A hard-fought series win in Gainesville helped propel Alabama softball further up the national rankings, earning a No. 5 spot in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and a No. 7 spot in the USA Today/NFCA poll.
The Crimson Tide will keep its top spot in the AP Poll when college football kickoffs later this month.The preseason Associated Press Top 25 that was released today. Alabama received first place votes from 58 of the 60 voters, with Ohio State and Georgia receving one vote each...