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Gators unanimous No. 1 at 27-0 (3/10)

Gators unanimous No. 1 at 27-0 (3/10)

Mar 10, 2015 by Brentt Eads
Gators unanimous No. 1 at 27-0 (3/10)

Florida Unanimous Choice at No. 1 in 2015 USA Today/NFCA NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll

As undefeated Florida continues its roll through the first half of the season, the Gators (27-0) are unanimously No. 1 for the first time in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll, announced Tuesday by the Association.

Kirsti Merritt had a home run and a double for the Gators in the win Friday over then No. 2 Oregon.
Kirsti Merritt had a home run and a double for the Gators in the win Friday over No. 2 Oregon.

With a 6-0 performance last week, the Gators wrapped up their California Spring Break trip 10-0, which included their second wins of the season over No. 2 Oregon (5-1) and No. 3 Michigan (7-4). They also topped Long Beach State (10-1), San Jose State (9-1), then-No. 13 Arizona (10-0) and Fresno State (4-1).

The Ducks (20-3) went 4-1 at the Judi Garman Classic with their only defeat coming at the hands of the No. 1 Gators. Oregon posted victories over Pacific (9-7), Fresno State (3-0), Iowa (2-1) and Long Beach State (12-3).

Michigan (22-3) remained at No. 3, but has some company as the only other undefeated program, LSU (25-0), moved up from No. 5 to tie the Wolverines in the rankings. After a 9-0 win over Cal State Fullerton, Michigan had its 19-game winning streak snapped at the Judi Garman Classic as it suffered a pair of losses to top-ranked Florida and then-No. 22 Arizona State (0-2 / 8 innings). Following those defeats, they rebounded with resounding triumphs over San Jose State (9-1), then-No. 9 Baylor (11-1) and San Diego State (10-2).

The Tigers opened up SEC play at home with a dominating three-game sweep over Arkansas, outscoring the Razorbacks, 23-1 and also shut out Northwestern State (10-0) in a mid-week non-conference affair.

Rounding out the top five is Alabama (18-4), which also rolled in its first SEC series, blanking Mississippi in a three-game set, 23-0.

Oklahoma (18-3), Louisiana-Lafayette (17-3) and Georgia (21-3) remained No. 6-8 in the rankings, while Tennessee (16-3) makes its first appearance and Florida State (18-5) returns to the top-10 after 5-0 weekends.

UAB and North Carolina State, tied for the 25th spot, enter the poll for the first time this season. The Blazers have won 12 straight and 15 of their last 16 games, while the Wolfpack are coming off a three-game ACC series-opening sweep of then-No. 23 Notre Dame.

The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Current 2015 records are shown and first-place votes are in parentheses.

USA Today/NFCA Division I Softball Poll – March 10, 2015

Rank Team 2015 Record Totals Prev. Rank
1 Florida (29) 27-0 725 1
2 Oregon 20-3 684 2
t3 Michigan 22-3 645 3
t3 LSU 25-0 645 5
5 Alabama 18-4 621 4
6 Oklahoma 18-3 577 6
7 Louisiana-Lafayette 17-3 523 7
8 Georgia 21-3 502 8
9 Tennessee 16-3 487 11
10 Florida State 18-5 443 12
11 California 21-1 392 16
12 Auburn 25-2 386 14
13 UCLA 23-5 354 15
14 Kentucky 14-5 340 10
15 Baylor 14-5 336 9
16 Minnesota 18-4 302 17
17 Washington 25-4 249 19
18 Arizona 21-6 229 13
19 Texas A&M 19-5 228 20
20 UCF 18-4 188 18
21 Missouri 12-3 178 21
22 Arizona State 19-8 139 22
23 Kansas 21-2 84 25
24 South Alabama 16-5 78 24
t25t25 UABNorth Carolina State 18-510-7 2020 RVRV

New to Poll: No. 25 UAB & North Carolina State

Dropped out: No. 23 Notre Dame (12-9)

Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (16), Mississippi State (10), James Madison (7), Virginia Tech (4), North Carolina (4), South Carolina (3), Texas (3), Florida Atlantic (3).

 

 

 

 

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