The SEC has to six of the top nine softball teams in the NFCA coaches poll including the country’s No. 1 team, the Oklahoma Sooners. The SEC is the most challenging and deepest softball conference in the nation.
The Sooners remained No. 1 in the poll, but are now longer in sole possession of first-place in the SEC softball standings. Oklahoma dropped a game to No. 9 Arkansas and No. 3 Alabama now has the same conference record as Oklahoma at 15-3.
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The No. 15 Georgia Bulldogs lost two games to one in a home series against the No. 7 Texas Longhorns. Texas took the series with a 6-3 win in extra innings on Monday.
No. 5 Florida and No. 8 Tennessee are the other SEC teams that join Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Alabama in the top 10. No. 11 Texas A&M, No. 15 Georgia, No. 17 Mississippi State and No. 20 LSU are also ranked in the top-25. The SEC has 10 teams in the top-25.
This weekend, No. 15 Georgia will play No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 11 Texas A&M will play South Carolina, No. 20 LSU will play No. 17 Mississippi State, No. 3 Alabama plays No. 8 Tennessee in the SEC’s most important conference matchups for the standings. The SEC Tournament will be from May 5-9 in Lexington, Kentucky.
SEC softball standings ahead of April 22’s action
Oklahoma Sooners starting pitcher Audrey Lowry (24) pitches during a college softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Arkansas Razorbacks
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Texas A&M Aggies (34-12, 14-4)
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Florida Gators (43-6, 16-5)
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Tennessee Volunteers (37-7, 12-6)
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Arkansas Razorbacks (36-8, 11-7)
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Georgia Bulldogs (33-13, 10-8)
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Missouri Tigers (24-24, 7-11)
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South Carolina Gamecocks (26-21, 5-13)
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Kentucky Wildcats (25-25, 1-20)
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This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Updated SEC softball standings before No. 15 Georgia at No. 1 Oklahoma
