Where Alabama Softball is Ranked After Week 5

The Crimson Tide moved down in the polls after dropping its SEC series opener against Florida.

Alabama softball began conference play this weekend and dropped its first series at home against Florida. However, the Crimson Tide did salvage the last game of the series with an impressive 3-0 win over the Gators. 

Things don't get any easier for Alabama with a midweek matchup at No. 18 Florida State on Wednesday and a three-game series at No. 5 Georgia starting on Friday. 

With the two losses the Crimson Tide moved down a few spots in the rankings. Here is where Alabama is ranked in the polls after five full weeks of play:

USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 5

(Team, first-place votes, record points

1. Oklahoma (19), 22-1, 619

2. LSU (6), 22-0, 590

3. Texas, 21-1, 571

4. Duke, 19-1, 540

5. Georgia, 20-3, 519

6. Stanford, 18-4, 476

7. Oklahoma State, 20-3, 468

8. Washington, 18-3, 462

9. Tennessee, 452, 18-4

10. Florida, 21-3, 383

11. Missouri, 20-3, 357

12. Virginia Tech, 18-3-1, 319

13. Baylor, 14-5, 309

14. Clemson, 17-6, 305

15. Alabama, 19-3, 266

16. UCLA, 14-6, 254

17. Texas A&M, 23-2, 245

18. Florida State, 15-5, 186

19. California, 21-4, 170

20. Arkansas, 20-5, 135

21. Mississippi State, 19-4, 118

22. South Carolina, 18-5, 66

23. Kentucky, 14-7, 60

24. Oregon, 14-9, 58

25. Arizona, 19-5-1, 55

Dropped out: Auburn

Others receiving votes: Boston U (49), Auburn (45), Indiana (16), Texas State (16), Gerogia Tech (9), Louisiana (9), Texas Tech (9), Florida Atlantic (3), South Alabama (3), Miami-OH (2), San Diego State (1), Houston (1)

NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 5

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (23), 22-1, 791

2. LSU (8), 22-0, 769

3. Texas (1), 21-2, 738

4. Oklahoma State, 20-3, 680

5. Georgia, 20-3, 646

6. Duke, 19-1, 638

7. Washington, 18-3, 617

8. Tennessee, 18-4, 586

9. Stanford, 18-4, 558

10. Florida, 21-3, 490

11. Missouri, 20-3, 466

12. Clemson, 17-6, 415

13. Texas A&M, 23-2, 392

14. Alabama, 19-3, 366

15. UCLA, 14-6, 336

16. Florida State, 15-5, 299

17. California, 21-4, 293

18. Virginia Tech, 18-3-1, 264

19. Baylor, 14-5, 255

20. Arkansas, 20-5, 209

21. Mississippi State, 19-4, 150

22. Arizona, 19-5-1, 106

23. South Carolina, 18-5, 106

24. Boston University, 17-1, 68

25. Auburn, 13-4-1, 59

Others receiving votes: Oregon (51), Kentucky (45), Louisiana (16), Texas State (6), Grand Canyon (4), Miami (3).

Dropped out: No. 23 Kentucky

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