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OU Unanimous No. 1 in USA Softball Preseason Top 25
January 23, 2024 | Softball
NORMAN – The reigning three-time national champion Oklahoma softball team will enter the season as the unanimous No. 1 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Preseason Top 25 for the third consecutive campaign. USA Softball announced the preseason poll Tuesday.
The Sooners received 625 points and all 25 first-place votes to hold the top spot coming off the program's third consecutive and seventh overall national title in 2023.
Tennessee was voted second with 557 points and Stanford third with 546. Florida State (530 points) and Texas (496) round out the top five. The full top 25 can be seen here.
OU meets six of the preseason top 25 throughout the regular season and an additional eight opponents who received votes in the poll. Oklahoma will play No. 9 Duke and No. 10 Washington on opening weekend.
This marks the fifth time in program history that the Sooners enter the season as the top-ranked team, joining the 2017, '18, '22 and '23 squads. The Sooners have been ranked in the preseason top 10 for 17 straight seasons and 20 overall in the 22-year history of the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.
The Sooners were recently selected as the Big 12 preseason favorite, marking the 12th consecutive year and 15th in the last 16 seasons that OU has topped the league's preseason poll.
Seven starting position players return to Oklahoma in 2024 including All-Americans Jayda Coleman, Kinzie Hansen and Tiare Jennings. The Sooners enjoyed an incredible 2023 campaign that saw the team finish 61-1, establish a new NCAA Division I record for winning percentage (.984), capture Big 12 regular season and tournament titles while earning the program's third consecutive national championship.
OU opens the 2024 season Feb. 8 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Over the course of the regular season, the Sooners will play 16 schools that reached the 2023 NCAA Tournament including six Super Regional participants and two Women's College World Series qualifiers. Fifteen of Oklahoma's contests are against opponents that were ranked in both final 2023 national polls with an additional seven games featuring opponents who received votes in both final polls.
University of Oklahoma softball head coach Patty Gasso announced Monday that JT Gasso has been elevated to associate head coach. JT Gasso, who has served the past eight seasons as Oklahoma's assistant coach, will continue to serve as the hitting coach, directing the offense and working with the outfielders.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
The Sooners received 625 points and all 25 first-place votes to hold the top spot coming off the program's third consecutive and seventh overall national title in 2023.
Tennessee was voted second with 557 points and Stanford third with 546. Florida State (530 points) and Texas (496) round out the top five. The full top 25 can be seen here.
OU meets six of the preseason top 25 throughout the regular season and an additional eight opponents who received votes in the poll. Oklahoma will play No. 9 Duke and No. 10 Washington on opening weekend.
This marks the fifth time in program history that the Sooners enter the season as the top-ranked team, joining the 2017, '18, '22 and '23 squads. The Sooners have been ranked in the preseason top 10 for 17 straight seasons and 20 overall in the 22-year history of the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.
The Sooners were recently selected as the Big 12 preseason favorite, marking the 12th consecutive year and 15th in the last 16 seasons that OU has topped the league's preseason poll.
Seven starting position players return to Oklahoma in 2024 including All-Americans Jayda Coleman, Kinzie Hansen and Tiare Jennings. The Sooners enjoyed an incredible 2023 campaign that saw the team finish 61-1, establish a new NCAA Division I record for winning percentage (.984), capture Big 12 regular season and tournament titles while earning the program's third consecutive national championship.
OU opens the 2024 season Feb. 8 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Over the course of the regular season, the Sooners will play 16 schools that reached the 2023 NCAA Tournament including six Super Regional participants and two Women's College World Series qualifiers. Fifteen of Oklahoma's contests are against opponents that were ranked in both final 2023 national polls with an additional seven games featuring opponents who received votes in both final polls.
University of Oklahoma softball head coach Patty Gasso announced Monday that JT Gasso has been elevated to associate head coach. JT Gasso, who has served the past eight seasons as Oklahoma's assistant coach, will continue to serve as the hitting coach, directing the offense and working with the outfielders.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
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