Undefeated Florida Remains Unanimous No. 1
Undefeated Florida Remains Unanimous No. 1
Florida dominates in votes as James Madison & Texas A&M make significant jumps with the Dukes in Top 10 for the first time in program history*** BE SURE TO
Florida dominates in votes as James Madison & Texas A&M make significant jumps with the Dukes in Top 10 for the first time in program history
*** BE SURE TO WATCH FLORIDA & SEVERAL OTHER TOP 25 TEAMS IN ACTION AT THIS WEEKEND'S MARY NUTTER COLLEGIATE CLASSIC II
In a poll that saw a lot of shuffling, Florida remained one of the few constants as it used a dominant 7-0 week to secure the unanimous No. 1 ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll for games played Feb. 15-21.
In remaining undefeated, the Gators (11-0) recorded four more shutouts and outscored the opposition, 52-3 to earn all 32 first-place votes and 800 points.
UF blanked Jacksonville in its home opening doubleheader, which was highlighted by sophomore Aleshia Ocasio’s first collegiate no-hitter and 16th in program history. The Gators followed with a five-game sweep of their Citrus Classic opponents.
Making significant moves in the poll this week were No. 10 James Madison and No. 16 Texas A&M, who each moved up nine positions.
The Dukes (9-1) went undefeated at the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Research Invitational in Clearwater, Fla.), which included triumphs over No. 3 Auburn (3-2) and then No. 12 Tennessee (9-0 in 5 innings). In holding those high-powered offenses to just five hits, JMU earned its first top-10 ranking in program history.
The Aggies (11-1) success came at the Mary Nutter Classic. Following a mid-week win over Sam Houston State, Texas A&M went 5-0 at the prestigious tournament with victories over then No. 15 UCF (10-4), then No. 11 Washington (11-6) and then-No. 9 Arizona (8-4).
Michigan and Auburn remained at No. 2 and No. 3. The Wolverines (8-1) swept through the Big Ten/ACC Challenge hosted by then-No. 13 Florida State. They defeated the host Seminoles, 6-2 and 10-3, as well as Virginia Tech, 6-1 and 9-1.
Despite suffering their first loss of the season, the Tigers earned a key road win (2-0) at then-No. 15 UCF and also defeated Oklahoma State (6-1), USF (6-0), DePaul (18-0) and Fordham (18-2).
Alabama leapfrogged into the four spot over LSU. The Crimson Tide (10-1) went 6-0 with four shutouts. They picked up a road win at UAB and won all five games at the Panther Invitational hosted by Georgia State.
In addition, head coach Patrick Murphy earned his 900th career victory in a triumph over Maryland on Feb. 21. The Tigers (8-2) dropped their opener at the Mary Nutter to then-No. 9 Arizona before closing out with four victories, including two against then-No. 15 UCF and then-No. 8 UCLA.
After taking two-of-three from then-No. 6 Oregon in a top 10 series, Louisiana-Lafayette took over the No. 6 ranking, while the Ducks (8-3) fell to No. 7. The Ragin’ Cajuns sandwiched a pair of one-run (3-2 & 5-4) triumphs around Oregon’s game-two victory (6-3). Oregon (twice) and Louisiana also run-ruled Central Arkansas.
Georgia, after a 5-0 week, moved two spots to No. 8, while Washington (9-1) at No. 9 joined the top 10, making a similar two-position move.
Joining Fresno State as a newcomer to the poll is No. 25 Texas A&M (4-1). Dropping out this week are then-No. 23 North Carolina State (3-2) and then-No. 24 Notre Dame (3-2).
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records reflect games played through Feb. 14, 2016.
2016 USA Today/NFCA Division I Softball Coaches Poll
Week 2 | Feb. 23, 2016 (Results through 2/21)
New to Poll: No. 23 Notre Dame, No. 24 Texas
Dropped Out: No. 21 Baylor, No. 23 South Alabama
Receiving Votes: Mississippi State (43), Baylor (38), Nebraska (33), Florida Atlantic (23), South Alabama (12), Long Beach State (6), Oregon State (6), North Texas (2).
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Softball Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference.
*** BE SURE TO WATCH FLORIDA & SEVERAL OTHER TOP 25 TEAMS IN ACTION AT THIS WEEKEND'S MARY NUTTER COLLEGIATE CLASSIC II
In a poll that saw a lot of shuffling, Florida remained one of the few constants as it used a dominant 7-0 week to secure the unanimous No. 1 ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll for games played Feb. 15-21.
In remaining undefeated, the Gators (11-0) recorded four more shutouts and outscored the opposition, 52-3 to earn all 32 first-place votes and 800 points.
UF blanked Jacksonville in its home opening doubleheader, which was highlighted by sophomore Aleshia Ocasio’s first collegiate no-hitter and 16th in program history. The Gators followed with a five-game sweep of their Citrus Classic opponents.
Making significant moves in the poll this week were No. 10 James Madison and No. 16 Texas A&M, who each moved up nine positions.
The Dukes (9-1) went undefeated at the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Research Invitational in Clearwater, Fla.), which included triumphs over No. 3 Auburn (3-2) and then No. 12 Tennessee (9-0 in 5 innings). In holding those high-powered offenses to just five hits, JMU earned its first top-10 ranking in program history.
The Aggies (11-1) success came at the Mary Nutter Classic. Following a mid-week win over Sam Houston State, Texas A&M went 5-0 at the prestigious tournament with victories over then No. 15 UCF (10-4), then No. 11 Washington (11-6) and then-No. 9 Arizona (8-4).
Michigan and Auburn remained at No. 2 and No. 3. The Wolverines (8-1) swept through the Big Ten/ACC Challenge hosted by then-No. 13 Florida State. They defeated the host Seminoles, 6-2 and 10-3, as well as Virginia Tech, 6-1 and 9-1.
Despite suffering their first loss of the season, the Tigers earned a key road win (2-0) at then-No. 15 UCF and also defeated Oklahoma State (6-1), USF (6-0), DePaul (18-0) and Fordham (18-2).
Alabama leapfrogged into the four spot over LSU. The Crimson Tide (10-1) went 6-0 with four shutouts. They picked up a road win at UAB and won all five games at the Panther Invitational hosted by Georgia State.
In addition, head coach Patrick Murphy earned his 900th career victory in a triumph over Maryland on Feb. 21. The Tigers (8-2) dropped their opener at the Mary Nutter to then-No. 9 Arizona before closing out with four victories, including two against then-No. 15 UCF and then-No. 8 UCLA.
After taking two-of-three from then-No. 6 Oregon in a top 10 series, Louisiana-Lafayette took over the No. 6 ranking, while the Ducks (8-3) fell to No. 7. The Ragin’ Cajuns sandwiched a pair of one-run (3-2 & 5-4) triumphs around Oregon’s game-two victory (6-3). Oregon (twice) and Louisiana also run-ruled Central Arkansas.
Georgia, after a 5-0 week, moved two spots to No. 8, while Washington (9-1) at No. 9 joined the top 10, making a similar two-position move.
Joining Fresno State as a newcomer to the poll is No. 25 Texas A&M (4-1). Dropping out this week are then-No. 23 North Carolina State (3-2) and then-No. 24 Notre Dame (3-2).
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records reflect games played through Feb. 14, 2016.
2016 USA Today/NFCA Division I Softball Coaches Poll
Week 2 | Feb. 23, 2016 (Results through 2/21)
| Rank | Team | Points | 2016 Record | Last Poll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida (32) | 800 | 11-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan | 767 | 8-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Auburn | 714 | 10-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Alabama | 679 | 10-1 | 5 |
| 5 | LSU | 664 | 8-2 | 4 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 647 | 8-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Oregon | 583 | 8-3 | 6 |
| 8 | Georgia | 539 | 9-0 | 10 |
| 9 | Washington | 528 | 9-1 | 11 |
| 10 | James Madison | 483 | 9-1 | 19 |
| 11 | UCLA | 459 | 7-3 | 8 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 396 | 7-2 | 14 |
| 13 | Florida State | 375 | 6-3 | 13 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 365 | 8-3 | 12 |
| 15 | Arizona | 354 | 8-3 | 9 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 348 | 11-1 | 25 |
| 17 | Missouri | 333 | 6-0 | 16 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 277 | 9-2 | 18 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 268 | 11-1 | 17 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 175 | 10-0 | 24 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 134 | 5-4 | 20 |
| 22 | UCF | 119 | 4-7 | 15 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 81 | 7-3 | RV |
| 24 | Texas | 78 | 10-0 | RV |
| 25 | California | 71 | 6-3 | 22 |
New to Poll: No. 23 Notre Dame, No. 24 Texas
Dropped Out: No. 21 Baylor, No. 23 South Alabama
Receiving Votes: Mississippi State (43), Baylor (38), Nebraska (33), Florida Atlantic (23), South Alabama (12), Long Beach State (6), Oregon State (6), North Texas (2).
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Softball Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference.
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