For Immediate Release: 4/20/10
Michigan Closes In but Washington Remains No.1
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – After spending much of the season as the unanimous first-place pick, the University of Washington (35-4) received only 14 first-place votes this week, enough to remain the No. 1 team in the Nation according to the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll announced today by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America. Michigan (33-5) with six first-place votes is close on the tail of the Huskies, with an undefeated 9-0 record in Big Ten play.
The top five teams remain the same with No. 3 Arizona (35-7) coming off a series sweep over then-No. 10 Stanford (30-9), outscoring the Cardinal 18-8. No. 9 Arizona State (35-9) is within one spot of falling out of the Top Ten after being swept in three games by California (33-11) who advanced two spots to No. 17 in this week’s poll.
Florida State (37-12) posted a 1-4 weekend to fall four spots to No. 20 while North Carolina dropped out of the Top 25 after a 2-3 weekend. After falling just one spot short of the Top 25 last week, Notre Dame (34-7) came in at No. 25. The Fighting Irish are coming off a 5-1 weekend and are 12-1 in Big East Play.
Five conferences are recognized in the Top 10 with the Pac-10 Conference leading the way with four and the SEC close behind with three teams. Both conferences have two schools a piece in the Top 5 as well.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
April 20 – Week of April 12 – April 18
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Week Ranking |
| 1. | Washington (14) | 35-4 | 494 | 1 |
| 2. | Michigan (6) | 33-5 | 481 | 2 |
| 3. | Arizona | 35-7 | 454 | 3 |
| 4. | Florida | 34-5 | 440 | 4 |
| 5. | Alabama | 35-9 | 428 | 5 |
| 6. | Georgia Tech | 41-6 | 395 | 7 |
| 7. | UCLA | 30-9 | 357 | 8 |
| 8. | Oklahoma State | 39-7 | 355 | 9 |
| 9. | Arizona State | 35-9 | 327 | 6 |
| 10. | Georgia | 36-8 | 312 | 11 |
| 11. | Stanford | 30-9 | 292 | 10 |
| 12. | LSU | 36-9 | 262 | 13 |
| 13. | Oklahoma | 32-10 | 259 | 12 |
| 14. | Texas | 35-9 | 234 | 15 |
| 15. | Missouri | 32-8 | 226 | 14 |
| 16. | Oregon | 30-8 | 210 | 17 |
| 17. | California | 33-11 | 209 | 19 |
| 18. | Tennessee | 37-8 | 162 | 18 |
| 19. | Illinois | 31-5 | 133 | 20 |
| 20. | Florida State | 37-12 | 114 | 16 |
| 21. | Texas A&M | 35-11 | 112 | 21 |
| 22. | UMASS | 25-7 | 73 | 22 |
| T23. | Hawaii | 35-11 | 52 | 25 |
| T23. | Ohio State | 26-11 | 52 | 24 |
| 25. | Norte Dame | 34-7 | 24 | RV |
Parenthesis Denotes first place votes.
Dropped Out: North Carolina
New to Poll: Notre Dame
Others receiving votes: North Carolina (17), San Diego State (11), Hofstra (4), Fordham (3), Kentucky (3), BYU (3), Lipscomb (1), UAB (1)
