| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | Oregon | Oregon went into Seattle and stepped up in a big way, sweeping the Huskies in three hard fought games. | 1 |
| 2 |  | UCLA | UCLA took advantage of the off week in Pac-12 play by sweeping Oklahoma State and South Dakota. | 1 |
| 3 |  | Oklahoma | The Sooners improve to 15-0 in Big 12 play after sweeping Texas. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Florida | It was a very productive week for Florida as they beat Florida State and took two of three against LSU. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee continues to play very strong, consistent softball as they took two of three from Kentucky. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Georgia | Georgia had to battle all weekend against Alabama but found a way to take two of three against the Crimson Tide. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State got back on track this week with a sweep of Utah in Salt Lake City. | 10 |
| 8 |  | Washington | Washington is in a bit of a funk offensively as they were swept by Oregon. A huge trip to Oregon State is up next. | 4 |
| 9 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M opened up the spectacular Davis Diamond in style with a sweep of Auburn. | 13 |
| 10 |  | Florida State | Florida State went 2-2 this week as they lost at Florida but responded well by winning two of three at Notre Dame. | 8 |
| 11 |  | Arizona | Arizona swept Oregon State and the Wildcats are starting to get into a bit of groove with their play. | 15 |
| 12 |  | South Carolina | Four more quality wins for South Carolina this week, including a sweep of Mississippi State. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Michigan | Michigan got all they wanted from Indiana, but the Wolverines escaped Bloomington with a 2-1 series win. | 11 |
| 14 |  | Auburn | Auburn ran into a buzzsaw as Texas A&M swept the Tigers this weekend. | 9 |
| 15 |  | LSU | LSU did pick up a win at Florida on Saturday and played well on Sunday despite losing to the Gators. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Arkansas | Arkansas has won the first two games of the Ole Miss series and will go for the sweep of the Rebels on Monday night. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Baylor | Baylor split two games with Houston and then swept Iowa State in Ames. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Alabama | Alabama dropped two of three at Georgia. They could have won the series, but they lost a 3-2 lead late in game two. | 17 |
| 19 |  | Northwestern | Northwestern had a solid week as they went 3-1 with a win over Loyola (Chicago) and a series win over Iowa. | 20 |
| 20 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State swept Maryland and will close out the regular season against Pittsburgh and a trip to Michigan. | NR |
| 21 |  | California | California is on a nice roll as they swept Stanford and have won seven straight games. | 25 |
| 22 |  | James Madison | James Madison has taken back the CAA lead after sweeping Hofstra this weekend in Harrisonburg. | NR |
| 23 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky lost two of three against Tennessee. South Carolina visits Lexington next weekend. | 22 |
| 24 |  | Louisiana | Louisiana has now won 45 straight Sun Belt Conference series after taking two of three at UT-Arlington. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Long Beach State | Long Beach State took two of three against Cal Poly and will need to finish strong on the road to win the Big West. | 23 |
