TAMPA, JAN. 20, 2016 – USF was picked to finish fourth by the league’s coaches in the American Athletic Conference preseason softball poll, the conference announced Wednesday.
The Bulls received 23 points, just four points shy of Houston, and 10 points behind preseason favorite UCF. Tulsa was picked to finish second with 31 points, while East Carolina, Memphis and UConn rounded out the final three spots.
UCF received four of the seven first place votes, with Tulsa receiving two and Houston earning the final vote.
USF returns 16 players from a 2015 squad that just missed making its fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.