2025 NCAA Division I softball rankings

2025 NCAA Division I softball season
2025 NCAA Division I softball season
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
	← 2024 2026 →

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.

Legend

		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

NFCA/USA Today

	Preseason Jan 28^[1]^[2]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
1.	Texas (15)																	1.
2.	Oklahoma (10)																	2.
3.	Florida (6)																	3.
4.	Oklahoma State																	4.
5.	UCLA																	5.
6.	Tennessee																	6.
7.	Duke																	7.
8.	Texas A&M																	8.
9.	Florida State																	9.
10.	LSU																	10.
11.	Alabama																	11.
12.	Georgia																	12.
13.	Texas Tech																	13.
14.	Arkansas																	14.
15.	Missouri																	15.
16.	Arizona																	16.
17.	Virginia Tech																	17.
18.	Stanford																	18.
19.	Nebraska																	19.
20.	Baylor																	20.
21.	Northwestern																	21.
22.	Washington																	22.
23.	Oregon																	23.
24.	Mississippi State																	24.
25.	Clemson																	25.
	Preseason Jan 28^[1]^[2]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

Source:^[3]

	Preseason Jan 21^[4]	Week 1 Feb 11	Week 2 Feb 18	Week 3 Mar 4	Week 4 Mar 11	Week 5 Mar 18	Week 6 Mar 25	Week 7 Apr 1	Week 8 Apr 8	Week 9 Apr 15	Week 10 Apr 22	Week 11 Apr 29	Week 12 May 6	Week 13 May 13	Final Jun 10
1.	Texas (15)															1.
2.	Florida (4)															2.
3.	Oklahoma (6)															3.
4.	Oklahoma State															4.
5.	Tennessee															5.
6.	UCLA															6.
7.	Texas A&M															7.
8.	Duke															8.
9.	LSU															9.
10.	Texas Tech															10.
11.	Alabama															11.
12.	Florida State															12.
13.	Arkansas															13.
14.	Georgia															14.
15.	Missouri															15.
16.	Nebraska															16.
17.	Arizona															17.
18.	Virginia Tech															18.
19.	Baylor															19.
20.	Northwestern															20.
21.	California															21.
22.	Michigan															22.
23.	Stanfordт															23.
24.	Oregonт															24.
25.	Mississippi State															25.
	Preseason Jan 21^[4]	Week 1 Feb 11	Week 2 Feb 18	Week 3 Mar 4	Week 4 Mar 11	Week 5 Mar 18	Week 6 Mar 25	Week 7 Apr 1	Week 8 Apr 8	Week 9 Apr 15	Week 10 Apr 22	Week 11 Apr 29	Week 12 May 6	Week 13 May 13	Final Jun 10
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

D1Softball

	Preseason Jan 21^[5]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
1.	Florida																	1.
2.	Texas																	2.
3.	Oklahoma																	3.
4.	UCLA																	4.
5.	Oklahoma State																	5.
6.	Tennessee																	6.
7.	Duke																	7.
8.	Florida State																	8.
9.	Texas A&M																	9.
10.	Arkansas																	10.
11.	LSU																	11.
12.	Arizona																	12.
13.	Texas Tech																	13.
14.	Nebraska																	14.
15.	Georgia																	15.
16.	Virginia Tech																	16.
17.	Alabama																	17.
18.	Oregon																	18.
19.	Northwestern																	19.
20.	Michigan																	20.
21.	Baylor																	21.
22.	Stanford																	22.
23.	Boston																	23.
24.	Liberty																	24.
25.	Penn State																	25.
	Preseason Jan 21^[5]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

Softball America

	Preseason Jan 13^[6]	Week 1 Feb 10^[7]	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
1.	Florida	Florida (6–0)																1.
2.	Texas	Texas (6–0)																2.
3.	Oklahoma	Oklahoma (6–0)																3.
4.	Oklahoma State	UCLA (5–0)																4.
5.	UCLA	Texas A&M (7–0)																5.
6.	Tennessee	Tennessee (5–1)																6.
7.	Texas A&M	Florida State (4–1)																7.
8.	Duke	Texas Tech (5–1)																8.
9.	Texas Tech	Oklahoma State (2–2)																9.
10.	Florida State	LSU (5–0)																10.
11.	Alabama	Arizona (4–1)																11.
12.	LSU	Alabama (4–1)																12.
13.	Arkansas	Arkansas (5–0)																13.
14.	Arizona	Georgia (5–0)																14.
15.	Missouri	Missouri (4–1)																15.
16.	Baylor	Duke (3–2)																16.
17.	Georgia	Nebraska (3–2)																17.
18.	Northwestern	Virginia Tech (5–0)																18.
19.	California	FAU (6–0)																19.
20.	Liberty	Liberty (5–0)																20.
21.	Nebraska	Mississippi State (4–1)																21.
22.	Virginia Tech	Oregon (5–0)																22.
23.	Michigan	Northwestern (3–2)																23.
24.	Virginia	Baylor (3–2)																24.
25.	Penn State	South Carolina (5–0)																25.
	Preseason Jan 13^[6]	Week 1 Feb 10^[7]	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	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. 19 California No. 23 Michigan No. 24 Virginia No. 25 Penn State	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

References

^ "Texas nabs top spot in 2025 NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll". NFCA.org. National Fastpitch Coaches Association. January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
^ "2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll – 1/28/25". NFCA.org. National Fastpitch Coaches Association. January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
^ "ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll". ESPN. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
^ "Preseason ESPN/USA Today Softball Collegiate Top 25". usasoftball.com. ESPN. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
^ "2025 D1Softball Preseason Top 25". d1softball.com. D1 Softball. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
^ "Softball America Top 25 poll: 2025 Preseason". on3.com. On3. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
^ "Softball America Top 25 Rankings: Week 2". on3.com. On3. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

[1] "Texas nabs top spot in 2025 NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll". NFCA.org. National Fastpitch Coaches Association. January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.

[2] "2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll – 1/28/25". NFCA.org. National Fastpitch Coaches Association. January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.

[3] "ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll". ESPN. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.

[4] "Preseason ESPN/USA Today Softball Collegiate Top 25". usasoftball.com. ESPN. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.

[5] "2025 D1Softball Preseason Top 25". d1softball.com. D1 Softball. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.

[6] "Softball America Top 25 poll: 2025 Preseason". on3.com. On3. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.

[7] "Softball America Top 25 Rankings: Week 2". on3.com. On3. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

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