ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
HOW THE TOP 25 FARED
Week 4 – February 27- March 4, 2012
1. California (16-0)
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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
2. Alabama (17-0)
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
Last Week
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)
3. Washington (19-1)
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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
4. Florida (19-1)
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
Last Week
@ 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
5. Arizona State (20-2)
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)
Last Week
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)
6. Texas (17-1)
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)
Last Week
@ 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
7. Georgia (18-2)
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
Last Week
@ 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
8. Tennessee (14-3)
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
Last Week
@ 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
9. Oklahoma (14-3)
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
Last Week
@ 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
10. Stanford (18-3)
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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
11. Baylor (14-5)
@ 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
Last Week
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
12. Louisiana-Lafayette (17-0)
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
Last Week
@ 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
13. Missouri (10-3)
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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
14. Arizona (16-4)
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
Last Week
@ 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
15. Michigan (15-5)
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
Last Week
@ 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
16. UCLA (14-6)
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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
17. Auburn (16-3)
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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
18. Oregon (13-3)
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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)
19. Louisville (15-0)
@ 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
Last Week
2/24 Creighton W, 8-0 (6)
2/25 Creighton W, 7-0
Creighton W, 4-0
20. Florida State ()
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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
21. Texas A&M (14-7)
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
Last Week
@ 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
22. Hawaii ()
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
Last Week
Did not play
23. South Florida (13-4)
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)
Last Week
@ 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
24. North Carolina (14-5)
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
Last Week
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
25. Georgia Tech (12-9)
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
Last Week
@ 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
RECEIVING VOTES
RV. Nebraska (10-11)
@ Texas A&M Invitational in College Station, Tex.
3/2 Houston W, 2-0
No. 21 Texas A&M L, 6-0
3/3 Texas State L, 5-1
No. 21 Texas A&M L, 4-1
3/4 Texas State L, 2-1
Last Week
@ 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
RV DePaul (11-4)
Did not play
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Maryland (11-6)
@ Easton Alabama Invite in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
3/2 Massachusetts L, 16-6
No. 2 Alabama L, 19-1 (5)
3/3 UAB W, 4-2
No. 2 Alabama L, 9-1
3/4 Massachusetts L, 4-1
Last Week
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
RV LSU (10-7)
3/2 No. 9 Oklahoma L, 7-0
@ The Preview in Oklahoma City, Okla.
3/3 Oklahoma State W, 7-4
No. 9 Oklahoma L, 5-0
In Stillwater
3/4 Oklahoma State L, 1-0 (10)
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV UMASS (7-7)
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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
RV New Mexico (17-3)
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
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Arkansas (16-2)
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)
Last Week
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)
RV Syracuse (9-6)
@ 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
Last Week
@ 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
RV Pacific (9-8)
@ Louisville Slugger Classic in Stockton, Calif.
3/2 Sacramento State W, 9-6
Delaware W, 6-1
3/3 No. 3 Washington L, 5-4
Sacramento State W, 10-4
3/4 No. 3 Washington L, 6-4
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV BYU (13-7)
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)
Last Week
@ 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
RV North Carolina State (11-9)
2/28 North Carolina Central W, 13-0 (5)
@ the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
3/2 Purdue L, 7-5 (9)
St. John’s W, 9-0
3/3 Penn State L, 5-3
Hofstra W, 6-2
3/4 Longwood W, 4-3
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV Ohio State (11-8)
@ Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.
3/2 Georgetown W, 5-0
Longwood W, 12-3 (5)
3/3 Notre Dame L, 3-1 (8)
Hofstra L, 1-0
3/4 Pittsburgh L, 4-0
Last Week
Did not receive votes
RV SC Upstate (18-1)
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
Last Week
Did not receive votes
