Softball Climbs to No. 15 in Latest Rankings
2/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 8, 2005
WACO, Texas -- After winning the fourth-annual Getterman Classic title and starting the season with a perfect 6-0 record, the Baylor softball team climbed three spots to No. 15 in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25. The ranking surpasses Baylor's current No. 17 ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 as the highest ranking in school history.
Baylor climbed into the top 15 after posting a perfect 6-0 record at the Getterman Classic. The Lady Bears claimed the title for the third time in four years after Baylor completed two-game series sweeps against Centenary, Louisiana-Monroe and No. 22 Illinois.
Split even with 10 votes apiece, the Arizona Wildcats and the California Golden Bears sit atop this week's poll tied at No. 1. No. 1 Arizona will visit Getterman Stadium the weekend of Feb. 25 for the fourth-annual Compass Bank Invitational.
Baylor is one of five Big 12 Conference teams in this week's rankings as Texas (No. 4), Oklahoma (No. 12), Nebraska (No. 22) and Texas A&M (No. 23) in this week's poll.
The Lady Bears ranking will be put to the test this week as Baylor faces three top-15 opponents at this weekend's Louisville Desert Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. Baylor will face No. 14 Oregon on Friday, Feb. 11, before facing No. 12 Michigan and No. 9 Tennessee on Saturday, Feb. 12.
Before No. 15 Baylor heads to the Louisville Desert Classic, the Lady Bears will host McNeese State in a doubleheader on Wednesday, Feb. 9, beginning at 4:00 p.m.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
T1. Arizona (10)
T1. California (10)
3. UCLA
4. Texas
5. Louisiana Lafayette
6. Stanford
7. LSU
8. Washington
9. Tennessee
10. Florida State
11. Michigan
12. Oklahoma
13. Alabama
14. Oregon
15. Baylor
16. Georgia
17. Oregon State
18. Fresno State
19. Florida
20. Georgia Tech
21. Long Beach State
22. Nebraska
23. Texas A&M
24. Pacific
25. Cal State Fullerton
Dropped out: South Florida, Southern Illinois, Illinois
Others receiving votes: Southern Illinois (42), Northwestern (40), Iowa (16), Louisville (15), DePaul (11), Mississippi State (9), Hofstra (8), Illinois (7), Massachusetts (7), South Carolina (4), South Florida (4), Arizona State (4), Missouri (4), North Carolina (3), Auburn (1), Notre Dame (1).
