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University of Oklahoma Athletics
OU Softball Picked Third in Big 12 Preseason Poll
January 28, 2003 | Softball
NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma was selected to finish third in the preseason
Big 12 softball poll released Tuesday by the conference office in Dallas. Nebraska
and Texas preceded OU in the poll by a narrow margin.
Since the formation of the Big 12 in 1996, Oklahoma softball has never finished
lower than second in the conference standings.
Nebraska (77 points) finished third in the Big 12 last season and was runner-up
in the conference tournament last season. The Huskers received five of a possible
nine first place votes in the coaches' poll and edged 2002 Big 12 regular season
and tournament champion Texas (70 points) in the vote. Coaches were not allowed
to vote for her/his own team in the poll. Closely following Texas was Oklahoma
(67 points). Both Texas and Oklahoma received two first-place votes and Baylor
received one.
Baylor and Texas A&M tied for fourth in the coaches' poll followed by Oklahoma
State, Kansas, Iowa State, Missouri, and Texas Tech.
Oklahoma returns 10 letterwinners from the 2002 squad which finished 49-16 overall
and second in the Big 12 at 14-2. Oklahoma is the only Big 12 school to advance
to the Women's College World Series each of the past three years. The Sooners
captured the national title in 2000.
Baylor and Texas Tech kick off the 2003 Big 12 softball season with games scheduled
for January 31. Oklahoma opens on the road at the University of Florida Tournament
in Gainesville, Fla., on Feb. 7-9. The Sooners host the OU/Nike Classic in their
home opener in Norman on Feb. 14-16.
OU opens Big 12 play on March 20 at Nebraska.
2003 Big 12 Softball Coaches Preseason Poll
| Team (first-place votes) | Points |
| 1. Nebraska (5) | 77 |
| 2. Texas (2) | 70 |
| 3. Oklahoma (2) | 67 |
| 4. Baylor (1) | 54 |
| 4. Texas A&M | 54 |
| 6. Oklahoma State | 44 |
| 7. Kansas | 32 |
| 8. Iowa State | 21 |
| 9. Missouri | 19 |
| 10. Texas Tech | 12 |
Points were awarded nine for first, eight for second, etc.
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