The Arizona Wildcats moved up in both national softball polls last week. They fell on top of the other two. This time, three of the four have pushed the team higher in the standings, while the other has stayed put.
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The official poll for this site is the NFCA Poll. The poll showed the Wildcats scoring higher than three other teams. The team moved up from No. 14 last week to No. 13 after going 5-0 over the weekend at the Hillenbrand Invitational.
Other major coaches polls are presented by USA Softball. Like last week, the group leaves Arizona in 14th place. The Wildcats are also ranked No. 14 in the D1 softball poll, but that’s two spots higher than where these voters ranked them.
UA’s lowest ranked team is Softball America. The Wildcats are ranked No. 18, one spot higher than last week’s ranking.
Arizona is the No. 2 Big 12 team in the NFCA poll, behind No. 2 Texas Tech. Three other polls have the Wildcats ranked third in the conference, behind the Red Raiders and Oklahoma State. TTU ranks second in all polls except D1 softball. Tech ranks third nationally in these rankings.
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The Cowgirls are ranked 19th in the NFCA, 12th in USA Softball, 12th in D1 Softball, and 13th in USA Softball.
Arizona State is ranked No. 22 in the NFCA, No. 21 in USA Softball and D1 Softball, and Unranked in USA Softball.
UCF is the fifth team in the Big 12 to receive a vote. The Cavaliers are ranked No. 24 according to the NFCA rankings; the highest “votes” team according to the USA Softball rankings; No. 25 in the D1 Softball rankings; and No. 23 in the USA Softball rankings.
Big 12 play begins this week. Arizona will play its first game of the season on Thursday, March 5 against BYU.
