Last Four In: Utah, Iowa State, Stanford, Tulsa
First Four Out: Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, Maryland, Purdue
Florida and LSU took care of business this week and are going to be battling each other in a battle of undefeated teams next weekend in Gainesville. The Gators and Tigers have done the best job so far this season in all phases of the game and should put together an outstanding three game series. Michigan and Oregon are still looking to get over the hump against the Gators as execution offensively has hindered both teams in their showdowns with Florida. Also, the natives in Tucson have to be getting a little restless after what happened to Arizona in the circle out at the Judi Garman Classic down in Fullerton. The Wildcats are closing in on a decade without a national championship and they were annihilated by Florida, Auburn and Baylor, as these three teams outscored the Wildcats by a score of 41-3 in three games. The fact that teams can dominate Arizona in this fashion on a given day is a sign that this program, like UCLA, is getting a little stale. While Mike Candrea should be allowed to retire on his own terms from Arizona considering how much he has accomplished, at some point he is going to have to be held accountable for performances like this past weekend from his team as getting outscored 41-3 is nowhere close to the standard of excellence that has been set in Tucson.
See the Projected Softball NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Florida State Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, North Carolina State
American: South Florida, Tulsa, UCF
Big East: DePaul
Big 12: Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa State
Big Ten: Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Washington, Oregon State, California, Utah
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M, South Carolina
A-10: Fordham
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast, USC Upstate
Big Sky: Idaho State
Big South: Coastal Carolina
Big West: Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge
CAA: James Madison
C-USA: UAB
Horizon: Green Bay
Ivy: Harvard
MAAC: Marist
MAC: Ball State
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
MVC: Wichita State
MWC: San Diego State
NEC: Bryant
OVC: Jacksonville State
Patriot: Lehigh
Southern: Mercer
Southland: McNeese State
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Louisiana, South Alabama
SWAC: Texas Southern
WAC: New Mexico State
WCC: BYU
See the Projected Softball NCAA Tournament Bracket
