2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Last updated

2021 NCAA Division I softball season
NCAA logo.svg
DurationFebruary 2021 – June 2021
Preseason No. 1 UCLA (Unanimous)
Defending Champions UCLA
TV partner/s ESPN
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 20 – June 10, 2021
Most conference bids SEC, 12 teams
Women's College World Series
DurationJune 3–10, 2021
Champions Oklahoma (5th title)
Runners-up Florida State (14th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Patty Gasso (5th title)
WCWS MOP Giselle Juarez (Oklahoma)
Seasons
  2020
2022  

The following human polls made up the 2021 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll was voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball ranked the 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

Preseason
Jan 26 [1]
Week 1
Feb 16 [2]
Week 2
Feb 23 [3]
Week 3
Mar 2 [4]
Week 4
Mar 9 [5]
Week 5
Mar 16 [6]
Week 6
Mar 23 [7]
Week 7
Mar 30 [8]
Week 8
Apr 6 [9]
Week 9
Apr 13 [10]
Week 10
Apr 20 [11]
Week 11
Apr 27 [12]
Week 12
May 4 [13]
Week 13
May 11 [14]
Week 14
May 18 [15]
Final
Jun 15 [16]
1. UCLA (32)UCLA (31) (1–0)UCLA (32) (5–0)Oklahoma (27) (12–0)Oklahoma (31) (17–0)Oklahoma (32) (22–0)Oklahoma (32) (22–0)Oklahoma (32) (25–0)Oklahoma (28–0) (32)Oklahoma (30–0) (32)Oklahoma (33–0) (32)Oklahoma (37–1) (32)Oklahoma (39–1) (32)Oklahoma (42–2) (25)Oklahoma (45–2) (32)Oklahoma (56–4) (32)1.
2. Washington Washington (5–0)Oklahoma (6–0)Arizona (10–0)Arizona (1) (12–0)UCLA (15–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (22–2)UCLA (25–2)UCLA (28–3)UCLA (32–3)UCLA (38–3) (6)UCLA (41–4)Florida State (49–13–1)2.
3. Arizona Oklahoma (1) (4–0)Arizona (5–0)Alabama (3) (14–0)UCLA (10–1)Alabama (22–1)Oregon (20–1)Oregon (23–1)Oregon (26–2)Alabama (31–5)Florida (32–6)Florida (35–7)Alabama (39–7)Alabama (42–7) (1)Alabama (45–7)Alabama (52–9)3.
4. Oklahoma Arizona (0–0)Alabama (8–0)UCLA (2) (6–1)Alabama (19–1)Oregon (16–1)Alabama (24–2)Alabama (26–3)Alabama (29–4)Oregon (27–5)Washington (34–6)Alabama (36–7)Florida (37–8)Florida (40–8)Florida (42–9)James Madison (41–4)4.
5. LSU Alabama (4–0)Washington (9–1)Florida (12–0)Oregon (13–1)Florida (17–2)Florida (21–2)Florida (24–3)Florida (26–4)Florida (30–4)Alabama (33–7)Washington (35–9)Washington (35–9)Washington (39–9)Arkansas (40–9)UCLA (47–7)5.
6. Texas Florida (2–0)Florida (8–0)Oregon (9–0)Florida (14–1)Washington (20–2)Washington (22–2)Washington (24–4)Washington (28–4)Washington (31–5)Oregon (28–8)Florida State (33–7–1)Florida State (36–8–1)Arkansas (40–8)Washington (41–11)Oklahoma State (48–12)6.
7. Florida Texas (0–0)Texas (2–0)Texas (8–0)Oklahoma State (18–1)Arizona (14–3)Kentucky (23–2)Texas (24–3)Texas (27–3)Texas (31–3)Florida State (31–6)Texas (35–6)Arizona (33–8)Florida State (38–9–1)Oklahoma State (42–9)Arizona (41–15)7.
8. Alabama LSU (2–1)Oregon (7–0)Washington (13–2)Washington (16–2)Oklahoma State (20–2)Texas (20–3)Kentucky (24–4)Arizona (22–5)Arizona (24–5)Arkansas (36–5)Oregon (30–10)Arkansas (39–7)Arizona (35–10)Florida State (39–10–1)Georgia (34–23)8.
9. Louisiana Louisiana (0–0)Louisiana (4–0)Oklahoma State (13–1)Kentucky (19–0)Kentucky (20–2)Arizona (14–5)Arizona (18–5)Florida State (24–6)Florida State (27–6)Texas (31–6)Arizona (31–8)Oklahoma State (39–6)Oklahoma State (40–8)Arizona (36–13)Florida (45–11)9.
10. Oregon Oregon (5–0)Oklahoma State (6–0)Kentucky (14–0)Texas (10–2)Texas (15–2)Oklahoma State (23–4)Florida State (20–6)Arkansas (31–3)тArkansas (33–5)Arizona (27–8)Arkansas (37–7)Arizona State (31–12)Texas (38–9)Oregon (37–15)Washington (45–14)10.
11. Oklahoma State Oklahoma State (2–0)LSU (5–3)Arizona State (10–1)Arizona State (15–1)Arizona State (17–2)Duke (24–1)Oklahoma State (26–5)Kentucky (27–6)тOklahoma State (32–5)Oklahoma State (35–5)Oklahoma State (36–5)Texas (35–9)Oregon (33–15)Texas (39–11)Arkansas (43–11)11.
12. Florida State Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (9–0)Louisiana (9–3)LSU (13–6)LSU (15–7)Florida State (16–6)Duke (26–3)Oklahoma State (29–5)Kentucky (28–7)Arizona State (28–11)Arizona State (28–11)Oregon (31–13)Arizona State (32–14)Arizona State (32–14)Texas (43–14)12.
13. Kentucky Florida State (3–1)Arizona State (6–0)LSU (10–5)Duke (15–1)Florida State (13–5)LSU (17–8)Arkansas (28–3)Arizona State (21–9)Arizona State (25–10)Louisiana (34–7)Clemson (37–4)тClemson (37–4)Clemson (40–5)Clemson (42–6)Missouri (42–17)13.
14. Georgia Virginia Tech (3–0)Virginia Tech (7–2)Duke (12–1)Louisiana (13–4)Duke (19–1)Arizona State (17–6)Arizona State (19–8)Louisiana (25–6)Louisiana (31–6)Kentucky (30–10)Louisiana (35–9)тLouisiana (38–9)Louisiana (40–10)Missouri (38–15)Virginia Tech (37–15)14.
15. Virginia Tech Arizona State (4–0)Florida State (7–3)Virginia Tech (7–2)Florida State (11–4)Louisiana (13–4)Arkansas (23–3)LSU (18–11)Virginia Tech (23–6)Virginia Tech (25–6)Virginia Tech (28–7)Missouri (34–10)Missouri (35–13)Missouri (37–14)Louisiana (44–10)LSU (35–22)15.
16. Arizona State Georgia (2–1)Duke (8–1)Florida State (10–3)Virginia Tech (7–2)Missouri (19–4)Louisiana (16–6)Louisiana (20–6)Duke (27–6)LSU (24–13)Clemson (32–4)LSU (28–15)LSU (28–16)LSU (31–18)LSU (32–19)Kentucky (43–16)16.
17. Michigan Michigan (0–0)Michigan (0–0)South Carolina (8–2)Missouri (15–4)Arkansas (20–2)Georgia (21–3)Missouri (24–7)LSU (21–12)Clemson (26–4)LSU (26–14)Kentucky (32–12)Tennessee (38–8)Kentucky (38–12)Duke (42–10)Oregon (40–17)17.
18. Arkansas Duke (4–0)South Carolina (2–1)Missouri (12–2)Georgia (14–2)Virginia Tech (10–3)Missouri (20–6)Clemson (22–4)Clemson (26–4)Missouri (29–9)Missouri (32–10)Tennessee (35–8)Kentucky (35–12)Michigan (32–6)Tennessee (41–13)Clemson (44–8)18.
19. South Carolina South Carolina (0–0)Georgia (5–2)Georgia (9–2)Arkansas (16–2)Georgia (19–2)Virginia Tech (15–4)Virginia Tech (19–5)Missouri (28–7)Tennessee (28–6)Tennessee (32–7)Michigan (24–5)Michigan (28–5)Tennessee (39–12)Kentucky (39–13)Michigan (38–8)19.
20. Mississippi State Arkansas (0–1)Missouri (6–2)Arkansas (11–2)South Carolina (12–3)UCF (17–3)Clemson (20–2)Georgia (22–5)Georgia (23–6)Georgia (25–8)Michigan (21–4)Virginia Tech (28–11)Virginia Tech (32–12)Virginia Tech (32–12)Michigan (36–6)Duke (44–12)20.
21. UCF Missouri (3–1)Arkansas (3–2)Michigan (4–2)Auburn (15–1)Tennessee (18–3)Tennessee (21–5)Tennessee (23–5)Tennessee (28–6)Duke (27–9)Georgia (27–11)Georgia (29–14)Duke (34–10)Duke (39–10)Virginia Tech (33–13)Arizona State (33–16)21.
22. Baylor Mississippi State (2–0)UCF (6–1)UCF (9–2)Tennessee (17–1)Auburn (16–4)UCF (19–6)UCF (24–6)Northwestern (18–2)Michigan (16–4)Duke (30–10)Duke (31–10)Georgia (29–17)James Madison (31–1)James Madison (34–1)Louisiana (47–12)22.
23. Missouri Baylor (0–0)Baylor (1–1)Iowa State (13–2)Michigan (4–2)Clemson (16–2)South Carolina (17–7)Michigan (13–3)Michigan (13–3)UCF (29–9)Wichita State (32–5–1)Minnesota (25–7)Minnesota (25–7)Minnesota (26–10)Wichita State (39–11–1)Tennessee (42–15)23.
24. Minnesota UCF (3–1)Minnesota (0–0) Auburn (10–1)UCF (12–3)South Carolina (13–6)Auburn (18–6) Northwestern (15–1)UCF (25–9)Minnesota (19–5)Minnesota (22–6)James Madison (27–1)James Madison (30–1)Wichita State (37–11–1)Minnesota (29–11)Wichita State (41–13–1)24.
25. Duke Minnesota (0–0) Iowa State (9–1) Tennessee (12–1) Clemson (13–2)Michigan (9–3)Michigan (9–3)Baylor (21–5) Texas State (24–3) Wichita State (28–5) James Madison (22–1)т
UCF (30–12–1)т
UCF (34–12–1)Wichita State (37–10–1) Liberty (39–13)Liberty (42–13)Liberty (44–15)25.
Preseason
Jan 26 [17]
Week 1
Feb 16 [18]
Week 2
Feb 23 [19]
Week 3
Mar 2 [20]
Week 4
Mar 9 [21]
Week 5
Mar 16 [22]
Week 6
Mar 23 [23]
Week 7
Mar 30 [24]
Week 8
Apr 6 [25]
Week 9
Apr 13 [26]
Week 10
Apr 20 [27]
Week 11
Apr 27 [28]
Week 12
May 4 [29]
Week 13
May 11 [30]
Week 14
May 18 [31]
Final
Jun 15 [32]
NoneDropped:
No. 22 Mississippi State
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Baylor
  • No. 24 Minnesota
Dropped:
No. 23 Iowa State
NoneNoneDropped:
  • No. 23 South Carolina
  • No. 24 Auburn
Dropped:
  • No. 25 Baylor
Dropped:
  • No. 22 Northwestern
  • No. 25 Texas State
NoneDropped:
No. 23 Wichita State
Dropped:
No. 25 UCF
Dropped:
No. 22 Georgia
NoneDropped:
No. 24 Minnesota

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

Preseason
Jan 26 [33]
Week 1
Feb 16 [34]
Week 2
Feb 23 [35]
Week 3
Mar 2 [36]
Week 4
Mar 9 [37]
Week 5
Mar 16 [38]
Week 6
Mar 23 [39]
Week 7
Mar 30 [40]
Week 8
Apr 6 [41]
Week 9
Apr 13 [42]
Week 10
Apr 20 [43]
Week 11
Apr 27 [44]
Week 12
May 4 [45]
Week 13
May 11 [46]
Week 14
May 18 [47]
Final
Jun 10 [48]
1. UCLA UCLA (18) (1–0)UCLA (16) (5–0)Oklahoma (12) (12–0)Oklahoma (19) (17–0)Oklahoma (20) (22–0)Oklahoma (20) (22–0)Oklahoma (19) (25–0)Oklahoma (19) (28–0)Oklahoma (19) (30–0)Oklahoma (20) (33–0)Oklahoma (18) (37–1)Oklahoma (19) (39–1)Oklahoma (16) (42–2)Oklahoma (17) (45–2)Oklahoma (20) (56–4)1.
2. Washington Oklahoma (1) (4–0)Oklahoma (3) (6–0)Alabama (5) (14–0)Arizona (1) (12–0)Alabama (22–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (22–2)UCLA (25–2)UCLA (2) (28–3)UCLA (1) (32–3)UCLA (3) (38–2)UCLA (2) (41–4)Florida State (49–13–1)2.
3. Arizona Washington (5–0)Alabama (8–0)Arizona (1) (10–0)UCLA (10–1)UCLA (15–1)Alabama (24–2)Oregon (23–1)Alabama (1) (29–4)Alabama (1) (31–5)Florida (32–6)Florida (35–7)Alabama (39–7)Alabama (1) (42–7)Alabama (1) (45–7)Alabama (52–9)3.
4. Oklahoma Arizona (0–0)Arizona (5–0)UCLA (2) (6–1)Alabama (19–1)Oregon (16–1)Oregon (20–1)Alabama (1) (26–3)Oregon (26–2)Florida (30–4)Washington (34–6)Alabama (36–7)Florida (37–8)Florida (40–8)Florida (42–9)James Madison (41–4)4.
5. LSU Florida (1) (2–0)Florida (8–0)Florida (12–0)Florida (14–1)Florida (17–2)Florida (21–2)Florida (24–3)Florida (26–4)Oregon (27–5)Alabama (33–7)Washington (35–9)Washington (35–9)Washington (39–9)Oklahoma State (42–9)UCLA (47–7)5.
6. Florida Alabama (4–0)Washington (9–1)Oregon (9–0)Oregon (13–1)Oklahoma State (20–2)Washington (22–2)Washington (24–4)Washington (28–4)Washington (31–5)Arkansas (36–5)Florida State (33–7–1)Arkansas (39–7)Arkansas (40–8)Arkansas (40–9)тOklahoma State (48–12)6.
7. Texas Texas (0–0)Texas (2–0)Texas (8–0)Oklahoma State (18–1)Washington (20–2)Kentucky (23–2)Kentucky (24–4)Arizona (22–5)Arizona (24–5)Florida State (31–6)тArkansas (37–7)Oklahoma State (36–5)Oklahoma State (40–8)Washington (41–11)тArizona (41–15)7.
8. Alabama Oklahoma State (2–0)Oklahoma State (6–0) (1)Oklahoma State (13–1)Washington (16–2)Arizona (14–3)Arizona (14–5)Arizona (18–5)Arkansas (31–3)тTexas (31–3)Oregon (28–8)тArizona State (28–11)Arizona State (31–12)Florida State (38–9–1)Arizona State (32–14)Georgia (34–23)8.
9. Louisiana LSU (2–1)Louisiana (4–0)Washington (13–2)Arizona State (15–1)Arizona State (17–2)Oklahoma State (23–4)Texas (24–3)Texas (27–3)тFlorida State (27–6)Arizona State (28–11)тOklahoma State (36–5)Florida State (36–5)Arizona State (32–14)Florida State (39–10–1)Florida (45–11)9.
10. Oklahoma State Louisiana (0–0)Oregon (7–0)Arizona State (10–1)Kentucky (19–0)Kentucky (20–2)Texas (20–3)Florida State (20–6)Florida State (24–6)Arkansas (33–5)Oklahoma State (35–5)тOregon (30–10)Arizona (33–8)Clemson (40–5)Clemson (42–6)Washington (45–14)10.
11. Oregon Oregon (5–0)Arizona State (6–0)Kentucky (14–0)Texas (10–2)Texas (15–2)LSU (17–8)Arkansas (28–3)Kentucky (27–6)Oklahoma State (32–5)Arizona (27–8)Arizona (31–8)Clemson (37–4)Arizona (35–10)Oregon (37–15)Arkansas (43–11)11.
12. Florida State Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (9–0)LSU (10–5)LSU (13–6)LSU (15–7)Duke (24–1)Oklahoma State (26–5)Oklahoma State (29–5)Kentucky (28–7)Texas (31–6)Texas (35–6)Oregon (31–13)Oregon (33–15)Arizona (36–13)Texas (43–14)12.
13. Kentucky Arizona State (4–0)LSU (5–3)Louisiana (9–3)Duke (15–1)Florida State (13–5)Florida State (16–6)Arizona State (19–8)Virginia Tech (23–6)Arizona State (25–10)Virginia Tech (28–7)Clemson (37–4)LSU (28–16)Texas (38–9)Texas (39–11)Virginia Tech (37–15)13.
14. Georgia Florida State (3–1)Virginia Tech (7–2)Virginia Tech (7–2)Louisiana (13–4)Duke (19–1)Arizona State (17–6)Duke (26–3)Arizona State (21–9)Virginia Tech (25–6)Kentucky (30–10)LSU (28–15)Texas (35–9)LSU (31–18)Missouri (38–15)Missouri (42–17)14.
15. Arizona State Virginia Tech (3–0)Florida State (7–3)Duke (12–1)Virginia Tech (7–2)Louisiana (13–4)Arkansas (23–3)LSU (18–11)LSU (21–12)LSU (24–13)LSU (26–14)Missouri (34–10)Tennessee (38–8)Missouri (37–14)LSU (32–19)LSU (35–22)т15.
16. Virginia Tech Georgia (2–1)Duke (8–1)Florida State (10–3)Florida State (11–4)Virginia Tech (10–3)Virginia Tech (15–4)Virginia Tech (19–5)Tennessee (28–6)Tennessee (28–6)Clemson (32–4)Tennessee (35–8)Missouri (35–13)Kentucky (38–12)Kentucky (39–13)Kentucky (43–16)т16.
17. Michigan Michigan (0–0)Michigan (0–0)Missouri (12–2)Tennessee (17–1)Arkansas (20–2)Louisiana (16–6)Louisiana (20–6)Louisiana (25–6)Louisiana (31–6)Tennessee (32–7)Kentucky (32–12)Kentucky (35–12)Tennessee (39–12)Duke (42–10)Clemson (44–8)17.
18. Baylor Baylor (0–0)South Carolina (2–1)South Carolina (8–2)Missouri (15–4)Missouri (19–4)Georgia (21–3)Tennessee (23–5)Clemson (26–4)Clemson (26–4)Louisiana (34–7)Louisiana (35–9)Louisiana (38–9)Louisiana (40–10)Louisiana (44–10)Duke (44–12)18.
19. South Carolina Duke (4–0)Missouri (6–2)Tennessee (12–1)Arkansas (16–2)Tennessee (18–3)Tennessee (21–5)Clemson (22–4)Missouri (28–7)Missouri (29–9)Missouri (32–10)Virginia Tech (28–11)Michigan (28–5)Michigan (32–6)Tennessee (41–13)Oregon (40–17)19.
20. Minnesota South Carolina (0–0)Georgia (5–2)Arkansas (11–2)South Carolina (12–3)Georgia (19–2)Missouri (20–6)Missouri (24–7)Duke (26–7)Georgia (25–8)Michigan (21–4)Michigan (24–5)Virginia Tech (32–12)Virginia Tech (32–12)Michigan (36–6)Michigan (38–8)20.
21. Arkansas Missouri (3–1)Baylor (1–1)Georgia (9–2)Georgia (14–2)UCF (17–3)Clemson (20–2)Northwestern (15–1)тNorthwestern (18–2)Duke (27–9)Duke (30–10)Duke (34–10)Duke (34–10)Duke (39–10)James Madison (34–1)Louisiana (47–12)21.
22. Mississippi State Minnesota (0–0)Minnesota (0–0)Michigan (4–2)Auburn (15–1)Northwestern (11–1)Northwestern (11–1)UCF (24–6)тGeorgia (23–6)Michigan (16–4)Georgia (27–11)Georgia (29–14)James Madison (30–1)James Madison (31–1)Virginia Tech (33–13)Arizona State (33–16)22.
23. Tennessee Tennessee (2–0)Tennessee (5–1) Auburn (10–1)Northwestern (6–0)Auburn (16–4)South Carolina (17–7)Georgia (22–5) Texas State (24–3)Minnesota (19–5) Wichita State (32–5–1)James Madison (27–1)Minnesota (25–7)Wichita State (32–6)Wichita State (39–11–1)Wichita State (41–13–1)т23.
24. Missouri Mississippi State (2–0)Arkansas (3–2) UCF (9–2)UCF (12–3)South Carolina (13–6)UCF (19–6) Texas A&M (23–5)Michigan (13–3) James Madison (19–1)James Madison (22–1)Minnesota (25–7)тGeorgia (29–17)Ole Miss (34–19)Liberty (42–13)Tennessee (42–15)т24.
25. UCF Arkansas (0–1)Mississippi State (3–1) Northwestern (6–0)Michigan (4–2) Clemson (16–2)Auburn (18–6)Auburn (19–8)Texas A&M (25–8)UCF (29–9)Minnesota (22–6)UCF (34–12–1)т Ole Miss (34–16) Liberty (39–10)Ole Miss (34–20)Liberty (44–15)25.
Preseason
Jan 26 [49]
Week 1
Feb 16 [50]
Week 2
Feb 23 [51]
Week 3
Mar 2 [52]
Week 4
Mar 9 [53]
Week 5
Mar 16 [54]
Week 6
Mar 23 [55]
Week 7
Mar 30 [56]
Week 8
Apr 6 [57]
Week 9
Apr 13 [58]
Week 10
Apr 20 [59]
Week 11
Apr 27 [60]
Week 12
May 4 [61]
Week 13
May 11 [62]
Week 14
May 18 [63]
Final
Jun 10 [64]
Dropped:
No. 25 UCF
Dropped:
None
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Baylor
  • No. 22 Minnesota
  • No. 25 Mississippi State
Dropped:
None
Dropped:
No. 25 Michigan
Dropped:
None
Dropped:
No. 23 South Carolina
Dropped:
  • No. 21т UCF
  • No. 25 Auburn
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Northwestern
  • No. 23 Texas State
  • No. 25 Texas A&M
Dropped:
No. 25 UCF
Dropped:
No. 23 Wichita State
Dropped:
No. 25т UCF
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Minnesota
  • No. 24 Georgia
NoneDropped:
No. 25 Ole Miss

D1Softball

Preseason
Jan 18 [65]
Week 1
Feb 15 [66]
Week 2
Feb 22 [67]
Week 3
Mar 1 [68]
Week 4
Mar 7 [69]
Week 5
Mar 15 [70]
Week 6
Mar 22 [71]
Week 7
Mar 29 [72]
Week 8
Apr 5 [73]
Week 9
Apr 12 [74]
Week 10
Apr 19 [75]
Week 11
Apr 26 [76]
Week 12
May 3 [77]
Week 13
May 10 [78]
Week 14
May 18 [79]
Final
Jun 14 [80]
1. UCLA UCLA (1–0)UCLA (5–0)Oklahoma (12–0)Oklahoma (17–0)Oklahoma (22–0)Oklahoma (22–0)Oklahoma (25–0)Oklahoma (28–0)Oklahoma (30–0)Oklahoma (33–0)Oklahoma (37–1)Oklahoma (39–1)Oklahoma (42–2)Oklahoma (45–2)Oklahoma (56–4)1.
2. Oklahoma Oklahoma (4–0)Oklahoma (7–0)UCLA (6–1)UCLA (10–1)UCLA (15–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (22–2)UCLA (25–2)UCLA (28–3)UCLA (32–3)UCLA (38–3)UCLA (41–4)Florida State (49–13–1)2.
3. Washington Washington (5–0)Alabama (8–0)Alabama (14–0)Arizona (12–0)Oregon (16–1)Oregon (20–1)Oregon (23–1)Oregon (26–2)Alabama (31–5)Florida (32–6)Florida (35–7)Alabama (39–7)Florida (40–8)Alabama (45–7)Alabama (52–9)3.
4. Arizona Arizona (0–0)Arizona (5–0)Arizona (10–0)Oregon (13–1)Alabama (22–1)Washington (22–2)Alabama (15–2)Alabama (29–4)Florida (30–4)Washington (34–6)Alabama (36–7)Florida (37–8)Alabama (42–7)Florida (42–9)James Madison (41–4)4.
5. LSU Alabama (4–0)Washington (9–1)Oregon (10–0)Oklahoma State (18–1)Oklahoma State (20–2)Alabama (24–2)Florida (24–3)Florida (26–4)Oregon (27–5)Alabama (33–7)Washington (35–9)Washington (35–9)Washington (39–9)Oklahoma State (42–9)Oklahoma State (48–12)5.
6. Florida Florida (2–0)Florida (8–0)Oklahoma State (13–1)Alabama (19–1)Washington (20–2)Florida (21–2)Washington (24–4)Washington (28–4)Florida State (27–6)Florida State (31–6)Florida State (33–7–1)Oklahoma State (39–6)Oklahoma State (40–8)Arkansas (40–9)UCLA (47–7)6.
7. Louisiana LSU (2–1)Louisiana (4–0)Florida (12–0)Washington (16–2)Florida State (13–5)Florida State (16–6)Florida State (20–6)Florida State (24–6)Washington (31–5)Arkansas (36–5)Oklahoma State (36–5)Florida State (36–8–1)Arkansas (40–8)Washington (41–11)Arizona (41–15)7.
8. Alabama Louisiana (0–0)Texas (2–0)Texas (8–0)Florida (14–1)Florida (17–2)Oklahoma State (23–4)Arizona (18–5)Arkansas (31–3)Arizona (24–5)Oregon (28–8)Arkansas (37–7)Arkansas (39–7)Florida State (38–9–1)Florida State (39–10–1)Georgia (34–23)8.
9. Texas Texas (0–0)Oklahoma State (6–0)Washington (13–2)Arizona State (15–1)Arizona (14–3)LSU (17–8)Arkansas (28–3)Arizona (22–5)Arkansas (33–5)Oklahoma State (35–5)Arizona State (28–11)Arizona State (31–12)LSU (31–18)LSU (32–19)Washington (45–14)9.
10. Oklahoma State Oklahoma State (2–0)Oregon (7–0)Arizona State (10–1)LSU (13–6)LSU (15–7)Arizona (14–5)Kentucky (24–4)Oklahoma State (29–5)Oklahoma State (32–5)Arizona State (28–11)Arizona (31–8)Arizona (33–8)Arizona (35–10)Arizona (36–13)Florida (45–11)10.
11. Florida State Oregon (5–0)Virginia Tech (7–2)LSU (10–5)Texas (10–2)Arizona State (17–2)Kentucky (23–2)Oklahoma State (26–5)Kentucky (27–6)Texas (31–3)Arizona (27–8)LSU (28–15)LSU (28–16)Arizona State (32–14)Oregon (37–15)Arkansas (43–11)11.
12. Oregon Florida State (3–1)LSU (5–3)Louisiana (9–3)Arkansas (16–2)Texas (15–2)Arkansas (23–3)LSU (18–11)Texas (27–3)Kentucky (28–7)LSU (26–14)Missouri (34–10)Missouri (35–13)Missouri (37–14)Missouri (38–15)Virginia Tech (37–15)12.
13. Georgia Virginia Tech (3–0)Arizona State (6–0)Virginia Tech (7–2)Kentucky (19–0)Arkansas (20–2)Texas (20–3)Texas (24–3)Virginia Tech (23–6)LSU (24–13)Virginia Tech (28–7)Oregon (30–10)Louisiana (38–9)Oregon (33–15)Arizona State (32–14)Missouri (42–17)13.
14. Virginia Tech Arizona State (4–0)Florida State (7–3)Kentucky (14–0)Virginia Tech (7–2)Kentucky (20–2)Virginia Tech (15–4)Arizona State (19–8)Arizona State (21–9)Virginia Tech (25–6)Texas (31–6)Texas (35–6)Oregon (31–13)Louisiana (41–10)Louisiana (44–10)LSU (35–22)14.
15. Mississippi State Missouri (3–1)Kentucky (9–0)Arkansas (11–2)Florida State (11–4)Virginia Tech (10–3)Arizona State (17–6)Virginia Tech (19–5)LSU (21–12)Louisiana (31–6)Louisiana (34–7)Clemson (37–4)Clemson (37–4)Kentucky (38–12)Texas (39–11)Kentucky (43–16)15.
16. Arkansas Mississippi State (2–0)Arkansas (3–2)Florida State (10–3)Louisiana (13–4)Louisiana (13–4)Duke (24–1)Louisiana (20–6)Louisiana (25–6)Arizona State (25–10)Missouri (32–10)Louisiana (35–9)Kentucky (35–12)Clemson (40–5)Kentucky (39–13)Texas (43–14)16.
17. Arizona State Arkansas (0–1)Missouri (6–2)Missouri (12–2)Duke (14–1)Duke (19–1)Georgia (21–3)Duke (26–3)Missouri (28–7)Missouri (29–9)Kentucky (30–10)Kentucky (32–12)Tennessee (38–8)Texas (38–9)Clemson (42–6)Oregon (40–17)17.
18. Michigan Georgia (2–1)Mississippi State (3–1)Duke (12–1)Missouri (15–4)Missouri (19–4)Louisiana (16–6)Missouri (24–7)Texas State (24–3)Tennessee (28–6)Clemson (32–4)Tennessee (35–8)Texas (35–9)Michigan (32–6)Michigan (36–6)Duke (44–12)18.
19. Baylor Minnesota (0–0)Minnesota (0–0)UCF (9–2)Georgia (14–2)Georgia (19–2)Missouri (20–6)UCF (24–6)Tennessee (28–6)Clemson (26–4)Tennessee (32–7)Minnesota (25–7)Minnesota (25–7)Minnesota (26–10)Duke (42–10)Clemson (44–8)19.
20. Minnesota Kentucky (3–0)Michigan (0–0)Iowa State (13–2)UCF (12–3)UCF (17–3)Texas State (17–3)Northwestern (15–1)Clemson (26–4)Wichita State (28–5)Wichita State (32–5–1)Virginia Tech (28–11)Virginia Tech (32–12)Virginia Tech (32–12)Virginia Tech (33–13)Michigan (38–8)20.
21. Tennessee Michigan (0–0)Duke (8–1)Michigan (4–2) Northwestern (6–0)Texas State (14–3)Northwestern (11–1)Baylor (21–5)Duke (27–6)Minnesota (19–5)Minnesota (22–6)Michigan (24–5)Michigan (28–5)Duke (39–10)Tennessee (41–13)Arizona State (33–16)21.
22. UCF Baylor (0–0) Iowa State (9–1) Texas State (6–2)Michigan (4–2)Northwestern (11–1)Tennessee (21–5)Texas State (20–3)Northwestern (18–2)Duke (27–9)Michigan (21–4)Duke (34–10)Ole Miss (34–16)Tennessee (39–12)James Madison (34–1)Tennessee (42–15)22.
23. Missouri Tennessee (2–0)Baylor (1–1) Oregon State (6–2) Tennessee (17–1)Tennessee (18–3)Clemson (20–2)Clemson (22–4)UCF (25–9)UCF (29–9)Duke (30–10)Ole Miss (31–6)Duke (34–10)Ole Miss (34–19)Ole Miss (34–20)Notre Dame (33–15)23.
24. Kentucky South Carolina (0–0) UCF (6–1)Georgia (9–2)Texas State (10–3)Baylor (15–4)Baylor (17–5)Tennessee (23–5) Wichita State (24–5)Georgia (25–8) Ole Miss (28–15)UCF (34–12–1)Notre Dame (28–12)Notre Dame (31–12)Minnesota (29–11)Wichita State (41–13–1)24.
25. South Carolina Duke (4–0)South Carolina (2–1) Clemson (9–2)Clemson (13–2)Clemson (16–2)UCF (19–6) Texas A&M (23–5)Georgia (23–6)Texas State (25–6)UCF (30–12–1) Notre Dame (26–12) James Madison (30–1)James Madison (31–1)Wichita State (39–11–1) Liberty (44–15)25.
Preseason
Jan 18 [81]
Week 1
Feb 15 [82]
Week 2
Feb 22 [83]
Week 3
Mar 1 [84]
Week 4
Mar 7 [85]
Week 5
Mar 15 [86]
Week 6
Mar 22 [87]
Week 7
Mar 29 [88]
Week 8
Apr 5 [89]
Week 9
Apr 12 [90]
Week 10
Apr 19 [91]
Week 11
Apr 26 [92]
Week 12
May 3 [93]
Week 13
May 10 [94]
Week 14
May 18 [95]
Final
Jun 14 [96]
Dropped:
No. 22 UCF
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Georgia
  • No. 23 Tennessee
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Mississippi State
  • No. 19 Minnesota
  • No. 23 Baylor
  • No. 25 South Carolina
Dropped:
  • No. 20 Iowa State
  • No. 23 Oregon State
Dropped:
  • No. 25 Michigan
NoneDropped:
No. 17 Georgia
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Baylor
  • No. 25 Texas A&M
Dropped:
No. 22 Northwestern
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Georgia
  • No. 25 Texas State
Dropped:
No. 20 Wichita State
Dropped:
No. 24 UCF
NoneDropped:
No. 24 Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • No. 14 Louisiana
  • No. 23 Ole Miss
  • No. 24 Minnesota

Softball America

Source: [97]

Preseason
Feb 1
Week 1
Feb 16
Week 2
Feb 23
Week 3
Mar 2
Week 4
Mar 9
Week 5
Mar 16
Week 6
Mar 23
Week 7
Mar 30
Week 8
Apr 6
Week 9
Apr 13
Week 10
Apr 20
Week 11
Apr 27
Week 12
May 4
Week 13
May 11
Week 14
May 18
Week 15
May 25
Final
Jun 15
1. UCLA UCLA (1–0)UCLA (5–0)Oklahoma (12–0)Oklahoma (17–0)Oklahoma (22–0)Oklahoma (22–0)Oklahoma (25–0)Oklahoma (28–0)Oklahoma (30–0)Oklahoma (33–0)Oklahoma (37–1)Oklahoma (39–1)Oklahoma (42–2)Oklahoma (45–2)Oklahoma (48–2)Oklahoma (56–4)1.
2. Arizona Oklahoma (4–0)Oklahoma (7–0)UCLA (8–1)UCLA (10–1)UCLA (15–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (19–1)UCLA (22–2)UCLA (25–2)UCLA (28–3)UCLA (32–3)UCLA (38–3)UCLA (41–4)UCLA (44–4)Florida State (49–13–1)2.
3. Washington Washington (5–0)Arizona (5–0)Arizona (10–0)Oregon (13–1)Oregon (16–1)Oregon (20–1)Oregon (23–1)Washington (28–4)Florida (30–4)Washington (34–6)Alabama (36–7)Alabama (39–7)Florida (40–8)Alabama (45–7)Alabama (48–7)Alabama (52–9)3.
4. LSU Arizona (0–0)Alabama (8–0)Alabama (14–0)Arizona (12–1)Alabama (22–1)Alabama (24–2)Florida (24–3)Oregon (26–2)Washington (31–5)Florida (32–6)Florida (35–7)Florida (37–8)Alabama (42–7)Florida (42–9)Florida (45–9)James Madison (41–4)4.
5. Oklahoma Florida (2–0)Florida (8–0)Florida (12–0)Arizona State (15–1)Florida (17–2)Florida (21–2)Texas (24–3)Florida (27–4)Oregon (27–5)Oregon (28–8)Washington (35–9)Washington (35–9)Washington (39–9)Oklahoma State (42–9)Oklahoma State (45–9)UCLA (47–7)5.
6. Florida Alabama (4–0)Washington (9–1)Texas (8–0)Florida (14–1)Arizona State (17–2)Washington (22–2)Alabama (26–4)Texas (27–3)Texas (31–3)Alabama (33–7)Oregon (30–10)Oklahoma State (39–6)Oklahoma State (40–8)Arkansas (40–9)Arkansas (43–9)Oklahoma State (48–12)6.
7. Texas LSU (2–1)Texas (2–0)Arizona State (11–1)Alabama (19–1)Arizona (14–3)Texas (20–3)Washington (24–4)Alabama (29–4)Alabama (31–5)Florida State (31–6)Florida State (33–7–1)Arkansas (40–8)Arkansas (40–8)Washington (41–11)Washington (45–12)Arizona (41–15)7.
8. Louisiana Texas (0–0)Louisiana (4–0)Washington (13–2)Oklahoma State (18–1)Washington (20–2)Arizona State (17–6)Arizona (18–5)Arizona (22–5)Arizona (24–5)Oklahoma State (35–5)Oklahoma State (36–5)Florida State (36–8–1)Oregon (33–15)Oregon (37–15)Missouri (41–15)Georgia (34–23)8.
9. Alabama Louisiana (0–0)Arizona State (6–0)Oklahoma State (13–1)Washington (16–2)Oklahoma State (20–2)Arizona (14–5)Arizona State (19–8)Florida State (24–6)Florida State (27–6)Texas (31–6)Texas (35–6)Arizona State (31–12)Arizona (35–10)Arizona (36–13)Arizona (39–13)Florida (45–11)9.
10. Arizona State Arizona State (4–0)Virginia Tech (7–2)Oregon (9–1)Texas (10–2)Texas (15–2)Oklahoma State (23–4)Kentucky (25–4)Arkansas (31–3)Oklahoma State (32–5)Arkansas (36–5)Arkansas (38–7)Oregon (31–13)Florida State (38–9–1)Missouri (38–15)Florida State (42–10–1)Arkansas (43–11)10.
11. Oklahoma State Oklahoma State (2–0)Oklahoma State (7–0)Virginia Tech (7–2)Virginia Tech (7–2)Florida State (13–5)Florida State (16–6)Florida State (20–6)Kentucky (27–6)Arkansas (33–5)Arizona State (28–11)Arizona State (28–11)Arizona (33–8)Arizona State (32–14)Florida State (39–10–1)Texas (42–12)Washington (45–14)11.
12. Florida State Virginia Tech (3–0)Oregon (7–0)Louisiana (9–3)Florida State (11–4)LSU (15–7)LSU (18–8)Arkansas (28–3)Oklahoma State (29–5)Virginia Tech (25–6)Arizona (27–8)Arizona (31–8)Texas (35–9)Texas (38–9)Duke (42–10)Virginia Tech (36–13)Missouri (42–17)12.
13. Virginia Tech Florida State (3–1)LSU (5–3)Florida State (10–3)LSU (13–6)Virginia Tech (10–3)Virginia Tech (15–4)Oklahoma State (26–5)Arizona State (21–9)Kentucky (28–8)Virginia Tech (28–7)Clemson (37–4)Clemson (37–4)Clemson (40–5)Arizona State (32–14)LSU (35–20)Texas (43–14)13.
14. Oregon Oregon (5–0)Florida State (7–3)Kentucky (14–0)Kentucky (19–0)Arkansas (20–2)Arkansas (23–3)Virginia Tech (19–5)Virginia Tech (23–6)Arizona State (25–10)Louisiana (34–7)Missouri (34–11)Missouri (35–13)Missouri (37–14)Clemson (42–6)Kentucky (43–14)Virginia Tech (37–15)14.
15. Georgia Missouri (3–1)Kentucky (9–0)LSU (10–5)Arkansas (16–2)Kentucky (20–2)Kentucky (23–2)LSU (18–11)Missouri (28–7)Louisiana (32–6)Kentucky (30–10)Louisiana (35–9)Louisiana (38–9)Kentucky (38–12)Texas (39–11)Oregon (40–17)LSU (35–22)15.
16. Arkansas Mississippi State (2–0)Mississippi State (4–1)Missouri (12–2)Louisiana (13–4)Louisiana (13–4)Georgia (21–3)Missouri (24–7)Louisiana (27–6)LSU (24–13)Clemson (32–4)LSU (28–15)LSU (29–17)Virginia Tech (32–12)Virginia Tech (33–13)James Madison (37–1)Kentucky (43–16)16.
17. Missouri Georgia (2–1)Missouri (6–2)Arkansas (11–2)Missouri (15–4)Missouri (19–4)Missouri (20–6)Louisiana (22–6)LSU (21–12)Missouri (29–9)LSU (26–14)Kentucky (32–12)Kentucky (35–12)Louisiana (40–10)Louisiana (44–10)Michigan (38–8)Oregon (40–17)17.
18. South Carolina South Carolina (0–0)Arkansas (5–2)Mississippi State (8–4)Tennessee (17–1)Georgia (19–2)Duke (24–1)Tennessee (25–5)Tennessee (28–6)Tennessee (29–6)Missouri (32–10)Virginia Tech (28–11)Virginia Tech (31–12)LSU (31–18)LSU (32–19)Louisiana (47–12)Michigan (38–8)18.
19. Mississippi State Arkansas (0–1) Iowa State (9–1)Iowa State (13–2)Georgia (14–2)Duke (19–1)Tennessee (21–5)Georgia (22–5)Clemson (26–4)Clemson (26–4)Tennessee (33–7)Tennessee (35–8)Tennessee (38–8)Duke (39–10)Tennessee (41–13)Arizona State (33–16)Louisiana (47–12)19.
20. Michigan Michigan (0–0)Michigan (0–0)Duke (12–1)Duke (15–1)Tennessee (18–3)Louisiana (16–6)Clemson (22–4)Georgia (23–7)Georgia (26–8) Wichita State (32–5–1)Georgia (29–14)Duke (34–10)Tennessee (39–12)Kentucky (39–13)Georgia (32–21)Arizona State (33–16)20.
21. Kentucky Kentucky (3–0)South Carolina (2–1)South Carolina (8–2)UCF (13–3)UCF (17–3)Clemson (20–2)Duke (26–3)Texas State (24–3)UCF (29–9)UCF (30–12–1)UCF (34–12–1)Minnesota (25–7)Michigan (32–6)Michigan (36–6)Duke (44–12)Duke (44–12)21.
22. Minnesota Minnesota (0–0)Minnesota (0–0)Tennessee (12–1)South Carolina (12–3)Clemson (16–2)Texas State (17–3)Texas State (20–3)Duke (27–6)Minnesota (19–5)Georgia (27–11)Duke (34–10)Michigan (28–5) Notre Dame (31–12)James Madison (34–1)Clemson (44–8)Clemson (44–8)22.
23. Baylor Baylor (0–0)Duke (8–1)UCF (9–2)Mississippi State (13–5)Baylor (15–4)Baylor (17–5)Baylor (21–5)Michigan (13–3)Texas State (25–6)Minnesota (22–6)Wichita State (33–9–1)Wichita State (37–10–1)Minnesota (26–10)Minnesota (29–11)Minnesota (31–13)Minnesota (31–13)23.
24. Tennessee Tennessee (2–0)Baylor (1–1)Georgia (9–2) Clemson (13–2) Texas State (14–3)South Carolina (17–7)UCF (24–6)Northwestern (18–2)Duke (27–9)Duke (30–10)Minnesota (25–7)Ole Miss (34–16) James Madison (31–1)Wichita State (39–11–1)Wichita State (41–13–1)Wichita State (41–13–1)24.
25. UCF Duke (4–0)Tennessee (7–1)Michigan (4–2)Michigan (4–2) Northwestern (11–1)Northwestern (11–1)Northwestern (15–1)UCF (25–9)Michigan (16–4)Michigan (21–4)Michigan (24–5)Georgia (29–17)Wichita State (37–11–1)Notre Dame (31–13)Notre Dame (33–15)Notre Dame (33–15)25.
Preseason
Feb 1
Week 1
Feb 16
Week 2
Feb 23
Week 3
Mar 2
Week 4
Mar 9
Week 5
Mar 16
Week 6
Mar 23
Week 7
Mar 30
Week 8
Apr 6
Week 9
Apr 13
Week 10
Apr 20
Week 11
Apr 27
Week 12
May 4
Week 13
May 11
Week 14
May 18
Week 15
May 25
Final
Jun 15
Dropped:
No. 25 UCF
Dropped:
No. 17 Georgia
Dropped:
  • No. 22 Minnesota
  • No. 24 Baylor
Dropped:
No. 19 Iowa State
Dropped:
  • No. 22 South Carolina
  • No. 23 Mississippi State
  • No. 25 Michigan
Dropped:
No. 21 UCF
Dropped:
No. 24 South Carolina
Dropped:
No. 23 Baylor
Dropped:
No. 24 Northwestern
Dropped:
No. 23 Texas State
NoneDropped:
No. 21 UCF
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Ole Miss
  • No. 25 Georgia
NoneDropped:
No. 23 Minnesota
None

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