ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
HOW THE TOP 25 FARED
Week 6 – March 12-18, 2012
1. California (25-1)
@ Hawaii Spring Fling in Honolulu, Hawaii
3/14 No. 21 Texas A&M W, 3-0
3/15 No. 6 Texas W, 6-3
No. T19 Hawaii L, 3-1 (10)
3/16 Marist W, 1-0
3/17 Winthrop W, 7-1
Last Week
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
2. Alabama (25-0,6-0 SEC)
3/13 @ No. 14 Oregon W, 5-1
3/14 @ Portland State Cancelled
3/16 Ole Miss W, 12-2 (5)
3/17 Ole Miss W, 10-7
3/18 Ole Miss W, 12-2 (5)
Last Week
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)
3. Washington (27-1)
@ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
3/15 UC Davis W, 14-1 (5)
Iowa W, 4-3
3/16 Notre Dame W, 7-2
No. 25 DePaul W, 9-1 (5)
3/17 No. 7 Oklahoma Cancelled
Last Week
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
4. Florida (26-2, 7-1 SEC)
3/14 Chattanooga No game
Chattanooga Cancelled
3/16 South Carolina W, 9-1 (5)
3/17 South Carolina W, 1-0
3/18 South Carolina W, 7-3
Last Week
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
5. Arizona State (28-3)
@ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
3/15 BYU W, 3-0
No. 11 La.-Lafayette L, 9-2
3/16 Fresno State W, 4-0
No. T19 Michigan W, 1-0
3/17 Notre Dame Cancelled
Last Week
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)
6. Texas (23-2, 2-0 Big 12)
3/13 @ No. T19 Hawaii W, 4-0
@ Chevron Spring Fling in Honolulu, Hawaii
3/14 Winthrop W, 7-1
3/15 Marist W, 10-2
No. 1 Cal L, 6-3
3/16 Winthrop W, 9-2
Last Week
3/6 Texas Tech W, 8-0 (6)
3/7 Texas Tech W, 2-1
7. Oklahoma (24-3)
@ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
3/15 No. 25 DePaul W, 18-1 (5)
No. T19 Michigan W, 2-0
3/16 Virginia W, 9-1
Penn State W, 6-1
3/17 No. 3 Washington Cancelled
Last Week
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)
8. Georgia (23-5 , 4-2 SEC)
3/14 @ Georgia Tech L, 2-0
3/16 No. 18 Auburn L, 2-0
3/17 No. 18 Auburn W, 6-3
3/18 No. 18 Auburn W, 4-2
Last Week
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
T9. Tennessee (19-6 , 3-3 SEC)
3/13 Georgia Southern W, 7-0
Georgia Southern W, 9-0 (5)
3/16 @ Arkansas W, 8-0 (5)
3/17 @ Arkansas L, 4-1
3/18 @ Arkansas W, 2-0
Last Week
3/9 No. 4 Florida W, 1-0
3/10 No. 4 Florida L, 5-2
3/11 No. 4 Florida L, 1-0
T9. Stanford (25-3)
Did not play
Last Week
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
11. Louisiana-Lafayette (26-0 , 3-0 Sun Belt)
3/13 McNeese State W, 6-0
@ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
3/15 No. 5 Arizona State W, 9-2
3/16 Penn State W, 5-1
Fresno State W, 9-1
3/17 Iowa Cancelled
No. 13 Arizona Cancelled
Last Week
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
12. Missouri (20-3, 3-0 Big 12)
3/14 Arkansas W, 4-0
3/16 Kansas W, 10-0 (6)
3/17 Kansas W, 5-0
3/18 Kansas W, 9-0
Last Week
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)
13. Arizona (18-4)
@ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
3/16 UC Davis W, 8-0 (6)
Iowa W, 6-1
3/17 BYU Cancelled
No. 11 La.-Lafayette Cancelled
3/18 No. 25 DePaul Cancelled
Last Week
3/10 @ No. 16 Baylor Cancelled
3/11 @ No. 16 Baylor Cancelled
@ No. 16 Baylor Cancelled
14. Oregon (18-4)
3/13 No. 2 Alabama L, 5-1
Last Week
@ 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
15. Louisville (22-0)
3/12 Illinois State W, 8-2
Illinois State W, 8-0 (5)
3/14 @ Western Kentucky W, 6-0
@ Sacramento State Capital Classic in Sacramento, Calif.
3/16 Colorado State Cancelled
Princeton Cancelled
3/17 Akron W, 6-1
Sacramento State Cancelled
Last Week
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)
T16. Baylor (21-6)
Host of Baylor Spring Break Round Robin #1
3/13 North Dakota State W, 1-0 (8)
UTSA W, 5-0
3/14 North Texas W, 2-1 (11)
Host of Baylor Spring Break Round Robin #2
3/16 Buffalo W, 3-0
Liberty W, 2-1
3/17 Buffalo L, 1-0
Last Week
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
T16. UCLA (20-6)
Did not play
Last Week
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
18. Auburn (23-6, 2-3 SEC)
3/14 @ LSU L, 4-1
@ LSU W, 2-0
3/16 @ No. 8 Georgia W, 2-0
3/17 @ No. 8 Georgia L, 6-3
3/18 @ No. 8 Georgia L, 4-2
Last Week
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)
T19. Michigan (17-9)
@ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
3/15 Notre Dame W, 2-1
No. 7 Oklahoma L, 2-0
3/16 No. 5 Arizona State L, 1-0
3/17 Virginia Cancelled
No. 25 DePaul Cancelled
Last Week
@ 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
T19. Hawaii (24-2)
Host of Chevron Spring Fling in Honolulu, Hawaii
3/13 No. 6 Texas L, 4-0
3/14 Marist W, 6-0
3/15 No. 1 Cal W, 3-1 (10)
3/16 No. 21 Texas A&M L, 3-1
3/17 Winthrop W, 2-1
Last Week
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 W, 4-0
21. Texas A&M (20-8)
@ Chevron Spring Fling in Honolulu, Hawaii
3/14 No. 1 Cal L, 3-0
Marist W, 5-0
3/15 Winthrop W, 8-2
3/16 No. T19 Hawaii W, 3-1
3/17 Marist W, 14-2 (5)
Last Week
Host of Aggie Invitational in College Station, Texas
3/8 Monmouth W, 6-5
3/10 North Dakota State W, 6-0
Liberty Cancelled
22. Florida State (23-5 , 3-0 ACC)
3/13 Chattanooga W, 1-0
@ USF Invite in Tampa, Fla.
3/17 Northwestern W, 1-0
Fairfield W, 2-0
3/18 Rutgers L, 1-0
No. 23 South Florida L, 2-1
Last Week
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
23. South Florida (24-5)
3/14 Canisius W, 1-0
Host of USF Invite in Tampa, Fla.
3/16 Fairfield L, 2-1
Northwestern W, 2-1
3/17 Northern Illinois W, 5-1
Kent State W, 1-0
3/18 No. 22 Florida State W, 2-1
Last Week
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
24. New Mexico (17-6)
3/12 @ Texas Tech L, 9-4
@ Texas Tech L, 8-5
3/14 @ New Mexico State L, 8-6
3/17 @ Cal State Northridge Postponed
@ Cal State Northridge Postponed
3/18 @ Cal State Northridge Postponed
Last Week
Did not play
25. DePaul (15-7)
@ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
3/15 No. 7 Oklahoma L, 18-1 (5)
Fresno State W, 4-0
3/16 No. 3 Washington L, 9-1 (5)
3/17 No. T19 Michigan Cancelled
3/18 No. 13 Arizona Cancelled
Last Week
@ 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)
RECEIVING VOTES
RV North Carolina ( 21-8 , 2-1 ACC)
3/13 East Carolina W, 4-2
3/14 @ Elon W, 6-0
3/17 @ Virginia Tech W, 3-2
@ Virginia Tech L, 5-0
3/18 @ Virginia Tech W, 9-0 (5)
Last Week
@ 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
RV Syracuse (17-8)
In Clearwater, Fla.
3/13 Bradley W, 5-0
@ FAU Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla.
3/16 Jacksonville W, 2-0
3/17 Jacksonville W. 2-1
Florida Atlantic W, 10-2
3/18 Florida Atlantic W, 4-0
Last Week
@ 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
RV Oregon State (21-7)
Did not play
Last Week
@ 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
RV Virginia (16-8)
@ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
3/15 UC Davis L, 11-5
Fresno State L, 1-0
3/16 Iowa L, 2-0
No. 7 Oklahoma L, 9-1
3/17 No. T19 Michigan Cancelled
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Kansas (20-5, 0-3 Big 12)
3/16 @ No. 12 Missouri L, 10-0 (6)
3/18 @ No. 12 Missouri L, 5-0
@ No. 12 Missouri
Last Week
@ 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
RV Mississippi State (17-12 , 3-7 SEC)
3/13 @ South Carolina W, 10-6
@ South Carolina W, 9-0 (5)
3/16 @ LSU L, 10-7
3/17 @ LSU L, 3-1
3/18 @ LSU L, 4-0
Last Week
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
RV Georgia Tech ( 19-13 , 3-3 ACC)
3/14 No. 8 Georgia W, 2-0
3/15 Jacksonville State L, 13-6
3/17 Boston W, 8-0 (5)
Boston W, 9-4
3/18 Boston W, 4-0
Last Week
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
RV Kentucky (12-15, 0-3 SEC)
3/13 Western Illinois L, 5-4
Host of Kentucky Tournament in Lexington, Ky.
3/16 North Carolina State L, 6-3
UAB L, 6-5 (10)
3/17 Missouri-Kansas City W, 4-0
North Carolina State W, 7-6
3/18 UAB L, 20-7(5)
Last Week
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)
