4/8 Softball Top 25 Rankings

 

RankTeamCommentsPrior
1UCLA LogoUCLAUCLA dominated Arizona State all weekend and the possibility of the Bruins running the table in Pac-12 is  growing each week.1
2Oklahoma LogoOklahomaOklahoma is on fire as they swept Baylor and scored 31 runs in the series including 16 runs on Sunday afternoon.2
3LSU LogoLSUShemiah Sanchez's two-run homerun in the top of the 7th was the difference  for LSU as they clinched the series over MSU.5
4Arizona LogoArizonaArizona absolutely annihilated Utah's pitching this weekend, setting a school record with 48 runs in the three game sweep.7
5Florida State LogoFlorida StateFlorida State went 2-1 this week as they beat Florida 2-0 and have split two games so far with Louisville.3
6Louisiana LogoLouisianaSummer Ellyson and Carrie Boswell took control of things in the circle on Saturday as the Ragin' Cajuns swept UT-Arlington.8
7Washington LogoWashingtonSis Bates and Amirah Milloy paced the UW offense on Sunday as they finished the sweep of Cal to improve to 9-3 in Pac-12 play.9
8Tennessee LogoTennesseeAshley Rogers picked her teammates up on Sunday as she threw a five-hitter against Auburn to avoid getting swept by the Tigers.6
9Alabama LogoAlabamaAlabama dropped two of three in Columbia against South Carolina as the Crimson Tide struggled offensively.4
10Florida LogoFloridaKelly Barnhill  was dominant in the circle and Amanda Lorenz's 2 RBI's led Florida to a 3-1 win over Arkansas to get the sweep.11
11Ole Miss LogoOle MissOle Miss took a strong punch from Kentucky in game one but responded to win the next two games to take the series.10
12Texas LogoTexasMiranda Elish threw a two-hit shutout on Sunday to give Texas a key series win over Texas Tech in Lubbock.15
13Auburn LogoAuburnAuburn went into Knoxville and took two of three from Tennessee as they put together a total team effort to get the series win.19
14James Madison LogoJames MadisonJames Madison kept the bats rolling as they swept Hofstra without much difficulty. A trip to Virginia Tech awaits on Wednesday.14
15Minnesota LogoMinnesotaGolden Gophers responded nicely on Saturday as they beat Illinois 10-3 in game three to take another key Big Ten series.16
16South Carolina LogoSouth CarolinaJana John's two-run homerun and Dixe Raley's four-hit shutout gave South Carolina a big series win over Alabama.25
17Arkansas LogoArkansasRazorbacks had a rough week offensively in Gainesville as they were swept by Florida this weekend.12
18Georgia LogoGeorgiaGeorgia took two of three from Texas A&M and Alyssa DiCarlo hit her 20th homerun on Sunday in just 41 games this season.18
19Oklahoma State LogoOklahoma StateOklahoma State had a bit of a letdown at UT Arlington but recovered to sweep Kansas by outscoring the Jayhawks 20-4.13
20Michigan LogoMichiganMackenzie Nemitz's two-run double in the 7th on Sunday gave the Wolverines a 7-6 win over Indiana for their 15th win in a row.22
21Virginia Tech LogoVirginia TechCarrie Eberle's 19th win of the year on Sunday was enough for Virginia Tech to get a three game sweep at Duke.21
22Texas Tech LogoTexas TechRed Raiders battled Texas well in all three games but just couldn’t find a way to string together enough key hits to get a win in the series.17
23Arizona State LogoArizona StateArizona State ran into the buzzsaw that is UCLA as the Sun Devils had a tough time with the UCLA bats all weekend long.20
24Kentucky LogoKentuckyWildcats picked up a win in game one against Ole Miss but dropped the next two against a surging Rebels squad.23
25Colorado State LogoColorado StateColorado State took two of three at San Jose State as the Rams are now 29-5 on the season and 11-1 in MWC play.24