After a 3-1 weekend at a tournament in Texas that moved them to 12-5 on the season, the Oregon softball squad debuted at No. 22 in the season’s first ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll Tuesday.
The Ducks joined all seven other Pacific-10 Conference teams in the poll. UCLA (No. 1), Arizona (No. 4) and Washington (No. 5) are the highest-ranked conference squads.
Oregon is also currently ranked at No. 25 in the NFCA Top 25 poll.
One of the main reasons the Ducks are ranked is their record against ranked opponents this season. Oregon has toppled Florida State — ranked No. 15 in the USA Softball poll — No. 12 Georgia and No. 21 Michigan. The Ducks haven’t lost to a ranked opponent yet.
— Peter Hockaday
