Where Missouri Softball is Ranked After Week 8

How much did the Tigers' four wins this past week help them in the polls?

Mizzou Softball Julia Crenshaw / Obtained from Mizzou Softball's X/Twitter

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).