@ Bulldog Classic (Starkville, Miss.)
3/4 Mississippi Valley State W, 8-2 (6)
3/5 Games Postponed Due to Rain
3/6 Memphis W, 1-0 (9)
Mississippi State L, 3-7
25. Houston (16-9)
3/10 @ No. 13 Texas L, 4-1
3/12 UAB L, 3-1
UAB L, 1-0
3/13 UAB L, 2-1 (8)
Last Week
@ Campbell/Cartier Classic (San Diego State, Calif.)
3/3 BYU W, 4-1
3/4 Cal Poly W, 10-1
Long Beach State L, 0-3
3/5 Fresno State W, 4-3
Receiving Votes
RV Auburn (22-2)
3/8 Connecticut W, 8-0 (6)
Florida State W, 5-3
3/9 Penn State Canceled
3/11 Arkansas W, 5-1
3/12 Arkansas W, 9-1 (6)
3/13 Arkansas W, 2-0
Last week
3/4 @ No. 11 Oklahoma L, 0-6
@ The Preview (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
3/5 Illinois-Chicago W, 3-2
#15 Oklahoma State W, 4-3
3/6 @ No. 15 Oklahoma State L, 2-3
RV Syracuse (18-5)
@ University of Virginia Tournament (Charleston, Va.)
3/12 Virginia L, 1-2
Fordham L, 3-4
3/13 Virginia W, 13-8
Princeton W, 9-1
Last Week
@ University of Florida Tournament (Gainesville, Fla.)
3/4 #3 Florida L, 0-2
Pacific W, 4-0
3/5 Gardner-Webb W, 15-0
North Dakota State W, 3-0
3/6 Valparaiso W, 6-0
RV UAB (16-7)
3/8 Lipscomb Postponed
Lipscomb Postponed
3/12 @ No. 25 Houston W, 3-1
@ No. 25 Houston W, 1-0
3/13 @ No. 25 Houston W, 2-1 (8)
RV Notre Dame (14-2)
3/13 Cal Poly W, 4-1
Cal Poly W, 2-0
Last week
@ Diamond 9 Citrus Classic (Kissimmee, Fla.)
3/4 Longwood L, 0-2
#1 Alabama L, 1-4
3/5 North Carolina W, 4-3 (8)
Maryland W, 5-3
3/6 Fordham W, 6-0
RV Ohio State (5-14)
Did not play
Last week
@ Tulsa Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.)
3/4 North Dakota L, 7-4
Iowa State W, 8-0
3/5 Drake L, 10-4
3/6 Tulsa L, 8-0
RV Fresno State (13-5)
Hosts Bayer CropScience Classic (Fresno, Calif.)
3/10 Idaho State W, 1-0
3/11 Bradley W, 2-0
Idaho State W, 5-1
3/12 Drake W, 2-1
Troy W, 2-1
3/13 No. 11 California L, 6-2
Last week
@ Campbell/Cartier Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
3/4 BYU W, 7-3
San Diego State W, 2-1
3/5 No. 23 Houston L, 3-4
Long Beach State L, 5-6
3/6 Baylor L, 1-4
RV DePaul (15-2)
@ Saluki Invitational (Carbondale, Ill.)
3/12 Illinois-Chicago W, 6-0
Southern Illinois W, 3-0
3/13 Illinois-Chicago W, 3-2
Southern Illinois W, 5-4
Last week
@ Reno Nevada Tournament (Reno, Nev.)
3/4 Boston College W, 7-5
Nevada Called in third because of darkness. DePaul leading 3-0
3/5 Boston College W, 8-0
Nevada W, 3-2
3/6 Boston College Cancelled
RV Long Beach State (16-8)
Hosts Long Beach Marriott Invitational (Lakewood, Calif.)
3/11 BYU L, 2-0
No. 10 UCLA L, 7-3
3/12 Sacramento State W, 2-1 (9)
3/13 Utah State W, 2-0
Saint Mary’s W, 9-0
Last week
@ Campbell/Cartier Tournament (San Diego, Calif.)
3/3 San Diego State L, 3-0
3/4 No. 23 Houston W, 3-0
3/5 Fresno State W, 6-5
Baylor W, 7-1
RV SC Upstate (26-2)
3/7 N.C. AT&T W, 7-0
N.C. AT&T W, 9-1 (5)
@ Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.)
3/11 Oregon State W, 2-1
No. 6 Washington L, 10-2 (6)
3/12 Portland State W, 2-1
No. 6 Washington L, 10-7
3/13 Seattle Canceled
Last Week
3/2 Furman W, 6-0
Furman W, 3-1
@ Charleston Southern Tournament (Charleston, S.C.)
3/4 UNC Wilmington W, 5-0
Charleston Southern W, 5-0
3/5 Georgetown W, 3-1
Charleston Southern W, 5-2
