Kentucky remained steady at No. 23 in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll, released Tuesday.
Over the weekend, the Wildcats (22-7 overall, 8-3 SEC) swept Mississippi State for the second time in three seasons.
Alabama (33-2, 9-1 SEC) held on to first place for a second week in a row. Despite suffering its first SEC loss of the season and second loss overall, 4-1 to Tennessee, the Crimson Tide received 19 of 20 first-place votes — the most for any team this season.
Tennessee (27-5, 5-3 SEC) climbed one spot in the poll to No. 10.
Another significant move involving SEC teams saw Georgia (27-4, 8-3) vault from No. 4 to No. 2. The Bulldogs swept then-No. 2 Florida, the first time the Gators have been swept in a three-game home series since 2006. Florida (30-4, 7-3) dropped to No. 5 in the poll.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
March 29 – March 21-27, 2011 – Week Seven
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous Ranking |
|
1. |
Alabama (19) |
33-2 |
498 |
1 |
|
2. |
Georgia |
27-4 |
469 |
4 |
|
3. |
Michigan (1) |
31-2 |
466 |
3 |
|
4. |
Arizona State |
33-2 |
431 |
5 |
|
5. |
Florida |
30-4 |
417 |
2 |
|
6. |
Washington |
25-2 |
398 |
6 |
|
7. |
Arizona |
29-6 |
355 |
9 |
|
8. |
California |
21-3 |
345 |
8 |
|
9. |
Texas |
28-3 |
342 |
10 |
|
10. |
Tennessee |
27-5 |
328 |
11 |
|
11. |
Missouri |
25-3 |
291 |
T13 |
|
12. |
Stanford |
22-4 |
276 |
12 |
|
13. |
UCLA |
21-5 |
259 |
T13 |
|
14 |
Oklahoma |
27-9 |
243 |
7 |
|
15. |
Oregon |
28-4 |
225 |
16 |
|
16. |
Nebraska |
27-4 |
200 |
18 |
|
17. |
Baylor |
27-5 |
197 |
15 |
|
18. |
Oklahoma State |
28-7 |
150 |
17 |
|
19. |
La. Lafayette |
27-5 |
129 |
20 |
|
20. |
Texas A&M |
28-8 |
118 |
21 |
|
21. |
Auburn |
28-5 |
72 |
22 |
|
22. |
Texas Tech |
35-3 |
71 |
19 |
|
23. |
Kentucky |
22-7 |
70 |
23 |
|
24. |
Georgia Tech |
28-5 |
53 |
RV |
|
25. |
Hawaii |
25-9 |
35 |
25 |
Parenthesis Denotes first place votes.
Dropped Out: LSU
New to Poll: Georgia Tech
Others receiving votes: LSU (22); Northern Iowa (14); Long Beach State (8); Fresno State (5); Ala. Birmingham (4); Brigham Young (3); North Carolina (2); San Diego State (2); Notre Dame (1); Maryland (1)
