2025 NCAA Division I softball season | |
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Duration | Feb 8 – June 6, 2025 |
Preseason No. 1 | Texas (USA Today & ESPN) Florida (D1Softball & Softball America) |
Defending Champions | Oklahoma |
TV partner/s | ESPN |
NCAA Tournament | |
Women's College World Series | |
Duration | May 29 – June 6, 2025 |
Seasons |
The following human polls make up the 2025 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is 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 rank the top 25 teams nationally.
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
Italics | Number of first place votes | |
(#-#) | Win-loss record | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Preseason Jan 28 [1] [2] | Week 1 Feb 11 [3] [4] | Week 2 Feb 18 [5] [6] | Week 3 Feb 25 [7] [8] | Week 4 Mar 4 [9] [10] | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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1. | Texas (15) | Texas (6–0) (24) | Texas (11–0) (30) | Texas (15–1) (15) | Texas (20–1) (22) | 1. | ||||||||||||
2. | Oklahoma (10) | Florida (6–0) (6) | Oklahoma (10–0) (1) | Oklahoma (12–0) (9) | Oklahoma (19–0) (5) | 2. | ||||||||||||
3. | Florida (6) | Oklahoma (6–0) (1) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) (6) | Florida (23–1) (4) | 3. | ||||||||||||
4. | Oklahoma State | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (14–2) | LSU (18–1) | 4. | ||||||||||||
5. | UCLA | Texas A&M (5–0) | Tennessee (10–1) | LSU (14–0) (1) | Texas A&M (20–2) | 5. | ||||||||||||
6. | Tennessee | Tennessee (5–1) | LSU (10–0) | Texas A&M (15–1) | UCLA (18–4) | 6. | ||||||||||||
7. | Duke | LSU (5–0) | Texas A&M (9–1) | Tennessee (13–3) | Tennessee (19–3) | 7. | ||||||||||||
8. | Texas A&M | Florida State (4–1) | Florida State (8–1) | Duke (13–3) | Florida State (16–3) | 8. | ||||||||||||
9. | Florida State | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Georgia (9–0) | Florida State (11–3) | Arizona (21–2) | 9. | ||||||||||||
10. | LSU | Georgia (5–0) | Arkansas (10–0) | Georgia (14–0) | Arkansas (19–1) | 10. | ||||||||||||
11. | Alabama | Texas Tech (5–1) | Duke (7–3) | Arkansas (14–1) | South Carolina (19–0) | 11. | ||||||||||||
12. | Georgia | Duke (3–2) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Arizona (15–2) | Oregon (20–1) | 12. | ||||||||||||
13. | Texas Tech | Arkansas (5–0) | Arizona (10–1) | Texas Tech (13–3) | Georgia (18–2) | 13. | ||||||||||||
14. | Arkansas | Alabama (4–1) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Oregon (15–1) | Duke (14–6) | 14. | ||||||||||||
15. | Missouri | Arizona (5–1) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | 15. | ||||||||||||
16. | Arizona | Missouri (4–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Texas Tech (18–6) | 16. | ||||||||||||
17. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Stanford (12–2) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | 17. | ||||||||||||
18. | Stanford | Nebraska (3–2) | Stanford (9–0) | Nebraska (12–4) | Auburn (19–1) | 18. | ||||||||||||
19. | Nebraska | Mississippi State (4–1) | Oregon (10–1) | South Carolina (15–0) | Stanford (14–3) | 19. | ||||||||||||
20. | Baylor | Stanford (4–0) | Auburn (11–0) | Auburn (14–1) | Nebraska (15–6) | 20. | ||||||||||||
21. | Northwestern | Oregon (5–0) | South Carolina (10–0) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Mississippi State (18–3) | 21. | ||||||||||||
22. | Washington | Northwestern (3–2) | Missouri (6–5) | Alabama (10–6) | Alabama (15–6) | 22. | ||||||||||||
23. | Oregon | Kentucky (4–1) | Alabama (5–6) | San Diego State (12–3) | Kentucky (14–6) | 23. | ||||||||||||
24. | Mississippi State | Baylor (3–2) | Kentucky (6–4) | Kentucky (10–5) | Florida Atlantic (19–4) | 24. | ||||||||||||
25. | Clemson | Washington (2–3) | San Diego State (8–2) | Florida Atlantic (15–2) | Ole Miss (18–3) | 25. | ||||||||||||
Preseason Jan 28 [11] [12] | Week 1 Feb 11 [13] [14] | Week 2 Feb 18 [15] [16] | Week 3 Feb 25 [17] [18] | Week 4 Mar 4 [19] [20] | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
Dropped: No. 25 Clemson | Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 22 Missouri | Dropped: No. 23 San Diego State | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Source: [21]
Preseason Jan 21 [22] | Week 1 Feb 11 [23] | Week 2 Feb 18 [24] | Week 3 Feb 25 [25] | Week 4 Mar 4 [26] | Week 5 Mar 11 | Week 6 Mar 18 | Week 7 Mar 25 | Week 8 Apr 1 | Week 9 Apr 8 | Week 10 Apr 15 | Week 11 Apr 22 | Week 12 Apr 29 | Week 13 May 6 | Week 14 May 13 | Final Jun 10 | ||
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1. | Texas (15) | Texas (6–0) (17) | Texas (11–0) (25) | Oklahoma (14–0) (11) | Oklahoma (19–0) (16) | 1. | |||||||||||
2. | Florida (4) | Florida (6–0) (6) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Texas (15–1) (7) | Texas (20–1) (5) | 2. | |||||||||||
3. | Oklahoma (6) | Oklahoma (6–0) (2) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) (6) | Florida (23–1) (4) | 3. | |||||||||||
4. | Oklahoma State | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (14–2) | Texas A&M (20–2) | 4. | |||||||||||
5. | Tennessee | Texas A&M (6–0) | LSU (10–0) | Texas A&M (15–1) | LSU (18–1) | 5. | |||||||||||
6. | UCLA | Tennessee (5–1) | Texas A&M (10–1) | LSU (14–0) (1) | UCLA (18–4) | 6. | |||||||||||
7. | Texas A&M | LSU (5–0) | Tennessee (10–1) | Tennessee (13–3) | Arizona (21–2) | 7. | |||||||||||
8. | Duke | Texas Tech (5–1) | Florida State (8–1) | Florida State (11–3) | Tennessee (19–3) | 8. | |||||||||||
9. | LSU | Florida State (4–1) | Georgia (9–0) | Duke (13–3) | Florida State (16–3) | 9. | |||||||||||
10. | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Arkansas (10–1) | Arizona (15–2) | Arkansas (19–1)т | 10. | |||||||||||
11. | Alabama | Georgia (5–0) | Arizona (10–1) | Georgia (14–0) | South Carolina (19–0)т | 11. | |||||||||||
12. | Florida State | Alabama (4–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Arkansas (14–1) | Oregon (20–1) | 12. | |||||||||||
13. | Arkansas | Arkansas (5–0) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Texas Tech (14–3) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | 13. | |||||||||||
14. | Georgia | Duke (3–2) | Duke (7–3) | Oregon (15–1) | Georgia (18–2) | 14. | |||||||||||
15. | Missouri | Arizona (5–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Texas Tech (18–6) | 15. | |||||||||||
16. | Nebraska | Missouri (4–1) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Nebraska (12–4) | Duke (14–6) | 16. | |||||||||||
17. | Arizona | Nebraska (3–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Auburn (19–1) | 17. | |||||||||||
18. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Auburn (11–0) | Stanford (12–2) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | 18. | |||||||||||
19. | Baylor | Mississippi State (4–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Auburn (14–1) | Nebraska (15–6) | 19. | |||||||||||
20. | Northwestern | Oregon (5–0) | Stanford (9–0) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Stanford (14–3) | 20. | |||||||||||
21. | California | Northwestern (3–2) | Alabama (5–5) | South Carolina (15–0) | Alabama (15–6) | 21. | |||||||||||
22. | Michigan | Stanford (4–0) | Missouri (6–5) | Alabama (10–6) | Mississippi State (18–3) | 22. | |||||||||||
23. | Stanfordт | Baylor (3–2) | San Diego State (8–2) | San Diego State (12–3) | Virginia (15–5) | 23. | |||||||||||
24. | Oregonт | Kentucky (4–1) | South Carolina (10–0) | Liberty (12–3) | Liberty (16–4) | 24. | |||||||||||
25. | Mississippi State | Florida Atlantic (6–0) | Liberty (8–3) | Virginia (9–5) | Ole Miss (18–3) | 25. | |||||||||||
Preseason Jan 21 [27] | Week 1 Feb 11 [28] | Week 2 Feb 18 [29] | Week 3 Feb 25 [30] | Week 4 Mar 4 [31] | Week 5 Mar 11 | Week 6 Mar 18 | Week 7 Mar 25 | Week 8 Apr 1 | Week 9 Apr 8 | Week 10 Apr 15 | Week 11 Apr 22 | Week 12 Apr 29 | Week 13 May 6 | Week 14 May 13 | Final Jun 10 | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 22 Missouri | Dropped: No. 23 San Diego State | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Preseason Jan 21 [32] | Week 1 Feb 11 [33] | Week 2 Feb 18 [34] | Week 3 Feb 25 [35] | Week 4 Mar 4 [36] | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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1. | Florida | Florida (6–0) | Texas (11–0) | Oklahoma (14–0) | Oklahoma (19–0) | 1. | ||||||||||||
2. | Texas | Texas (6–0) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Texas (15–1) | Texas (20–1) | 2. | ||||||||||||
3. | Oklahoma | UCLA (5–0) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) | Florida (23–1) | 3. | ||||||||||||
4. | UCLA | Oklahoma (6–0) | Florida State (8–1) | Texas A&M (15–1) | Arizona (21–2) | 4. | ||||||||||||
5. | Oklahoma State | Tennessee (5–1) | LSU (10–0) | LSU (14–0) | Texas A&M (20–2) | 5. | ||||||||||||
6. | Tennessee | Florida State (4–1) | Tennessee (10–1) | UCLA (14–2) | LSU (18–1) | 6. | ||||||||||||
7. | Duke | Texas A&M (6–0) | UCLA (9–1) | Arizona (15–2) | Tennessee (19–3) | 7. | ||||||||||||
8. | Florida State | LSU (5–0) | Texas A&M (10–1) | Duke (13–3) | UCLA (18–4) | 8. | ||||||||||||
9. | Texas A&M | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Arkansas (10–0) | Tennessee (13–3) | South Carolina (19–0) | 9. | ||||||||||||
10. | Arkansas | Arizona (5–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Florida State (11–3) | Arkansas (19–1) | 10. | ||||||||||||
11. | LSU | Texas Tech (5–1) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Oregon (15–1) | Florida State (16–3) | 11. | ||||||||||||
12. | Arizona | Georgia (5–0) | Georgia (9–0) | Oklahoma State (8–4) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | 12. | ||||||||||||
13. | Texas Tech | Arkansas (5–0) | Duke (7–3) | Arkansas (14–1) | Oregon (20–1) | 13. | ||||||||||||
14. | Nebraska | Duke (3–2) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Georgia (14–0) | Duke (14–6) | 14. | ||||||||||||
15. | Georgia | Missouri (4–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Texas Tech (15–3) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | 15. | ||||||||||||
16. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Nebraska (12–4) | Georgia (18–2) | 16. | ||||||||||||
17. | Alabama | Mississippi State (4–1) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Stanford (12–2) | Auburn (19–1) | 17. | ||||||||||||
18. | Oregon | Florida Atlantic (6–0) | Auburn (11–0) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Texas Tech (18–6) | 18. | ||||||||||||
19. | Northwestern | Nebraska (3–2) | San Diego State (8–2) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Stanford (14–3) | 19. | ||||||||||||
20. | Michigan | Alabama (4–1) | Stanford (9–0) | San Diego State (12–3) | Nebraska (15–6) | 20. | ||||||||||||
21. | Baylor | Oregon (5–0) | Missouri (6–5) | South Carolina (15–0) | Alabama (15–6) | 21. | ||||||||||||
22. | Stanford | Boston (5–0) | Liberty (8–3) | Florida Atlantic (15–2) | Clemson (14–6) | 22. | ||||||||||||
23. | Boston | Stanford (4–0) | Oregon (10–1) | Auburn (14–1) | Virginia (15–5) | 23. | ||||||||||||
24. | Liberty | Liberty (5–0) | South Carolina (10–0) | Liberty (12–3) | Mississippi State (18–3) | 24. | ||||||||||||
25. | Penn State | Baylor (3–2) | Florida Atlantic (9–2) | Alabama (10–6) | Liberty (16–4) | 25. | ||||||||||||
Preseason Jan 21 [37] | Week 1 Feb 11 [38] | Week 2 Feb 18 [39] | Week 3 Feb 25 [40] | Week 4 Mar 4 [41] | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 21 Missouri | Dropped:
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Preseason Jan 13 [42] | Week 1 Feb 10 [43] | Week 2 Feb 17 [44] | Week 3 Feb 24 [45] | Week 4 Mar 3 [46] | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
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1. | Florida | Florida (6–0) | Texas (11–0) | Texas (15–1) | Texas (20–1) | 1. | ||||||||||||
2. | Texas | Texas (6–0) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Oklahoma (12–0) | Oklahoma (19–0) | 2. | ||||||||||||
3. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (6–0) | Florida (13–1) | Florida (18–1) | Florida (22–1) | 3. | ||||||||||||
4. | Oklahoma State | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (9–1) | UCLA (14–2) | Arizona (21–2) | 4. | ||||||||||||
5. | UCLA | Texas A&M (7–0) | Florida State (8–1) | Texas A&M (15–1) | Texas A&M (20–2) | 5. | ||||||||||||
6. | Tennessee | Tennessee (5–1) | LSU (10–0) | LSU (14–0) | LSU (18–1) | 6. | ||||||||||||
7. | Texas A&M | Florida State (4–1) | Tennessee (10–1) | Arizona (15–2) | UCLA (18–4) | 7. | ||||||||||||
8. | Duke | Texas Tech (5–1) | Texas A&M (10–1) | Duke (13–3) | Florida State (16–3) | 8. | ||||||||||||
9. | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State (2–2) | Arizona (10–1) | Florida State (11–3) | South Carolina (19–0) | 9. | ||||||||||||
10. | Florida State | LSU (5–0) | Arkansas (10–0) | Arkansas (14–1) | Arkansas (19–1) | 10. | ||||||||||||
11. | Alabama | Arizona (4–1) | Georgia (9–0) | Tennessee (13–3) | Oregon (20–1) | 11. | ||||||||||||
12. | LSU | Alabama (4–1) | Oklahoma State (5–4) | Georgia (14–0) | Tennessee (19–3) | 12. | ||||||||||||
13. | Arkansas | Arkansas (5–0) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Oregon (15–1) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | 13. | ||||||||||||
14. | Arizona | Georgia (5–0) | Nebraska (8–2) | Texas Tech (14–3) | Duke (14–6) | 14. | ||||||||||||
15. | Missouri | Missouri (4–1) | Duke (8–3) | Oklahoma State (7–4) | Georgia (18–2) | 15. | ||||||||||||
16. | Baylor | Duke (3–2) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Nebraska (12–4) | Texas Tech (18–6) | 16. | ||||||||||||
17. | Georgia | Nebraska (3–2) | Auburn (11–0) | South Carolina (15–0) | Auburn (19–1) | 17. | ||||||||||||
18. | Northwestern | Virginia Tech (5–0) | San Diego State (8–2) | San Diego State (12–3) | Nebraska (15–6) | 18. | ||||||||||||
19. | California | Florida Atlantic (6–0) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Auburn (14–1) | Alabama (15–6) | 19. | ||||||||||||
20. | Liberty | Liberty (5–0) | Liberty (8–3) | Mississippi State (13–2) | Virginia Tech (17–4) | 20. | ||||||||||||
21. | Nebraska | Mississippi State (4–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Liberty (12–3) | Stanford (14–3) | 21. | ||||||||||||
22. | Virginia Tech | Oregon (5–0) | South Carolina (10–0) | Alabama (10–6) | Liberty (16–4) | 22. | ||||||||||||
23. | Michigan | Northwestern (3–2) | Alabama (5–5) | Virginia Tech (12–3) | Virginia (15–5) | 23. | ||||||||||||
24. | Virginia | Baylor (3–2) | Missouri (6–5) | Stanford (12–2) | Mississippi State (18–3) | 24. | ||||||||||||
25. | Penn State | South Carolina (5–0) | Florida Atlantic (9–2) | Florida Atlantic (15–2) | Clemson (14–6) | 25. | ||||||||||||
Preseason Jan 13 [47] | Week 1 Feb 10 [48] | Week 2 Feb 17 [49] | Week 3 Feb 24 [50] | Week 4 Mar 3 [51] | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Final | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 24 Missouri | Dropped:
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |