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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Softball Ranked As Fifth Best All-Time Program
October 27, 2003 | Softball
NORMAN, Okla - The National Fastpitch Association announced the USA Today/NFCA All-Time Top 50 poll and ranked the Oklahoma softball program at No. 5. OU is the highest ranked Big 12 team and the only non-West Coast school in the top-5.
The poll was compiled using weekly rankings from the 1995 season to the final poll of 2003. Two teams - Oklahoma and Arizona - have been ranked in every poll since the poll's inception, which spans 112 weeks.
"To see OU in the top five, among teams that have been there since the beginning (of NCAA softball) is a great honor," said OU head coach Patty Gasso. "Additionally, we are proud to represent the Midwest in the top five and proud of what this program has accomplished over the last 10 years. It is a real tribute to the hard work that everyone involved with OU softball has put forth."
Arizona is atop the all-time list with 64,807 points and followed by UCLA (56,623), Washington (50,938), Fresno State (47,556) and Oklahoma (44,738). Only three schools east of the Arizona finished in the top 11, with Michigan (No. 6) and Louisiana State (No. 9) joining OU.
The NFCA accolade come on the heels of OU's fourth consecutive trip to the Women's College World Series in 2003. A number of milestones were reached last season, including the program collecting its 1,000 win and head coach Patty Gasso registering the 600th victory of her career.
The NFCA All-Time Top 50
1 Arizona
2 UCLA
3 Washington
4 Fresno State
5 Oklahoma
6 Michigan
7 California
8 Arizona State
9 Louisiana State
10 Stanford
11 Cal State Fullerton
12 Nebraska
13 South Carolina
14 Iowa
15 Oregon State
16 Louisiana-Lafayette*
17 DePaul
18 Florida State
19 Alabama
20 Texas
21 Oklahoma State
22 South Florida
23 Cal State Northridge
24 Long Beach State
25 Missouri
26 Hawaii
27 Minnesota
28 UNLV
29 Southern Mississippi
30 Texas A&M
31 Illinois-Chicago
32 Notre Dame
33 Oregon
34 Massachusetts
35 Cal Poly SLO
36 Georgia
37 Florida Atlantic
38 Michigan State
39 Pacific
40 Cal State Sacramento
41 Colorado State
42 Kansas
43 Louisiana-Monroe*
44 Ohio State
45 Utah
46 Nicholls State
47 Mississippi State
48 New Mexico
49 Baylor
50 Texas State-San Marcos*
SB Highlights: OU 4, Texas 3
Saturday, April 11
SB Highlights: OU 3, Texas 0
Friday, April 10
SB Highlights: OU 12, Kentucky 2
Saturday, April 04
SB Highlights: OU 9, Kentucky 1
Friday, April 03
