ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
Preseason Poll - January 24, 2012
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Team | 2011 Record | Points | Previous Ranking |
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| 1. | Arizona (13) | 54-11 | 483 | 1 | ||||
| 2. | Tennessee (5) | 61-12 | 476 | 4 | ||||
| 3. | UCLA (2) | 50-9 | 460 | 3 | ||||
| 4. | Northwestern | 50-15 | 448 |
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| 5. | Arizona State | 53-15 | 414 | 6 | ||||
| 6. | Oregon State | 43-16 | 390 | 8 | ||||
| 7. | LSU | 55-14 | 356 | 10 | ||||
| 8. | Alabama | 54-11 | 343 | 7 | ||||
| 9. | Stanford | 42-18 | 320 | 11 | ||||
| 10. | Cal | 45-14 | 309 | 9 | ||||
| 11. | Washington | 32-23 | 261 | 14 | ||||
| 12. | Georgia | 54-15 | 255 | 13 | ||||
| 13. | Michigan | 44-15 | 250 | 12 | ||||
| 14. | Texas A&M | 34-19 | 239 | 18 | ||||
| 15. | Nebraska | 44-12 | 217 | 15 | ||||
| 16. | Oklahoma | 40-21-1 | 183 | 17 | ||||
| 17. | ULL |
50-12 | 151 | 16 | ||||
| T18. | Baylor | 38-22 | 146 | 21 | ||||
| T18. | Texas |
55-9 | 146 | 5 | ||||
| 20. | Fresno State | 37-19 | 120 | 23 | ||||
| 21. | Louisville | 45-11 | 113 | T19 | ||||
| 22. | NC State | 50-21 | 84 | 24 | ||||
| 23. | South Florida | 50-25 | 69 | 25 | ||||
| 24. | UMass | 41-16 | 24 | RV | ||||
| 25. | Florida State | 44-30 | 49 | T19 | ||||
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
Others receiving votes: Auburn (44), Kansas (39), Florida (25), Fullerton (12), Virginia Tech (10), Georgia Tech (8), San Diego State (6), Notre Dame (5), Iowa (4), Oregon (2), Illinois State (2), Southern Illinois (2), North Carolina (2) and Long Beach State (1).