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How the Top 25 Fared - Week 3

Feb. 26, 2018, 11:30 a.m. (ET)

­ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll

HOW THE TOP 25 FARED

Week 3 – February 19-25

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1.        Florida (16-1)

2/21     Oakland                       W, 6-2

           Oakland                       W, 10-0 (5)

           Host of Aquafina Invitational

2/23     Maryland                     W, 7-2

           Illinois State                  W, 10-1 (5)

2/24     Maryland                     W, 12-0 (5)

           Iowa State                    W, 8-0 (5)

2/25     Iowa State                    W, 3-0

           Georgia Southern           W, 8-0 (5)

LAST WEEK

2/14     North Florida                 W, 9-0

2/17     @ T19. Louisiana          W, 4-0

           @ T19. Louisiana          W, 9-0

2/18     @ T19. Louisiana          L, 3-4

 

2.        Oregon (12-3)

@ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/23     No. 16 Oklahoma State  W, 4-1

           No. 9 Texas A&M         L, 1-3

2/24     No. 11 Tennessee         L, 0-1

2/25     No. 8 LSU                    W, 4-0

           San Jose State              W, 1-0

LAST WEEK

           @ Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

2/15     Houston                       W, 1-0

2/16     Rutgers                        W, 10-0 (5)

           Texas                         W, 8-0 (5)

2/17     No. 18 Ole Miss            L, 0-1 (9)

 

3.        Washington (18-0)

2/19     @ Lamar                      W, 9-1 (5)

           @ Lamar                      W, 8-0 (6)

2/21     @ Texas                     W, 2-1

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/23     No. 25 Notre Dame        W, 8-0 (5)

2/24     No. 9 Texas A&M         W, 4-3 (9)

           No. 23 Nebraska           W, 4-2

2/25     Wisconsin                    W, 4-1

           RV Long Beach State     W, 4-0

LAST WEEK

           @ Bearkat Softball Classic in Huntsville, Texas

2/16     Northern Colorado         W, 8-0 (6)

           Wichita State                 W, 8-0 (5)

2/17     Seton Hall                     W, 10-0 (5)

           Wichita State                 W, 7-0

2/18     Sam Houston State        W, 13-1 (5)

 

4.        UCLA (15-0)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/19     Grand Canyon              W, 7-6

2/23     No. 23 Nebraska           W, 5-0

           Liberty                         W, 4-3

2/24     No. 8 LSU                    W, 9-1 (5)

2/25     RV Missouri                 W, 4-0

           Fresno State                 W, 7-3

LAST WEEK

2/15     Fordham                      W, 4-0

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/17     UC Santa Barbara         W, 9-1 (5)

2/18     Syracuse                     W, 6-0

           UAB                            W, 8-0 (5)

 

5.        Oklahoma (9-2)

          @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     No. 15 Arizona State      W, 7-2

2/23     BYU                            W, 10-0 (6)

2/24     North Carolina               W, 3-1

           No. 12 Arizona              L, 0-2      

LAST WEEK

           @ Troy Cox Classic in Las Cruces, N.M.

2/16     Ball State                      Cancelled

           New Mexico State         Cancelled

2/17     Boston University          L, 3-4

           New Mexico State         W, 2-0

 

6.        Auburn (17-2)

2/21     @ CSUN                     W, 8-0

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     No. 25 Notre Dame        W, 6-2

           Wisconsin                    L, 2-3

2/23     San Jose State              W, 4-0

2/24     RV Oregon State           W, 10-7

           RV Long Beach State     L, 3-6

LAST WEEK

2/14     @ Troy                        W, 5-0

           Host of Tiger Invite

2/16     Delaware                     W, 15-0 (5)

           Saint Francis                W, 4-3

2/17     Maryland                     W, 12-1 (5)

           Saint Francis                W, 5-0

2/18     Maryland                     W, 8-0 (5)

           Georgia State                W, 5-0

 

7.        Florida State (12-4)

2/20     McNeese                     L, 1-6

2/21     @ South Alabama          L, 1-3

           @ South Alabama          W, 14-1 (5)

           @ Easton Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2/23     Northern Iowa               W, 9-0 (5)

           No. 13 Alabama            L, 0-3

2/24     No. 13 Alabama            W, 3-1

           Georgia State                W, 8-0 (6)

2/25     Northern Iowa               Cancelled

LAST WEEK

2/14     Florida A&M                 W, 9-0 (5)

           Host of ACC/Big Ten Challenge

2/16     No. 14 Minnesota          W, 3-2

2/17     No. 14 Minnesota          W, 9-3

           T19. Michigan               L, 0-1

2/18     T19. Michigan               W, 2-0

          

8.        LSU (14-2)

           @ Libby Matson Tournament

2/22     San Jose State              W, 4-0

           Pacific                         W, 9-0 (5)

2/23     Nevada                       W, 5-2

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/24     Fresno State                 W, 10-2 (5)

           No. 4 UCLA                 L, 1-9 (5)

2/25     No. 2 Oregon                L, 0-4

LAST WEEK

2/13     ULM                            W, 10-0 (5)

           Host of Purple & Gold Challenge

2/16     Central Arkansas           W, 3-0

           Louisiana Tech             W, 2-1 (9)

2/17     Southern Utah               W, 13-1 (5)

           RV Oregon State           W, 3-2

2/18     RV Oregon State           W, 1-0

 

9.        Texas A&M (12-2)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     No. 25 Notre Dame        W, 5-3

           No. 23 Nebraska           L, 3-6

2/23     No. 2 Oregon                W, 3-1

           No. 19 California           W, 5-1

2/24     No. 3 Washington          L, 3-4 (9)

LAST WEEK

2/14     SFA                            W, 4-0

           Host of Texas A&M Invitational

2/16     Butler                           W, 10-1 (5)

           RV Tulsa                     W, 7-0

2/17     Iowa                            W, 3-2

           RV Tulsa                     W, 6-0

 

10.      Baylor (9-0)

2/20     @ UTSA                      Postponed

2/25     @ Abilene Christian       W, 3-0

           @ Abilene Christian       W, 13-2 (5)

LAST WEEK

           @ Black & Gold Invitational in Hattiesburg, Miss.

2/16     RV McNeese State        W, 7-1

2/17     Mississippi Valley State  W, 14-1 (5)

           Southern Miss               W, 3-2

2/18     No. 9 Alabama              W, 2-1

 

11.      Tennessee (16-1)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     BYU                            W, 13-0 (5)

           Bethune-Cookman         W, 7-1

2/23     UC Davis                     W, 7-0

           RV Oregon State           W, 9-3

2/24     No. 2 Oregon                W, 1-0

           Northwestern                W, 6-1

LAST WEEK

           @ Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational in Clearwater, Fla.

2/16     No. 15 Oklahoma State  W, 5-1

           UMass Lowell              W, 4-1

2/17     Florida Atlantic              L, 2-3

           RV USF                       W, 7-4

2/18     Marshall                       W, 5-4

 

12.      Arizona (13-1)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     North Carolina               W, 10-0 (5)

           RV Missouri                 W, 9-4

2/23     St. John’s (NY)             W, 7-5

           CSUN                         W, 8-0 (5)

2/24     No. 5 Oklahoma            W, 2-0

LAST WEEK

           Host of Hillenbrand Invitational

2/15     Colorado State              Cancelled

2/16     Troy                            Cancelled

           Bryant                         Cancelled

2/17     Louisiana-Monroe          W, 4-0

           Montana                       W, 2-1

2/18     Colorado State              W, 3-0

           Bryant                         W, 14-0

 

13.      Alabama (9-2)

           Host of Easton Bama Bash

2/23     Georgia State                W, 5-1

           No. 7 Florida State         W, 3-0

2/24     Northern Iowa               W, 11-3 (6)

           No. 7 Florida State         L, 1-3

2/25     Georgia State                Cancelled

LAST WEEK

           @ Black and Gold Tournament in Hattiesburg, Miss.

2/16     Southern Miss               W, 11-1 (6)

2/17     RV McNeese State        W, 11-1 (5)

           Mississippi Valley State  W, 11-0 (5)

2/18     No. 12 Baylor               L, 1-2

 

14.      Georgia (13-1)

           Host of Georgia Classic

2/23     College of Charleston     W, 12-0 (5)

           Gardner-Webb               W, 9-0 (6)

2/24     College of Charleston     W, 6-0

           ETSU                          W, 7-0

LAST WEEK

           Host of Red & Black Showcase

2/16     Winthrop                       W, 9-0 (5)

           Samford                       W, 10-0 (6)

2/17     Samford                       W, 10-2 (6)

           Evansville                    W, 8-0 (6)

2/18     Evansville                    W, 2-0

 

15.      Arizona State (13-2)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     RV Mississippi State      W, 3-1

           No. 5 Oklahoma            L, 2-7

2/23     LIU Brooklyn                W, 9-5

2/24     Liberty                         W, 6-0

2/25     Cal State Fullerton         W, 7-3

LAST WEEK

           Host of Littlewood Classic

2/16     North Dakota                 W, 8-0 (5)

2/17     Illinois State                  W, 9-1 (5)

           Texas State                  W, 4-3

2/18     San Diego                    W, 7-0

 

16.      Oklahoma State (9-6­­)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     Wisconsin                    W, 3-2

           RV Oregon State           L, 2-4 (8)

2/23     No. 2 Oregon                L, 1-4

           RV Mississippi State      L, 4-9

2/24     UC Davis                     L, 1-3

LAST WEEK

           @ Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational in Clearwater, Fla.

2/16     No. 10 Tennessee         L, 1-5

           Florida Atlantic              W, 5-3

2/17     Missouri                       W, 3-2

           RV South Florida           W, 9-5

2/18     Oakland                       W, 7-2

 

17.      Louisiana (11-3)

Host of Louisiana Classic

2/22     Southeastern Louisiana   W, 4-0

2/23     North Florida                 W, 8-6

2/24     North Florida                 L, 0-1

           UMBC                         W, 7-4

2/25     Memphis                      W, 6-3 (11)

LAST WEEK

2/15     RV Oregon State           W, 9-4

2/17     No. 2 Florida                L, 0-4

           No. 2 Florida                L, 0-9 (6)

2/18     No. 2 Florida                W, 4-3 (11)

 

18.      Ole Miss (9-2)

           @ Trojan Classic in Troy, Ala.

2/23     Murray State                 W, 4-2

           Tennessee Tech           W, 12-2 (5)

2/25     SIUE                           W, 1-0

LAST WEEK

           @ Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

2/15     Texas                         W, 8-2

2/16     RV Houston                  L, 0-6

2/17     Rutgers                        W, 9-1 (6)

           No. 3 Oregon                W, 1-0 (9)

 

19.      California (15-1)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/19     UC Riverside               W, 14-3 (5)

2/21     @ Saint Mary’s             W, 3-0

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/23     North Carolina               W, 4-3     

           No. 9 Texas A&M         L, 1-5

2/24     CSUN                         W, 8-0 (5)

2/25     Cal State Fullerton         W, 3-0

           RV Long Beach State     W, 6-5

LAST WEEK

2/14     UC Davis                     W, 1-0

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/17     Fordham                      W, 9-2

           Loyola Marymount        W, 8-0 (5)

2/18     UCSB                          W, 11-0

           Cal Poly                      W, 9-1

 

20.      Michigan (8-6)

           @ Texas Invitational in Austin, Texas

2/23     RV Virginia Tech           W, 2-0

           Texas                         L, 0-3

2/24     RV Virginia Tech           L, 0-1 (8)

           Wichita State                 W, 11-0 (5)

2/25     Texas                         W, 4-0

LAST WEEK

           @ ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Tallahassee, Fla.

2/16     Notre Dame                  Postponed

2/17     Notre Dame                  W, 6-0

           No. 6 Florida State         W, 1-0

2/18     Notre Dame                  L, 3-4

           No. 6 Florida State         L, 0-2

 

21.      Ohio State (11-1)

           @ Texas Invitational in Austin, Texas

2/23     RV Virginia Tech           Cancelled

           Wichita State                 W, 4-3

2/24     Texas                         W, 8-5

           Wichita State                 W, 9-0 (5)

LAST WEEK

           @ ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Tallahassee, Fla.

2/16     North Carolina State       L, 4-5 (8)

2/17     RV Louisville                W, 6-5 (9)

           North Carolina State       W, 5-4 (8)

2/18     RV Louisville                W, 4-0

 

22.      Minnesota (10-4)

           @ Diamond 9 Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.

2/23     No. 24 Kentucky           W, 2-1

           South Alabama              W, 13-3

2/24     Bradley                        W, 4-0

           Lehigh                         W, 5-1

2/25     Duke                           W, 5-1 (8)

LAST WEEK

           @ ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Tallahassee, Fla.

2/16     No. 6 Florida State         L, 2-3

2/17     Notre Dame                  L, 5-6

           No. 6 Florida State         L, 3-9

2/18     Notre Dame                  L, 0-3

 

23.      Nebraska (10-5)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     No. 9 Texas A&M         W, 6-3

           RV Mississippi State      L, 0-9 (5)

2/23     No. 4 UCLA                 L, 0-5

2/24     St. John’s                     W, 7-4

           No. 3 Washington          L, 2-4

LAST WEEK

           @ ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Atlanta, Ga.

2/16     Boston College              W, 2-1

           Georgia Tech                W, 6-5

2/17     Georgia Tech                W, 7-3

2/18     Boston College              L, 0-3

 

24.      Kentucky (9-3)

           @ Diamond 9 Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.

2/23     No. 22 Minnesota          L, 1-2

           Duke                           W, 5-1

2/24     Bradley                        W, 11-6

           Harvard                       W, 9-3

2/25     Purdue                         W, 5-3

LAST WEEK

           @ 28th Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego, Calif.

2/15     San Diego State             W, 5-0

2/16     Cal State Fullerton         W, 10-2 (5)

2/17     North Dakota State         W, 2-0

           Cal State Fullerton         W, 11-0 (5)

 

25.      Notre Dame (7-7)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     No. 6 Auburn                L, 2-6

           No. 9 Texas A&M         L, 3-5

2/23     No. 3 Washington          L, 0-8 (5)

           San Diego State             L, 1-2

2/24     St. John’s                     W, 7-1

LAST WEEK

Did not receive any votes

 

RECEIVING VOTES

 

RV     Oregon State (10-6)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     No. 16 Oklahoma State  W, 4-2

           Bethune-Cookman         W, 11-2

2/23     No. 11 Tennessee         L, 3-9

2/24     No. 6 Auburn                L, 7-10

2/25     LIU Brooklyn                W, 4-0

LAST WEEK

2/15     No. 19 Louisiana           L, 4-9

           @ Purple & Gold Challenge in Baton Rouge, La.

2/16     Central Arkansas           W, 1-0

           Southern Utah               W, 6-1

2/17     Louisiana Tech             W, 2-0

           No. 7 LSU                    L, 2-3

2/18     No. 7 LSU                    L, 0-1

 

RV     South Carolina (15-1)

2/20     North Carolina               W, 5-0

           @ Diamond 9 Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.

2/23     RV Louisville                W, 5-3

           Bradley                        W, 8-0 (5)

2/24     Miami (OH)                   W, 12-0 (5)

           South Alabama              W, 1-0

2/25     Lehigh                         W, 15-0 (5)

LAST WEEK

2/14     Charlotte                      W, 5-2

           Host of Gamecock Invitational

2/16     Michigan State              W, 5-1

2/17     Southern Illinois             W, 2-0

2/18     Georgetown                  W, 5-3

           Mercer                         W, 7-2

 

RV     Missouri (10-7)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     BYU                            W, 8-6

           No. 12 Arizona              L, 4-9

2/23     North Carolina               W, 9-0 (5)

2/24     Wisconsin                    W, 7-3     

           Bethune-Cookman         W, 8-0 (5)

2/25     No. 4 UCLA                 L, 0-4

LAST WEEK

Did not receive any votes

 

RV     Utah (6-5)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/19     Loyola Marymount        L, 1-4

           UC Santa Barbara         W, 9-0 (6)

LAST WEEK

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/17     Syracuse                     W, 6-0

           Arkansas                     L, 2-4

2/18     Cal Poly                      W, 7-2

           Fordham                      W, 7-2

 

RV     Colorado State (7-1)

Did not play

LAST WEEK

           @ Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson, Ariz.

2/16     Montana                       W, 3-1

           Louisiana Monroe          Cancelled

2/17     Bryant                         W, 9-4

           Troy                            W, 5-0

2/18     No. 11 Arizona              L, 0-3

 

RV     Mississippi State (12-3)

2/20     Southeastern Louisiana   W, 3-2 (8)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22     No. 15 Arizona State      L, 1-3

           No. 23 Nebraska           W, 9-0 (5)

2/23     No. 16 Oklahoma State  W, 9-4

2/24     San Jose State              W, 6-4

           Cal State Fullerton         L, 1-4

LAST WEEK

2/15     UT Martin                     W, 3-0

           Host of February Freezer  

2/16     Murray State                 W, 6-1

           Drake                          L, 0-1 (8)

2/17     South Alabama              W, 6-3

           Drake                          Cancelled

2/18     Drake                          W, 1-0

 

RV     Louisville (10-4)

           @ Diamond 9 Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla.

2/23     Lehigh                         W, 14-1

           RV South Carolina         L, 3-5

2/24     Morgan State                W, 12-4

           South Alabama              W, 5-4

2/25     Harvard                       W, 4-3

LAST WEEK

           @ ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Raleigh, N.C.

2/16     Northwestern                W, 7-6

           Northwestern                W, 3-2

2/17     Ohio State                    L, 5-6

2/18     Ohio State                    L, 0-4

 

RV     USC Upstate (12-0)

2/20     @ Charlotte                  W, 4-1 (8)

           @ Charlotte                  W, 3-2

           Host of Spartan Classic

2/23     Marshall                       W, 2-1

2/24     Winthrop                       W, 6-1

           Winthrop                       W, 10-2 (5)

2/25     Presbyterian                 Cancelled

           Presbyterian                 Cancelled

LAST WEEK

           Host of Upstate Classic

2/16     Fairfield                        W, 10-1 (5)

           Fairfield                        W, 8-0 (6)

2/17     Colgate                        W, 7-0

           Colgate                        W, 8-7

2/18     ETSU                          W, 4-0

 

RV     Long Beach State (12-3)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/23     Bethune Cookman         W, 4-1

           Northwestern                W, 9-0 (6)

2/24     No. 6 Auburn                W, 6-3

2/25     No. 3 Washington          L, 0-4

           No. 19 California           L, 5-6

LAST WEEK

Did not receive any votes

 

RV     Arkansas (9-1)

           @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/19     Fordham                      W, 4-2

           @ Madeira Beach Invitational in Madeira Beach, Fla.

2/23     Marist                          W, 15-3 (6)

2/24     Delaware                     W, 9-1 (6)

           Villanova                      W, 9-0 (5)

2/25     McNeese State             L, 5-6

LAST WEEK

Did not receive any votes

 

RV     Houston (8-4)

           Host of Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational

2/23     Yale                            W, 8-0

2/24     Syracuse                     W, 2-1 (8)

           UNLV                          W, 2-0

2/25     UTSA                          W, 7-0

LAST WEEK

           @ Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

2/15     No. 3 Oregon                L, 0-1

2/16     No. 18 Ole Miss            W, 6-0

2/17     Rutgers                        L, 3-4 (8)

           Texas                         L, 3-7

 

RV     New Mexico State (8-4)

2/20     @ UTEP                      W, 8-5

           @ UTEP Tournament in El Paso, Texas

2/23     Portland State                W, 7-3

           Idaho State                   W, 18-0 (5)

2/24     Idaho State                   W, 8-3

           Portland State                L, 5-6

2/25     Idaho State                   W, 8-4

LAST WEEK

           Host of Troy Cox Classic

2/16     No. 1 Oklahoma            Cancelled

           Boston University          Cancelled

2/17     Ball State                      L, 2-3

           No. 1 Oklahoma            L, 0-2

2/18     Boston University          W, 2-1

RV     Virginia Tech (7-5)

           @ Texas Invitational in Austin, Texas

2/23     No. 21 Ohio State          Postponed

           No. 20 Michigan            L, 0-2

2/24     No. 20 Michigan            W, 1-0 (8)

           Texas                         L, 2-3

2/25     Wichita State                 L, 2-5

LAST WEEK

Did not receive any votes

 

RV     James Madison (9-2)

@ Green & Gold Classic in Jacksonville, Fla.

2/24     UCF                            W, 3-2

           Jacksonville                 W, 5-2     

2/25     Penn State                    W, 4-1

           Western Carolina           W, 2-0

LAST WEEK

2/18     Morehead State             W, 8-0 (5)

           Campbell                     W, 8-7

 

RV     Lipscomb (9-2)

           @ Samford Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.

2/23     Indiana                         W, 2-0

           Samford                       W, 4-1

2/24     Samford                       W, 5-0

           Indiana                         W, 3-1

LAST WEEK

           @ EMU Madeira Beach Spring Invitational in Madeira Beach, Fla.

2/16     Virginia                        W, 4-3

           George Mason              W, 5-0

2/17     Ohio                            W, 12-4

           Jacksonville State         L, 1-2

2/18     UNC Greensboro          L, 2-6