Ducks Cap Slate Ranked No. 9 in Both National Polls
EUGENE – In return for another record-breaking season, the University of Oregon softball team (50-11, 19-5) staked its second straight top-10 year-end national rankings.
Tabbed No. 9 in both the USA Softball and NFCA coaches polls, the Ducks were one of three top-10 ranked teams from the Pac-12 with No. 4/4 Washington and No. 7/7 Arizona State.
Overall, Oregon was one of six league members that ranked top 25 nationally in the two polls with No. 21/22 Stanford, No. 19/21 UCLA and No. 24/23 California, while Arizona also picked up votes.
For comparison's sake, a complete list of Pac-12 rankings from the previous USA SB/NFCA mid-May edition follows: No. 3/3 Oregon, No. 4/4 Arizona State, No. 9/11 Washington, No. 24/23 California, No. 13/14 Stanford and No. 13/16 UCLA.
Six other Duck non-conference foes in 2013 were also tabbed top 25 by the USA SB/NFCA – national champion and No. 1/1 Oklahoma, No. 5/5 Florida, No. 6/6 Michigan, No. 16/18 LSU, No. 8/8 Nebraska and No. 25/24 Hawai’i.
Altogether, No. 1/1 Oklahoma remained atop the national rankings after it won the national title over Tennessee, and the remaining top-five teams included No. 2/2 Tennessee, No. 3/3 Texas, No. 4/4 Washington and No. 5/5 Florida.
Under the guidance of fourth-year head coach Mike White, the Ducks also sported top-15 year-end finishes in 2012 (5/5), ’11 (14/15) and ’10 (14/14).
Altogether in his tenure, Oregon has now been ranked for 59 straight polls by USA Softball and 52 by the NFCA, and its week-by-week USA SB/ NFCA rankings in that stretch follow: 2013 (16 weeks-USA SB / 16 weeks-NFCA) – Preseason 6/5, 2/12 7/9, 2/19 9/11, 2/26 12/10, 3/5 8/9, 3/12 9/10, 3/19 10/10, 3/26 10/10, 4/2 9/10, 4/9 6/7, 4/16 5/7, 4/23 4/6; 4/30 4/5; 5/7 2/3; 5/14 3/3. 2012 (16/16) - Preseason 11th/16th, 2/14 19/19, 2/21 21/19, 2/28 18/18, 3/6 15/18; 3/13 14/17; 3/20 15/17; 3/27 16/17; 4/3 17/18; 4/10 15/19; 4/17 14/18; 4/25 15/16; 5/2 12/13; 5/9 12/13; 5/16 12/12; 6/12 5/5. 2011 (16/16) - Preseason 14th/14th, 2/15 14th/14th, 2/22 13th/13th, 3/2 13th/13th, 3/9 15th/14th, 3/16 16th/15th, 3/23 15th/16th, 3/30 14th/15th, 4/5 15th/16th, 4/12 17th/17th, 4/19 19th/21th, 4/26 16th/19th, 5/3 12th/17th, 5/10 11th/14th, 5/17 11th/12th, 6/15 14th/15th. 2010 (11/6) - 3/8 25th/-; 3/15 25th/-; 3/22 21st/-; 3/29 21st/ RV; 4/5 17th/ RV; 4/12 17th/23rd; 4/19 18th/20th; 4/26 19th/20th; 5/3 20th/22nd; 5/10 21st-t/22nd; 6/15 14th/14th.
In the final NCAA RPI rankings, UO stood #7 overall behind #1 Oklahoma, #2 Texas, #3 Florida, #4 Tennessee, #5 Michigan and #6 Washington. Other Pac-12 teams’ positions follow: #8 Arizona State, #20 UCLA, #22 California, #25 Stanford, #31 Arizona, #40 Oregon State and #68 Utah.
Complete NCAA RPI ratings are available at the http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/softball/d1/ncaa_womens_softball_rpi URL address.
The past month, the Ducks (50-11, 19-5) posted their first-ever Pac-12 title and their second-most overall wins ever.
NATIONAL POLLS #15 (6/12)
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=7248
Rk Team Record Totals Prev
*1. Oklahoma (20) 57-4 500 1
2. Tennessee 52-12 480 5
3. Texas 51-10 445 7
*4. Washington 45-17 427 9
*5. Florida 48-9 419 2
*6. Michigan 51-13 403 8
*7. Arizona State 50-12 390 4
*8. Nebraska 45-16 362 16
> 9. Oregon 50-11 342 3
10. Alabama 45-15 304 T10
11. Missouri 38-14 300 6
12. Kentucky 41-21 237 17
13. Texas A&M 42-18 234 20
14. Florida State 44-19 223 19
15. Louisiana-Lafayette 47-15 192 RV
*16. LSU 42-16 160 T10
17. UAB 40-19 150 -
18. South Alabama 48-9 130 15
*19. UCLA 40-20 127 T13
20. Baylor 42-17 126 18
*21. Stanford 39-21 113 T13
22. Georgia 40-21 91 21
23. Louisville 48-13 79 12
*24. California 38-19 63 22
*25. Hawaii 45-13 37 23
Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas (34), Hofstra (31), South Florida (22), North Carolina State (18), Virginia Tech (17), *Wisconsin (16), *Arizona (13), SC Upstate (9), Tulsa (3), South Carolina (2), Western Kentucky (1)
New to Poll: UAB, Louisiana-Lafayette (RV)
Dropped Out: Arkansas (24), South Florida (25)
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
* Denotes Duck opponents in 2013
USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll
https://nfca.org/index.php/polls
Rk Team Record Totals Prev
*1 Oklahoma (31) 57-4 775 1
2 Tennessee 52-12 744 5
3 Texas 51-10 707 6
*4 Washington 45-17 672 11
*5 Florida 58-9 650 2
*6 Michigan 51-13 615 7
*7 Arizona State 50-12 595 4
*8 Nebraska 45-16 571 17
>9 Oregon 50-11 509 3
10 Alabama 45-15 471 9
11 Missouri 38-14 452 8
12 Louisiana-Lafayette 47-15 419 21
13 Texas A&M 42-18 406 13
14 Kentucky 41-21 368 19
15 Florida State 44-19 315 -
16 UAB 40-19 269 -
17 South Alabama 48-9 256 15
*18 LSU 42-16 233 10
19 Louisville 48-13 189 12
20 Baylor 42-17 177 23
*21 UCLA 40-20 160 16
*22 Stanford 39-21 127 14
*23 California 38-19 109 18
*24 Hawaii 45-13 82 20
25 Hofstra 46-13 62
Others Receiving Votes: USF (43), *Wisconsin (28), Virginia Tech (26), Georgia (14), Arkansas (13), N.C. State (6), Western Kentucky (6), Tulsa (5), South Carolina (1).
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
* Denotes Duck opponents in 2013
-The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches representing each conference. First-place votes are in parentheses.
- www.GoDucks.com –
Tabbed No. 9 in both the USA Softball and NFCA coaches polls, the Ducks were one of three top-10 ranked teams from the Pac-12 with No. 4/4 Washington and No. 7/7 Arizona State.
Overall, Oregon was one of six league members that ranked top 25 nationally in the two polls with No. 21/22 Stanford, No. 19/21 UCLA and No. 24/23 California, while Arizona also picked up votes.
For comparison's sake, a complete list of Pac-12 rankings from the previous USA SB/NFCA mid-May edition follows: No. 3/3 Oregon, No. 4/4 Arizona State, No. 9/11 Washington, No. 24/23 California, No. 13/14 Stanford and No. 13/16 UCLA.
Six other Duck non-conference foes in 2013 were also tabbed top 25 by the USA SB/NFCA – national champion and No. 1/1 Oklahoma, No. 5/5 Florida, No. 6/6 Michigan, No. 16/18 LSU, No. 8/8 Nebraska and No. 25/24 Hawai’i.
Altogether, No. 1/1 Oklahoma remained atop the national rankings after it won the national title over Tennessee, and the remaining top-five teams included No. 2/2 Tennessee, No. 3/3 Texas, No. 4/4 Washington and No. 5/5 Florida.
Under the guidance of fourth-year head coach Mike White, the Ducks also sported top-15 year-end finishes in 2012 (5/5), ’11 (14/15) and ’10 (14/14).
Altogether in his tenure, Oregon has now been ranked for 59 straight polls by USA Softball and 52 by the NFCA, and its week-by-week USA SB/ NFCA rankings in that stretch follow: 2013 (16 weeks-USA SB / 16 weeks-NFCA) – Preseason 6/5, 2/12 7/9, 2/19 9/11, 2/26 12/10, 3/5 8/9, 3/12 9/10, 3/19 10/10, 3/26 10/10, 4/2 9/10, 4/9 6/7, 4/16 5/7, 4/23 4/6; 4/30 4/5; 5/7 2/3; 5/14 3/3. 2012 (16/16) - Preseason 11th/16th, 2/14 19/19, 2/21 21/19, 2/28 18/18, 3/6 15/18; 3/13 14/17; 3/20 15/17; 3/27 16/17; 4/3 17/18; 4/10 15/19; 4/17 14/18; 4/25 15/16; 5/2 12/13; 5/9 12/13; 5/16 12/12; 6/12 5/5. 2011 (16/16) - Preseason 14th/14th, 2/15 14th/14th, 2/22 13th/13th, 3/2 13th/13th, 3/9 15th/14th, 3/16 16th/15th, 3/23 15th/16th, 3/30 14th/15th, 4/5 15th/16th, 4/12 17th/17th, 4/19 19th/21th, 4/26 16th/19th, 5/3 12th/17th, 5/10 11th/14th, 5/17 11th/12th, 6/15 14th/15th. 2010 (11/6) - 3/8 25th/-; 3/15 25th/-; 3/22 21st/-; 3/29 21st/ RV; 4/5 17th/ RV; 4/12 17th/23rd; 4/19 18th/20th; 4/26 19th/20th; 5/3 20th/22nd; 5/10 21st-t/22nd; 6/15 14th/14th.
In the final NCAA RPI rankings, UO stood #7 overall behind #1 Oklahoma, #2 Texas, #3 Florida, #4 Tennessee, #5 Michigan and #6 Washington. Other Pac-12 teams’ positions follow: #8 Arizona State, #20 UCLA, #22 California, #25 Stanford, #31 Arizona, #40 Oregon State and #68 Utah.
Complete NCAA RPI ratings are available at the http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/softball/d1/ncaa_womens_softball_rpi URL address.
The past month, the Ducks (50-11, 19-5) posted their first-ever Pac-12 title and their second-most overall wins ever.
NATIONAL POLLS #15 (6/12)
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=7248
Rk Team Record Totals Prev
*1. Oklahoma (20) 57-4 500 1
2. Tennessee 52-12 480 5
3. Texas 51-10 445 7
*4. Washington 45-17 427 9
*5. Florida 48-9 419 2
*6. Michigan 51-13 403 8
*7. Arizona State 50-12 390 4
*8. Nebraska 45-16 362 16
> 9. Oregon 50-11 342 3
10. Alabama 45-15 304 T10
11. Missouri 38-14 300 6
12. Kentucky 41-21 237 17
13. Texas A&M 42-18 234 20
14. Florida State 44-19 223 19
15. Louisiana-Lafayette 47-15 192 RV
*16. LSU 42-16 160 T10
17. UAB 40-19 150 -
18. South Alabama 48-9 130 15
*19. UCLA 40-20 127 T13
20. Baylor 42-17 126 18
*21. Stanford 39-21 113 T13
22. Georgia 40-21 91 21
23. Louisville 48-13 79 12
*24. California 38-19 63 22
*25. Hawaii 45-13 37 23
Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas (34), Hofstra (31), South Florida (22), North Carolina State (18), Virginia Tech (17), *Wisconsin (16), *Arizona (13), SC Upstate (9), Tulsa (3), South Carolina (2), Western Kentucky (1)
New to Poll: UAB, Louisiana-Lafayette (RV)
Dropped Out: Arkansas (24), South Florida (25)
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
* Denotes Duck opponents in 2013
USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll
https://nfca.org/index.php/polls
Rk Team Record Totals Prev
*1 Oklahoma (31) 57-4 775 1
2 Tennessee 52-12 744 5
3 Texas 51-10 707 6
*4 Washington 45-17 672 11
*5 Florida 58-9 650 2
*6 Michigan 51-13 615 7
*7 Arizona State 50-12 595 4
*8 Nebraska 45-16 571 17
>9 Oregon 50-11 509 3
10 Alabama 45-15 471 9
11 Missouri 38-14 452 8
12 Louisiana-Lafayette 47-15 419 21
13 Texas A&M 42-18 406 13
14 Kentucky 41-21 368 19
15 Florida State 44-19 315 -
16 UAB 40-19 269 -
17 South Alabama 48-9 256 15
*18 LSU 42-16 233 10
19 Louisville 48-13 189 12
20 Baylor 42-17 177 23
*21 UCLA 40-20 160 16
*22 Stanford 39-21 127 14
*23 California 38-19 109 18
*24 Hawaii 45-13 82 20
25 Hofstra 46-13 62
Others Receiving Votes: USF (43), *Wisconsin (28), Virginia Tech (26), Georgia (14), Arkansas (13), N.C. State (6), Western Kentucky (6), Tulsa (5), South Carolina (1).
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
* Denotes Duck opponents in 2013
-The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches representing each conference. First-place votes are in parentheses.
- www.GoDucks.com –
