1996 NCAA Division I softball rankings

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1996 NCAA Division I softball season
Preseason No. 1 UCLA
Defending Champions UCLA
Tournament
Most conference bids Pac-10, Big 12 (4)
Women's College World Series
Champions Arizona (4th title)
Runners-up Washington (1st WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Mike Candrea (4th title)
WCWS MOP Jenny Dalton (Arizona)
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →

The following human polls make up the 1996 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches and ranks to top 25 teams nationally.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
Italics Number of first place votes
(#–#) Win–loss record
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

NFCA/USA Today

Week 1 [1]
Feb 28		Week 2 [2]
Mar 6		Week 3 [3]
Mar 13		Week 4 [4]
Mar 20		Week 5 [5]
Mar 27		Week 6 [6]
Apr 2		Week 7 [7]
Apr 10		Week 8 [8]
Apr 17		Week 9 [9]
Apr 24		Week 10 [10]
May 1		Week 11 [11]
May 7		Week 12 [12]
May 28
1. UCLA (14)UCLA (9) (12–2)UCLA (13) (20–2)Arizona (8) (21–2)Arizona (16) (27–3)Arizona (19) (30–4)Arizona (20) (34–4)Arizona (20) (38–4)Washington (19) (40–7)Washington (20) (44–7)Washington (20) (49–7)Arizona (20) (58–9)1.
2. Arizona (3)Washington (6) (16–1)Arizona (5) (21–2)Washington (7) (23–1)UCLA (4) (25–3)Washington (1) (33–6)Washington (34–7)Washington (38–7)Arizona (1) (39–7)Arizona (43–9)Arizona (47–9)Washington (59–9)2.
3. Fresno State Arizona (5) (14–2)Washington (2) (16–1)UCLA (5) (21–3)Washington (28–5)UCLA (27–5)UCLA (28–6)Fresno State (36–6)Fresno State (39–7)Fresno State (43–7)Fresno State (47–9)UCLA (47–11)3.
4. Washington (2)Fresno State (4–2)Fresno State (10–3)Fresno State (15–4)Cal State Northridge (26–6)Fresno State (26–6)Fresno State (30–6)UCLA (28–8)UCLA (30–8)UCLA (36–8)UCLA (40–8)Iowa (49–19)4.
5. Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge (13–4)Cal State Fullerton (16–6)Cal State Northridge (21–4)Cal State Fullerton (25–10)Cal State Northridge (26–6)Cal State Northridge (28–8)Cal State Northridge (30–9)Southwestern Louisiana (39–7)Southwestern Louisiana (42–8)Southwestern Louisiana (42–8)Southwestern Louisiana (46–10)5.
6. Southwestern Louisiana (1)Cal State Fullerton (13–5)Cal State Northridge (15–4)UNLV (19–6)Fresno State (18–6)UNLV (24–9)Southwestern Louisiana (31–7)Southwestern Louisiana (35–7)Cal State Northridge (34–11)Cal State Northridge (38–12)Cal State Northridge (41–13)California (41–23)6.
7. UNLV UNLV (12–5)UNLV (17–6)Cal State Fullerton (21–10)UNLV (22–9)South Carolina (26–5)Cal State Fullerton (32–15)South Carolina (32–8)South Carolina (35–9)South Carolina (35–9)Michigan (43–12)Michigan (51–14)7.
8. Cal State Northridge South Carolina (12–1)South Carolina (18–2)South Carolina (20–2)South Carolina (22–5)Cal State Fullerton (28–13)South Carolina (26–7)Michigan (34–10)Michigan (38–11)UNLV (35–18)South Carolina (36–10)Fresno State (51–11)8.
9. Oklahoma Nebraska (12–3)Florida State (22–9)Southwestern Louisiana (22–5)Southwestern Louisiana (25–7)Southwestern Louisiana (27–7)UNLV (25–14)Cal State Fullerton (34–17)Cal State Fullerton (37–20)Michigan (41–11)Oklahoma (45–18)Cal State Fullerton (40–27)9.
10. California Oklahoma (15–7)Southwestern Louisiana (15–4)Michigan (16–7)California (22–10)Michigan (23–9)Michigan (28–9)Oklahoma (34–16)UNLV (33–18)Oklahoma (42–18)UNLV (36–21)South Carolina (38–13)10.
11. Nebraska California (7–4)Nebraska (12–3)California (16–7)Michigan (21–8)California (24–12)Oklahoma (30–15)UNLV (30–17)Oklahoma (38–17)California (34–18)California (36–20)Cal State Northridge (43–16)11.
12. Michigan Southwestern Louisiana (8–4)Texas A&M (20–6)Oklahoma (22–10)Oklahoma (24–13)Texas A&M (23–7)California (27–15)California (29–17)California (31–17)Cal State Fullerton (37–24)South Florida (40–10)Oklahoma (50–20)12.
13. Florida State Florida State (13–7)California (10–5)Texas A&M (20–6)Texas A&M (22–6)Oklahoma (26–14)Minnesota (27–6)Minnesota (31–7)Iowa (36–12)Iowa (40–13)Minnesota (42–14)Florida State (47–21)13.
14. South Carolina тMichigan (4–3)Oklahoma (18–10)Florida State (25–13)Florida State (30–14)Florida State (32–14)Florida State (37–14)Nebraska (29–13)Nebraska (31–15)Minnesota (40–10)Iowa (43–15)Princeton (47–8–1)14.
15. Texas A&M тMinnesota (18–3)Michigan (9–6)Nebraska (16–6)Minnesota (22–6)Minnesota (24–6)Iowa (27–10)Iowa (30–12)Minnesota (34–9)South Florida (39–9)Cal State Fullerton (39–26)Oklahoma State (37–20)15.
16. Minnesota Texas A&M (15–5)Minnesota (18–3)Iowa (12–4)Iowa (19–8)Iowa (22–10)Texas A&M (25–10)South Florida (38–9)Texas A&M (33–12)Oklahoma State (33–15)Florida State (48–19)South Florida (41–12)16.
17. Kansas Indiana (7–4)Indiana (12–6)Minnesota (18–3)Nebraska (22–11)Nebraska (22–11)South Florida (36–9)Florida State (41–17)Florida State (44–17)Florida State (44–17)Oklahoma State (33–15)Nebraska (41–23)17.
18. Cal Poly UIC (8–2)Hawaii (15–6)South Florida (25–7)South Florida (30–9)South Florida (32–9)Nebraska (25–12)Texas A&M (28–12)South Florida (39–9)Nebraska (35–18)Nebraska (37–18)UNLV (36–23)18.
19. Sacramento State Hawaii (15–6)Iowa (8–4)Indiana (19–9)Hawaii (22–11)Arizona State (21–12)UIC (21–9)Indiana (27–15)Notre Dame (40–11)Notre Dame (45–12)Long Beach State (34–17)Minnesota (44–18)19.
20. UIC Pacific (7–1)UIC (11–5)Hawaii (20–11)Arizona State (21–10)Hawaii (26–15)Arizona State (22–15)UIC (29–9)Indiana (30–17)Texas A&M (35–15)Notre Dame (48–14)Long Beach State (36–22)20.
21. Oklahoma State тOklahoma State (6–4)Pacific (9–3)UIC (16–9)Indiana (19–11)UIC (17–9)Notre Dame (29–10)Notre Dame (34–11)UIC (32–10)UIC (37–11)Texas A&M (38–18)Texas A&M (39–21)21.
22. Missouri тKansas (11–5) South Florida (17–3) Arizona State (15–9)UIC (16–9)Indiana (19–13)Indiana (23–14)Long Beach State (27–16)Oklahoma State (28–15)Indiana (34–18)UIC (39–11) Nicholls State (46–19–1)22.
23. Hawaii Sacramento State (9–9) New Mexico State (17–13)Utah (13–9)Sacramento State (20–13)Sacramento State (22–15)Sacramento State (23–18)Oklahoma State (25–13)Sacramento State (29–19)Long Beach State (31–16)Indiana (36–19)Indiana (37–24)23.
24. Iowa Cal Poly (9–4) Notre Dame (9–8)Pacific (11–6)Cal Poly (19–9)Notre Dame (22–10)Hawaii (27–18)Arizona State (34–19)Long Beach State (27–16) Princeton (38–6–1)Princeton (38–6–1)Notre Dame (48–16)24.
25. UTSA Utah (11–7)Utah (11–7)New Mexico State (22–16)New Mexico State (23–17)Oklahoma State (18–11) Long Beach State (23–16)Sacramento State (26–19) UMass (30–10–1)Sacramento State (30–22)Hawaii (36–25) Boston University (35–10)25.
Week 1 [13]
Feb 28		Week 2 [14]
Mar 6		Week 3 [15]
Mar 13		Week 4 [16]
Mar 20		Week 5 [17]
Mar 27		Week 6 [18]
Apr 2		Week 7 [19]
Apr 10		Week 8 [20]
Apr 17		Week 9 [21]
Apr 24		Week 10 [22]
May 1		Week 11 [23]
May 7		Week 12 [24]
May 28
Dropped:
  • No. 22 Missouri
  • No. 24 Iowa
  • No. 25 UTSA
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Oklahoma State
  • No. 21 Kansas
  • No. 23 Sacramento State
  • No. 24 Cal Poly
Dropped:
No. 24 Notre Dame		Dropped:
  • No. 23 Utah
  • No. 24 Pacific
Dropped:
  • No. 14 Cal Poly
  • No. 25 New Mexico State
Dropped:
No. 25 Oklahoma State		Dropped:
No. 24 Hawaii		Dropped:
No. 24 Arizona State		Dropped:
No. 25 UMass		Dropped:
No. 25 Cal State Sacramento		Dropped:
  • No. 22 UIC
  • No. 25 Hawaii

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  2. ↑ "1996 Week 2 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "1996 Week 3 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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