April 19, 2000
Stanford, Calif. -- The Stanford softball team (34-11, 3-6 Pac-10) dropped to No. 12 in the April 19 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Top 25 released today by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The Cardinal had been No. 9 the previous two weeks, but two losses to then-No. 23 Oregon last weekend knocked Stanford from the nation's top 10.
Stanford, which began the 2000 season ranked No. 21, has appeared in the top 25 of every regular-season poll since early in the 1998 season, reaching a high of No. 7 during 1999. Currently, Pac-10 teams hold four of the top five spots in the poll, and seven of the top 13. All eight Pac-10 teams are ranked in the top 20 in the latest poll.
Stanford travels to No. 4 Fresno State for a doubleheader against the Bulldogs today. The Cardinal and Bulldogs last met during the NCAA Regional Tournament in Fresno last season. The Bulldogs walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Cardinal.
NFCA Coaches Top 25 Poll April 19, 2000
Pl. School Record Pts. 1. Washington (26) 46-4 674 2. Arizona (1) 44-6 644 3. UCLA 32-7 617 4. Arizona State 37-10 575 Fresno State 42-9 575 6. Oklahoma 48-6 547 7. LSU 42-8 479 8. Southern Miss. 42-10 444 9. California 39-14 419 10. Alabama 49-8 408 11. Michigan 33-8 400 12. Stanford 34-11 392 13. Oregon State 31-13-1 368 14. Iowa 31-8 330 15. CS Fullerton 34-11 288 16. La-Lafayette 39-12 265 17. Long Beach St. 31-15 226 18. Oregon 29-17 193 19. Notre Dame 36-16 181 20. Mississippi State 36-36 163 21. South Carolina 26-9 146 22. Oklahoma State 32-16 105 23. Florida Atlantic 47-13 100 24. East Carolina 43-7 46 25. Ill.-Chicago 40-21 39
Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska (27), Texas A&M (23), CS Northridge (22), New Mexico (22), Arkansas (19), Wisconsin (11), North Carolina (9).