Cowgirls Pick Up High Rankings in Two Other Preseason Polls
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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State softball earned another preseason top-10 ranking, it was released today.
ESPN.com/USA Softball selected Oklahoma State as the No. 10 team in the nation, while the USA /NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll ranked the Cowgirls at No. 11.Oklahoma State has received two top 10 rankings prior to the 2021 season, which is their highest preseason mark since 1994.
The Cowgirls ended the shortened 2020 season on a 12-game win streak, and finished the season with a 19-5 overall record and ranked No. 11 in the nation.
Oklahoma State returns 18 players from last year’s team, including All-Americans Alysen Febrey, Carrie Eberle, and Sydney Pennington.
Febrey led the team with a .382 batting average and 11 home runs, while Eberle led the team with 10 wins and a 0.46 earned run average.
| Ranking | ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll | USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll |
| 1. | UCLA | UCLA |
| 2. | Arizona | Washington |
| 3. | Washington | Arizona |
| 4. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 5. | LSU | LSU |
| 6. | Florida | Texas |
| 7. | Texas | Florida |
| 8. | Alabama | Alabama |
| 9. | Louisiana | Louisiana |
| 10. | Oklahoma State | Oregon |
| 11. | Oregon | Oklahoma State |
| 12. | Florida State | Florida State |
| 13. | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 14. | Georgia | Georgia |
| 15. | Arizona State | Virginia Tech |
| 16. | Virginia Tech | Arizona State |
| 17. | Michigan | Michigan |
| 18. | Baylor | Arkansas |
| 19. | South Carolina | South Carolina |
| 20. | Minnesota | Mississippi State |
| 21. | Arkansas | Central Florida |
| 22. | Mississippi State | Baylor |
| 23. | Tennessee | Missouri |
| 24. | Missouri | Minnesota |
| 25. | Central Florida |
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