ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
Preseason Poll - January 27, 2009
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Rank
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Team | 2008 Record | Points | PVS |
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| 1. | Florida (18) | 70-5 | 497 | 3 | ||||
| 2. | Alabama | 58-8 | 466 | 4 | ||||
| 3. | Arizona State (1) | 66-3 | 432 | 1 | ||||
| 4. | UCLA (1) | 51-9 | 428 |
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| 5. | Michigan | 52-8 | 384 | 9 | ||||
| 6. | Oklahoma | 47-14 | 378 | 10 | ||||
| 7. | Arizona | 41-19 | 369 | 7 | ||||
| 8. | ULL | 52-15 | 364 | 6 | ||||
| 9. | Stanford | 49-15 | 321 | 13 | ||||
| 10. | Texas A&M | 57-10 | 309 | 2 | ||||
| 11. | Northwestern | 40-16 | 295 | 11 | ||||
| 12. | Fresno State | 54-13 | 252 | 15 | ||||
| 13. | Tennessee | 50-16 | 230 | 17 | ||||
| 14. | California | 43-27 | 203 | 14 | ||||
| 15. | Washington | 30-25-1 | 200 | RV | ||||
| 16. | Houston | 54-11 | 188 | 12 | ||||
| 17. | LSU |
44-18 | 179 | 19 | ||||
| 18. | DePaul | 51-18 | 166 | 21 | ||||
| 19. | Missouri |
47-17 | 165 | 16 | ||||
| 20. | Long Beach State | 42-16 | 120 | 22 | ||||
| 21. | North Carolina | 50-12-1 | 107 | 25 | ||||
| 22. | Nevada | 44-18 | 95 | 20 | ||||
| 23. | Georgia | 46-24 | 89 | 18 | ||||
| 24. | UMass | 42-12 | 86 | 23 | ||||
| 25. | Virginia Tech | 49-19 | 55 | 8 | ||||
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
Dropped Out from 2008 Postseason Poll: San Diego State
Others receiving votes: Mississippi State (20), San Diego State (19), Iowa (13), South Florida (12), Hawaii (10), Purdue (7), Oregon State (5), Kansas (4), Nebraska (4), Notre Dame (4), Texas (4), Creighton (3), Georgia Tech (3), Hofstra (3), Baylor (2), East Carolina (2), Jacksonville State (2), Oklahoma State (2), Oregon (2) and BYU (1).