March 3, 2004
ATLANTA – After defeating two ranked teams last weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, No. 14 Nebraska (1-0) and No. 16 Fresno State (9-1), the Georgia Tech softball team snagged a No. 24/25 ranking in the polls this week. Tech (15-3) is No. 24 in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 poll and No. 25 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll. UCLA (16-0) remains No. 1 in both polls.
Florida State, the only other Atlantic Coast Conference team ranked, advanced to the Gold Championship game last weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic and moved up six spots in the ESPN.com poll to No. 3. The Seminoles are No. 6 in the NFCA poll.
Georgia Tech will host Georgia Southern for a non-conference doubleheader at 2 p.m. this afternoon at Glenn Field.
USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll
1. UCLA (24) – 16-0
2. Arizona (1) – 21-0
3. LSU – 18-3
4. California – 17-2
5. Oklahoma – 15-4-1
6. Florida State – 17-2
7. Washington – 13-5
8. Georgia – 12-4
9. Alabama – 15-3
10. Stanford – 13-5
11. Michigan – 12-5
12. Louisiana-Lafayette – 20-2
13. Tennessee – 18-4
14. Oregon – 13-4
T-15. South Carolina – 11-2
T-15. Fresno State – 8-4
17. Nebraska – 8-7
18. Pacific – 14-2
19. Texas – 11-9
20. Arizona State – 18-9
21. Iowa – 6-4
22. South Florida – 16-5
23. Florida – 17-2
24. Georgia Tech – 15-3
25. Oregon State
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
1. UCLA (18)
2. Arizona (2)
3. California
4. Florida State
5. LSU
6. Oklahoma
7. Georgia
8. Alabama
9. Washington
10. Stanford
11. Louisiana-Lafayette
12. Michigan
13. Tennessee
T-14. Pacific
T-14. South Carolina
16. Oregon
17. Fresno State
18. Nebraska
19. Oregon State
20. Texas
21. Florida
22. Iowa
23. Notre Dame
24. Arizona State
25. Georgia Tech
