Where Alabama Softball is Ranked After Week 5
Alabama softball began conference play this weekend and dropped its first series at home against Florida. However, the Crimson Tide did salvage the last game of the series with an impressive 3-0 win over the Gators.
Things don't get any easier for Alabama with a midweek matchup at No. 18 Florida State on Wednesday and a three-game series at No. 5 Georgia starting on Friday.
With the two losses the Crimson Tide moved down a few spots in the rankings. Here is where Alabama is ranked in the polls after five full weeks of play:
USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 5
(Team, first-place votes, record points
1. Oklahoma (19), 22-1, 619
2. LSU (6), 22-0, 590
3. Texas, 21-1, 571
4. Duke, 19-1, 540
5. Georgia, 20-3, 519
6. Stanford, 18-4, 476
7. Oklahoma State, 20-3, 468
8. Washington, 18-3, 462
9. Tennessee, 452, 18-4
10. Florida, 21-3, 383
11. Missouri, 20-3, 357
12. Virginia Tech, 18-3-1, 319
13. Baylor, 14-5, 309
14. Clemson, 17-6, 305
15. Alabama, 19-3, 266
16. UCLA, 14-6, 254
17. Texas A&M, 23-2, 245
18. Florida State, 15-5, 186
19. California, 21-4, 170
20. Arkansas, 20-5, 135
21. Mississippi State, 19-4, 118
22. South Carolina, 18-5, 66
23. Kentucky, 14-7, 60
24. Oregon, 14-9, 58
25. Arizona, 19-5-1, 55
Dropped out: Auburn
Others receiving votes: Boston U (49), Auburn (45), Indiana (16), Texas State (16), Gerogia Tech (9), Louisiana (9), Texas Tech (9), Florida Atlantic (3), South Alabama (3), Miami-OH (2), San Diego State (1), Houston (1)
NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 5
(Team, first-place votes, record points)
1. Oklahoma (23), 22-1, 791
2. LSU (8), 22-0, 769
3. Texas (1), 21-2, 738
4. Oklahoma State, 20-3, 680
5. Georgia, 20-3, 646
6. Duke, 19-1, 638
7. Washington, 18-3, 617
8. Tennessee, 18-4, 586
9. Stanford, 18-4, 558
10. Florida, 21-3, 490
11. Missouri, 20-3, 466
12. Clemson, 17-6, 415
13. Texas A&M, 23-2, 392
14. Alabama, 19-3, 366
15. UCLA, 14-6, 336
16. Florida State, 15-5, 299
17. California, 21-4, 293
18. Virginia Tech, 18-3-1, 264
19. Baylor, 14-5, 255
20. Arkansas, 20-5, 209
21. Mississippi State, 19-4, 150
22. Arizona, 19-5-1, 106
23. South Carolina, 18-5, 106
24. Boston University, 17-1, 68
25. Auburn, 13-4-1, 59
Others receiving votes: Oregon (51), Kentucky (45), Louisiana (16), Texas State (6), Grand Canyon (4), Miami (3).
Dropped out: No. 23 Kentucky
