Texas softball: Where do the Longhorns rank in the polls after beating LSU?

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Want to know the top softball teams in the nation? Just look at the SEC standings

Texas softball (41-6, 13-5) is locked in a tight race for the regular-season SEC title with Texas A&M (39-6, 13-4), Oklahoma (39-5, 13-5) and Tennessee (37-9, 12-6). Not coincidentally, all four of those teams enter this week atop the national polls.

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The Longhorns moved up one spot from No. 3 to No. 2 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll and stayed at No. 3 in the ESPN/ USA Softball poll following their dramatic series win over LSU this past weekend at McCombs Field.

The SEC gauntlet continues this weekend for Texas with a visit to Oklahoma, which has won four consecutive national titles.

Here's how top softball polls shake out this week:

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NFCA poll: Texas softball gets five first-place votes​

In the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll, Texas claimed five of the 31 first-place votes while garnering 731 points. Texas A&M (16 first-place votes, 749 points) remains atop the poll while Oklahoma (714 points) drop from No. 2 to No. 3 despite sweeping No. 17 Mississippi State.

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ESPN/USA Softball: Texas softball gets one first-place vote​

In the ESPN/USA Softball poll, Texas picked up one first-place vote while ranking third with 580 points. Tennessee (16 first-place votes, 610 points) leapfrogged No. 2 Texas A&M (eight, 597) for the top spot after the Aggies dropped a game at unranked Missouri Sunday.

National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll​

1. Texas A&M
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. Tennessee
5. Oregon
6. Florida State
7. UCLA
8. Florida
9. Arkansas
10. LSU
11. Texas Tech
12. Arizona
13. South Carolina
14. Virginia Tech
15. Stanford
16. Ole Miss
17. Mississippi State
18. Nebraska
19. Clemson
20. Alabama
21. Duke
22. Ohio State
23. Oklahoma State
24. Georgia
25. Virginia

ESPN/USA Softball poll​

1. Tennessee
2. Texas A&M
3. Texas
4. Oklahoma
5. Oregon
6. Florida
7. Florida State
8. UCLA
9. Arkansas
10. LSU
11. South Carolina
12. Texas Tech
13. Arizona
14. Virginia Tech
15. Alabama
16. Stanford
17. Mississippi State
18. Duke
19. Clemson
20. Ole Miss
21. Nebraska
22. Ohio State
23. Oklahoma State
24. Georgia
25. Grand Canyon

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