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Auburn softball slips in USA TODAY/NFCA top 25 coaches poll after opening weekend

Taylor Jones

Tue, February 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM CST·3 min read

 

 

The Auburn Tigers did not have ample opportunity to prove themselves last weekend during the Tiger Invitational due to rain delays altering their schedule.

The Tigers played just three games as the remaining two games on the slate were canceled due to heavy rain in the area. Auburn dropped its first game to Virginia Tech and tied the Hokies one day later while earning a win over Belmont to begin the season with a 1-1-1 record.

Because of the tough weekend, the Tigers experienced a drop in the latest USA TODAY/NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll heading into week two of the season. Auburn checks in at No. 25 this week, down six spots from its preseason ranking of No. 19.

 

Auburn is one of 10 SEC representatives in the top 25 this week. Tennessee is the highest-ranked team at No. 2, followed by Georgia at No. 4. Alabama, LSU, and Arkansas remain in the top 15 while South Carolina cracks the top 20.

Kentucky and Missouri are two of the biggest movers this week. The No. 14 Tigers enter the top 25 after knocking off No. 8 Clemson and No. 13 Utah in Clearwater last weekend. Kentucky jumped seven places from No. 25 to No. 18 after beating then-No. 4 Stanford twice in San Diego.

Virginia Tech, who went 1-0-1 over Auburn last weekend, enters the poll at No. 21 this week.

Auburn heads to Mexico this weekend to participate in the Puerto Vallarta Challenge beginning Thursday. While there, Auburn will see No. 8 Clemson and No. 13 Utah.

Complete week one rankings from USA TODAY/NCFA

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Last Week
1	Oklahoma	4-0	800	1
2	Tennessee	3-0	747	2
3	Texas	5-0	720	8
4	Georgia	5-0	650	6
5	Washington	3-1	629	7
6	Oklahoma State	5-0	626	9
7	Florida State	4-1	600	3
8	Clemson	4-1	569	5
9	Stanford	3-2	529	4
10	Duke	3-1	497	11
11	Alabama	5-0	485	12
12	LSU	5-0	460	14
13	Utah	4-1	369	13
14	Missouri	5-0	313	NR
15	Arkansas	4-1	299	16
16	Florida	4-1	280	17
17	Oregon	4-2	261	15
18	Kentucky	4-1	259	25
19	UCLA	2-3	240	10
20	South Carolina	5-0	218	23
21	Virginia Tech	4-0-1	160	NR
22	Northwestern	4-1	128	20
23	Louisiana	4-1	128	21
24	Baylor	0-2	91	22
25	Auburn	1-1-1	71	19

Others Receiving Votes

San Diego State (67), Nebraska (62), Texas A&M (55), Indiana (38), Arizona (37), Charlotte (19), California (15), Boston University (4), Boise State (2), Miami (2), Penn State (1), Wichita State (1).

Dropped Out

No. 18 Nebraska, No. 24 San Diego State

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