National Fastpitch Coaches Association | April 17, 2018 Washington’s hold on No. 1 reaches nine weeks in rankings The Huskies swept California in a rain-shortened Pac-12 series and brought their winning streak to 12 games. Share LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Washington enters its ninth straight week at No. 1 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Huskies (41-2) swept then-No. 25 California in a rain-shortened Pac-12 series and brought their winning streak to 12 games. For the second consecutive week they were one vote shy of being the unanimous No. 1 squad, collecting 31 of a possible 32 first-place votes and 799 points. Washington has now swept four straight Pac-12 opponents after winning both games against #23 Cal today! Check out the highlights. #GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/ksfaz5EIaU — Washington Softball (@UWSoftball) April 15, 2018 USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll Oklahoma received the other first-place vote and ran its winning streak to 29 games after posting a 5-0 week. The Sooners (38-2) cruised through Big 12 play with wins over Iowa State (9-1) and a sweep of Kansas (5-0, 15-4, 10-1). In its toughest contest of the week, OU rallied from a 6-0 deficit to edge Wichita State, 7-6. UCLA returned to No. 3 after a Pac-12 sweep of then-No. 12 Arizona (7-6, 7-3, 10-3) in Tucson, while Oregon fell a spot to No. 4 following a Pac-12 series win at then No. 7 Arizona State. The Ducks (34-7) took the first two contests (3-0, 9-1), but fell to the Sun Devils (34-7), 4-0, in the finale. .@raaaccchhheeell was in beast mode all weekend! She hit home runs and went 2-0 in the circle with strike outs. Naturally she is named #Pac12SB Pitcher AND Player of the Week: https://t.co/RJ1J2biuFy pic.twitter.com/n6M7PsTbu6 — Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) April 16, 2018 Florida and Georgia traded spots at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively. The Gators (37-7) posted a 4-1 week with a victory over then-No. 15 Alabama, 3-2, and a three-game SEC sweep of then No. 11 South Carolina (3-1, 7-0, 3-0). UF did drop a mid-week contest at then-No. 13 Florida State, 4-1. The Bulldogs (37-6) defeated Georgia State, 7-0, and split a doubleheader against Mercer (2-5 in 8 inn., 7-5). No. 7 Tennessee moved up three positions following a 4-0 week, defeating Memphis, 8-0, and sweeping then-No. 14 LSU (4-2, 3-2, 6-4 in 8 inn.) in a tightly contest SEC series in Knoxville. RELATED: Former pitcher Kirstyn Thomas has become Washington's new elite power hitter Arizona State, Texas A&M and Florida State round out the top 10. The Sun Devils dropped two-of-three at home to Oregon, while the Aggies (36-10) collected an SEC series win over No. 20 Kentucky (9-2, 4-3, 2-3). The Seminoles (36-8) return to the top 10 for the first time since Week 2’s poll. FSU knocked off then-No. 6 Florida, 4-1, and took two-of-three from Boston College (0-1, 5-4, 5-0) on the road in ACC play. Oklahoma State makes its way back into the poll at No. 24. The Cowgirls (32-12) bounced back from a loss to UT Arlington by defeating Missouri State, 3-0, on the road and sweeping their Big 12 series from then-No. 16 Baylor (14-6, 2-1, 5-1). Hofstra makes its first appearance this season as the Pride (28-8) have won 10 straight and 18 of their last 19 contests. Sweep a top-16 ranked #Big12SB opponent. Notch a 4-1 record during Week 10. Sweep the weekly honors. Yep. Player OTW | @CowgirlSB's @vshippy33 Pitcher OTW | @CowgirlSB's @EmmieGrace10 pic.twitter.com/aQIXgqAyLr — Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) April 16, 2018 Then-No. 22 Ohio State and then-No. 25 California each dropped out of the poll for the first time since joining it in Week 1. The 2018 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records reflect games played through April 15. How the Women's College World Series works These are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the Women's College World Series, including the format and history of the DI college softball championship. READ MORE The top 150 college softball players in 2022 These are the top 150 college softball players from the 2022 season, ranked by the experts from d1softball.com based on offensive stats, defensive impact, how valuable they were to their team and postseason success. READ MORE States with the most Women's College World Series titles Here are the states with the most Women's College World Series titles. READ MORE