March 4, 2003
Columbia, S.C. –
The South Carolina Gamecock softball team jumped into the top 15 for the first time this season as the latest ESPN.com./USA Softball Top 25 poll list Carolina at No. 13. The Gamecocks moved up three places from their last ranking at No. 16 in the debut poll last week.
USC is 12-5 and is 3-4 against ranked teams so far this season. South Carolina hosts Virginia on Wednesday and opens SEC play on Saturday when Mississippi State comes to town. The Bulldogs are not ranked but are receiving votes in the ESPN.com poll. USC is still ranked No. 16 in last week’s USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll. The new poll will be released Wednesday.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25
1. UCLA (17) 22-1
2. Arizona 21-2
3. Nebraska 12-1
4. Washington (1) 7-0-1
5. Texas 19-2
6. Oklahoma 12-3
7. LSU 16-5
8. Cal State Fullerton 16-7
9. California 14-6
10. Arizona State 17-6
11. Georgia 21-3
12. Stanford 14-6
13. South Carolina 12-5
14. Florida State 14-6
15. DePaul 6-2
16. Massachusetts 5-3
17. Oregon State 16-7
18. Michigan 8-6
19. Texas A&M 16-7
20. Alabama 14-9
21. Ohio State 8-6
22. South Florida 21-4
T23. Oregon 12-5
T23. Oklahoma State 9-3
25. Minnesota 10-4-1
Others receiving votes: Kansas 22, Florida 11, Mississippi State 11,
Northwestern 11, Baylor 8, Southern Illinois 4.
