After suffering their first loss of the season to unranked Long Beach State last weekend, Oklahoma softball (8-1) dropped one spot to No. 3 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.
No. 2 Washington suffered their first loss of the season over the weekend as well, losing to Alabama in a five-inning run-rule. Undefeated UCLA, the defending champions, jumped both Washington and Oklahoma to grab the No. 1 spot. The Sooners and Huskies meet up on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Another big weekend on the 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧. #MotivationMonday pic.twitter.com/hlsryqgDmJ
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) February 17, 2020
The Sooners salvaged what could have been a crippling loss to Long Beach State by turning around and beating then-No. 4 Arizona in extra-innings. The Wildcats fell one spot to No. 5.
Undefeated Texas follows Oklahoma at No. 4, three-loss Oklahoma State is at No. 14, and Texas Tech is the final Big 12 team to make the cut at No. 20.
The Sooners take the field next this Friday at 12:30 p.m. against Nebraska in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, CA.
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