| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Florida | Florida has clinched their showdown series with Auburn with a 7-0 win on Sunday night. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Florida State | Florida State knocked off UCF and annihilated Virginia in a three game sweep. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Oregon | The Ducks have taken the first two games of their series with Utah, outscoring the Utes 15-3 in two games. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Arizona | Arizona established themselves as a team to beat, along with Oregon, in the Pac-12 this season. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Auburn | The Tigers drop the first two games of their series at Florida and will look to salvage a game on Monday. | 4 |
| 6 |  | Alabama | The Crimson Tide respond well after losing 14-0 on Sunday to win the series over South Carolina. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Washington | Washington ran into a buzz saw down in Tucson as Arizona's pitching dominated the Huskies this weekend. | 5 |
| 8 |  | Minnesota | Minnesota sweeps Nebraska on the road in Lincoln to hit the ground running in Big Ten play. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Texas A&M | Aggies take two of three from Missouri in College Station and just need to keep winning series in conference play. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Baylor | The Bears take the series in Lawrence with a 5-1 win over Kansas on Sunday. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Oklahoma | The Sooners get a nice win over Mississippi State to highlight a perfect week. | 13 |
| 12 |  | James Madison | Dukes take two of three from Hofstra, but will need to clean up the defensive mistakes moving forward. | 11 |
| 13 |  | LSU | A very nice sweep for LSU as they found a way to win very tightly contested games against Georgia. | 14 |
| 14 |  | UCLA | That’s 1,800 wins for UCLA in softball program history after beating Dartmouth 4-2 on Sunday. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Tennessee | It was a strong week for Tennessee as they beat North Carolina and swept Ole Miss. | 18 |
| 16 |  | Louisiana | Louisiana sweeps South Alabama to take command of the Sun Belt race. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Utah | Utes drop the first two games of their key series against Oregon as the offense only scored three runs in two games. | 12 |
| 18 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky swept Arkansas, but it wasn't easy for the Wildcats all weekend long. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Michigan | Pitching dominated the weekend series against Penn State as the Wolverines are building momentum. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Georgia | The Bulldogs lose three tough games at LSU but they will bounce back as the season goes along. | 17 |
| 21 |  | Wisconsin | Wisconsin handled Louisville and took the series from Northwestern in Evanston. | 21 |
| 22 |  | California | The Golden Bears take the series from rival Stanford to improve to 19-8 on the season. | NR |
| 23 |  | Arizona State | The Sun Devils get two wins over Oregon State to get back on track heading into Monday night's third game. | 23 |
| 24 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels are off to a 7-2 start in ACC play after taking a series this weekend from N.C. State. | NR |
| 25 |  | Arkansas | Arkansas drops three tough games against Kentucky this week. The Razorbacks will win their share of close games. | 22 |
