Alabama Softball Drops in Rankings Following Series Loss
For the first time since the opening weekend of SEC play, Alabama softball lost a weekend series. The Crimson Tide dropped two of three at Texas A&M over the weekend, which also marked the first time Alabama had lost to an unranked opponent this year.
The teams directly behind Alabama in the polls all handled business in their series, including Arkansas sweeping Florida in Gainesville. The two losses combined with the other top-eight teams winnings caused Alabama to drop from the No. 2 spot down in all the major college softball polls.
Despite the series loss, Alabama's strength of schedule is high enough to keep the Crimson Tide at No. 3 in the RPI, which is one of the main metrics the selection committee uses for seeding in the NCAA tournament. x
While the regular season SEC title is likely off the table at this point, Alabama still wants to finish strong and maintain a top-eight seed in the NCAA tournament in order to host regionals and super regionals at home at Rhoads Stadium. Alabama has not had to travel for a super regional since 2018.
The Crimson Tide plays a midweek game at Western Kentucky on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and is off this weekend before wrapping up regular season play with a three game series hosting Missouri starting May 6.
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ESPN/USA Softball Rankings
1. Oklahoma (42-1)
2. Virginia Tech (36-6)
3. UCLA (36-5)
4. Florida State (43-5)
5. Arkansas (35-8)
6. Alabama (39-8)
7. Oklahoma State (38-7)
8. Northwestern (34-7)
9. Arizona State (32-7)
10. Florida (35-12)
11. Washington (28-11)
12. Tennessee (33-13)
13. Duke (36-7)
14. Kentucky (30-13)
15. Georgia (37-11)
16. Texas (32-15-1)
17. Clemson (32-14)
18. Auburn (36-10)
19. LSU (30-17)
20. UCF (39-11)
21. Stanford (31-13)
22. Michigan (29-14)
23. Notre Dame (35-9)
24. Oregon (26-16)
25. Missouri (27-17)
