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Nebraska Softball Earns Multiple Top-16 Preseason Rankings

Nebraska softball earns multiple top-16 preseason rankings, solidifying its place as one of the Big Ten's early favorites.
Maren Angus-Coombs|
Nebraska's Abbie Squier runs to the dugout after making an out to close out an inning during an NCAA Big Ten Conference softball game against Iowa, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Bob Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa.
Nebraska's Abbie Squier runs to the dugout after making an out to close out an inning during an NCAA Big Ten Conference softball game against Iowa, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Bob Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa. | Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Nebraska softball team earned its second and third preseason ranking Tuesday morning as D1Softball revealed the Huskers will begin the season at No. 14 and USA Softball has them at No. 16.

The Huskers are one of six Big Ten teams ranked in D1Softball's poll, with UCLA at No. 4, Oregon at No. 18, Northwestern at No. 19, and Michigan at No. 20. Penn State completes the list at No. 25.

Meanwhile, Nebraska is one of five Big Ten teams in USA Softball's Top 25, joined by No. 6 UCLA, No. 20 Northwestern, No. 22 Michigan, and T-No. 23 Oregon.

Nebraska was previously ranked No. 21 in the Softball America Preseason Top 25.

In that set of rankings, the Huskers are one of five Big Ten teams represented in the poll, as UCLA came in at No. 5, Northwestern was No. 18, Michigan was No. 23 and Penn State came in at No. 25. 

This season, NU will face nine other ranked teams, including No. 4/5 Oklahoma State, No. 5/6 Tennessee, No. 4/6 UCLA, No. 7/8 Duke, No. 10/13 Texas Tech, No. 15/NR Missouri, No. 19/21 Baylor, No. 19/20 Northwestern, and No. 25/NR Mississippi State.

The Huskers kick off their season on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., facing No. 5/6 Tennessee at 6 p.m. CST.

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 and spent the 2023 season covering Husker Softball for Hail Varsity. In addition to All Huskers, she is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Sports Report.

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