| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Florida | The Gators start strong with wins over Michigan and USF to highlight a 5-0 opening week. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Auburn | The Tigers hit the ground running with a win over Oklahoma and end up 3-1 down in Mexico. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Oklahoma | A 2-2 week for the Sooners as they beat BYU and Nebraska but lost tight games to Auburn and Washington. | 1 |
| 4 |  | Florida State | Seminoles rattle off five wins at home during the Unconquered Invitational to start the 2017 season off in style. | 4 |
| 5 |  | UCLA | UCLA dominates Notre Dame to highlight a 5-0 week in the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Michigan | The Wolverines end up 3-2 in week one as they dropped a couple of tough games to Florida and USF. | 5 |
| 7 |  | Alabama | Alexis Osorio tossed a perfect game against Coastal Carolina on Friday to highlight the Kickin Chikin Classic. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Oregon | The Ducks pick up a good early season win over Fresno State 4-1 and went 6-0 in Tempe this week. | 9 |
| 9 |  | LSU | LSU responded nicely from the Penn State loss on Friday to end up 4-1 on the week. | 7 |
| 10 |  | Washington | The Huskies start the 2017 season in style with wins over Auburn and Oklahoma down in Puerto Vallarta. | 15 |
| 11 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee pitched very well, which is a great sign moving forward as the schedule gets tougher. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Arizona | It was an excellent opening week for Arizona as they beat several quality opponents without much difficulty. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Georgia | It was a strong start to the 2017 season for Georgia as they swept the Red and Black Showcase. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Missouri | The Tigers split two games against a very good James Madison team as part of a 4-1 week. | 11 |
| 15 |  | Minnesota | It was an outstanding start to the season for the Golden Gophers by winning twice against Texas in Austin. | 17 |
| 16 |  | Louisiana | The Ragin' Cajuns end up 4-2 this week and were swept by Southern Miss on Sunday. | 13 |
| 17 |  | Texas A&M | A good balanced performance all weekend long by Texas A&M, including a 9-1 win over Ohio State. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Baylor | It was an uneven week for Baylor as the offense was a bit inconsistent at times. | 16 |
| 19 |  | Utah | The Utes hit the ground running with a 5-0 trip to the Kajikawa Classic in fairly dominant fashion. | 23 |
| 20 |  | South Florida | The Bulls pick up a very nice win over Michigan as part of a 3-1 week to start the season. | NR |
| 21 |  | Notre Dame | Fighting Irish go 3-2 out in Southern California, but they will get better as the season goes along. | 19 |
| 22 |  | James Madison | The Dukes split their two games against Missouri, but went 3-1 to start the season. | NR |
| 23 |  | Arizona State | The Sun Devils rattle off seven straight wins and pitched well all weekend under new coach Trisha Ford. | NR |
| 24 |  | Oregon State | OSU sweeps their three games over in Honolulu to give the Pac-12 an ever better start to the season. | NR |
| 25 |  | South Carolina | The Gamecocks only allowed one run all weekend as they dominated the Carolina Classic. | NR |
2/13 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 02/13/2017
