WEEK IN REVIEW
USA Softball, March 20 2011
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll
How the Top 25 Fared – Week Six – March 14-20
1. Georgia (23-4, 5-3 SEC)
3/16 @ South Carolina W, 8-4
@ South Carolina W, 5-0
3/18 @ No. 2 Alabama L, 2-1
3/19 @ No. 2 Alabama L, 6-4
3/20 @ No. 2 Alabama L, 9-5
Last week
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)
2. Alabama (29-1, 5-0 SEC)
3/16 No. 24 Auburn W, 6-1
No. 24 Auburn W, 8-2
3/18 No. 1 Georgia W, 2-1
3/19 No. 1 Georgia W, 6-4
3/20 No. 1 Georgia W, 9-5
Last week
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
3. Florida (29-1, 6-0 SEC)
3/16 Mississippi State W, 8-0 (5)
Mississippi State W, 18-1 (5)
3/18 @ Mississippi W, 8-0 (6)
3/19 @ Mississippi W, 18-3 (5)
Last week
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
4. Washington (23-2, 0-0 Pac-10)
@ Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/17 Fresno State W, 10-0 (6)
No. 14 Texas L, 12-0 (5)
3/18 Notre Dame W, 7-4
3/19 No. 8 Oklahoma L, 7-6 (8)
3/20 Illinois W, 3-2 (9)
Boise State W, 4-1
Last week
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 Cancelled
5. Arizona State (30-2, 0-0 Pac-10)
3/15 Western Illinois W, 10-0 (5)
Western Illinois W, 12-4 (5)
@ Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/17 Penn State W, 5-1
No. 6 Michigan L, 1-0
3/18 Pacific W, 4-3
No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 10-4
3/19 Boise State W, 9-3
Last Week
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
6. Michigan (29-2, 0-0 Big 10)
@ Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/17 No. 5 Arizona State W, 1-0
Cal State Fullerton W, 5-2
3/18 No. 7 Arizona W, 8-0
3/19 Notre Dame W, 9-4
Fresno State L, 3-1
Last week
@ 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
7. Arizona (26-6, 0-0 Pac-10)
3/15 New Mexico State W, 7-2
New Mexico State W, 7-5 (8)
@ Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/17 No. 8 Oklahoma L, 5-3
No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 10-2 (5)
3/18 No. 6 Michigan L, 8-0
3/19 DePaul W, 7-1
San Jose State W, 14-6 (6)
Last week
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
8. Oklahoma (26-7, 0-0 Big 12)
@ Judi Garman Classic
3/16 Notre Dame L, 2-1
3/17 DePaul W, 4-3 (8)
No. 7 Arizona W, 5-3
3/18 Penn State L, 5-2
Pacific W, 13-2 (5)
3/19 No. 4 Washington W, 7-6 (8(
Last week
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
9. California (21-3, 0-0 Pac-10)
@ Hawaii Spring Fling (Honolulu, Hawaii)
3/16 Iona W, 10-1 (5)
3/17 Cleveland State W, 9-0 (5)
BYU W, 4-2
3/18 No. 20 Hawaii W, 3-1
3/19 Cleveland State W, 6-0
BYU L, 7-2
Last week
@ 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
10. Stanford (17-3, 0-0 Pac-10)
Hosts Stanford Louisville Slugger Classic (Stanford, Calif.)
3/18 Iowa State Cancelled
3/19 Northwestern Cancelled
Iowa State Cancelled
3/20 UNLV Cancelled
Northwestern Cancelled
Last week
Did not play
T11. Tennessee (23-4, 2-1 SEC)
3/15 @ Tennessee State W, 16-2 (6)
3/17 Iowa W, 7-3
3/18 Iowa W, 2-0
Last week
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
T11. UCLA (20-5, 0-0 Pac-10)
Did not play
Last week
@ 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)
13. Missouri (22-3, 0-0 Big 12)
3/16 Southern Illinois W, 3-0
Hosts Wilson Classic (Columbia, Mo.)
3/18 North Dakota State W, 4-3
Western Michigan W, 10-0 (5)
3/19 North Dakota State W, 11-2 (5)
Western Michigan Postponed
3/20 Western Michigan W, 10-1 (5)
Minnesota W, 2-0
Last week
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)
14. Texas (24-3, 0-0 Big 12)
3/16 @ Long Beach State W, 1-0
@ Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/17 DePaul W, 11-3 (5)
No. 4 Washington W, 12-0 (5)
3/18 Fresno State W, 9-2
3/19 Cal State Fullerton W, 5-0
3/20 New Mexico W, 3-2
Last week
3/9 Texas State W, 2-1
3/10 Houston W, 4-1
15. Baylor (24-4, 0-0 Big 12)
3/15 UT Arlington W, 5-0
3/16 @ North Texas W, 6-1
@ North Texas L, 9-8 (9)
Last week
3/11 @ No. 4 Arizona W, 6-0
3/12 @ No. 4 Arizona L, 9-7
3/13 @ No. 4 Arizona W, 3-2
16. Oregon (22-4, 0-0 Pac 10)
3/19 Weber State W, 6-1
Weber State W, 6-2
3/20 Utah State W, 12-3
Utah State W, 9-0
Last week
Did not play
17. Nebraska (24-3, 0-0 Big 12)
3/16 South Dakota W, 14-0 (5)
South Dakota W, 6-5
3/18 New Mexico State L, 4-3
3/19 New Mexico State W, 16-1 (5)
New Mexico State W, 7-5
3/20 New Mexico State W, 6-3
Last week
@ 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
18. Oklahoma State (25-6, 0-0 Big 12)
@ The Game Tournament (Clearwater, Fla.)
3/18 Kent State W, 8-0 (6)
Florida Atlantic W, 8-2
3/19 Florida Gulf Coast W, 10-1 (5)
South Florida W, 9-5
3/20 Rutgers W, 10-2 (6)
Last week
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
19. ULL (17-10, 2-1 Sun Belt)
3/15 McNeese State W, 9-4
@ Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/17 Notre Dame W, 5-1
No. 7 Arizona L, 10-2 (5)
3/18 No. 5 Arizona State L, 10-4
3/19 New Mexico W, 8-4
Long Beach State W, 9-5
Last week
3/12 @ North Texas W, 5-2 (10)
@ North Texas W, 7-3
3/13 @ North Texas L, 8-5
20. Hawaii (22-9, 0-0 WAC)
3/14 Longwood W, 3-2
Hosts Hawaii Spring Fling (Honolulu, Hawaii)
3/16 Cleveland State W, 2-1
3/17 BYU L, 4-0
IONA L, 1-0 (9)
3/18 No. 9 California L, 3-1
3/19 BYU L, 2-1
Last week
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) W, 8-2
21. Kentucky (19-6, 5-3 SEC)
3/16 @ Arkansas W, 4-0
@ Arkansas W, 7-2 (11)
3/18 @ No. 25 LSU W, 6-1
3/19 @ No. 25 LSU L, 2-1
3/20 @ No. 25 LSU L, 4-1
Last week
3/11 No. 8 Tennessee W, 9-6
3/12 No. 8 Tennessee L, 10-0
3/13 No. 8 Tennessee W, 5-4
22. Texas Tech (35-1, 0-0 Big 12)
3/17 Colo. State (in Clearwater, Fla.) W, 17-5
@ The Game Tournament (Clearwater, Fla.)
3/18 Jacksonville W, 5-1
Long Island W, 8-4
3/19 Chattanooga W, 3-1
Boston University W, 4-0
3/20 Liberty W, 6-5 (9)
Last week
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
23. Texas A&M (26-7, 0-0 Big 12)
3/17 Liberty (in Clearwater, Fla.) W, 4-0
Jacksonville (in Clearwater, Fla.) L, 3-1
@ The Game Tournament (Clearwater, Fla.)
3/18 Buffalo W, 8-0
South Florida W, 10-2
3/19 Colorado State W, 10-1
Florida A&M W, 8-0
3/20 Long Island W, 3-0
Last week
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)
24. Auburn (25-4, 6-2 SEC)
3/16 @ No. 2 Alabama L, 6-1
@ No. 2 Alabama L, 8-2
3/18 South Carolina W, 9-1 (5)
3/19 South Carolina W, 3-0
3/20 South Carolina W, 3-2 (9)
Last week
3/8 Connecticut W, 8-0 (6)
Florida State W, 5-3
3/9 Penn State Cancelled
3/11 Arkansas W, 5-1
3/12 Arkansas W, 9-1 (6)
3/13 Arkansas W, 2-0
25. LSU (17-12, 2-6 SEC)
3/16 @ Southern Mississippi L, 7-0
3/18 No. 21 Kentucky L, 1-6
3/19 No. 21 Kentucky W, 2-1
3/20 No. 21 Kentucky W, 4-1
Last week
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)
Receiving Votes
RV Notre Dame (16-6, 0-0 Big East)
@ Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/16 No. 8 Oklahoma W, 2-1
Cal State Fullerton L, 10-0 (5)
3/17 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 5-1
3/18 New Mexico W, 5-0
No. 4 Washington L, 7-4
3/19 No. 6 Michigan L, 9-4
Last week
3/13 Cal Poly W, 4-1
Cal Poly W, 2-0
RV DePaul (15-7, 0-0 Big East)
@ Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/17 No. 8 Oklahoma L, 4-3 (8)
No. 14 Texas L, 11-3 (5)
3/18 New Mexico L, 4-1
Long Beach State L, 2-1
3/19 No. 7 Arizona L, 7-1
Last week
@ 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
RV Fresno State (16-8, 0-0 WAC)
3/15 Bradley W, 3-2
@ Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/17 No. 4 Washington L, 10-0
Penn State L, 1-0
3/18 Illinois W, 3-2
No. 14 Texas L, 9-2
3/19 No. 6 Michigan W, 3-1
Last week
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
RV UAB (20-8, 6-0 Conference USA)
3/15 Murray State W, 4-0
Murray State L, 2-0
3/19 Southern Miss W, 3-1
Southern Miss W, 6-1
3/20 Southern Miss W, 6-2
Last week
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 Georgia Tech (23-5, 0-0 ACC)
3/15 Georgia Southern W, 13-0 (5)
Georgia Southern W, 10-0 (5)
@ Chanticleer Challenge (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
3/18 Lipscomb W, 5-1
Coastal Carolina W, 12-0 (6)
3/19 Kansas L, 3-2 (8)
Lipscomb W, 4-3
3/20 Providence W, 3-4
Last week
Did not receive votes
RV Syracuse (21-5, 0-0 Big East)
3/18 @ Pennsylvania W, 6-1
@ Pennsylvania W, 8-1
Last week
@ 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
RV BYU (13-14, 1-0 MWC)
@ Hawaii Spring Fling (Honolulu, Hawaii)
3/16 Iona W, 8-0
Cleveland State W, 8-0 (5)
3/17 No. 9 California L, 4-2
No. 20 Hawaii W, 4-0
3/19 No. 20 Hawaii W, 2-1
No. 9 California W, 7-2
Last week
Did not receive votes
RV SC Upstate (28-2, 0-0 A-Sun)
3/19 Rhode Island W, 8-0 (5)
Rhode Island W, 4-0
Last Week
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 Cancelled
RV Long Beach State (18-10, 0-0 Big West)
3/16 No. 14 Texas L, 1-0
@ Judi Garman classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/18 DePaul W, 2-1
3/19 No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 9-5
3/20 Illinois W, 1-0
San Jose State Cancelled
Last week
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
