April 04, 2019 / By mobanmarket
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Florida State remained undefeated with four wins last week and is the unanimous No. 1 for the first time this season in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Seminoles (21-0) captured all 32 first-place votes and 800 points.
FSU was one of three programs to reach the 20-win plateau last weekend as it extended its winning streak to 27 games. The Noles swept their competition in Orlando, knocking off Toledo, RV Louisiana Tech, Dartmouth and host UCF.
The top 10 teams remained the same except for a few flip-flopping positions with the most significant movement in the bottom half of the poll as No. 15 Texas Tech (17-1) climbed three spots and No. 24 Oregon (11-7) dropped four positions. Joining for the first time in 2019 in Wisconsin (17-2) at No. 23 and returning after an one-week absence is No. 25 Michigan (9-8), giving the Big Ten four programs in the top 25. The Wolverines (9-8) went 3-0 at the Judi Garman with two top-five wins over No. 2 UCLA and then-No. 5 Washington.
UCLA continued at No. 2 with a 3-1 week, including a 2-1 mark at a weathered-shortened Judi Garman Classic. The Bruins (17-1) knocked off then-No. 3 Florida twice (7-1 / 4-0) and UConn (4-0), but did suffer their first defeat of the season to Michigan (1-3).
Moving into the No. 3 spot is Oklahoma (15-2), which defeated then-No. 25 Oregon State (3-0) and No. 11 Louisiana (8-0) at home in another tournament that was cut short due to inclement weather and unseasonably cold weather.
The Gators (21-2) slipped to No. 4 after a 3-2 trip to California in which they picked up three one-run wins, two in extra innings, at the Judi Garman. UF edged New Mexico and then-No. 5 Washington, 1-0 in eight innings and Oregon, 2-1.
Alabama inched up to No. 5 and is the only other undefeated team in the Top 25 at 20-0. The Crimson Tide picked up five more wins, at UAB and four at home against Michigan State, Southern Miss twice and St. Francis.
The Huskies (16-3) fell to No. 6, going 2-2 at the Judi Garman. UW edged then-No. 22 Auburn 8-6 in nine innings and host Cal State Fullerton, 2-0 but suffered close defeats to Florida and Michigan.
Tennessee, Georgia, Texas and LSU round out the top-10 with the Lady Vols (16-2) as the only program who enjoyed an undefeated week. The Bulldogs (18-2) and Tigers (18-4) each suffered one loss, going 4-1 and 5-1, respectively. The Longhorns (16-3) opened their week with four wins – Houston Baptist, Wisconsin, then-No. 15 Arizona State and Princeton – before dropping their final two to the host Sun Devils and Badgers.
The 2019 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. The records reflect games played through March 3, 2019.
2019 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – March 5 (Week 4)
Rank
School
Totals
2019
Record
Prev. Ranking
1
Florida State (32)
800
21-0
1
2
UCLA
764
17-1
2
3
Oklahoma
720
15-2
4
4
Florida
711
21-2
3
5
Alabama
669
20-0
6
6
Washington
646
16-3
5
7
Tennessee
601
16-2
7
8
Georgia
546
18-2
8
9
Texas
525
16-3
9
10
LSU
480
18-4
10
11
Louisiana
449
15-3
11
12
Arizona
431
14-5
12
13
South Carolina
423
17-2
13
14
Arkansas
396
18-3
14
15
Texas Tech
319
17-1
18
16
Arizona State
287
15-6
15
17
Indiana
271
17-2
16
18
Kentucky
247
12-7
17
19
Oklahoma State
207
14-5
21
20
Auburn
199
16-4
22
21
James Madison
163
7-4
19
22
Minnesota
113
11-6
23
23
Wisconsin
86
17-2
RV
24
Oregon
72
11-7
20
25
Michigan
51
9-8
RV
New to Poll: No. 23 Wisconsin, No. 25 Michigan.
Dropped Out: No. 24 Baylor, No. 25 Oregon State
Receiving Votes: Northwestern (32), Oregon State (31), Stanford (26), Illinois (25), Boise State (23), Mississippi State (22), Virginia Tech (13), Ohio State (12), Notre Dame (12), Texas A&M (8), Baylor (7), North Carolina (4), Louisiana Tech (4), Drake (3), UCF (2).
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