Where Alabama Softball is Ranked After Week 9

The Crimson Tide moved up in the polls after collecting its first SEC series win.

Alabama softball picked up its first SEC series win of the season over the weekend, and did so in emphatic fashion with a sweep over Ole Miss. The Crimson Tide is now .500 in SEC play with four series to go.

It was a crazy weekend around college softball with No. 1 Oklahoma dropping its first conference series in over a decade to rival Texas on the road. Florida took two of three games from LSU, and Tennessee confirmed its spot as the best team in the SEC with a series win over Georgia.

Here is where Alabama is ranked after Week 9:

USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 9

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1.       Texas (12), 31-6, 605

2.       Oklahoma (5), 35-3 590

3.       Duke (6), 33-3, 589

4.       Tennessee (1) 30-6, 547

5.       Oklahoma State (1), 33-6, 537

6.       LSU, 31-5, 469

7.      Stanford, 31-6, 466

8.       Georgia, 31-8, 454

9.       Florida, 33-6, 439

10.     Washington, 26-7, 366

11.     UCLA, 22-9, 364

12.     Texas A&M, 31-8, 302

13.     Alabama, 29-8, 299

14 .    Arkansas, 28-10, 289

15.     Missouri, 30-10, 282

16.     Virginia Tech, 28-9-1, 277

17.     Mississippi State, 28-10, 261

18.     Florida State, 28-10, 194

19.     Clemson, 27-11, 182

20.     Oregon, 22-13, 148

21.    Louisiana 27-13, 93

22.     Texas State, 32-9, 87

23.     California, 29-11, 60

24.    Baylor, 21-14, 51

T25   Arizona, 24-12-1, 33

T25   South Carolina, 28-12, 33

Others receiving votes: Northwestern (30), Kansas (26), Boston U (16), Kentucky (11), Miami-OH (9), Penn State (7), Virginia (3), Wichita State (1), Auburn (1), Louisville (1), UCF (1)

NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 9

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (12) 35-3 770

2. Texas (9) 31-6 766

3. Duke (10) 33-3 760

4. Tennessee 30-6 666

5. Oklahoma State (1) 33-6 647

6. LSU 31-5 643

7. Georgia 31-8 620

8. Stanford 31-6 604

9. Florida 33-6 550

10. Washington 26-7 486

11. Texas A&M 31-8 443

T12 Alabama 29-8 409

T12 UCLA 22-9 409

14. Missouri 30-10 373

15. Virginia Tech 28-9-1 358

16. Mississippi State 28-10 337

17. Arkansas 28-10 316

18. Florida State 28-10 250

19. Clemson 27-11 238

20. California 29-11 156

21. Arizona 24-12-1 128

22. Oregon 22-13 113

23. South Carolina 28-12 105

24. Boston University 29-4 82

25. Texas State 32-9 68

Other receiving votes: Louisiana (25), Baylor (19), Kentucky (17), Miami (17), Kansas (8), FAU (5), Virginia (5), Nevada (3), Northwestern (2), Auburn (1), Grand Canyon (1)