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Oklahoma State Slots In At No. 3 In USA Softball Preseason Poll
January 24, 2023 | Cowgirl Softball
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State softball team is No. 2 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25, marking the Cowgirls' fourth top-three ranking of the 2023 preseason.
A look at the full list of the Cowgirls' preseason rankings:
- No. 2 in the Softball America Preseason College Top 25
- No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll
- No. 3 in the D1Softball Preseason Top 25
- No. 3 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Preseason Collegiate Top 25
The Cowgirls have advanced to each of the last three Women's College World Series and return six starters – including All-Americans Kelly Maxwell and Katelynn Carwile – from last year's team that advanced to OKC and finished the 2022 season ranked third in the nation.
The 2023 preseason rankings are further validation of how the Cowgirls have earned a spot among the sport's elite in recent years.
Oklahoma State joins Arizona, Oklahoma and UCLA as the only teams to appear in each of the last three Women's College World Series.
Including the last three seasons, Oklahoma State now has 14 Women's College World Series appearances all-time; only UCLA, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arizona State and Cal have more.
Oklahoma State has been ranked in the top 25 of the NFCA poll in each of its last 203 games played.
Oklahoma State's 32-12 record (72.7%) is second in the Big 12 Conference over the last three seasons, trailing only Oklahoma. The Cowgirls have finished no lower than third in the Big 12 standings in each of the last six seasons.
The Cowgirls open the season February 10 when they take on Oregon at the Puerto Vallarta Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Preseason Collegiate Top 25
1. Oklahoma
2. UCLA
3. Oklahoma State
4. Florida State
5. Florida
6. Arkansas
7. Alabama
8. Northwestern
9. Texas
10. Clemson
11. Virginia Tech
12. Tennessee
13. Georgia
14. Stanford
15. Arizona
16. Washington
17. Kentucky
18. UCF
19. Duke
20. LSU
21. Auburn
22. Oregon
23. Missouri
24. Louisiana
25. Oregon State
A look at the full list of the Cowgirls' preseason rankings:
- No. 2 in the Softball America Preseason College Top 25
- No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll
- No. 3 in the D1Softball Preseason Top 25
- No. 3 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Preseason Collegiate Top 25
The Cowgirls have advanced to each of the last three Women's College World Series and return six starters – including All-Americans Kelly Maxwell and Katelynn Carwile – from last year's team that advanced to OKC and finished the 2022 season ranked third in the nation.
The 2023 preseason rankings are further validation of how the Cowgirls have earned a spot among the sport's elite in recent years.
Oklahoma State joins Arizona, Oklahoma and UCLA as the only teams to appear in each of the last three Women's College World Series.
Including the last three seasons, Oklahoma State now has 14 Women's College World Series appearances all-time; only UCLA, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arizona State and Cal have more.
Oklahoma State has been ranked in the top 25 of the NFCA poll in each of its last 203 games played.
Oklahoma State's 32-12 record (72.7%) is second in the Big 12 Conference over the last three seasons, trailing only Oklahoma. The Cowgirls have finished no lower than third in the Big 12 standings in each of the last six seasons.
The Cowgirls open the season February 10 when they take on Oregon at the Puerto Vallarta Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Preseason Collegiate Top 25
1. Oklahoma
2. UCLA
3. Oklahoma State
4. Florida State
5. Florida
6. Arkansas
7. Alabama
8. Northwestern
9. Texas
10. Clemson
11. Virginia Tech
12. Tennessee
13. Georgia
14. Stanford
15. Arizona
16. Washington
17. Kentucky
18. UCF
19. Duke
20. LSU
21. Auburn
22. Oregon
23. Missouri
24. Louisiana
25. Oregon State
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