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Where Missouri Softball is Ranked After Week 8

How much did the Tigers' four wins this past week help them in the polls?
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The Missouri softball team moved up to No. 13 in Week 7's rankings and followed up the news just a couple hours later with a 20-0 run-ruling victory over Fordham that ended in five innings.

On that same March 26 day, the Tigers later defeated Hofstra 2-1 in a nine-inning defensive battle. Mizzou went on to run-rule George Mason 11-2 in six innings this past Thursday and ended Villanova's 10-game win streak with a 7-0 shutout victory on the road.

The Tigers' efforts helped them move up in Week 8's polls. Here's where they rank:

USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 8

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (25), 34-1, 625

2. Duke, 29-3, 582

3. Georgia, 29-5, 534

4. Tennessee, 28-5, 532

5. Texas, 29-5, 513

6. Oklahoma State, 29-6, 501

7. LSU, 29-4, 486

8. Stanford, 27-6, 461

9. Washington, 25-5, 454

10. Florida, 31-5, 410

11. Missouri, 29-7, 368

12. UCLA, 20-8, 342

13. Virginia Tech, 25-8-1, 316

14. Texas A&M, 28-7

16. Mississippi State, 25-9, 226

17. Clemson, 23-10, 225

18. Floria State, 24-9, 218

19. Arkansas, 25-9, 214

20. Cal, 26-10, 103

21. Baylor, 19-12, 99

22. Oregon, 20-12, 78

23. Texas State, 29-8, 64

24. Louisiana, 24-13, 49

25. South Carolina, 16-10, 45

Others receiving votes: Kentucky (39), Boston U (29), Kansas (27), Arizona (16), Miami-OH (10),
Northwestern (10), Penn State (8), Auburn (3), Utah (3), Nevada (1)

Dropped out: Kansas

NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 8

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (32), 34-1, 800

2. Duke, 29-3, 727

3. Georgia, 29-5, 707

4. Texas, 29-5, 678

5. LSU, 29-4, 658

6. Tennessee, 28-5, 658

7. Oklahoma State, 29-6, 642

8. Stanford, 27-6, 599

9. Washington, 25-5, 560

10. Florida, 31-5, 524

11. Missouri, 29-7, 453

12. UCLA, 20-8

13. Texas A&M, 28-7, 397

14. Alabama, 26-8, 348

15. Virgina Tech, 25-8-1, 318

16. Mississippi State, 25-9, 297

17. Clemson, 24-10, 275

18. Florida State, 24-9, 265

19. Arkansas, 22-11-1, 143

20. California, 26-10, 209

21. Arizona, 22-11-1, 209

22. South Carolina, 26-10, 139

23. Boston University, 27-3, 95

24. Oregon, 20-12, 69

25. Baylor, 19-12, 46

Others receiving votes: Texas State (38), Kentucky (17), Louisiana (12), Nevada (10), Kansas (9), FAU (8), Miami (8), Virginia (3), Auburn (2).

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Hunter De Siver is the lead basketball writer for BamaCentral and has covered Crimson Tide football since 2024. He previously distributed stories about the NFL and NBA for On SI and was a staff writer for Missouri Tigers On SI and Cowbell Corner. Before that, Hunter generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral as an intern in 2022 and 2023. Hunter is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media in 2023.

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