For the first time this season, Texas softball has dropped out of the top five in the national polls.
The Longhorns landed at No. 7 in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll released Tuesday. But the rankings come with a significant caveat: They didn’t factor in Monday’s series-clinching 6-3 win over No. 15 Georgia.
Texas (35-7, 12-6 SEC) picked up 594 votes while finishing behind the six teams that received at least one first-place vote.
The latest rankings reflect the SEC’s continuing dominance. Six of the top 10 teams come from the conference, and 10 SEC teams earned a spot in the poll. Texas A&M moved up one spot to No. 11.
Oklahoma remains the No. 1 team for a second straight week by receiving 12 first-place votes and 726 points
After winning two of three games at Georgia, Texas hosts No. 18 Oklahoma State in a nonconference game Wednesday at McCombs Field before hosting Kentucky in a three-game SEC series beginning Friday.
Louisville (54), Belmont (27), Clemson (17), Southeastern Louisiana (11), South Carolina (8), Kansas (4), Omaha (4), Nevada (1).