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OU softball is unanimous No. 1 in preseason USA Today/NFCA Top 25 poll
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OU softball will enter the 2024 season as the unanimous No. 1 team in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 coaches poll.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its preseason poll on Tuesday . OU received 800 total points and all 32 first-place votes, besting No. 2-ranked Tennessee (731 points).
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OU was also voted unanimously as the No. 1 team in the preseason ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll on Jan. 23 . The Sooners are the three-time defending NCAA champions, and they'll enter the 2024 season with an NCAA-record 53-game winning streak.
OU is set to begin its campaign with a game against Utah Valley on Feb. 8 in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
More: Relive OU softball's run to three straight WCWS titles with our 'Crimson Empire' book
USA Today/NFCA Top 25 preseason coaches poll
| Rank |
College |
2023 Record |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oklahoma (32) |
61-1 |
800 |
| 2 |
Tennessee |
51-10 |
731 |
| 3 |
Florida State |
58-11 |
729 |
| 3 |
Stanford |
47-15 |
729 |
| 5 |
Clemson |
49-12 |
579 |
| 6 |
Georgia |
42-15 |
562 |
| 7 |
Washington |
44-15 |
550 |
| 8 |
Texas |
44-15-1 |
536 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma State |
47-16 |
522 |
| 10 |
UCLA |
52-7 |
515 |
| 11 |
Duke |
48-12 |
470 |
| 12 |
Alabama |
45-22 |
423 |
| 13 |
Utah |
42-16 |
383 |
| 14 |
LSU |
42-17 |
368 |
| 15 |
Oregon |
38-17 |
360 |
| 16 |
Arkansas |
40-19 |
334 |
| 17 |
Florida |
38-22 |
252 |
| 18 |
Nebraska |
36-22 |
245 |
| 19 |
Auburn |
43-19 |
207 |
| 20 |
Northwestern |
42-13 |
203 |
| 21 |
Louisiana |
50-16 |
189 |
| 22 |
Baylor |
40-18 |
173 |
| 23 |
South Carolina |
40-22 |
129 |
| 24 |
San Diego State |
39-17 |
97 |
| 25 |
Kentucky |
31-22-1 |
79 |
Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech (78), Texas A&M (60), Wichita State (49), Liberty (24), California (6), Arizona (5), Boston University (5), McNeese State (5), Miami University (2), Charlotte (1).
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