April 12, 2005
The Texas A&M softball team moved up one spot to No. 5 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25, the association announced Tuesday.
The Aggies, who have been ranked in every poll this season, are off to a school-record 36-3 start and are 7-1 in the Big 12 after sweeping Iowa State at home over the weekend.
Texas A&M is tied with No. 1 Michigan for the fewest losses in the nation at three. The record for the fewest losses in school history is eight by the 1987 National Championship team.
The Aggies are one of four Big 12 teams in the top 10 with Texas at No. 4, Oklahoma at No. 6 and Baylor at No. 8. A&M will travel to Norman this weekend for a two-game set with the Sooners.
The Aggies, who are picked to finish third in the Big 12, are currently 1/2 game behind Oklahoma and will look to take over the top spot in a mid-week doubleheader against Oklahoma State on Wednesday.
The Cowgirls and Aggies will begin play at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the Aggie Softball Complex.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
(for the week of April 4-10)
Rank Team Record Totals Last Week's Rank
1. Michigan (13) 40-3 484 1.
2. Arizona (5) 31-4 483 2.
3. California (2) 35-5 462 3.
4. Texas 30-6 441 4.
5. Texas A&M 36-3 410 6.
6. Oklahoma 38-7 394 7.
7. Tennessee 44-7 379 5.
8. Baylor 37-6 342 8.
9. Stanford 28-7 337 9.
10. Oregon State 28-6 327 12.
11. Georgia 39-8 304 10.
12. Alabama 44-9 290 11.
13. UCLA 20-10 246 13.
14. Louisiana Lafayette 28-7 222 14.
15. Florida 32-10 201 15.
16. Fresno State 26-8 192 16.
17. Northwestern 26-9 174 18.
18. Missouri 31-6 161 17.
19. Georgia Tech 38-9 131 21.
20. Iowa 32-9 121 19.
21. Creighton 32-4 76 23.
22. Arizona State 26-13 62 20.
23. Southern Illinois University
at Carbondale
32-9 58 24.
24. Auburn 38-11 54 NR
25. Nebraska 24-14 49 25.
Dropped Out: Washington
Parentheses Denotes first place votes.
Others receiving votes: Washington (39), Oregon (19), Florida State (12),
Oklahoma State (10), DePaul (10), Long Beach State (5), BYU (4), Ole Miss (1).