TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa softball team was picked first in the American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon. The Hurricane received four of seven first place votes and a total of 34 points, ahead of USF in second with 32 points and UCF in third with 26.
"My first thought was that it puts the target on our back for the rest of the conference teams," said Tulsa Head Coach John Bargfeldt. "One of the reasons I feel that was is because there's not a very large margin of difference between the talent of teams in the conference that could have been voted in as the preseason favorite.