From a high of No. 7 to a low of No. 15, the preseason polls have Arizona softball all over the map. The USA Today/NFCA poll was the final of the four major polls to weigh in. On Tuesday, the coaches placed the Wildcats at No. 9.
It’s the second-highest preseason ranking for Arizona this year. Softball America has the Wildcats ranked No. 7, exactly the same place they left off at the end of last year. D1 Softball placed Arizona at their lowest, ranking the Wildcats fifteenth to start the year.