Alabama is ranked No. 4 and No. 5 in the latest polls and is No. 6 in the RPI. I'd be shocked if UA didn't get a top-eight seed, which would mean hosting a regional and a super regional if Alabama advances.
Right now I'm projecting Utah of the Pac-12 or maybe Washington as the No. 2 seed in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Texas is another possibility. I'm figuring South Alabama (a somewhat dangerous team because of a very good ace but not much hitting) will be sent to Auburn.
Alexis Osorio was named SEC Freshman of the Year. Haylie McCleney shared Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors with Devon Wallace of Arkansas.
McCleney and Osorio were named first-team All-SEC. Marisa Runyon and Demi Turner were named to the second team. Osorio and Turner were also named Freshman All-SEC. McCleney was named All-Defensive SEC in center field.
Here are the polls:
USA Today/NFCA Top 25
Rank Team Record Totals Previous
1. Oregon (18) 44-5 786 2
2. Florida (14) 49-5 780 1
3. Michigan 48-6 733 3
4. Alabama 41-11 688 4
5. Oklahoma 45-7 642 5
6. UCLA 44-8 638 7
7. Auburn 46-9 617 8
8. LSU 44-10 577 6
9. Florida State 42-12 532 9
10. La.-Lafayette 37-8 496 10
11. Tennessee 39-13 470 12
12. Minnesota 46-8 449 13
13. Missouri 38-13 441 11
14. Georgia 39-13 371 14
15. UCF 46-7 360 15
16. Baylor 37-13 298 17
17. Arizona 37-15 286 16
18. James Madison 44-6 261 19
19. California 35-16 220 18
20. Washington 38-14 193 20
21. Notre Dame 40-12 144 23
22. Texas A&M 38-17 95 25
23. South Alabama 35-10 87 22
24. Arizona State 32-19 72 24
25. Kentucky 29-23 59 21
Others receiving votes: North Dakota State (42), Utah (26), Texas (13), USC Upstate (9), Kansas (5), Western Kentucky (4), South Carolina (3), Cal State Northridge (1), Hofstra (1), North Carolina State (1).
ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1. Oregon (9) 44-5 489 2
2. Florida (11) 49-5 486 1
3. Michigan 48-6 463 3
4. Oklahoma 45-7 422 4
5. Alabama 41-11 405 6
6. Auburn 47-8 398 8
7. UCLA 44-8 396 7
8. LSU 43-10 361 5
9. Minnesota 46-8 326 9
10. Florida State 42-12 310 10
11. La.-Lafayette 37-8 302 11
12. Tennessee 39-13 277 12
13. Missouri 38-13 254 13
14. Baylor 37-13 236 14
15. UCF 46-7 207 16
16. Georgia 39-13 204 15
17. James Madison 44-6 164 20
18. Arizona 37-15 154 17
19. California 35-16 135 18
20. Washington 38-14 109 19
21. Notre Dame 40-12 97 22
22. Utah 33-16 65 24
23. Arizona State 32-19 41 23
24. Kentucky 29-23 33 21
25. Texas A&M 38-17 32 RV
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Others receiving votes: South Alabama (31), North Dakota State (20), USC Upstate (19), Mississippi State (17), Hofstra (16), Western Kentucky (12), CSUN (5), North Carolina (4), SIU Edwardsville (3), Texas (3), Fresno State (2), Kansas (1).
Right now I'm projecting Utah of the Pac-12 or maybe Washington as the No. 2 seed in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Texas is another possibility. I'm figuring South Alabama (a somewhat dangerous team because of a very good ace but not much hitting) will be sent to Auburn.
Alexis Osorio was named SEC Freshman of the Year. Haylie McCleney shared Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors with Devon Wallace of Arkansas.
McCleney and Osorio were named first-team All-SEC. Marisa Runyon and Demi Turner were named to the second team. Osorio and Turner were also named Freshman All-SEC. McCleney was named All-Defensive SEC in center field.
Here are the polls:
USA Today/NFCA Top 25
Rank Team Record Totals Previous
1. Oregon (18) 44-5 786 2
2. Florida (14) 49-5 780 1
3. Michigan 48-6 733 3
4. Alabama 41-11 688 4
5. Oklahoma 45-7 642 5
6. UCLA 44-8 638 7
7. Auburn 46-9 617 8
8. LSU 44-10 577 6
9. Florida State 42-12 532 9
10. La.-Lafayette 37-8 496 10
11. Tennessee 39-13 470 12
12. Minnesota 46-8 449 13
13. Missouri 38-13 441 11
14. Georgia 39-13 371 14
15. UCF 46-7 360 15
16. Baylor 37-13 298 17
17. Arizona 37-15 286 16
18. James Madison 44-6 261 19
19. California 35-16 220 18
20. Washington 38-14 193 20
21. Notre Dame 40-12 144 23
22. Texas A&M 38-17 95 25
23. South Alabama 35-10 87 22
24. Arizona State 32-19 72 24
25. Kentucky 29-23 59 21
Others receiving votes: North Dakota State (42), Utah (26), Texas (13), USC Upstate (9), Kansas (5), Western Kentucky (4), South Carolina (3), Cal State Northridge (1), Hofstra (1), North Carolina State (1).
ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1. Oregon (9) 44-5 489 2
2. Florida (11) 49-5 486 1
3. Michigan 48-6 463 3
4. Oklahoma 45-7 422 4
5. Alabama 41-11 405 6
6. Auburn 47-8 398 8
7. UCLA 44-8 396 7
8. LSU 43-10 361 5
9. Minnesota 46-8 326 9
10. Florida State 42-12 310 10
11. La.-Lafayette 37-8 302 11
12. Tennessee 39-13 277 12
13. Missouri 38-13 254 13
14. Baylor 37-13 236 14
15. UCF 46-7 207 16
16. Georgia 39-13 204 15
17. James Madison 44-6 164 20
18. Arizona 37-15 154 17
19. California 35-16 135 18
20. Washington 38-14 109 19
21. Notre Dame 40-12 97 22
22. Utah 33-16 65 24
23. Arizona State 32-19 41 23
24. Kentucky 29-23 33 21
25. Texas A&M 38-17 32 RV
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Others receiving votes: South Alabama (31), North Dakota State (20), USC Upstate (19), Mississippi State (17), Hofstra (16), Western Kentucky (12), CSUN (5), North Carolina (4), SIU Edwardsville (3), Texas (3), Fresno State (2), Kansas (1).
