ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll
How the Top 25 Fared – Week 3 – Week of Feb. 22-28
1. Washington (12-1)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 #25 BYU W, 8-0 (6)
2/26 #9 Oklahoma W, 7-4
2/27 #21 Fresno State W, 10-2 (5)
Oklahoma State W, 9-4
2/28 UC Davis W, 9-1 (6)
Last Week
Campbell Carter Classic (San Diego, California)
2/19 Utah State L, 7-4
UC Santa Barbara W, 9-1
2/20 San Diego State W, 5-0
2. Arizona (12-1)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/26 #25 BYU W, 8-0 (5)
#21 Fresno State W, 11-0 (5)
2/27 Cal Poly W 7-3
Hawaii W, 8-3
2/28 Baylor W, 3-2
Last Week
2/21 No. 5 Missouri W, 5-0
No. 5 Missouri L, 10-5
3. UCLA (12-3)
2/24 Cal State Fullerton W, 9-6
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/26 Colorado State W, 4-3
#13 Texas W, 9-1 (6)
2/27 Baylor L, 5-7
#22 Northwestern W, 10-5 (8)
2/28 Ohio State L, 0-7
Last Week
2/19 Cal State Northridge W, 9-0 (5)
Cal Poly W, 8-0 (5)
2/20 UC Davis W, 8-0 (6)
Cal State Northridge W, 7-2
2/21 Portland State W, 11-0 (6)
4. Michigan (9-4)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.)
2/26 T4 Missouri L, 1-2 (8)
#20 ULL W, 6-0
2/27 Southern Illinois W, 10-2 (6)
#7 Alabama L, 6-10
2/28 Maryland W, 9-0 (6)
Last Week
Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)
2/19 Virginia W, 13-0
Oklahoma State W, 7-0
2/20 No. 17 LSU W, 2-0
Virginia L, 2-1
2/21 Oklahoma State W, 8-1
5. Missouri (8-2)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.)
2/26 #T4 Michigan W, 2-1
Virginia Tech W, 9-4
2/27 #20 ULL W, 11-6
UMass W, 2-1
2/28 Radford W, 7-6 (1)
Last Week
2/21 No. 2 Arizona L, 5-0
No. 2 Arizona W, 10-5
6. Georgia (8-1)
Hosts Georgia Softball Classic (Athens, Ga.)
2/26 Iowa State W, 8-0 (5)
Charleston Southern W, 6-2
2/27 Iowa State W, 11-3 (6)
St. Johns W, 6-2
2/28 South Alabama
Last Week
Third Annual Red & Black Showcase (Athens, Ga.)
2/19 Virginia Tech W, 6-1
Bowling Green W, 19-4 (5)
2/20 Virginia Tech W, 8-0 (5)
Western Carolina W, 18-0 (5)
2/21 Winthrop W, 8-0 (6)
7. Alabama (11-3)
2/23 UAB W, 7-3
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.)
2/26 Maryland W, 4-1
Iowa W, 5-4
2/27 #T4 Michigan W, 10-6
Nebraska W, 11-3 (6)
2/28 UCF L, 2-3
Last Week
Hatter Invitational (Deland, Fla.)
2/19 Rhode Island W, 17-3 (5)
No. 14 Ohio State W, 5-3
2/20 No. 14 Ohio State W, 5-4
Stetson W, 1-0
2/21 No. 14 Ohio State W, 7-1
8. Georgia Tech (13-2)
2/24 Kennesaw State W, 8-3
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.)
2/26 Central Florida W, 1-0
Nebraska L, 0-2
2/27 Arkansas W, 11-2 (5)
#20 ULL W, 7-1
2/28 Iowa W, 9-8 (8)
Last Week
Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas)
2/19 No. 21 Northwestern W, 9-6
BYU W, 10-9 (8)
2/20 Hawaii W, 11-2 (6)
Long Beach State W, 12-3 (5)
2/21 No. 11 California L, 4-1
9. Oklahoma (11-2)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 San Diego State W, 4-0
Pacific W, 9-0 (6)
2/26 # 1 Washington L, 7-4
Oregon State W, 6-1
2/27 Hawaii Cancelled
Last Week
2/17 St. Gregory’s W, 9-1 (5)
Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas)
2/19 Cal State Fullerton W, 7-1
No. 21 Northwestern W, 3-0
2/20 Boise State W, 8-4
No. 11 California W, 12-1 (5)
2/21 Long Beach State W, 10-0 (5)
10. Arizona State (10-2)
2/26 USF W, 8-7
Remainder of Games Cancelled
Last Week
Littlewood Classic (Tempe, Ariz.)
2/19 Rutgers W, 19-0 (5)
Illinois State L, 10-9
2/20 Texas State W, 6-3
Iowa W, 7-4
2/21 Rutgers W, 14-0 (5)
11. Florida (12-1)
2/27 Northwestern State W, 15-0
Northwestern State W, 5-0
2/28 Northwestern State W, 10-1
Last Week
2/17 Jacksonville W, 6-1
Lipton Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.)
2/19 Campbell W, 7-0
Kansas W, 12-4
2/20 Marshall W, 8-0
East Carolina W, 4-3
2/21 East Carolina W, 1-0
12. Stanford (12-2)
Host Stanford Nike Invitational
2/25 Tennessee W, 8-7
2/26 #22 Northwestern L, 0-4
Long Beach State W, 4-3
2/27 #19 Texas A&M Cancelled
2/28 Syracuse W, 7-3
UNLV W, 6-0
LAST WEEK
Stanford Nike Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
2/19 Illinois W, 8-0 (5)
UC Riverside W, 9-1 (5)
2/20 Nevada W, 10-2 (5)
Sacramento State W, 1-0
13. Texas (14-2)
@Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 #21 Fresno State L, 4-5
2/26 #3 UCLA L, 1-9 (6)
2/27 Syracuse W, 5-4
UC Davis W, 14-5 (5)
2/28 Oregon State W, 7-4
LAST WEEK
2/16 Centenary College W, 6-0
Marriott Houston Classic (Houston, Texas)
2/19 Purdue W, 6-5
UTSA W, 3-2
2/20 No. 18 ULL W, 7-1
Iowa State W, 11-2
2/21 Houston W, 11-4
14. California (11-4)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/26 Fordham W, 5-2
2/27 San Diego State W, 5-4
Oklahoma State L, 2-3
2/28 Colorado State W, 9-1 (5)
Long Beach State W, 8-1
LAST WEEK
Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas)
2/19 Illinois-Chicago W, 8-1
Utah W, 10-4
2/20 No. 21 Northwestern L, 5-3
No. 12 Oklahoma L, 12-1 (5)
2/21 No. 9 Georgia Tech W, 4-1
15. LSU (13-4)
2/24 Southeastern Louisiana W, 11-0 (5)
Hosts Tiger Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.)
2/26 Southern W, 6-0 (6)
2/27 Houston W, 2-0
Jacksonville State W, 4-1
2/28 Houston W, 5-4 (9)
Jacksonville State W, 5-1
LAST WEEK
2/17 UL-Monroe W, 6-1
2/19 Virginia W, 3-0
Oklahoma State W, 6-4
2/20 No. 3 Michigan L, 2-0
Oklahoma State W, 5-1
2/21 Virginia W, 8-0 (6)
16. Ohio State (10-5)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/26 #21 Fresno State W, 4-1
2/27 Tennessee L, 0-3
Oregon State W, 8-7 (8)
2/28 Cal State Fullerton W, 5-2
#3 UCLA W, 7-0
LAST WEEK
Hatter Invitational (DeLand, Fla.)
2/19 No. 8 Alabama L, 5-3
Stetson W, 10-4
2/20 No. 8 Alabama L, 5-4
Rhode Island W, 5-3
2/21 No. 8 Alabama L, 7-1
17. Louisville (13-2)
Hosts Cardinal Classic (Louisville, Ken.)
2/26 Saint Louis W, 9-2
Purdue W, 6-5
2/27 Saint Louis W, 5-3
2/28 Northern Illinois W, 5-3
LAST WEEK
Charleston Southern Tournament (Charleston, S.C.)
2/19 St. John’s W, 16-2 (5)
Charleston Southern W, 2-1
2/20 Youngstown State W, 7-4
Charleston Southern L, 9-4
2/21 Akron W, 1-0
College of Charleston W, 10-2 (5)
18. Florida State (15-2)
2/24 @ Jacksonville W, 8-0
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.)
2/26 Illinois L, 3-4
Southern Illinois W, 9-1
2/27 Mississippi Valley St. W, 8-3
Hofstra W, 8-0
2/28 Kent State W, 6-0
LAST WEEK
2/17 Florida A&M W, 9-2
Seminole Classic (Tallahassee, Fla.)
2/19 Costal Carolina W, 4-0
South Dakota State W, 12-0
2/20 Gardner-Webb W, 5-0
Gardner-Webb W, 7-0
2/21 South Dakota State W, 6-0
19. Texas A&M (12-3)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 Fordham L, 0-4
Oregon L, 0-4
2/26 UNLV W, 4-3
San Diego State W, 7-6 (8)
2/27 #12 Stanford Cancelled
LAST WEEK
2/17 Sam Houston State W, 2-1
2/19 Mississippi State W, 9-0 (5)
Oregon State W, 6-4
2/20 Mississippi State W, 13-4 (5)
Louisiana-Monroe W, 6-0
2/21 Louisiana-Monroe W, 9-4
20. ULL (10-5)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.)
2/26 Radford W, 8-0 (6)
#T4 Michigan L, 0-6
2/27 #T4 Missouri L, 6-11
#8 Georgia Tech L, 1-7
2/28 #24 UMass W, 14-0 (5)
LAST WEEK
Houston Marriott Classic (Houston, Texas)
2/19 Iowa State W, 6-5 (8)
Houston L, 2-1 (8)
2/20 No. 15 Texas L, 7-1
UTSA W, 3-1
2/21 Purdue W, 7-6
21. Fresno State (9-4)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 #13 Texas W, 5-4
Utah W, 11-0 (5)
2/26 #16 Ohio State L, 1-4
#2 Arizona L, 0-11 (5)
2/27 #1 Washington L, 2-10 (5)
LAST WEEK
Stanford Nike Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
2/20 Illinois L, 5-0
UC Riverside W, 10-2 (5)
22. Northwestern (6-8)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/26 Pacific L, 2-4
#12 Stanford W, 4-0
2/27 Cal Poly L, 0-4
#3 UCLA L, 5-10 (8)
2/28 UC Davis Postponed due to travel
LAST WEEK
Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas)
2/19 No. 9 Georgia Tech L, 9-6
No. 12 Oklahoma L, 3-0
2/20 No. 12 California W, 5-3
UNLV W, 8-0
2/21 Utah W, 10-2 (5)
23. North Carolina (10-3)
Hosts Tarheel Invitational (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
2/26 Fairfield W, 2-0
James Madison W, 8-0
2/27 Pittsburgh W, 8-0
2/28 James Madison W, 5-1
LAST WEEK
Carolina Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
2/19 Delaware W, 11-0
St. Joseph’s W, 6-3
2/20 UNC Greensboro W, 8-0
2/21 Saint Joseph’s W, 8-0
24. UMASS (6-4)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.)
2/26 Mississippi State W, 7-6 (9)
North Carolina State L, 1-3
2/27 #T4 Missouri L, 1-2
Illinois State W, 1-0
2/28 #20 ULL L, 0-14 (5)
LAST WEEK
Did not play
25. BYU (10-4)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 Oklahoma State L, 1-3
#1 Washington L, 0-8 (6)
2/26 Cal Poly W, 3-2
#2 Arizona L, 0-8
2/27 Long Island Cancelled
LAST WEEK
Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas)
2/18 Oregon W, 5-0
2/19 San Diego W, 11-3
No. 9 Georgia Tech L, 10-9 (8)
2/20 Illinois-Chicago W, 3-1
Cal State Fullerton W, 10-3
Others Receiving Votes
Kentucky (11-3)
@ Frost Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
2/26 Evansville W, 8-0 (5)
Kansas W, 7-2
2/27 Lipscomb L, 0-3
Chattanooga W, 3-1
LAST WEEK
Florida Atlantic Kick-Off Classic (Boca Raton, Fla.)
2/19 Maryland W, 1-0
Florida Atlantic W, 2-1 (8)
2/20 Pittsburgh W, 2-1
Minnesota W, 1-0
2/21 Florida Atlantic W, 4-1
Tennessee (7-4)
2/23 @ NMSU W, 10-1 (5)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 Pacific L, 3-4
#12 Stanford L, 7-8
2/26 Syracuse W, 8-6
2/27 #16 Ohio State W, 3-0
LAST WEEK
New Mexico State Invitational (Las Cruces, N.M.)
2/20 Weber State W, 21-2 (5)
Bradley W, 12-2 (5)
2/21 Cleveland State W, 12-8
St. Mary’s (CA) W, 11-2 (5)
Baylor (8-6)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/26 Utah W, 4-0
San Diego State W, 11-0 (5)
2/27 Cal State Fullerton L, 4-8
#3 UCLA W, 7-5
2/28 #2 Arizona L, 2-3
LAST WEEK
Getterman Classic (Waco, Texas)
2/19 Central Arkansas W, 7-0
Wichita State W, 8-0 (5)
2/20 Tulsa W, 9-1 (5)
UTEP L, 3-2
2/21 UT Arlington W, 5-0
San Diego State (8-8)
2/24 Cal State Northridge L, 4-5 (8)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 #9 Oklahoma L, 0-4
Fordham W, 3-1
2/26 Baylor L, 0-11 (5)
#19 Texas A&M L, 6-7 (8)
2/27 #14 California L, 4-5
LAST WEEK
Campbell/Cartier Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
2/18 UC Santa Barbara W, 6-0
2/19 Western Kentucky W, 7-2
2/20 No. 1 Washington L, 5-0
Penn State L, 3-1
Nevada (4-6)
Host Wolf Pack Classic (Reno, Nev.)
2/28 Saint Mary’s L, 7-9 (13)
Southern Utah W, 11-2 (5)
LAST WEEK
Stanford Nike Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
2/20 Sacramento State W, 6-4
No. 13 Stanford L, 10-2 (5)
2/21 Illinois L, 7-4
DePaul (9-4)
@ Kickin Chicken Classic (Conway, S.C.)
2/26 Coastal Carolina W, 6-1
2/27 Canisius W, 8-0
Jacksonville W, 4-0
2/28 Canisius W, 6-2
Eastern Kentucky W, 6-2
LAST WEEK
Did not play
Oklahoma State (10-5)
@ Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.)
2/25 Hawaii W, 4-0
#25 BYU W, 3-1
2/26 Cal State Fullerton W, 16-0 (5)
2/27 #14 California W, 3-2
#1 Washington L, 4-9
LAST WEEK
LSU Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)
2/19 No. 3 Michigan L, 7-0
No. 17 LSU L, 6-4 (7)
2/20 Virginia W, 5-2
No. 17 LSU L, 5-1
2/21 No. 3 Michigan L, 8-1
Hofstra (9-1)
@ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.)
2/26 Virginia Tech W, 3-2
Mississippi State W, 2-1
2/27 Kent State W, 1-0
#18 Florida State L, 0-8
2/28 Mississippi Valley State W, 6-4
New Mexico State (9-4)
2/23 Tennessee L, 1-10 (5)
2/25 Northern Colorado L, 10-11 (8)
Northern Colorado W, 21-3 (8)
LAST WEEK
Troy Cox Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.)
2/19 St. Mary’s W, 6-4
Weber State W, 13-3 (5)
2/20 Bradley L, 4-2
2/21 Cleveland State L, 4-2
