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Washington Retains No. 1 Slot in Pac-12/SEC Dominated National Polls

The Washington Huskies remained No. 1 in both major national polls, coming off a three-game sweep of Utah. U-Dub has now won its last 10 games. The Huskies' toughest part of the season will arrive in 10 days, with series at No. 4/4 UCLA (April 20-22) and at home vs. No. 3/3 Oregon (April 27-29).

The Ducks were impressive this past weekend in sweeping Arizona.

No. 2/2 Oklahoma extended its winning streak to 24 games with a sweep of Iowa State.

OU (from the Big 12) and No. 13/8 Florida State (from the ACC) are the only teams in the Top 15 not from either the Pac-12 or SEC.

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