Kansas Softball Ranked No. 22 in Ultimate College Softball Poll
March 22, 2011
LAWRENCE, Kan. –
For the first time since 2006, the University of Kansas softball team is ranked in the top 25, as the Jayhawks made their 2011 debut in the polls coming in at No. 22 in the Ultimate College Softball Poll released Tuesday, March 22.
KU, which had been receiving votes in at least one of the three major softball polls for the last four weeks, was last ranked in the top 25 when it landed the No. 22 spot in the final ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll on June 6, 2006.
The Jayhawks recently concluded the weekend with a 5-0 mark, including an extra-inning victory versus Georgia Tech to spoil to the Yellow Jackets’ 14-game winning streak, to win the Coastal Carolina Chanticleer Classic. It was KU’s fifth pre-conference tournament title this season. Kansas also extended its 11-game winning streak as it improved to 26-3 overall.
Kansas is preparing for its Big 12 Conference opener versus No. 16/13 Missouri on Wednesday, March 23. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
Ultimate College Softball Top 25
1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Michigan
4. Arizona State
5. Georgia
6. Texas
7. Washington
8. California
9. Stanford
10. Missouri
11. UCLA
12. Tennessee
13. Oklahoma
14. Arizona
15. Nebraska
16. Oregon
17. Baylor
18. Oklahoma State
19. Texas Tech
20. Louisiana-Lafayette
21 Auburn
22. Kansas
23. Kentucky
24. Texas A&M
25. South Carolina-Upstate