LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UCLA picked up four non-conference victories to remain No. 1 in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Bruins (44-3) received 30 first-place votes and 797 points after victories over then-No. 25 Oklahoma State and North Dakota.
No. 2 Oregon picked up one first-place vote after sweeping Pac-12 rival and then No. 4 Washington (7-2, 4-2, 5-2) in Seattle over the weekend. Following the three wins, the Ducks (41-7) moved into a tie for first place in the league with the top-ranked Bruins.
No. 3 Oklahoma (44-3), which also picked up one first-place vote, swept Texas (6-0, 7-1, 5-4 in 8 inn.) at home, while No. 4 Florida moved up a spot after a 3-1 week which saw the Gators top then-No. 8 Florida State (5-1) and take two-of-three from No. 13 LSU (7-0, 0-3, 5-3).
No. 5 Georgia (42-8) collected an SEC series win over No. 18 Alabama (5-3, 4-3, 4-7). Washington (41-8) slipped to No. 6 and Tennessee fell one spot to No. 7. The Lady Vols (42-10) had a 2-2 week, dropping games to Alabama and No. 20 Kentucky, before bouncing back with two wins over the Wildcats (29-17).
No. 8 Arizona State and No. 9 Texas A&M climbed into the No. 8 and 9 spots, while Arizona remained at No. 10. The Sun Devils (38-9) swept a Pac-12 road series from Utah and the Aggies (40-12) swept then-No. 12 Auburn in SEC play. The Wildcats (35-13) enjoyed a 4-0 week which included a sweep of RV Oregon State at home.
No. 22 James Madison (37-10) and No. 24 California return to the rankings. Both squads are coming off 4-0 weeks, which included conference sweeps of then-No. 24 Hofstra and Stanford, respectively. The Pride (35-11) and Oklahoma State (36-16) dropped out.
The 2018 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records reflect games played through April 29.
2018 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – May 1 (Week 12)
Rank
School
Totals
2018
Last Poll
1
UCLA (30)
797
44-3
1
2
Oregon (1)
768
41-7
2
3
Oklahoma (1)
737
44-3
3
4
Florida
692
44-8
5
5
Georgia
648
42-8
6
6
Washington
642
41-8
4
7
Tennessee
587
42-10
6
8
Arizona State
550
38-9
9
9
Texas A&M
510
40-12
11
10
Arizona
505
35-13
10
11
Florida State
500
41-10
8
12
South Carolina
430
41-11
14
13
LSU
417
37-13
13
14
Michigan
358
40-8
15
15
Auburn
348
38-14
12
16
Arkansas
336
36-11
16
17
Long Beach State
278
38-10
17
18
Alabama
261
29-17
18
19
Baylor
203
33-14
19
20
Kentucky
181
29-17
20
21
Louisiana
122
33-13
22
22
James Madison
103
37-10
RV
23
Texas State
93
37-12
21
24
California
58
33-13
RV
24
Mississippi State
58
34-18
23
New to Poll: No. 22 James Madison, No. 24 California
Dropped Out: No. 24 Hofstra, No. 25 Oklahoma State
Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State (41), Ohio State (39), Drake (29), Minnesota (29), Hofstra (21), Kennesaw State (15), Boise State (14), Ole Miss (10), Northwestern (5), USF (5), Wichita State (5), Mercer (4), UNCG (1).
The 2018 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Records reflect play through April 29, 2018