2000 NCAA Division I softball rankings

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2000 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Oklahoma (1st title)
Runners-up UCLA (17th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Patty Gasso (1st title)
WCWS MOP Jennifer Stewart (Oklahoma)
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →

The following human polls make up the 2000 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 0 [1]
Pre		Week 1 [2]
Feb 23		Week 2 [3]
Mar 1		Week 3 [4]
Mar 8		Week 4 [5]
Mar 15		Week 5 [6]
Mar 22		Week 6 [7]
Mar 29		Week 7 [8]
Apr 5		Week 8 [9]
Apr 12		Week 9 [10]
Apr 19		Week 10 [11]
Apr 26		Week 11 [12]
May 3		Week 12 [13]
May 10		Week Final [14]
May 31
1. UCLA (25)Washington (16) 13–1Washington (27) (18–1)Washington (27) (24–1)Washington (27) (24–1)Washington (27) (31–1)Washington (22) (36–3)Washington (22) (38–4)Washington (27) (41–4)Washington (26) (46–4)Washington (27) (47–5)Washington (27) (50–5)Washington (22) (54–6)Oklahoma (27) (66–8)1.
2. Washington (1)UCLA (10) 14–3Arizona (20–1)Arizona (25–1)Arizona (27–1)Arizona (35–2)Arizona (5) (35–2)Arizona (5) (39–3)Arizona (42–4)Arizona (1) (44–6)Arizona (45–7)Arizona (47–7)Arizona (5) (50–7)UCLA (46–12–1)2.
3. Fresno State (1)Arizona (1) 8–1UCLA (18–3)UCLA (21–3)Arizona State (25–4)UCLA (25–5)UCLA (25–5)UCLA (28–5)UCLA (31–5)UCLA (32–7)UCLA (33–7–1)UCLA (35–8–1)UCLA (36–10–1)Arizona (59–9)3.
4. Arizona LSU (9–1)Arizona State (12–1)Arizona State (19–3)UCLA (26–5)California (34–4)California (37–5)Arizona State (34–6)Arizona State (36–9)Fresno State (42–9)Arizona State (38–11)Oklahoma (55–6)Oklahoma (55–6)Southern Miss (63–13)4.
5. Southern Miss Fresno State (8–2)LSU (13–2) тOklahoma (23–2)California (27–2)Arizona State (29–5)Arizona State (32–5)Fresno State (30–9)Fresno State (36–9)Arizona State (37–10)Oklahoma (50–6)Arizona State (39–13)Arizona State (39–16)Washington (61–9)5.
6. Michigan Arizona State (12–1)Oklahoma (19–1) тCalifornia (22–1)Oklahoma (27–4)Fresno State (24–9) тFresno State (30–9)Oklahoma (40–5)Oklahoma (43–5)Oklahoma (48–6)Fresno State (44–11)Fresno State (46–11)Fresno State (47–12)Alabama (66–14)6.
7. LSU Oklahoma (7–0)California (19–1)Fresno State (15–5)Fresno State (21–5)Oklahoma (34–5) тOklahoma (36–5)California (38–9)LSU (37–7)LSU (42–8)LSU (47–8)LSU (51–8)LSU (53–10)California (49–25)7.
8. Oklahoma California (13–0)Fresno State (8–4)LSU (16–4)LSU (19–6)Stanford (22–3)Stanford (29–4)LSU (31–7)California (39–11)Southern Miss (42–10)Southern Miss (48–10)Southern Miss (51–10)Southern Miss (54–10)DePaul (40–22)8.
9. Arizona State Michigan (3–2)Stanford (16–1)Stanford (20–3)Cal State Fullerton (22–2)LSU (22–7)LSU (25–7)Stanford (30–7)Stanford (33–9)California (39–14)California (41–15)California (41–18)Stanford (44–14)LSU (59–12)9.
10. Louisiana–Lafayette Southern Miss (10–6)Oregon State (13–4–1)Oregon State (17–4–1)Stanford (20–3)Southern Miss (29–7)Southern Miss (30–8)Southern Miss (34–9)Southern Miss (39–10)Alabama (49–8)Alabama (53–8)Stanford (39–14)California (44–20)Arizona State (43–20) т10.
11. Oregon State Stanford (11–1)Cal State Fullerton (16–2) тCal State Fullerton (17–2)Southern Miss (23–7)Cal State Fullerton (24–5)Oregon State (25–6–1)Michigan (26–6)Alabama (46–7)Michigan (33–8)Stanford (36–12)Alabama (57–8)Alabama (59–10)Fresno State (54–14) т11.
12. California Oregon State (5–1–1)Southern Miss (14–7) тSouthern Miss (18–7)Oregon State (18–4–1)Oregon State (22–6–1)Cal State Fullerton (28–7)Oregon State (26–9–1)Michigan (28–7)Stanford (34–11)Oregon State (33–13–1)Oregon State (34–14–1)Cal State Fullerton (43–11)Oregon State (40–21–1)12.
13. Nebraska Louisiana–Lafayette (1–1)Iowa (5–0)Michigan (12–6)Alabama (28–5)Michigan (18–6)Michigan (22–6)Alabama (42–7)Iowa (27–7)Oregon State (31–13–1)Michigan (34–11–1)Michigan (36–11–1)Oregon State (36–17–1)Michigan (44–17)13.
14. DePaul Iowa (5–0)Michigan (6–4)Iowa (8–1)Iowa (13–2) тAlabama (33–6)Alabama (37–6)Iowa (24–7)Oregon State (26–12–1)Iowa (31–8)Cal State Fullerton (37–11)Cal State Fullerton (40–11)Michigan (40–13–1)Nebraska (52–21)14.
15. Long Beach State DePaul (0–0)Louisiana–Lafayette (7–1)Alabama (20–5)Michigan (12–6) тLouisiana–Lafayette (19–6)Iowa (18–7)Long Beach State (27–11)Long Beach State (30–13) тCal State Fullerton (34–11)Iowa (34–10)Iowa (39–11)Iowa (42–12)Iowa (46–15)15.
16. UMass Cal State Fullerton (11–1)Alabama (16–3)Louisiana–Lafayette (11–3)Louisiana–Lafayette (17–3)Iowa (14–7)Louisiana-Lafayette (23–10)Cal State Fullerton (28–7)Louisiana–Lafayette (32–11) тLouisiana–Lafayette (39–12)Louisiana–Lafayette (39–13)Oregon (33–20)Louisiana–Lafayette (44–13)Oregon (35–29)16.
17. Michigan State Hawaii (4–2)UIC (16–8)Oklahoma State (17–5)South Carolina (18–9)South Carolina (22–11)Long Beach State (24–11)Louisiana–Lafayette (27–9)Cal State Fullerton (31–11)Long Beach State (31–15)Oregon (30–18)Louisiana–Lafayette (44–13)Notre Dame (46–12)Florida State (51–27)17.
18. South Carolina UIC (12–6)South Carolina (9–5)South Carolina (11–7)Oklahoma State (21–9)Oklahoma State (23–9)South Carolina (24–13)South Carolina (27–15)Notre Dame (29–9)Oregon (29–17)Long Beach State (34–17)Long Beach State (36–18)Nebraska (45–18)Stanford (45–18)18.
19. Texas Long Beach State (7–5)Hawaii (6–2)UIC (17–12)Long Beach State (14–8)Long Beach State (20–10)Mississippi State (27–9)Mississippi State (30–10)South Carolina (29–17)Notre Dame (34–10)Notre Dame (39–12)Notre Dame (43–12)Oregon (34–24)Cal State Fullerton (45–15)19.
20. Hawaii Alabama (12–1)DePaul (3–3)Long Beach State (10–6)UIC (22–13)UIC (29–16)Oklahoma State (24–11)Oklahoma State (27–12)Mississippi State (31–15)Mississippi State (36–16)Nebraska (37–18)Nebraska (42–18)Long Beach State (37–20) Utah (42–23)20.
21. Stanford Nebraska (4–7)Oklahoma State (12–4)Hawaii (9–5)Mississippi State (18–7)Mississippi State (23–8)Notre Dame (22–8)Notre Dame (26–9)Florida Atlantic (47–13)South Carolina (30–18)Mississippi State (37–20)Mississippi State (40–22)Florida Atlantic (55–15)Mississippi State (44–27)21.
22. UIC South Carolina (3–4)Long Beach State (7–5)DePaul (5–7)Hawaii (8–5) Notre Dame (18–6)UIC (32–19)Oregon (24–13)Oklahoma State (29–15)Oklahoma State (32–16)UIC (42–21)Florida Atlantic (51–15)Mississippi State (41–23)Louisiana–Lafayette (45–15) т22.
23. Central Michigan UMass (0–4)Nebraska (5–6)Oregon (11–8)Oregon (11–8)Oregon (17–10)Oregon (23–11)Florida Atlantic (43–13)Oregon (24–16)Florida Atlantic (47–13)Oklahoma State (32–21)UIC (46–23)UIC (49–23)South Carolina (40–28) т23.
24. Missouri Michigan State (2–3) Hofstra (3–4) Mississippi State (12–5)Texas A&M (17–7)Florida (26–12) East Carolina (35–4)East Carolina (40–6)East Carolina (43–7)East Carolina (43–7)Florida Atlantic (51–15) тOklahoma State (33–20) Florida State (28–25)Notre Dame (47–14)24.
25. Iowa Oklahoma State (10–2) т
Oregon (7–3) т		Oregon (8–7) Texas A&M (16–7) Florida (24–10)Texas A&M (20–10) Florida Atlantic (36–13)UIC (35–20)UIC (37–20)UIC (40–21)South Carolina (31–25) тSouth Carolina (33–25)South Carolina (35–25)Florida (46–30)25.
Week 0 [15]
Pre		Week 1 [16]
Feb 23		Week 2 [17]
Mar 1		Week 3 [18]
Mar 8		Week 4 [19]
Mar 15		Week 5 [20]
Mar 22		Week 6 [21]
Mar 29		Week 7 [22]
Apr 5		Week 8 [23]
Apr 12		Week 9 [24]
Apr 19		Week 10 [25]
Apr 26		Week 11 [26]
May 3		Week 12 [27]
May 10		Week Final [28]
May 31
Dropped:
  • 19. Texas
  • 23. Central Michigan
  • 24. Missouri
Dropped:
  • 23. UMass
  • 24. Michigan State
Dropped:
  • 23. Nebraska
  • 24. Hofstra
Dropped:
22. DePaul		Dropped:
22. Hawaii		Dropped:
  • 24. Florida
  • 25. Texas A&M
NoneNoneNoneDropped:
24. East Carolina		NoneDropped:
24. Oklahoma State		Dropped:
  • 20. Long Beach State
  • 21. Florida Atlantic
  • 23. UIC

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