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2020 Pre-Season Polls

The 2020 pre-season polls are out. There are now at least five such polls: ESPN.com/USA Softball, USA Today/NFCA, FloSoftball, Softball America, and D1 Softball (see links section for particular polls). Four polls are consistent in having Alabama and Washington in the top two, some with the Crimson Tide atop and others with the Huskies.

FloSoftball takes a different approach, saying that "UCLA remains at the top until a team knocks them off the mountain. We know that Rachel Garcia and Bubba Nickles are irreplaceable. Losing the duo to Team USA is bittersweet but we do know the Bruins are still loaded with an explosive offense and promising pitching."

Just as the polls are in general consensus regarding their top two, most agree on the No. 3-5 teams: Oklahoma, UCLA, and Arizona (in different orders).

The 2020 season begins play on Friday!

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