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Where Alabama Softball is Ranked After Week 8
The Crimson Tide remains steady in the polls despite dropping a third straight SEC series
Alabama softball is in an unusual position. For the first time in program history, the Crimson Tide has lost its first three SEC series.
However, Alabama hasn't gotten swept yet and some good wins both in and out of conference have kept the Crimson Tide inside the top-25. Here is where Alabama is ranked after Week 8:
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, 278
15. Alabama, 26-8, 237
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).
