After a 5-0 start on opening weekend, the University of Alabama softball team moved into the top five in both national polls that were released Tuesday. The Crimson Tide rank No. 5 in the USA Today/NFCA poll and No. 4 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.
Alabama jumped two spots in the NFCA poll and three in the USA Softball preseason rankings. Preseason No. 1 Oklahoma fell to Nos. 4/6 after a pair of losses on opening weekend. Florida moved into the No. 1 position in both polls. Auburn is No. 2 and Florida State No. 3 in both lists while UCLA sneaks in at No. 5 in the USA Softball poll.
Nine SEC schools are ranked among the Top 25. Other SEC teams ranked include LSU (7/8), Georgia (12/12), Tennessee (15/14), Missouri (17/13), Texas A&M (19/17) and Kentucky (22/23). South Carolina and Ole Miss are both receiving votes outside the top 25.
