Where Alabama Softball is Ranked After Week 10

Alabama dropped its fourth SEC series in five attempts over the weekend at home against Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide dropped slightly in the polls after the loss.
Here's where things stand in the national college softball polls after 10 full weeks of play:
USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 10
(Team, first-place votes, record points)
1 Texas (25), 35-6, 625
2 Oklahoma, 38-4, 591
3 Duke, 37-4, 572
4 Tennessee, 32-7, 555
5 Stanford, 34-7, 521
6 Oklahoma State, 35-8, 464
7 LSU, 33-8, 428
8 Washington, 28-7, 417
9 Georgia, 33-10, 411
10 Florida, 36-9, 396
11 UCLA, 24-9, 395
12 Texas A&M, 32-9, 356
13 Missouri, 33-11, 324
14 Arkansas, 30-11, 317
15 Alabama, 30-9, 298
16 Virginia Tech, 31-9-1, 275
17 Mississippi State, 29-12, 226
18 Florida State, 31-10, 215
19 Louisiana, 29-14, 134
T20 Clemson, 28-13, 103
T20 Oregon, 24-15, 103
22 Arizona, 28-13-1, 100
23 Kentucky, 26-15, 65
24 California, 29-12, 62
25 Texas State, 33-12, 47
Others receiving votes: Northwestern (32), Miami-OH (29), Baylor (17), Boston U (16), Auburn (14), South Carolina (14), Penn State (3), UCF (1)
Dropped out: Baylor, South Carolina
NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 10
(Team, first-place votes, record points)
1. Texas (24) 35-6 791
2. Oklahoma (8) 38-4 766
3. Duke 37-4 734
4. Tennessee 32-7 700
5. Stanford 34-7 655
6. Oklahoma State 35-8 597
7. LSU 33-7 564
8. Washington 28-7 549
9. Georgia 33-10 540
10. Florida 35-9 495
11. Texas A&M 32-9 480
12. UCLA 24-9 442
13. Missouri 33-11 432
14. Alabama 30-9 407
15. Virginia Tech 31-9-1 382
16. Arkansas 30-11 302
17. Mississippi State 29-12 300
18. Florida State 31-10 295
19. Arizona 28-13-1 200
20. California 29-12 152
21. Clemson 28-14 134
22. Oregon 24-15 117
23. Boston University 35-4 93
24. Kentucky 26-15 61
25. Louisiana 29-14 57
Others receiving votes: South Carolina (55), Northwestern (35), Miami (31), Texas State (16), Auburn (15), Kansas (1), FAU (1), Grand Canyon (1)
Dropped out: No. 23 South Carolina, No. 25 Texas State

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball, gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.
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