Where Alabama Softball is Ranked After Week 3

The Crimson Tide is one of two remaining undefeated teams in the SEC with its first ranked matchups this week.
Where Alabama Softball is Ranked After Week 3
Where Alabama Softball is Ranked After Week 3 /

Alabama softball remained undefeated with an offensive outburst over the weekend at the Green & Gold Classic in Birmingham, scoring 45 runs in five games. 

The Crimson Tide is now 16-0 on the season and will face its first ranked opponent this weekend with No. 21 Arizona coming to Tuscaloosa for two games against Alabama as part of the Crimson Classic. 

Here's where Alabama is ranked in this week's polls: 

USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 2

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (25), 14-0, 625

2. Texas, 12-1, 594

3. Georgia, 12-1, 569

4. Washington, 12-2, 517

5. LSU, 13-0, 499

T6. Duke, 13-1, 490

T6. Oklahoma State, 13-2, 490

8. Tennessee, 8-4, 432

9. Clemson, 11-2, 421

10. Stanford, 10-4, 394

11. Alabama, 16-0, 387

12. Florida State, 11-3, 357

13. Missouri, 13-2, 357

14. Kentucky, 11-2, 265

15. Florida, 15-2, 260

16. Arkansas, 13-3, 242

17. Baylor, 8-3, 220

18. Texas A&M, 14-1, 185

19. UCLA, 7-5, 173

20. Virginia Tech, 12-3-1, 1153

21. Arizona, 16-1, 124

22. South Carolina, 13-2, 117

23. Mississippi State, 11-3, 93

24. California, 15-1, 89

25. Auburn, 7-2-1, 48

Dropped out: Oregon

Others receiving votes: Oregon (26), San Diego State (15), Boston U (14), Louisiana (11), Utah (9), Northwestern (9), Texas Tech (4), Wichita State (4), Indiana (2), McNeese (1), Louisville (1)

NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 2

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (32), 14-0, 800

2. Texas, 12-1, 743

3. Oklahoma State, 13-2, 681

4. LSU, 13-0, 675

5. Georgia, 12-1, 671

6. Washington, 12-2, 632

7. Duke, 13-1, 91

8. Clemson, 11-2, 545

9. Tennessee, 8-4, 535

10. Alabama, 16-0, 506

11. Stanford, 10-4, 479

12. Florida State, 11-3, 440

13. Florida, 15-2, 405

14. Missouri, 13-2, 350

15. Arkansas, 13-3, 338

16. Kentucky, 11-2, 316

17. Texas A&M, 14-1, 252

18. UCLA, 7-5, 240

19. Arizona, 16-1, 231

20. California, 15-1, 213

21. Baylor, 8-3, 203

22. South Carolina, 13-2, 185

23. Virginia Tech, 12-3-1

24. Mississippi State, 11-3, 71

25. Oregon, 9-7, 51

Others receiving votes: Boston University (30), Northwestern (27), Utah (26), San Diego State (24), Auburn (12), Texas State (3), Louisiana (2), Penn State (1), Wichita State (1).

Dropped out: No. 20 Utah, No. 24 Northwestern

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Katie Windham
KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.