OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- After a strong performance at the Kia Klassic this past weekend in Fullerton, Calif., the University of Arizona took sole position of the top spot in this weeks ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll. After sharing the top spot with Pac-10 rival UCLA last week, the Wildcats took the top spot by capturing 13 of the 18 first place votes. UCLA held strong at No. 2 with five first place votes and a total of 436 points.

The University of Oklahoma, riding a 17-game winning streak, entered the top five this week for the first time this season at No. 4. Oklahoma State was the biggest mover in this week's poll, jumping five spots to No. 16 after a successful week that included a sweep of Kansas.

The University of Texas tumbled out of the top five to No. 7 after losing three consecutive games at the Kia Klassic. The Longhorns will look to rebound this week when they open conference play versus Iowa State. Texas A&M took a tumble of their own, falling out of the top 20 to No. 22 after losing two of three this past week.

The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll is voted on by NCAA Division I coaches representing 15 different ASA regions and 12 different collegiate conferences. The poll is also voted on by selected softball media members. Records are as of March 16th. First-place votes are in parentheses.

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate top 25
	Team	Record	Points
1.	Arizona (13)	30-2	444
2.	UCLA (5)	26-2	436
3.	Washington	26-2-1	413
4.	Oklahoma	24-3	388
5.	Nebraska	16-4	369
6.	California	23-6	361
7.	Texas	22-5	335
8.	Cal State Fullerton	18-9	311
9.	Stanford	21-7	296
10.	LSU	20-7	292
11.	DePaul	13-3	291
12.	Georgia	26-4	259
13.	South Carolina	19-6	222
14.	Arizona State	23-9	213
15.	Michigan	11-6	202
16.	Florida State	19-9	141
16.	Oklahoma State	22-6	141
18.	Alabama	20-10	130
19.	Oregon State	19-10	126
20.	Oregon	17-6	116
21.	Ohio State	13-6	105
22.	Texas A&M	20-10	78
23.	South Florida	31-8	56
24.	Northwestern	13-6	28
25.	Massachusetts	9-10	24

Others receiving votes: Minnesota 21, Kansas 15, Florida 13, Mississippi State 9, Louisiana Lafayette 7, Iowa 4, Southwest Texas 2, Hawaii 1, Fresno State 1.