For Immediate Release // Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Contact // Heather Ward ([email protected]) 2019 PAC-12 CONFERENCE SOFTBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L PCT Home Away W L PCT Home Away Neutral Streak UCLA 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 22 1 .957 7-0 2-0 13-1 W6 Washington 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 22 3 .880 6-0 1-0 15-3 W7 Stanford 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 19 4 .826 10-3 1-0 8-1 L2 Oregon State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 16 5 .762 0-0 4-2 12-3 W4 Arizona State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 20 7 .741 16-6 0-0 4-1 W4 Arizona 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 18 7 .720 10-4 3-0 5-3 L1 California 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 16 7 .696 0-0 3-2 13-5 W9 Oregon 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 11 10 .524 0-3 0-1 11-6 L6 Utah 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 11 13 .458 0-0 1-2 10-11 W1 NO. 1 UCLA LEADS PAC-12 SOFTBALL INTO LEAGUE PLAY u No. 1 UCLA claims the top spot in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll after posting a perfect 5-0 record last week to close out non-conference play with a 22-1 record. The Bruins are one of three teams in the country that has lost one or fewer games this season (Alabama, 25-0, Texas Tech, 24-1). u No. 5 WASHINGTON continues to rank in the top 10 after earning six shutout-victories last week at the Huskies Classic. The Bruins and Huskies are joined in the national ranks by No. 12 ARIZONA and No. 17 ARIZONA STATE as both teams have been ranked every week this season. OREGON STATE, OREGON, and STANFORD are receiving votes. u Pac-12 softball teams combined for a 31-10 record last week and have collectively posted a 153-57-1 mark for the second-best winning percentage among Power 5 conferences. Three schools boast a top-30 toughest schedule with Washington at No. 10, Arizona at No. 11 and Oregon at No. 30. u Conference play starts this week with a thrilling league matchup between two 2018 NCAA Women’s College World Series participants, as No. 1 UCLA travels to No. 5 Washington for a three-game series. Other exciting series to keep an eye out for include No. 12 Arizona hosting Oregon, and No. 17 Arizona State versus Oregon State as all four teams have been ranked in the top 25 at some point this season. u Pac-12 Network begins its extensive softball coverage this weekend, airing two of three games in the Bruins-Huskies series, as well as two contests between the Wildcats and Ducks. u The top-10 league showdown will be a pitching showcase as UCLA and Washington own the No. 2 (1.08) and No. 3 (1.17) ERA in the country, respectively, while also leading the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio, UCLA (8.75) and Washington (4.49). UPCOMING SCHEDULE RECENT RESULTS ARIZONA STATE 6, James Madison 4 ARIZONA 11, Florida State 3 Friday, Mar. 15 Michigan 7, ARIZONA STATE 6 ARIZONA STATE 4, Lehigh 1 Oregon at #12 Arizona 6 p.m. CALIFORNIA 14, Niagara 3 CALIFORNIA 8, SIUE 0 Oregon State at #17 Arizona State 7 p.m. CALIFORNIA 14, Hawaii 0 Oklahoma State 7, OREGON 6 California at Utah 3 p.m. ARIZONA STATE 17, New Mexico State 1 OREGON STATE 7, Western Carolina 0 #1 UCLA at #5 Washington 7 p.m. Florida State 5, ARIZONA 3 OREGON STATE 5, New Mexico 3 CALIFORNIA 12, St. Bonaventure 0 Oklahoma State 9, OREGON 6 Saturday, Mar. 16 Oklahoma State 3, OREGON 0 STANFORD 4, UMass Lowell 3 Oregon at #12 Arizona P12A, P12O 2 p.m. New Mexico 6, OREGON STATE 5 UNLV 1, STANFORD 0 Oregon State at #17 Arizona State 5 p.m. STANFORD 2, Bucknell 1 Florida State 4, ARIZONA 3 California at Utah 1 p.m. STANFORD 7, UMass Lowell 6 ARIZONA STATE 12, South Dakota 0 #1 UCLA at #5 Washington P12LA, P12W 2 p.m. UCLA 11, Robert Morris 0 OREGON STATE 2, Western Carolina 0 OREGON STATE 6, Loyola Marymount 2 UNLV 4, STANFORD 1 Sunday, Mar. 17 WASHINGTON 3, Ohio State 0 UCLA 12, Boston U. 0 Oregon at #12 Arizona P12N 12 p.m. WASHINGTON 8, Northern Illinois 0 UCLA 5, Long Beach State 3 (8) Oregon State at #17 Arizona State 12 p.m. UCLA 4, Liberty 3 UTAH 7, Niagara 2 California at Utah 11 a.m. UCLA 8, BYU 2 SIUE 5, UTAH 2 #1 UCLA at #5 Washington P12N, P12LA, P12W 3 p.m. UTAH 10, Niagara 1 WASHINGTON 8, Idaho State 0 UTAH 14, St. Bonaventure 1 WASHINGTON 1, Seattle U 0 WASHINGTON 6, Idaho State 0 ARIZONA STATE 14, Lehigh 0 WASHINGTON 2, Northern Illinois 0 UTAH 3, Hawaii 2 (8) 2019 PAC-12 SOFTBALL PAC-12 VS. OTHER PAC-12 IN THE RANKINGS CONFERENCES USA TODAY/NFCA USA SOFTBALL/ESPN.COM March 12 Atlantic Coast ............................................... 5-6 March 10 Team Record* Points AAC ............................................................. 4-1 Team Record* Points 1. UCLA (16) 22-1 494 Atlantic 10 ................................................... 4-0 1. UCLA (27) 22-1 795 2. Oklahoma 20-2 745 2. Oklahoma (1) 20-2 458 American East .............................................. 2-0 3. Florida State 25-2 457 Big East ....................................................... 0-0 3. Florida State (3) 25-2 738 4. Alabama (2) 25-0 712 4. Alabama (3) 25-0 450 Big South ..................................................... 2-0 5. Tennessee 18-3 411 Big Ten ........................................................ 8-8 5. Washington 22-3 662 6. Tennessee 18-3 649 6. Washington 22-3 394 Big 12 ...................................................... 10-13 7. Florida 22-4 379 Big West .................................................... 25-2 7. Florida 22-4 612 8. Georgia 23-3 551 8. LSU 21-5 342 Big Sky ........................................................ 7-1 9. Georgia 23-3 337 Colonial Athletic Association ......................... 3-1 9. LSU 21-5 474 10. Louisiana 18-3 488 10. Texas Tech 24-1 288 Conference USA .......................................... 1-0 11. Louisiana 18-3 282 Horizon League ............................................ 1-0 11. Texas 21-5 474 12. Arizona 18-7 273 Ivy League ................................................... 2-0 12. Arizona 18-7 442 13. Texas Tech 24-1 389 13. Texas 21-5 265 MEAC .......................................................... 3-1 14. Oklahoma State 18-5 192 Mid-American ............................................ 12-0 14. Arkansas 19-4 362 15. Kentucky 15-7 323 15. Indiana 21-3 171 Missouri Valley ............................................. 7-0 16. Auburn 22-4 169 Mountain West ........................................... 13-5 16. South Carolina 18-5 294 17. Arizona State 19-7 271 17. Arkansas 19-4 165 NEC ............................................................. 1-0 18. Kentucky 15-7 152 Ohio Valley ................................................... 1-1 18. Oklahoma State 18-5 255 19. Arizona State 19-7 149 Pacific Coast ................................................ 0-0 19. Indiana 21-3 233 20. Auburn 22-4 219 20. South Carolina 18-5 140 Patriot .......................................................... 5-0 21. Minnesota 15-7 121 Southeastern .............................................. 9-12 21. Minnesota 15-7 190 22. James Madison 11-5 162 22. Wisconsin 21-3 103 Southern ...................................................... 2-0 23. James Madison 11-5 85 Southland .................................................... 2-0 23. Wisconsin 21-3 118 24. Boise State 18-2 46 24. Michigan 12-10 57 Summit League ............................................ 4-0 25. Virginia Tech 18-4 39 Sun Belt ....................................................... 3-1 25. Michigan 12-10 27 West Coast ................................................. 10-0 RV:Boise State (20), Northwestern (17), Illinois Western Athletic ........................................... 8-2 RV: Northwestern (20), Illinois (19), Oregon (16), Oregon State (16), Stanford (13), Oregon Independent ................................................ 0-0 State (19), Virginia Tech (18), Stanford (15), Mississippi State (12), Oregon (12), Notre Dame (12), California (11), Mississippi State (5), Ole Total ................................... 155-57-1 (.727) (8), Colorado State (6), Baylor (5), Texas A&M Miss (5), Houston (4), Ohio State (3), Cal State Ful- (4), Ohio State (3), North Carolina (2), Ole Miss lerton (2), Texas A&M (2), Wichita State (2), South (1), USC Upstate (1). Drake (3), UCF (2). Michi- Florida (1) PAC-12 VS. RANKED TEAMS gan (2), Southern Illinois (2), North Texas (1). Arizona ........................................................ 5-5 WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS Arizona State ................................................ 3-5 (USA Today/NFCA & USA Softball/ESPN.com) California ..................................................... 1-3 Oregon ......................................................... 1-8 ARIZ ASU CAL ORE OSU STAN UCLA UTAH WASH Oregon State ................................................ 0-2 PRE 7/6 12/T12 RV/RV 25/RV RV/RV -/- 2/1 -/- 3/2 Stanford ....................................................... 2-0 2/13 9/9 14/16 RV/RV 19/22 RV/RV -/- 2/1 RV/RV 5/5 UCLA ........................................................... 4-0 2/17 14/13 13/15 RV/RV 17/17 RV/RV -/- 2/2 -/- 5/5 Utah ............................................................ 0-4 2/24 12/12 15/17 -/RV 20/20 25/23 -/RV 2/2 -/- 5/6 Washington .................................................. 7-1 3/3 12/13 16/17 -/RV 24/24 RV/RV RV/RV 2/2 -/- 6/6 Total ........................................ 20-28 (.416) 3/13 12/12 17/19 -/RV RV/RV RV/RV -/RV 1/1 -/- 5/6 UCLA VOTED FAVORITE IN SOFTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL SAN FRANCISCO - UCLA was voted first in the 2019 Pac-12 Softball Preseason Coaches Poll as an- nounced by the Conference office today. The Bruins garnered 61 points and five first-place votes to sit atop the poll after advancing to the Women’s College World Series Championship game last June. WASHING- TON, one of four league teams in the 2018 WCWS, was selected to finish second by a single point garnering 60 points and four first-place votes.