ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Preseason Poll released
The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 preseason poll was released on Tuesday. Following is the complete poll, courtesy of SEC Digital Network.
The top four preseason rankings identically match 2012′s final rankings, and Alabama is once again in the top spot.
|
Rank |
Team |
2012 Record |
Points |
Final 2012 Ranking |
|
1. |
Alabama (13) |
60-8 |
490 |
1 |
|
2. |
Oklahoma (7) |
54-10 |
486 |
2 |
|
3. |
California |
58-7 |
449 |
3 |
|
4. |
Arizona State |
53-11 |
445 |
4 |
|
5. |
Tennessee |
52-14 |
414 |
7 |
|
6. |
Oregon |
45-18 |
390 |
5 |
|
7. |
Missouri |
47-14 |
346 |
11 |
|
8. |
Georgia |
45-17 |
332 |
10 |
|
9. |
Texas |
47-13 |
297 |
12 |
|
10. |
South Florida |
50-14 |
285 |
8 |
|
11. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
53-6 |
272 |
9 |
|
12. |
LSU |
40-25 |
263 |
6 |
|
13. |
Michigan |
42-17 |
233 |
15 |
|
14. |
Arizona |
38-19 |
226 |
13 |
|
15. |
Florida |
48-13 |
225 |
16 |
|
16. |
Washington |
39-19 |
213 |
14 |
|
17. |
Texas A&M |
41-18 |
195 |
19 |
|
18. |
Louisville |
55-5 |
188 |
18 |
|
19. |
UCLA |
36-20 |
144 |
21 |
|
20. |
Stanford |
40-19 |
131 |
20 |
|
21. |
North Carolina |
43-15 |
69 |
25 |
|
T22. |
Baylor |
34-22 |
67 |
RV |
|
T22. |
Hofstra |
42-15 |
67 |
17 |
|
24. |
Florida State |
47-16 |
66 |
22 |
|
25. |
Hawaii |
44-9 |
44 |
23 |
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
Dropped Out: None
New to Poll: None
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame (24); Syracuse (23); Kentucky (20); Georgia Tech (18); Virginia Tech (17); Tulsa (14); Texas Tech (12); Mississippi State (9); Oregon State (8); Northwestern (7); Oklahoma State (3); Central Florida (3); South Alabama (2); UMASS (2); BYU (1)
