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Assistant coach Gerry Glasco congratulates junior Ashley Pauly.
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March 1, 2011
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia softball team remained the No. 1-ranked team in the country in the latest USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I Top 25 Poll released on Tuesday.
In its first stint as the nation's top-ranked team, Georgia (14-1) went 4-1 last weekend at the Cathedral City Classic. In this week's poll, the Bulldogs earned 18 first place votes and tallied 730 points to remain No. 1.
The Southeastern Conference holds the top three spots in the poll as Georgia is followed by Florida (14-0) and Alabama (16-0). Arizona (14-2) and Washington (13-0) complete the top five.
The SEC also holds the top three spots in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Division I Top 25 Poll with Alabama earning the top spot followed by No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Florida. Arizona holds the No. 4 spot in this poll as well while Michigan (15-0) rounds out the top five.
2011 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll – March 1, 2011:
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Totals |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Georgia (18) |
14-1 |
730 |
1 |
|
2 |
Florida (10) |
14-0 |
721 |
4 |
|
3 |
Alabama (1) |
16-0 |
682 |
5 |
|
4 |
Arizona (1) |
14-2 |
655 |
3 |
|
5 |
Washington |
13-0 |
610 |
7 |
|
6 |
UCLA |
13-3 |
591 |
2 |
|
7 |
Tennessee |
14-2 |
578 |
8 |
|
8 |
Michigan |
15-0 |
560 |
9 |
|
9 |
Arizona St. |
12-1 |
498 |
12 |
|
10 |
Oklahoma |
12-5 |
434 |
6 |
|
11 |
California |
9-1 |
426 |
14 |
|
12 |
Texas |
14-2 |
419 |
11 |
|
13 |
Oregon |
13-2 |
378 |
13 |
|
14 |
Hawaii |
12-4 |
356 |
10 |
|
15 |
Nebraska |
14-2 |
301 |
18 |
|
16 |
Stanford |
12-3 |
292 |
17 |
|
17 |
La.-Lafayette |
14-1 |
287 |
15 |
|
18 |
Missouri |
5-3 |
269 |
16 |
|
19 |
Oklahoma St. |
12-3 |
248 |
19 |
|
20 |
Texas Tech |
16-0 |
183 |
21 |
|
21 |
LSU |
12-5 |
158 |
20 |
|
22 |
Texas A&M |
12-5 |
95 |
24 |
|
23 |
Fresno St. |
6-1 |
59 |
RV |
|
24 |
Auburn |
15-0 |
49 |
RV |
|
25 |
Houston |
13-3 |
38 |
23 |
Dropped Out: No. 22 Georgia Tech, No. 25 BYU
Others Receiving Votes: Kentucky 32, Syracuse 25, Baylor 16, Georgia Tech 14, Notre Dame 14, DePaul 13, Virginia 8, Kansas 6, Memphis, 2, Pacific (CA) 2, Southern Illinois 1.
2011 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll – March 1, 2011:
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Alabama (11) |
16-0 |
485 |
2 |
|
2 |
Georgia (5) |
14-1 |
473 |
T3 |
|
3 |
Florida (4) |
14-0 |
472 |
5 |
|
4 |
Arizona |
14-2 |
429 |
1 |
|
5 |
Michigan |
15-0 |
411 |
7 |
|
6 |
Washington |
13-0 |
381 |
9 |
|
7 |
Arizona State |
12-1 |
375 |
8 |
|
8 |
Tennessee |
14-2 |
362 |
10 |
|
9 |
UCLA |
12-3 |
360 |
T3 |
|
10 |
California |
9-1 |
296 |
14 |
|
11 |
Oklahoma |
12-5 |
272 |
6 |
|
12 |
Texas |
14-2 |
270 |
12 |
|
13 |
Oregon |
13-2 |
260 |
13 |
|
14 |
Stanford |
12-3 |
217 |
16 |
|
15 |
Oklahoma State |
12-3 |
213 |
18 |
|
16 |
Hawaii |
12-4 |
208 |
11 |
|
17 |
Missouri |
5-3 |
175 |
15 |
|
18 |
La.-Lafayette |
14-1 |
159 |
17 |
|
19 |
Texas Tech |
16-0 |
151 |
19 |
|
20 |
Nebraska |
14-2 |
128 |
22 |
|
21 |
LSU |
12-5 |
82 |
20 |
|
22 |
Texas A&M |
12-5 |
70 |
21 |
|
23 |
Houston |
13-3 |
58 |
23 |
|
24 |
Kentucky |
11-3 |
43 |
24 |
|
25 |
Auburn |
15-0 |
33 |
RV |
Dropped Out: Georgia Tech
Others receiving votes: Baylor (32), Fresno State (25), Notre Dame (19), Syracuse (17), San Diego State (5), DePaul (3), SC-Upstate (3), Georgia Tech (2) and Florida State (1).
