ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll
How the Top 25 Fared – Week 5 – Week of March 8-14
1. Washington (22-1)
@ Husky Softball Classic (Seattle, WA)
3/11 Miami (OH) W, 3-0
3/12 Miami (OH) W, 6-3
3/13 Portland State W, 5-0
Seattle University W, 5-1
3/14 Seattle University W, 8-3
Last week
@ Hawaii Invitational Tournament (Honolulu, Hawaii)
3/5 East Carolina W, 6-0
3/6 Seattle University W, 12-0 (5)
Hawaii W, 1-0 (8)
3/7 Seattle University W, 11-2 (5)
Hawaii W, 8-4
2. Arizona (22-1)
3/8 St. John’s Cancelled
3/8 St. John’s Cancelled
3/11 St. John’s W, 13-0 (5 innings)
@ Wildcat Invitational (Tucson, AZ)
3/12 Northern Colorado W, 12-0 (5 innings)
Illinois-Chicago W, 8-0 (5 innings)
3/13 St. John’s W, 16-1 (5 innings)
Creighton W, 6-0
3/14 Minnesota W, 12-0 (5 innings)
Last week
3/3 New Mexico State W, 8-0 (5)
New Mexico State W, 9-0 (5)
3/4 Northern Iowa W, 4-1
3/7 St. John’s W, 13-5
Idaho State Canceled
3. Missouri (16-2)
3/10 Northern Iowa W, 3-0
@ Children’s Hospital Invitational (Columbia, MO)
3/12 New Mexico W, 2-0
Bradley Postponed
3/13 No. 25 Illinois Cancelled
3/14 San Diego State Cancelled
Illinois State W, 3-1
Bradley W, 9-1 (5 innings)
Last week
3/3 @ SIUE Postponed
@ SIUE Postponed
Missouri Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament
3/5 St. Louis W, 6-0
3/6 SEMO W, 13-05 (5)
Missouri State W, 8-0 (5)
3/7 UMKC W, 9-3
4. Georgia (19-3, 1-2 SEC)
3/10 No. 11 Florida Cancelled
No. 11 Florida Cancelled
3/13 No. 7 Alabama W, 3-0
No. 7 Alabama L, 8-5
3/14 No. 7 Alabama L, 13-4
Last week
3/5 Minnesota W, 7-0
Belmont W, 10-0 (5)
3/6 Minnesota W, 8-0 (5)
Elon W, 8-2
3/7 Middle Tennessee State W, 8-0
5. Michigan (18-4)
@ Red Black Tournament (Louisville, KY)
3/13 No. 20 Louisville W, 9-5
Hofstra W, 4-3
3/14 Hosftra W, 3-1
No. 20 Louisville W, 7-3
Last week
3/2 Auburn Cancelled
3/3 Mississippi State W, 3-0
Easton SEC/Midwest Challenge (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
3/5 No. 6 Alabama W, 5-2
3/6 South Carolina W, 1-0
No. 6 Alabama W, 4-2
3/7 South Carolina W, 8-0 (5)
6. UCLA (17-4)
3/10 No. 18 North Carolina W, 1-0
Last week
3/3 @ UC Riverside L, 3-2
@ San Diego Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
3/5 Fresno State W, 5-4
3/6 UTEP W, 6-0
Long Beach State Canceled
3/7 San Diego State Canceled
7. Alabama (17-6, 2-1 SEC)
3/9 Liberty W, 10-7
3/13 @ No. 4 Georgia L, 3-0
@ No. 4 Georgia W, 8-5
3/14 @ No. 4 Georgia W, 13-4 (6 innings)
Last week
Easton Challenge (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
3/5 No. 7 Michigan L, 5-2
3/6 DePaul W, 8-0 (5)
No. 7 Michigan L, 4-2
3/7 DePaul W, 6-4
8. Georgia Tech (22-3)
3/9 @Georgia State W, 7-3
@ the Springhill Suites Buckhead Classic (Atlanta, GA)
3/13 Mercer W, 8-2
Fordham L, 2-1 (8 innings)
3/14 Georgia State W, 7-1
Mercer W, 10-5
Last week
Buzz Classic (Woodstock, Ga.)
3/5 Seton Hall W, 16-0 (5)
3/6 James Madison W, 11-0 (6)
No. 23 Kentucky W, 6-3
3/7 Dartmouth W, 8-1
Mississippi W, 1-0
9. Oklahoma (20-3)
3/10 North Texas W, 6-4
@ Oklahoma Spring Festival
3/12 Utah W, 12-1 (5 innings)
3/13 Northern Iowa W, 4-1
Utah W, 9-5
3/14 Northern Iowa W, 11-1 (5 innings)
Last week
3/3 Tulsa W, 7-0
3/5 Nevada W, 8-7 (9)
The Preview (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
3/6 No. 24 Oklahoma State L, 1-0
No. 17 Louisville W, 10-2
3/7 No. 17 Louisville W, 7-0
10. Arizona State (24-2)
@ Wilson/ DeMarini Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.)
3/9 Creighton W, 4-1
St. John’s W, 11-3 (6 innings)
3/10 St. John’s W, 16-0 (5 innings)
Creighton W, 11-8
@ Diamond Devil Invitational (Tempe, AZ)
3/12 No. 23 BYU W, 9-1 (5 innings)
Pacific W, 4-0
3/13 No. 23 BYU W, 11-6
Nebraska W, 1-0
3/14 Nebraska W, 7-1
Last week
3/4 UC Santa Barbara W, 10-2 (5)
Wilson/ DeMarini Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.)
3/5 Idaho State W, 8-4
Northern Iowa W, 10-0 (5)
3/6 Samford W, 6-1
UC Santa Barbara W, 8-0 (5)
3/7 Creighton Canceled
11. Florida (18-3, 2-1 SEC)
3/13 Ole Miss W, 12-2
Ole Miss L, 6-4 (8 innings)
3/14 Ole Miss W, 5-3
Last week
DeMarini Tournament (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/5 Pacific W, 12-3
No. 12 Stanford L, 0-2
3/6 Cal State Fullerton W, 12-0
3/7 UC Davis W, 14-3
Loyola Marymount W, 13-1
12. Stanford (15-3)
DID NOT PLAY
Last week
DeMarini Invitational (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/5 No. 10 Florida W, 2-0
Cal State Fullerton W, 13-1 (5)
3/6 No. 20 North Carolina L, 3-0
Northwestern Canceled
3/7 Indiana W, 4-0
13. California (19-4)
3/13 Cal State Fullerton W, 8-0 (5 innings)
3/14 UC Davis W, 2-0
UC Davis W, 8-0
Last week
Eller Media Stadium Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.)
3/5 New Mexico State W, 6-0
Weber State W, 10-2 (5)
3/6 Portland State W, 7-0
Southern Utah W, 11-0 (5)
3/7 UNLV W, 5-1
14. Texas (20-3)
3/10 UTEP W, 9-0 (6 innings)
UTEP W, 6-1
3/11 @ UT Arlington W, 3-2 (10 innings)
Last week
3/4 Texas Southern W, 8-0
Tennessee Tournament (Knoxville, Tenn.)
3/6 Ohio W, 11-5
Tennessee L, 3-2
3/7 Illinois State W, 6-3
15. LSU (21-4, 3-0 SEC)
3/13 @ South Carolina W, 5-0
@ South Carolina W, 9-0 (6 innings)
3/14 @ South Carolina W, 10-0 (5 innings)
Last week
Purple Challenge (Baton Rouge, La.)
3/5 Syracuse W, 9-1 (6)
South Alabama W, 11-0 (5)
3/6 Campbell W, 8-0 (5)
Campbell W, 2-1 (8)
3/7 Syracuse W, 9-2
16. Florida State (22-4, 1-2 ACC)
3/9 Michigan State (Boca Raton, FL) W, 7-0
3/13 No. 18 North Carolina L, 5-0
No. 18 North Carolina W, 2-1
3/14 No. 18 North Carolina L, 5-4
Last week
FAU Miken Classic (Boca Raton, Fla.)
3/5 Eastern Michigan W, 8-0
Florida Atlantic W, 6-3
3/6 Connecticut W, 5-4
Michigan State W, 3-1
3/7 Miami (OH) W, 4-0
17. Ohio State (13-6)
DID NOT PLAY
Last week
aTen Construction Tournament (Riverside, Calif.)
3/5 East Tennessee State W, 13-1
UC Riverside W, 7-1
3/6 Notre Dame L, 12-5
East Tennessee State W, 4-2
18. North Carolina (18-5, 2-1 ACC)
3/9 @ Cal State Fullerton W, 6-0
3/10 @ No. 6 UCLA L, 1-0
3/13 @ No. 16 Florida State W, 5-0 (8 innings)
@ No. 16 Florida State L, 2-1
3/14 @ No. 16 Florida State W, 5-4
Last week
DeMarini Invitational (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/5 Northwestern W, 3-1
Indiana W, 7-5
3/6 Pacific W, 3-1
No. 12 Stanford W, 3-0
3/7 Loyola Marymount W, 5-1
19. Oklahoma State (20-6)
3/9 Tulsa L, 6-2
@ Mizuno Classic (Stillwater, OK)
3/12 Wisconsin W, 9-1
Prairie View A&M W, 10-1 (5 innings)
3/13 Rutgers W,8-3
Prairie View A&M W, 12-1 (5 innings)
3/14 Rutgers W, 2-0
Last week
3/3 North Texas W, 7-0
3/5 No. 17 Louisville W, 7-2
The Preview (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
3/6 Nevada W, 7-1
No. 8 Oklahoma W, 1-0
3/7 Nevada W, 7-1
20. Louisville (15-8)
3/10 @ Kentucky W, 3-0
@ Red Black Tournament (Louisville, KY)
3/13 Hofstra L, 2-1
No. 5 Michigan L, 9-5
3/14 No. 5 Michigan L, 7-3
Last week
3/5 @ No. 24 Oklahoma State L, 7-2
The Preview (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
3/6 Nevada W, 5-3
No. 8 Oklahoma L, 10-2
3/7 @ No. 8 Oklahoma L, 7-0
21. Texas A&M (22-6)
3/9 Texas A&M Corpus Christi L, 4-3
Texas A&M Corpus Christi W, 8-0 (5 innings)
@ the Aggie Invitational
3/12 Utah State W, 10-4
Wright State W, 5-0
3/13 North Dakota State W, 4-0
Utah State W, 8-0 (5 innings)
3/14 North Dakota State W, 5-2
Last week
3/3 Houston W, 6-4
Texas A&M Invitational (College Station, Texas)
3/4 BYU L, 5-3
3/5 Northern Colorado W, 7-0
BYU L, 5-4
3/6 Monmouth N.J. W, 10-0 (5)
Northern Colorado W, 11-1 (5)
22. Baylor (16-7)
3/9 @ UTSA W, 8-1
3/10 @ Texas State L, 4-3 (9 innings)
Last week
3/2 Prairie View A&M W, 10-5 (5)
Prairie View A&M W, 14-0 (5)
3/5 @ New Mexico W, 8-0 (5)
@ New Mexico W, 7-3
3/6 @ New Mexico W, 17-4
@ New Mexico W, 5-4
23. BYU (16-7)
3/12 Nebraska W, 5-1
No. 10 Arizona State L,1-9
3/13 Pacific L, 2-4
No. 10 Arizona State L, 6-11
Last week
Texas A&M Invitational (College Station, Texas)
3/4 No. 19 Texas A&M W, 5-3
3/5 Monmouth W, 17-0
No. 19 Texas A&M W, 5-4
3/6 Monmouth W, 9-6
Northern Colorado W, 9-0
24. Tennessee (15-5, 2-1 SEC)
3/9 @ Mississippi State W, 8-4
@ Mississippi State L, 5-4
3/10 @ Mississippi State W, 10-4
Last week
First Tennessee Tournament (Knoxville, Tenn.)
3/5 Ohio W, 6-0
3/6 No. 13 Texas W, 3-2
Illinois State W, 6-5
3/7 Ohio W, 5-1
Illinois State W, 8-4
25. Illinois (16-2)
3/9 Bradley Cancelled
@ Children’s Hospital Invitational (Columbia, MO)
3/12 New Mexico W, 7-0
San Diego State Cancelled
3/13 Bradley W, 5-1
No. 3 Missouri Cancelled
3/14 San Diego State L, 5-3
Last week
Did not play
RV ULL (15-7)
3/11 McNeese State W, 9-1 (5 innings)
McNeese State L, 3-1
Last week
Razorback Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
3/5 Drake L, 2-1
Arkansas W, 5-2
3/6 Eastern Illinois W, 11-0 (5)
Southern Miss W, 7-3
3/7 Iowa State W, 4-1
RV Kentucky (15-8, 1-2 SEC)
3/10 No. 20 Louisville L, 3-0
3/13 @ Auburn L, 3-2
3/14/ @ Auburn W, 5-3
@ Auburn L, 1-0
Last week
Buzz Classic (Marietta, Ga.)
3/5 Jacksonville State W, 4-1
Georgia State L, 7-1
3/6 No. 9 Georgia Tech L, 6-3
Western Carolina W, 5-0
3/7 Liberty W, 7-0
RV Fresno State (15-9)
3/10 East Carolina W, 1-0
East Carolina L, 3-2 (8 innings)
@ Bayer Crop Science Tournaments (Fresno, CA)
3/11 ETSU W, 7-2
3/13 CSUN W, 10-1 (6 innings)
Georgetown W, 3-0
3/14 Mississippi State W, 11-3 (5 innings)
Colorado State L, 3-2
Last week
San Diego Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
3/5 Wisconsin W, 3-1
No. 5 UCLA L, 5-4
3/6 UTEP L, 1-0
San Diego State L, 8-0
3/7 Oregon Canceled
RV UMASS (11-4)
DID NOT PLAY
Last week
USF Under Armour Invitational (Clearwater, Fla.)
3/5 Chattanooga W, 3-0
Loyola Chicago W, 4-2
3/6 Virginia Tech W, 3-0
USF W, 6-5
3/7 Robert Morris W, 6-1
RV Lipscomb (19-2)
3/9 @ Tenn Tech W, 5-0
@ Tenn Tech W, 2-1
3/11 Evansville W, 6-0
Evansville L, 6-4
RV Oregon (18-5)
3/13 Boise State W, 9-0
North Dakota W, 7-1
3/14 North Dakota W, 12-0
Boise State W, 3-1
Last Week
San Diego Classic (San Diego, Calif.)
3/5 Long Beach State W, 1-0
San Diego State L, 5-2
3/6 Cal Poly W, 2-0
San Diego Canceled
3/7 No. 21 Fresno State Canceled
RV Hofstra (10-3)
@ Black Red Tournament (Louisville, KY)
3/13 No. 20 Louisville W, 2-1
No. 5 Michigan L, 4-3 (8 innings)
3/14 No. 5 Michigan L, 3-1
Last week
Did not play
RV Hawaii (18-9)
3/10 Troy W, 19-2 (5 innings)
Troy W, 2-1 (8 innings)
@ 2010 Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament
3/12 Troy W, 12-4 (5 innings)
Loyola Marymount W, 9-0 (5 innings)
3/13 DePaul L, 6-2
Troy W, 7-3
3/14 DePaul W, 4-1
RV NC State (16-9)
3/10 Campbell L, 4-3
Campbell W, 3-0
3/13 Delaware State W, 4-3
NC A&T W, 5-4
3/14 North Florida W, 7-0
RV San Diego State (15-8)
3/9 Northern Illinois W, 5-0
3/10 Buffalo W, 5-0
@ Children’s Hospital Invitational (Columbia, MO)
3/12 Bradley W, 7-0
No. 25 Illinois Cancelled
3/13 No. 3 Missouri Cancelled
Illinois State Cancelled
3/14 No. 25 Illinois W, 5-3
No. 3 Missouri Cancelled
RV Nevada (10-11)
3/10 @ Sacramento State L, 4-3
@ Sacramento State W, 5-1
3/13 Weber State W, 8-0 (5 innings)
Weber State W, 12-1 (5 innings)
3/14 Weber State W, 10-5
RV Northwestern (9-10)
DID NOT PLAY
Last week
DeMarini Invitational (Fullerton, Calif.)
3/5 No. 20 North Carolina L, 3-1
Oregon State W, 12-3 (6)
3/6 UC Davis W, 7-1
No. 12 Stanford Canceled
3/7 Pacific L, 2-1
