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How the Top 25 Fared Week 5

March 10, 2019, 8:29 p.m. (ET)

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll

HOW THE TOP 25 FARED

Week 5 – March 4-10

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1.     Florida State (25-2)

        @ UCF Invitational in Orlando, Fla.

3/4   RV UCF                      W, 9-3

 

3/6   @ Grand Canyon          L, 3-5         

        @ Grand Canyon          W, 11-1 (6)

3/8   @ No. 13 Arizona          W, 5-3

3/9   @ No. 13 Arizona          L, 3-11 (5)

3/10  @ No. 13 Arizona          W, 4-3

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

2.     UCLA (22-1)

        Co-host of UCLA/Long Beach State Invitational in LA/Long Beach, Calif.

3/8   Robert Morris                W, 11-0 (5)

3/9   BYU                            W, 8-2

        Liberty                         W, 4-3

3/10  Boston U.                     W, 12-0

        Long Beach State          W, 5-3 (8)

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

3.     Oklahoma (20-2)

3/5   McNeese                     W, 6-1

        Host of OU Tournament

3/8   No. 25 Northwestern      W, 7-0

3/9   Drake                          W, 5-2

        Grand Canyon              W, 1-0

3/10  No. 25 Northwestern      W, 8-0 (5)

 

LAST WEEK

        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

 

4.     Florida (22-4, 1-2 SEC)

3/8   No. 7 Tennessee          L, 1-9 (5)

3/9   No. 7 Tennessee          L, 0-3

3/10  No. 7 Tennessee          W, 8-0 (6)

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

5.     Alabama (25-0, 3-0 SEC)

3/5   South Alabama              W, 5-2

3/6   Mississippi Valley St.     W, 7-0

3/8   Missouri                       W, 3-1

3/9   Missouri                       W, 14-8

3/10  Missouri                       W, 11-5

 

LAST WEEK

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

 

6.     Washington (22-3)

        Host of Husky Classic

3/8   RV Ohio State               W, 3-0

        Northern Illinois             W, 8-0 (6)

3/9   Northern Illinois             W, 2-0

        Idaho State                   W, 6-0

3/10  Idaho State                   W, 8-0 (5)

        Seattle                         W, 1-0

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

7.     Tennessee (18-3, 2-1 SEC)

3/8   @ No. 4 Florida            W, 9-1 (5)

3/9   @ No. 4 Florida            W, 3-0

3/10  @ No. 4 Florida            L, 0-8 (6)

 

LAST WEEK

        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

 

8.     Georgia (23-3)

3/6   @ Georgia Tech            W, 16-4 (6)

        Host of UGA Classic  

3/8   Bowling Green              W, 2-0

        Elon                            W, 5-0

3/9   Bowling Green              W, 10-2 (6)

        Elon                            L, 4-5

3/10  Western Illinois              W, 6-0

 

LAST WEEK

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)

 

9.     LSU (21-5, 2-1 SEC)

3/5   @ Northwestern State    W, 10-3

3/8   @ RV Texas A&M        W, 17-3 (5)

3/9   @ RV Texas A&M        W, 7-0

3/11  @ RV Texas A&M        L, 5-6

 

LAST WEEK

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)

 

10. Texas (21-5)

3/6   Longwood                    W, 8-0 (5)

        Longwood                    W, 9-1 (5)

        Host of Longhorn Invitational

3/8   Texas Southern            W, 8-0 (5)

        RV Minnesota               L, 1-4

3/9   RV Minnesota               W, 5-3

3/10  RV Minnesota               L, 1-3

 

LAST WEEK

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

 

 

 

 

 

11.   South Carolina (18-5, 0-3 SEC)

3/6   Winthrop                       W, 3-0

3/8   No. 22 Kentucky           L, 0-5

3/9   No. 22 Kentucky           L, 2-11

3/10  No. 22 Kentucky           L, 1-5

 

LAST WEEK

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

 

12.   Louisiana (18-3, 3-0 Sun Belt)

3/8   @ Texas State              W, 6-1

3/9   @ Texas State              W, 5-3

3/10  @ Texas State              W, 7-4

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

13.   Arizona (18-7)

3/5   @ New Mexico State     W, 11-3 (6)

        @ New Mexico State     W, 11-1 (5)

3/8   No. 1 Florida State         L, 3-5

3/9   No. 1 Florida State         W, 11-3 (5)

3/10  No. 1 Florida State         L, 3-4

 

LAST WEEK

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

 

14.   Texas Tech (24-1)

3/5   UTEP                          W, 10-0 (5)

        UTEP                          W, 16-8 (5)

        Host of Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic

3/8   Northern Colorado         W, 8-0 (5)

        Gardner-Webb               W, 8-0 (5)

3/9   Jacksonville State         W, 11-3 (5)

3/10  Gardner-Webb               W, 10-2 (6)

        Northern Colorado         W, 7-2

 

LAST WEEK

        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

 

15. Arkansas (19-4, 1-1 SEC)

3/9   Ole Miss                      W, 10-4

3/10  Ole Miss                      L, 0-12 (5)

 

LAST WEEK

        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

 

16.   Indiana (21-3)

3/5   Butler                           Cancelled

        @ USF-Clearwater Parks & Recreation Showcase Tournament in Tampa, Fla.

3/8   Seton Hall                     W, 6-2

        Saint Joseph’s              W, 2-1

3/9   USC-Upstate                W, 6-4

        South Florida                W, 3-2

3/10  Furman                        L, 1-5

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

17. Arizona State (19-7)

        Host of ASU Invitational

3/7   No. 21 James Madison  W, 6-4

        No. 23 Michigan            L, 6-7

3/8   New Mexico State         W, 17-1

3/9   Lehigh                         W, 4-1

3/10  South Dakota                W, 12-0

 

LAST WEEK

        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

       

18.   Oklahoma State (18-5)

3/6   Wichita State                 W, 3-0

3/8   @ No. 24 Oregon          W, 3-0

3/9   @ No. 24 Oregon          W, 7-6

3/10  @ No. 24 Oregon          W, 9-6

 

LAST WEEK

        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)

2/23  Colorado State              L, 1-2

 

19. Auburn (22-4)

        Host of War Eagle Challenge

3/7   Michigan State              W, 5-0

3/8   Mercer                         W, 10-2      

        Radford                        W, 5-2

3/9   Louisville                     W, 6-2

        Michigan State              W, 3-2

3/10  Radford                        W, 7-2

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

20.   Wisconsin (21-3)

        @ USF-Clearwater Parks and Recreation Showcase Tournament in Tampa, Fla.

3/8   UMass                        W, 8-0

        USF                            L, 1-7

3/9   Central Michigan           W, 2-0

        Furman                        W, 4-1

3/10  Villanova                      W, 13-1

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

21.   James Madison (11-5)

        @ ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.

3/7   No. 23 Michigan            W, 3-0 (9)

        No. 17 Arizona State      L, 4-6

3/8   South Dakota                W, 9-1 (5)

3/9   New Mexico State         W, 2-0

        Lehigh                         W, 12-3 (5)

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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)

 

22.   Kentucky (15-7, 3-0 SEC)

3/8   @ No. 11 South Carolina      W, 5-0

3/9   @ No. 11 South Carolina      W, 11-2

3/10  @ No. 11 South Carolina      W, 5-1

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

23.   Michigan (12-10)

        @ ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.

3/7   No. 21 James Madison  L, 0-3 (9)

        No. 17 Arizona State      W, 7-6

3/8   Lehigh                         W, 5-0

        New Mexico State         W, 3-0

3/9   South Dakota                L, 4-6

 

LAST WEEK

Did not receive votes

 

24.   Oregon (11-10)

3/8   No. 18 OK State            L, 0-3

3/9   No. 18 OK State            L, 6-7

3/10  No. 18 OK State            L, 6-9

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

25. Northwestern (17-6)

        @ Oklahoma Invitational Tournament in Norman, Okla.

3/8   Drake                          W, 2-1

        No. 3 Oklahoma            L, 0-7

3/9   Tulsa                           W, 9-1 (5)

        Grand Canyon              W, 7-2

3/10  No. 3 Oklahoma            L, 0-8 (5)

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

RECEIVING VOTES

 

RV Oregon State (16-5)

        @ LMU Tournament in Los Angeles, Calif.

3/8   New Mexico                L, 5-6

        Loyola Marymount        W, 6-2

3/9   Western Carolina           W, 7-0

        New Mexico                W, 5-3

3/10  Western Carolina           W, 2-0

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

RV Virginia Tech (18-4, 2-1 ACC)

3/8   Georgia Tech                W, 5-1

3/9   Georgia Tech                L, 7-10

3/10  Georgia Tech                W, 5-4

 

LAST WEEK

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

 

RV Illinois (12-4)

Did not play

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

RV Stanford (19-4)

        Host of Cardinal Classic

3/8   Bucknell                       W, 2-1

        UMass-Lowell              W, 7-6

3/9   UNLV                          L, 0-1

        UMass-Lowell              W, 4-3

3/10  UNLV                          L, 1-4 (6 – rain)

        Bucknell                       Cancelled

 

LAST WEEK

Did not receive votes

 

RV  Minnesota (15-7)

        @ Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas

3/8   Texas Southern            W, 7-0

        No. 10 Texas               W, 4-1

3/9   No. 10 Texas               L, 3-5

        Texas Southern            W, 7-4

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

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

 

RV  Ohio State (11-6)

@ Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash.

3/8   Seattle                         W, 6-4 (8)

        No. 6 Washington          L, 0-3

3/9   Seattle                         L, 0-3

        Idaho State                   W, 9-3

3/10  Northern Illinois             W, 3-2

 

LAST WEEK

Did not play

 

RV Texas A&M (16-8, 1-2 SEC)

3/6   UT-Arlington                 W, 1-0

3/8   No. 9 LSU                    L, 3-17 (5)

3/9   No. 9 LSU                    L, 0-7

3/10  No. 9 LSU                    W, 6-5

 

LAST WEEK

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

 

RV  California (16-7)

        @ Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament in Manoa, Hawaii

3/6   St. Bonaventure            W, 8-0 (5)

3/7   Niagara                        W, 14-3 (5)

        Hawaii                         W, 14-0 (5)

3/8   St. Bonaventure            W, 12-0 (5)

3/9   SIU-Edwardsville          W, 8-0 (5)

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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

 

RV UCF (17-8)

        Host of UCF Invitational

3/4   No. 1 Florida State         L, 3-9

 

3/6   Boston College              W, 4-1

        @ USF-Clearwater Parks & Recreation Showcase Tournament in Tampa, Fla.

3/8   Seton Hall                     W, 9-0 (5)

        St. Joseph’s                 W, 3-0

3/9   Chattanooga                 W, 4-1

        Furman                        L, 2-3

3/10  St. John’s                     W, 6-0

 

LAST WEEK

Did not receive votes

 

 

 

RV Boise State (18-2)

        @Louisville Slugger Tournament in Stockton, Calif.

3/8   Sacramento State          W, 5-2

        Pacific                         W, 9-4

3/9   Fairleigh Dickinson        W, 9-2

        Sacramento State          W, 7-3

 

LAST WEEK

Did not receive votes

 

RV  Cal State Fullerton (15-8)       

        @ Silicon Valley Classic in Santa Clara, Calif.

3/7   San Jose State              Cancelled

3/8   Nevada                       L, 0-5

        Weber State                  W, 1-0

3/9   Northern Kentucky         W, 3-0

        Santa Clara                  W, 8-1

 

LAST WEEK

        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

 

RV  Coastal Carolina (19-4, 3-0 Sun Belt)

3/5   UNCW                         Postponed

3/8   Georgia State                W, 1-0

3/9   Georgia State                W, 6-3

3/10  Georgia State                W, 5-0

 

LAST WEEK

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

 

RV  Notre Dame (13-7)

        @ FAU/FIU Parents’ Weekend in Boca Raton, Fla.

3/9   Illinois State                  W, 5-1

        North Dakota State         W, 3-2

3/10  East Carolina                W, 5-0

        Florida A&M                 W, 4-1

 

LAST WEEK

        @ 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