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Following a road sweep of No. 11 Texas, Oklahoma ran its winning streak to 31 and maintained its hold on No. 1 in this week’s 2019 USA Today / NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners (41-2) picked up 26 first-place votes and 790 points.
OU opened the key Big 12 series with a pair of closely-contested victories, knocking off the Longhorns (36-12) 3-1 and 4-3 in eight innings before running away with a 9-2 triumph to complete the sweep and match the program’s longest winning streak at 31. Additionally, the Sooners extended their Big 12 streak to a program and conference-record 37 games.
UCLA swept Oregon State on the road in Pac-12 play reach the 40-win plateau. The Bruins (40-2) collected the final six first-place votes and 773 points.
Alabama rose to No. 3 following a SEC road sweep at then-No. 6 Florida. Behind a strong pitching performance (two runs allowed), the Crimson Tide (45-4) earned their first sweep of the Gators (37-12) since 2006 and the first in Gainesville since 2001.
Washington dropped one spot to No. 4 after it had its 16-game winning streak snapped in game three at Utah. The Huskies (38-7) finished the week 3-1, scoring at least 11 runs in each of their three victories.
Arizona leapfrogged to No. 5 as it cruised to a three-game Pac-12 sweep of RV Stanford. Stretching their winning streak to 20 contests, the Wildcats (38-7) outscored the Cardinal 29-3 and have scored five or more runs 17 times during their streak.
Florida State and Florida dipped to No. 6 and 7. The Seminoles (41-8) did reach the 40-win mark last week, but dropped their first three games to North Carolina (twice) and Florida before sweeping Boston College at home. The Gators finished the week 1-3, earning a 4-0 win in Tallahassee.
Louisiana moved up to No. 8 as it pushed its winning streak to 19 contests. The Ragin’ Cajuns (42-4) put together a 5-0 week, which included run-ruling Georgia State in all three Sun Belt matchups, to reach the 40-win mark. Additionally, Louisiana set a record for best conference start (21-0), eclipsing its own 18-0 start in 2001 & 2004.
No. 9 Tennessee and No. 10 LSU each suffered a pair of SEC defeats to fall one spot each. The Lady Vols (34-10) went 2-2 last week, picking up a win over ETSU ahead of dropping two-for-three at then-No. 16 Georgia. The Tigers (37-11) were defeated twice at then-No. 19 Arkansas before grabbing a game-three win.
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2019 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – April 23 (Week 11)
| Rank | School | Totals | Record | Prev. Ranking |
| 1 | Oklahoma (26) | 790 | 41-2 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA (6) | 773 | 40-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Alabama | 728 | 45-4 | 5 |
| 4 | Washington | 705 | 38-7 | 3 |
| 5 | Arizona | 662 | 38-7 | 7 |
| 6 | Florida State | 622 | 41-8 | 4 |
| 7 | Florida | 593 | 37-12 | 6 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 567 | 42-4 | 10 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 535 | 34-10 | 8 |
| 10 | LSU | 505 | 37-11 | 9 |
| 11 | Texas | 471 | 36-12 | 11 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 392 | 33-11 | 13 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 373 | 35-9 | 12 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 356 | 34-12 | 15 |
| 15 | Georgia | 326 | 33-15 | 16 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 304 | 32-10 | 18 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 268 | 33-12 | 17 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 259 | 34-15 | 19 |
| 19 | Auburn | 250 | 34-12 | 14 |
| 20 | James Madison | 239 | 36-7 | 20 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 166 | 36-7 | 23 |
| 22 | Michigan | 158 | 33-11 | 22 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 116 | 28-18 | 24 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 105 | 40-8 | 21 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 36 | 33-7 | 25 |
New to Poll: None.
Dropped Out: None.
Receiving Votes: North Carolina (32), Wisconsin (27), Boise State (18), Drake (10), Missouri (3), Ohio State (3), Louisville (2), Stanford (2), Tulsa (2), UNLV (1), USC Upstate (1).
The 2019 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. The records reflect games played through April 21, 2019