KU Ranked 22nd in Final ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll

June 14, 2006

LAWRENCE, Kan. –

The University of Kansas softball team earned a No. 22 ranking in the final 2006 ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 poll released Wednesday. The Jayhawks, ranked 24th nationally in the regular-season poll on May 16, concluded the 2006 season with an overall record of 36-26 — the most victories since 1997.

KU won its first-ever Big 12 Championship on May 13 and advanced to the NCAA Regionals for the second straight season. The Jayhawks fell to 14th-seeded Washington in double-elimination play at the Provo, Utah, regional championship.

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ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25
Final Poll — May 16, 2006
1. Arizona (20)
2. Northwestern
3. UCLA
4. Tennessee
5. Texas
6. Arizona State
7. Alabama
8. Oregon State
9. Cal
10. LSU
11. Stanford
12. Michigan
13. Georgia
14. Washington
15. Nebraska
16. Louisiana-Lafayette
17. Oklahoma
18. Texas A&M
t-19. Louisville
t-20. Fresno State
21. Baylor
22. KANSAS
23. Fresno State
24. North Carolina State
25. South Florida

Receiving Votes: Auburn (32), Massachusetts (19), North Carolina (14), San Diego State (13), BYU (12), Georgia Tech (8), Notre Dame (4), Virginia Tech (3), Hofstra (2) and Utah (2).

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