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2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings

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2021 NCAA Division I softball season
DurationFebruary 2021 – June 2021
Preseason No. 1UCLA (Unanimous)
Defending ChampionsUCLA
TV partner/sESPN
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 20 – June 10, 2021
Most conference bidsSEC, 12 teams
Women's College World Series
DurationJune 3–10, 2021
ChampionsOklahoma (5th title)
Runners-upFlorida State (14th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (5th title)
WCWS MOPGiselle 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.

Legend

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Italics   Number of first place votes
(#-#)   Win–loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NFCA/USA Today

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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.WashingtonWashington (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.ArizonaOklahoma (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.OklahomaArizona (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.LSUAlabama (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.TexasFlorida (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.FloridaTexas (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.AlabamaLSU (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.LouisianaLouisiana (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.OregonOregon (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 StateOklahoma 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 StateKentucky (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.KentuckyFlorida 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.GeorgiaVirginia 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 TechArizona 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 StateGeorgia (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.MichiganMichigan (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.ArkansasDuke (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 CarolinaSouth 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 StateArkansas (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.UCFMissouri (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.BaylorMississippi 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.MissouriBaylor (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.MinnesotaUCF (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.DukeMinnesota (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[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]
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

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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 10[32]
1.UCLAUCLA (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.WashingtonOklahoma (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.ArizonaWashington (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.OklahomaArizona (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.LSUFlorida (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.FloridaAlabama (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.TexasTexas (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.AlabamaOklahoma 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.LouisianaLSU (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 StateLouisiana (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.OregonOregon (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 StateKentucky (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.KentuckyArizona 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.GeorgiaFlorida 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 StateVirginia 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 TechGeorgia (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.MichiganMichigan (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.BaylorBaylor (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 CarolinaDuke (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.MinnesotaSouth 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.ArkansasMissouri (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 StateMinnesota (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.TennesseeTennessee (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.MissouriMississippi 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.UCFArkansas (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)тOle Miss (34–16)Liberty (39–10)Ole Miss (34–20)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 10[32]
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

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Preseason
Jan 18[33]
Week 1
Feb 15[34]
Week 2
Feb 22[35]
Week 3
Mar 1[36]
Week 4
Mar 7[37]
Week 5
Mar 15[38]
Week 6
Mar 22[39]
Week 7
Mar 29[40]
Week 8
Apr 5[41]
Week 9
Apr 12[42]
Week 10
Apr 19[43]
Week 11
Apr 26[44]
Week 12
May 3[45]
Week 13
May 10[46]
Week 14
May 18[47]
Final
Jun 14[48]
1.UCLAUCLA (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.OklahomaOklahoma (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.WashingtonWashington (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.ArizonaArizona (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.LSUAlabama (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.FloridaFlorida (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.LouisianaLSU (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.AlabamaLouisiana (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.TexasTexas (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 StateOklahoma 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 StateOregon (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.OregonFlorida 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.GeorgiaVirginia 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 TechArizona 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 StateMissouri (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.ArkansasMississippi 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 StateArkansas (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.MichiganGeorgia (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.BaylorMinnesota (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.MinnesotaKentucky (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.TennesseeMichigan (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.UCFBaylor (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.MissouriTennessee (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.KentuckySouth 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 CarolinaDuke (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[33]
Week 1
Feb 15[34]
Week 2
Feb 22[35]
Week 3
Mar 1[36]
Week 4
Mar 7[37]
Week 5
Mar 15[38]
Week 6
Mar 22[39]
Week 7
Mar 29[40]
Week 8
Apr 5[41]
Week 9
Apr 12[42]
Week 10
Apr 19[43]
Week 11
Apr 26[44]
Week 12
May 3[45]
Week 13
May 10[46]
Week 14
May 18[47]
Final
Jun 14[48]
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

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Source:[49]

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.UCLAUCLA (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.ArizonaOklahoma (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.WashingtonWashington (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.LSUArizona (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.OklahomaFlorida (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.FloridaAlabama (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.TexasLSU (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.LouisianaTexas (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.AlabamaLouisiana (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 StateArizona 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 StateOklahoma 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 StateVirginia 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 TechFlorida 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.OregonOregon (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.GeorgiaMissouri (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.ArkansasMississippi 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.MissouriGeorgia (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 CarolinaSouth 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 StateArkansas (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.MichiganMichigan (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.KentuckyKentucky (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.MinnesotaMinnesota (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.BaylorBaylor (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.TennesseeTennessee (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.UCFDuke (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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