ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll
How the Top 25 Fared – Week 4 – Feb. 28-March 6
1. Alabama (20-1)
@ 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
Last week
2/22 UAB W, 3-0
@ USF Fairfield Inn and Suites Tampa Tournament (Tampa, Fla.)
2/25 Illinois State W, 7-0
Central Connecticut W, 17-1 (5)
2/26 Western Michigan W, 12-4 (6)
#15 Missouri W, 3-1
2/27 USF W, 12-1 (5)
2. Georgia (17-1)
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
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/24 #18 Oklahoma State L, 0-1
#6 Oklahoma W, 1-0
2/25 #21 Texas A&M W, 6-2
Oregon State W, 12-7
2/26 #1 Arizona W, 8-0 (5)
3. Florida (14-0)
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)
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/24 Indiana W, 7-0
#12 Texas W, 6-5
2/25 San Diego State W, 4-2
#T3 UCLA W, 4-1
2/26 Utah W, 7-3
4. Arizona (19-2)
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
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 #20 LSU W, 4-1
2/26 #T3 Georgia L, 0-8 (5)
Virginia W, 9-3
2/27 Loyola Marymount W, 6-0
San Diego State W, 5-0
5. Michigan (22-0)
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
Last week
@ UCF Invitational (Orlando, Fla.)
2/25 North Florida W, 4-1
Central Florida W, 10-1 (6)
2/26 Missouri-Kansas City W, 4-1
Villanova W, 7-2
2/27 Maine W, 9-0
6. Washington (16-0)
3/5 @ New Mexico W, 7-4 (9)
@ New Mexico W, 11-2 (6)
3/6 @ New Mexico W, 12-3 (6)
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/24 #21 Texas A&M W, 11-4
Fordham W, 2-0
2/25 Cal State Fullerton W, 14-2 (5)
UMass W, 9-2
2/26 Cal Poly W, 5-3
7. Arizona State (17-1)
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)
Last Week
2/25 Michigan State W, 6-2
2/26 Michigan State W, 10-2 (5)
Michigan State W, 5-2
8. Tennessee (20-2)
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
Last week
2/22 @ Southern Utah W, 10-1 (5)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/24 UCSB W, 2-0
San Diego State W, 11-3 (6)
2/25 BYU W, 4-1
Loyola Marymount W, 7-2
2/26 #T3 UCLA W, 7-1
9. UCLA (15-4)
@ 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
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 #5 Florida L, 1-4
#6 Oklahoma W, 3-0
2/26 #10 Tennessee L, 1-7
2/27 Northwestern W, 5-4
Ohio State W, 12-5
10. California (12-2)
@ 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)
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 Indiana W, 4-3 (9)
Massachusetts W, 4-0
2/26 #20 LSU W, 11-3
2/27 Cal Poly W, 2-0
11. Oklahoma (17-5)
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)
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/24 #T3 Georgia L, 0-1
#11 Hawaii L, 1-4
2/25 Long Beach L, 1-2
#T3 UCLA L, 0-3
2/26 Cal Poly W, 4-2
12. Texas (16-3)
@ 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 #21 LSU L, 1-2
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/24 Fordham L, 1-2
#5 Florida L, 5-6
2/25 Cal Poly W, 9-0
2/26 Long Island W, 10-0
Loyola Marymount W, 6-0
2/27 UMASS W, 3-0
13. Oregon (17-4)
@ 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
#1 Alabama L, 0-10 (5)
3/6 Illinois W, 2-1
Illinois State W, 6-0
Last week
@ Libby Matson Tournament (Stockton, Calif.)
2/26 Pacific L, 2-4
San Jose State W, 8-0
2/27 San Jose State W, 6-0
Santa Clara W, 1-0
14. Stanford (17-3)
@ 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
Last week
Hosts Stanford Nike Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
2/25 Memphis L, 1-2
North Dakota State W, 12-0 (5)
2/26 #24 Kentucky W, 4-2
Colorado State W, 16-2 (5)
2/27 UC Davis W, 5-3
15. Oklahoma State (15-5)
3/2 @ Tulsa W, 2-0
3/4 Illinois-Chicago W, 1-0
@ The Preview (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
3/5 #25 Auburn L, 3-4
#11 Oklahoma L, 7-0
3/6 #25 Auburn W, 3-2
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif
2/24 UC Santa Barbara W, 9-1 (5)
#T3 Georgia W, 1-0
2/25 Fresno State L, 3-4
2/26 UMass W, 5-0
Long Beach State W, 5-3
16. Hawaii (15-4)
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)
Last week
2/22 @ UC Riverside W, 2-0
@ UC Riverside W, 9-1 (6)
2/24 #6 Oklahoma W, 4-1
2/25 Nebraska L, 0-3
Syracuse L, 2-3
2/26 Virginia L, 4-6
17. Missouri (11-3)
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
Last week
@ USF Tournament (Tampa, Fla.)
2/25 Temple W, 8-7
Illinois State W, 8-2
2/26 #2 Alabama L, 1-3
USF W, 4-0
2/27 Western Michigan W, 6-1
18. ULL (18-2)
@ Citrus Classic (Kissimmee, Fla.)
3/4 Virginia W, 9-1 (5)
#1 Alabama W, 1-0
3/5 #13 Oregon L, 2-5
Temple W, 18-3 (5)
3/6 Long Island W, 4-0
Last week
@ Cowgirl Classic (Lake Charles, La.)
2/25 Southern L, 4-5
Jackson State W, 12-2 (5)
2/26 Grambling State W, 7-0
McNeese State W, 4-0
2/27 Houston Baptist W, 5-0
19. Texas Tech (22-0)
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
Last week
Hosts Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas)
2/25 Northern Illinois W, 16-3
St. John’s W, 5-3
2/26 St. John’s W, 19-8
Northern Illinois W, 8-0
2/27 Wichita State W, 10-2
20. Nebraska (14-2)
DID NOT PLAY
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 BYU W, 4-3
#11 Hawaii W, 3-0
2/26 Nevada L ,1-5
2/27 Ohio State W, 10-0 (5)
Long Island W, 6-1
21. LSU (15-5)
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 #12 Texas W, 2-1
Last week
2/23 McNeese State W, 7-1
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 #1 Arizona L, 1-4
2/26 #14 California L, 3-11
Fordham W, 6-2
2/27 Cal Poly W, 7-4
22. Texas A&M (14-6)
@ 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
Last week
2/22 Texas State W, 6-0
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/24 #9 Washington L, 4-11
Long Beach State W, 8-0 (5)
2/25 Ohio State W, 10-1 (5)
#T3 Georgia L, 2-6
2/26 Northwestern W, 9-1 (5)
23. Houston (16-4)
@ 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
Last Week
2/23 Sam Houston State L, 0-2
Sam Houston State W, 6-1
2/25 Sam Houston State W, 9-1 (6)
Central Arkansas L, 0-1
@ Getterman/STI Classic (Waco, Texas)
2/26 Louisiana-Monroe W, 8-0
2/27 Louisiana Monroe W, 1-0
Baylor W, 1-0
24. Kentucky (14-3)
@ Southern Illinois Tournament (Carbondale, Ill.)
3/5 Southern Illinois W, 9-5
3/6 Purdue W, 3-0
SIUE W, 2-0
Purdue
Last week
@ Stanford Nike Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
2/25 Colorado State W, 7-0
2/26 #16 Stanford L, 2-4
UC Davis W, 2-0
2/27 North Dakota State W, 5-4 (8)
25. Auburn (17-2)
3/4 @ #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 @ #15 Oklahoma State L, 2-3
Last week
2/23 Georgia State W, 4-2
Hosts War Eagle Classic (Auburn, Ala.)
2/25 Georgia Southern W, 9-1 (5)
Belmont W, 8-5
2/26 Marshall W, 8-1
Murray State W, 14-2 (6)
2/27 Middle Tennessee State W, 10-0 (5)
Receiving Votes
RV Baylor (19-2)
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)
Last week
2/21 @ Northwestern State W, 4-1
2/22 @ Louisiana Tech W, 11-0
@ Louisiana Tech W, 9-0 (6)
Hosts QTI Powers Invitational (Waco, Texas)
2/25 Sam Houston State W, 6-0
2/26 Central Arkansas W, 3-0
Louisiana –Monroe W, 2-1
2/27 #23 Houston L, 0-1
RV Fresno State (8-4)
@ Campbell/Cartier Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
3/4 BYU W, 7-3
San Diego State W, 2-1
3/5 #23 Houston L, 3-4
Long Beach State L, 5-6
3/6 Baylor L, 1-4
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 Virginia W, 4-1
#18 Oklahoma State W, 4-3
2/26 Syracuse L, 3-4
2/27 UMASS W, 7-5
RV Notre Dame (8-2)
@ 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
Last week
@ Cougar Classic (Mount Pleasant, S.C.)
2/26 College of Charleston W, 2-0
Iowa State W, 1-0
2/27 Marist W, 10-1 (5)
Liberty W, 6-4
RV Syracuse (16-3)
@ 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
Last Week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
3/25 Utah W, 4-3 (8)
#11 Hawaii W, 3-2
3/26 Fresno State W, 4-3
3/27 Nevada W, 4-3 (8)
Fullerton W, 2-1
RV San Diego State (8-10)
Hosts Campbell/Cartier Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
3/3 Long Beach State W, 3-0
#23 Houston W, 6-0
3/4 Fresno State L, 1-2
3/5 #9 UCLA L, 1-3
3/6 Cal Poly L, 1-2
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/24 Indiana L, 2-3
#10 Tennessee L, 3-11 (6)
2/25 #5 Florida L, 2-4
2/26 Florida State W, 10-2 (5)
2/27 #1 Arizona L, 0-5
RV DePaul (11-2)
@ 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
Last week
DID NOT PLAY
RV SC Upstate (22-0)
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
Last Week
2/23 N.C. Central W, 8-0 (5)
N.C. Central W, 13-1 (5)
Hosts Campus Suites Spartan Classic (Spartanburg, S.C)
2/25 Howard W, 2-0
2/26 Oakland W, 5-0
2/27 Lafayette W, 10-0 (6)
2/27 La Salle W, 2-0
RV. Georgia Tech (12-4)
3/1 @ Georgia State W, 3-0
3/2 Niagra W, 12-3 (5)
@ Buzz Classic (Woodstock, Ga.)
3/4 Jacksonville State W, 4-3
Evansville W, 18-1 (5)
3/5 Cancelled Due to Rain
3/6 UAB W, 8-0
Last week
2/23 @ Kennesaw State L, 0-1
RV Florida State (12-8)
Hosts Big Ten/Mountain West/ACC Tournament (Tallahassee, Fla.)
3/5 Wisconsin W, 7-1
Utah L, 4-5
3/6 Utah W, 7-3
Wisconsin W, 9-0 (5)
Last week
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/24 BYU W, 6-4
Oregon State L, 5-6
2/25 Northwestern L, 0-3
2/26 Long Beach State W, 4-1
San Diego State L, 2-10
