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How the Top 25 Fared Week 4

March 03, 2019, 12 a.m. (ET)

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll

HOW THE TOP 25 FARED

Week 4 – February 25-March 3

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1.    Florida State (21-0)

        @ UCF Invitational in Orlando, Fla.

3/2   Toledo                         W, 5-4

        RV Louisiana Tech        W, 4-0

3/3   Dartmouth                     W, 8-4

        UCF                            W, 2-1

 

LAST WEEK

2/20  South Alabama              W, 4-1         

Host of Unconquered Invitational

2/22  Elon                            W, 15-1 (5)

        Lipscomb                     W, 13-0 (5)

2/23  Samford                       W, 13-0 (5)

        Lipscomb                     W, 14-2 (5)

2/24  Samford                       W, 13-1 (5)

 

2.     UCLA (17-1)

        @ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.

2/27  No. 3 Florida                W, 7-1

3/1   No. 3 Florida                W, 4-0

        Michigan                      L, 1-3

3/2   No. 21 Auburn              Cancelled

        Loyola Marymount        Postponed

3/3   Connecticut                                                  W, 4-0

 

LAST WEEK

        @Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/21  No. 23 Texas A&M       Cancelled

2/22  No. 4 Oklahoma            W, 7-1

        RV Missouri                                              W, 11-3 (6)

2/23  RV Nebraska                W, 9-1 (6)

        No. 20 Kentucky           W, 12-4 (6)

2/24  Colorado State              W, 3-0

 

3.    Florida (21-2)

        @ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.

2/27  No. 2 UCLA                 L, 1-7

2/28  New Mexico                W, 1-0

        No. 20 Oregon              W, 2-1

3/1   No. 2 UCLA                 L, 0-4

        No. 6 Washington          W, 1-0

3/2   CSUN                         Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

2/20  @ Jacksonville             W, 5-0

        Host of Bubly Invitational

2/22  Illinois State                  W, 7-0

        Florida A&M                 W, 4-0

2/23  Illinois State                  W, 10-2 (6)

        Syracuse                     W, 8-0 (6)

2/24  Syracuse                     W, 8-2

        Florida A&M                 W, 7-1

 

4.     Oklahoma (15-2)

        Host of Courtyard Marriott Tournament

3/1   T23. Oregon State         W, 3-0

        No. 11 Louisiana           W, 9-1 (5)

3/2   No. 11 Louisiana           Cancelled

        T23. Oregon State         Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22  BYU                            W, 5-0

        No. 2 UCLA                 L, 1-7

2/23  No. 13 Arizona              W, 2-1

2/24  RV Cal State Fullerton    W, 9-1 (5)

        UC Santa Barbara         W, 8-0 (6)

 

5.    Alabama (20-0)

2/27  UAB                            W, 8-0 (6)

        Host of Easton Crimson Classic

3/1   Michigan State              W, 2-1

        Southern Miss               W, 3-2

3/2   Saint Francis                W, 3-1

        Southern Miss               W, 3-1

3/3   Michigan State              Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

        Host of Easton Bama Bash

2/22  Missouri State               W, 11-1 (5)

        RV Minnesota               W, 1-0

2/23  Missouri State               W, 7-5

        RV Minnesota               W, 7-2

2/24  ULM                            W, 5-1

 

6.    Washington (16-3)

        @ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.

3/1   No. 21 Auburn              W, 8-6 (9)

        No. 3 Florida                L, 0-1 (8)

3/3   Michigan                      L, 2-4

        Cal State Fullerton         W, 2-0

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22  Cal Poly                      W, 4-2

        No. 20 Kentucky           W, 4-2

2/23  RV Cal State Fullerton    W, 1-0

        RV Missouri                 W, 6-3

2/24  RV Northwestern           W, 3-1

        No. 25 Texas Tech       W, 4-1

 

7.    Tennessee (16-2)

        Host of Tennessee Classic

2/25  Virginia                        W, 6-2

        Louisville                     W, 5-3

        @ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.

2/28  UTSA                          W, 12-2

        Fresno State                 W, 4-2

3/1   New Mexico                W, 15-1

3/2   Michigan                      Cancelled

        No. 20 Oregon              Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

2/19  @ ETSU                      Postponed

        Host of Tennessee Classic

2/22  Kansas                        W, 9-0 (5)

2/24  Virginia                        W, 11-1 (5)

 

8.    Georgia (18-2)

2/27  Presbyterian                 W, 7-1

        Host of Bulldog Classic

3/1   RV Virginia Tech           L, 6-7 (8)

3/2   RV Virginia Tech           W, 8-0 (5)

        UAB                            W, 5-1

3/3   UAB                            W, 10-2 (5)

 

LAST WEEK

2/20  @ Georgia State            Postponed

        Host of Georgia Classic

2/22  Bryant                         W, 8-0 (5)

        UMass                        W, 8-0 (5)

2/23  UMass                        W, 4-0

        Belmont                       W, 8-1

2/24  Belmont                       W, 3-0

 

9.    LSU (18-4)

2/26  Kent State                     W, 8-0 (5)

        Host of Purple & Gold Challenge 

3/1   USC Upstate                W, 2-0

        No. 15 Indiana              L, 3-7

3/2   Stephen F. Austin          W, 6-0

        Illinois State                  W, 6-2

3/3   Stephen F. Austin          W, 13-3 (5)

 

LAST WEEK 

        Host of LSU Invitational

2/21  Stanford                       L, 5-7

2/22 Memphis                      W, 4-0

        RV Michigan                 W, 2-0

2/23  CSUN                         W, 8-0 (5)

2/24  RV Michigan                 W, 2-1

 

10. Texas (16-3)

2/27  Houston Baptist             W, 8-0 (5)

        @ Sun Devil Classic in Tempe, Ariz.

3/1   RV Wisconsin               W, 5-1

        No. 17 Arizona State      W, 11-4

3/2   Princeton                      W, 15-2 (5)

        RV Wisconsin               L, 1-3 (9)

3/3   No. 17 Arizona State      L, 6-9

 

LAST WEEK

        Host of Texas Invitational

2/22  Sam Houston State        W, 9-1 (5)

        Tulsa                           W, 9-1 (6)

2/23  RV Ole Miss                 W, 3-2

        Tulsa                           W, 2-0

2/24  RV Ole Miss                 W, 7-0

 

11.  Louisiana (15-3)

        @ Courtyard Marriott Tournament in Norman, Okla.

3/1   T23. Oregon State         W, 8-0 (5)

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

3/2   T23. Oregon State         Cancelled

        No. 4 Oklahoma            Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Baylor Invitational in Waco, Texas

2/22  Kent State                     W, 21-1 (5)

        No. 22 Baylor               W, 5-2

2/23  North Texas                 W, 10-2 (5)

        North Texas                 L, 1-5

2/24  No. 22 Baylor               L, 3-4 (8)

 

12.   Arizona (15-5)

2/28  RV Drake                     W, 4-0

        Host of Wildcat Invitational 

3/1   Drake                          W, 9-4

        Kent State                     W, 10-0 (5)

3/2   RV Minnesota               W, 2-0

        Kent State                     W, 7-6

3/3   No. 19 James Madison  W, 8-6

 

LAST WEEK

2/14  New Mexico                Cancelled

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/21  RV Missouri                 Cancelled

2/22  No. 16 Oklahoma State  W, 3-0         

        Long Beach State          W, 12-3

2/23  UC Santa Barbara         W, 9-1 (5)

        No. 4 Oklahoma            L, 1-2

 

13.  South Carolina (17-2)

2/27  Coastal Carolina            W, 7-4

        @ USF Tournament in Clearwater, Fla.

3/1   Ball State                      W, 15-1

        USF                            W, 8-1

3/2   Troy                            W, 10-2

        Western Michigan          W, 7-2

3/3   Middle Tennessee         W, 6-4

 

LAST WEEK

2/21  Charleston Southern       W, 9-1

        @ Charlotte First Pitch Classic in Charlotte, S.C.

2/23  Youngstown State          W, 10-1 (5)

2/24  Charlotte                      W, 9-1 (5)

        Winthrop                       W, 15-1 (5)

 

14. Arkansas (18-3)

        Host of Wooo Pig Classic

2/28  Omaha                        W, 2-0

        Northwestern State        W, 8-2

3/1   Omaha                        W, 9-0 (5)

        Nevada                       W, 9-6

3/2   Boston                         W, 4-2

        Boston                         W, 12-7

 

LAST WEEK

        Host of Razorback Invitational

2/21  Southeast Missouri St.    W, 7-1

2/22  SIUE                           W, 2-1

        Southeast Missouri St.    L, 1-6

2/23  Drake                          L, 1-3

        SIUE                           W, 15-3

2/24  IUPUI                          W, 10-2 (5)

 

15.  Indiana (17-2)

        @ Purple & Gold Challenge in Baton Rouge, La.

3/1   Stephen F. Austin          L, 0-1

        No. 9 LSU                    W, 7-3

3/2   USC Upstate                W, 2-0

        Illinois State                  L, 0-3

3/3   Illinois State                  W, 2-0

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Black & Orange Challenge in Macon, Ga. 

2/22  Akron                          W, 8-1

        Loyola-Chicago             W, 1-0

2/23  NC A&T State               W, 7-1

        Mercer                         W, 8-7 (11)

2/24  Loyola-Chicago             W, 3-1

 

16.   Texas Tech (17-1)

        Host of Texas Tech Invitational

3/1   UT Arlington                 W, 9-1

        North Texas                 W, 6-1

3/2   North Texas                 W, 8-1

        UT Arlington                 W, 8-4

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/21  No. 15 Arizona State      W, 8-0 (5)

        Long Beach State          Cancelled

2/23  No. 17 Oregon              W, 5-0

        San Diego State             W, 7-0

2/24  No. 5 Washington          L, 1-4

 

17. Arizona State (15-6)

        Host of Sun Devil Classic

3/1   Princeton                      W, 20-5

        No. 10 Texas               L, 4-11

3/2   Princeton                      W, 14-5

        RV Wisconsin               L, 1-5

3/3   No. 10 Texas               W, 9-6

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/21  No. 16 Oklahoma State  L, 0-2

        No. 25 Texas Tech       L, 0-8

2/22  RV Nebraska                W, 6-5

        No. 23 Texas A&M       W, 5-4

2/23  Bethune-Cookman         W, 4-1

2/24  Cal Poly                      W, 11-1 (5)   

 

18.   Oklahoma State (14-5)

        Host of OSU/Tulsa Invitational

3/1   Syracuse                     W, 8-0 (5)

        McNeese State             W, 3-2

3/2   McNeese State             W, 12-2 (5)

        Northern Iowa               W, 12-0 (5)

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/21  No. 15 Arizona State      W, 2-0

        RV North Carolina         W, 7-5

2/22  San Diego State             W, 15-5 (5)

        No. 13 Arizona              L, 0-3

2/23  Colorado State              L, 1-2

 

19.   James Madison (7-4)

        @ Wildcat Invitational in Tucson, Ariz.

3/2   Drake                          W, 8-0 (5)

        Kent State                     W, 8-1

3/3   RV Minnesota               L, 1-5

        No. 12 Arizona              L, 6-8 (8)

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Pirate Invitational in Greenville, N.C.

2/22  Seton Hall                     Cancelled

2/23  Seton Hall                     Cancelled

        Boston College              Cancelled

2/24  Boston College              W, 9-0 (5)

        East Carolina                W, 3-1

 

20.   Oregon (11-7)

        @ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.

2/28  No. 3 Florida                L, 1-2

        Cal State Fullerton         L, 2-3

3/1   No. 21 Auburn              L, 0-8 (5)

3/2   Michigan                      Cancelled

        No. 7 Tennessee          Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/21  RV New Mexico State   W, 3-1

        Bethune-Cookman         L, 3-5

2/22 Army                           W, 11-0 (5)

2/23  No. 23 Texas A&M       W, 7-5

        No. 25 Texas Tech       L, 0-5

2/24  UC Santa Barbara         W, 6-1

 

21. Auburn (16-4)

        @ Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.

2/28  Loyola Marymount        W, 9-2

        UTSA                          W, 7-1

3/1   No. 20 Oregon              W, 8-0

        No. 6 Washington          L, 6-8

3/2   No. 2 UCLA                 Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

        Host of Tiger Invitational

2/22  Villanova                      W, 8-0 (5)

        North Dakota State         W, 4-1

2/23  Eastern Illinois               W, 6-0

        North Dakota State         W, 10-2 (5)

2/24  Villanova                      W, 11-1 (6)

        Troy                            W, 3-1

 

22.   Kentucky (12-7)

        @ Coach B Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn.

3/1   Saint Louis                   W, 10-0 (5)

3/2   Southern Illinois             W, 6-5

        Murray State                 W, 14-4

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/21  RV North Carolina         W, 1-0 (5)

2/22 No. 5 Washington          L, 2-4

        Bethune-Cookman         W, 10-2 (5)

2/23  RV California                W, 5-0

        No. 2 UCLA                 L, 4-12

 

T23. Northwestern (14-4)

        @ Stanford Tournament in Palo Alto, Calif.

3/1   Cal Poly                      W, 6-2

        Stanford                       L, 0-1

3/2   Cal Poly                      Cancelled

        North Dakota State         W, 7-0

3/3   Montana                       W, 4-0

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22  BYU                            W, 1-0

        Drake                          W, 6-5

2/23  Utah                            W, 10-0 (5)

        Long Beach State          W, 2-1

2/24  No. 5 Washington          L, 1-3

 

T23. Oregon State (12-4)

        @ Courtyard Marriott Tournament in Norman, Okla.

3/1   No. 11 Louisiana           L, 0-8

        No. 4 Oklahoma            L, 0-3

3/2   No. 11 Louisiana           Cancelled

        No. 4 Oklahoma            Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

        @ UOP-Libby Matson Tournament in Stockton, Calif.

2/22  Nevada                       W, 5-1

        Pacific                         W, 12-3

2/23  California Baptist            W, 2-0

2/24  Pacific                         W, 8-0

 

25.  Illinois (12-4)

        @ OSU/Tulsa Invitational in Tulsa, Okla.

3/1   Northern Iowa               W, 10-9

        Tulsa                           W, 6-4

3/2   Seattle                         L, 2-5

        Syracuse                     Cancelled

3/3   McNeese                     Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mardi Gras Classic in Mobile, Ala. 

2/22  Hofstra                         Cancelled

        South Alabama              W, 11-2

2/23  Nicholls State                W, 8-2

        Stephen F. Austin          L, 2-7

2/24  Nicholls State                W, 5-3

 

RECEIVING VOTES

 

RVWisconsin (17-2)

        @ Sun Devil Classic in Tempe, Ariz.

3/1   Princeton                      W, 11-2

        No. 10 Texas               L, 1-5

3/2   No. 10 Texas               W, 3-1

        No. 17 Arizona State      W, 5-1

3/3   Princeton                      W, 4-1

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Texas A&M Corpus-Christi Tournament in Corpus Christi, Texas 

2/22  TX A&M – CC              W, 3-2

        Texas Southern            W, 8-3

2/23  Texas Southern            W, 4-0

        TX A&M – CC              W, 9-1

2/24  TX A&M – CC              W, 9-0

 

RV Texas A&M (14-6)

2/27  Houston                       L, 3-9          

        Host of Texas A&M Invite

3/1   A&M-Corpus Christi       W, 8-0 (5)

        Lamar                          W, 9-1 (6)

3/2   Lamar                          W, 10-7

        Longwood                    W, 4-1

3/3   A&M-Corpus Christi       W, 7-1

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/21  RV Nebraska                Cancelled

        No. 2 UCLA                 Cancelled

2/22  Cal Poly                      W, 4-2

        No. 15 Arizona State      L, 4-5

2/23  No. 17 Oregon              L, 5-7

 

RV  Minnesota (11-6)

        @ Wildcat Invitational in Tucson, Ariz.

3/1   RV Drake                     W, 2-0

        Kent State                     W, 12-1 (6)

3/2   RV Drake                     W, 4-1

        No. 12 Arizona              L, 0-2

3/3   No. 19 James Madison  W, 5-1

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Easton Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2/22  ULM                            W, 5-0

        No. 6 Alabama              L, 0-1

2/23  No. 6 Alabama              L, 2-7

        ULM                            W, 13-1 (5)

2/24  Missouri State               W, 7-0

 

RV  Ohio State (8-4)

Did not play

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22  Army                           W, 4-0

2/23  Utah                            W, 2-0

        Duke                           W, 6-0

2/24  RV New Mexico State   W, 5-1

 

RVVirginia Tech (16-3)

2/27  Radford                        W, 10-0 (5)

        @ Bulldog Classic in Athens, Ga.

3/1   No. 8 Georgia               W, 7-6 (8)

3/2   UAB                            W, 8-6

        No. 8 Georgia               L, 0-8 (5)

3/3   UAB                            W, 4-1

 

LAST WEEK

        @ USF-Rawlings Invitational in Tampa, Fla.

2/22  RV Texas State            L, 5-17 (5)

        USF                            L, 2-7

2/23  Georgia State                W, 6-0

        RV Texas State            W, 10-0 (6)

2/24  Georgia State                W, 5-1

 

RVBaylor (10-8)

        @ Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah

3/1   Southern Utah               W, 5-1

        RV Notre Dame             L, 1-14

3/2   Utah Valley                  Cancelled

        CSU Bakersfield            Cancelled

3/3   RV Notre Dame             Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

        Host of Baylor Invitational 

2/22  North Texas                 W, 5-2

        No. 11 Louisiana           L, 2-5

2/23  Kent State                     L, 0-1

        Kent State                     L, 5-6

2/24  Louisiana                     W, 4-3

 

RVLouisiana Tech (15-5)

2/27  UCF                            W, 3-0

        @ UCF Tournament in Orlando, Fla.

3/1   Dartmouth College         W, 8-0 (6)

        Toledo                         W, 8-0 (5)

3/2   No. 1 Florida State         L, 0-4

        UCF                            L, 2-5

 

LAST WEEK

Did not receive votes

 

RV  Mississippi State (14-5)

        Host of the Snowman (Alex Wilcox Memorial Tournament)

2/25  Georgia Tech                L, 4-6

        Alcorn State                  W, 6-0

2/27  Memphis                      W, 10-7

        @ Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C.

3/1   Ohio                            Suspended

3/2   Kansas                        W, 6-3

        Duke                           W, 3-2 (9)

        Ohio                            L, 4-5

 

LAST WEEK

2/20  Alabama State               W, 3-1

        Host of the Snowman (Alex Wilcox Memorial Tournament)

2/23  Georgia Tech                W, 4-2

2/24  Georgia Tech                W, 9-0 (5)

        Southeastern Louisiana   W, 4-3 (9)

 

RVTexas State (9-10)

        @ Houston Red & White Showcase in Houston, Texas

3/1   Texas Southern            W, 7-3

        Houston                       L, 0-10 (5)

3/2   Wichita State                 L, 0-3

        DePaul                         W, 3-0

3/3   Houston                       L, 3-8

 

LAST WEEK

2/20  Sam Houston State        L, 3-4 (8)

        @ USF Tournament in Tampa, Fla. 

2/22  RV Virginia Tech           W, 17-5 (5)

2/23  RV Virginia Tech           L, 0-10 (6)

        USF                            W, 4-3

2/24  USF                            L, 0-3

 

RV  Cal State Fullerton (12-7)        

        Host of Judi Garman Classic 

2/28  No. 20 Oregon              W, 3-2

3/1   Connecticut                  W, 11-3 (5)

3/2   UTSA                          Cancelled

3/3   No. 6 Washington          L, 0-2

        New Mexico                W, 19-1

 

LAST WEEK

2/20  San Diego State             W, 5-1

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/23  No. 5 Washington          L, 0-1

        Bethune-Cookman         W, 4-0

2/24  No. 4 Oklahoma            L, 1-9 (5)

        RV California                L, 1-2

 

RVDrake (11-9)

2/28  No. 12 Arizona              L, 0-4

        @ Wildcat Invitational in Tucson, Ariz.

3/1   RV Minnesota               L, 0-2

        No. 12 Arizona              L, 4-9

3/2   No. 19 James Madison  L, 0-8

        RV Minnesota               L, 1-4

3/3   Kent State                     W, 8-0

 

LAST WEEK

Did not receive votes

 

RV  Notre Dame (9-7)

        @ Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah

3/1   Utah Valley                  W, 16-0

        RV Baylor                    W, 14-1

3/2   CSU Bakersfield            Postponed

        Southern Utah               Postponed

3/3   CSU Bakersfield            Cancelled

        RV Baylor                    Cancelled

        Southern Utah               Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

        @ Diamond 9 Citrus Classic in Kissimmee, Fla.

2/23  Fordham                      W, 6-3

        UAB                            W, 6-0

2/24  Iowa                            L, 1-2

        Morgan State                W, 4-1

 

RV  California (11-7) 

        @ Gauchos Classic in Santa Barbara, Calif.

3/1   Bowling Green              W, 11-3 (5)

        UC Santa Barbara         W, 11-0 (5)

3/2   LIU Brooklyn                Cancelled

        LIU Brooklyn                Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

2/20  @ Saint Mary’s             W, 13-5

        @ Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.

2/22  Duke                           W, 1-0

2/23  No. 20 Kentucky           L, 0-5

        RV New Mexico State   L, 5-6

2/24  Long Beach State          W, 12-9

        RV Cal State Fullerton    W, 2-1

 

RV  Coastal Carolina (16-4)

2/27  No. 13 South Carolina    L, 4-7

        Host of Chanticleer Showdown 

3/1   Radford                        Cancelled

        Jacksonville                 W, 7-4

3/2   UNLV                          L, 1-10

        Austin Peay                  W, 6-2

3/3   UNLV                          W, 2-1

        Jacksonville                 W, 3-1

 

LAST WEEK

        @ UCF Tournament in Orlando, Fla.

2/22  Pittsburgh                     W, 5-0

        UCF                            L, 0-1

2/23  Penn State                    W, 3-1

        Pittsburgh                     W, 11-3