Softball: OU ranked No. 5
The final preseason softball poll was released Tuesday as the ESPN.com/USA Softball Preseason Poll has Oklahoma ranked No. 5 in the nation. Last week, the Sooners were also tabbed No. 5 in the USA Today/NFCA Preseason Poll.
Oklahoma is one of five Big 12 schools in the poll and one of three in the top-10 with Texas A&M coming in at No. 3 and Baylor receiving a No. 9 ranking. Missouri (No. 21) and Texas (No. 24) round out the top 25 for the Big 12 Conference.
Softball: OU ranked No. 5 in preseason
The Oklahoma softball team will open the 2008 season ranked No. 5 as the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Preseason Poll was released on Wednesday afternoon. It marks the fourth time in the 14-year history of the poll that the Sooners have received a top-five preseason ranking.
Softball: Season preview continues
Soonersports.com continues its season preview for the OU softball team.
Softball: OU’s season preview, Part I
The OU softball team is already practicing and is getting ready to start off the season with a bang, playing UCLA on Feb. 8-10 in Westwoord and Fullerton, Calif.
Here is OU’s season preview for the Sooner softball team.
Softball: OU ranked No. 2 in Big 12 poll
The University of Oklahoma softball team was picked to finish second by the Big 12 coaches in the annual preseason poll, which was released by the league office on Thursday. The Sooners were one of three teams to receive a first-place vote and picked up 70 total votes while Texas A&M was tabbed the league favorite with 79 total points.
“These polls are great to use for motivation, but the preseason poll means nothing because it just matters where you finish at the end of the season,” head coach Patty Gasso said. “These polls are usually based on how well a team does in the prior season and every team is different from year to year. I’m excited to see what our team does this year.”
Oklahoma returns seven starters, including three All-Americans, that helped produce one of the most successful Sooner campaigns in school history last season. The 2007 Big 12 Postseason Champions finished 55-8 and compiled the program’s second-highest winning percentage, behind the 2000 National Championship squad that posted a 66-8 record.
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