4/29 Softball Top 25 Rankings

 

RankTeamCommentsPrior
1Oklahoma LogoOklahomaG Juarez threw her second perfect game of the year on Sunday as Oklahoma routed Iowa State 14-0.1
2UCLA LogoUCLABriana Perez, Aaliyah Jordan, and Malia Quarles drove in three runs apiece as UCLA beat Utah 10-0 to win their 8th in a row.2
3Washington LogoWashingtonTaran Alvelo fired a no-hitter against Utah Valley as Washington beat the Wolverines 9-0 in their lone game of the week.5
4Arizona LogoArizonaArizona grinded out a series win at California by taking two of three, setting up a fun series with Washington next weekend.3
5Florida State LogoFlorida StateFlorida State's senior class had a memorable senior day as they led the Seminoles to a 8-1 win over Duke to sweep the series.7
6Louisiana LogoLouisianaSummer Ellyson picked up her 33rd win of the year on Sunday as Louisiana beat Coastal Carolina 3-2 for their 23rd straight win.6
7Alabama LogoAlabamaCrimson Tide dropped two of three against Kentucky, including a 3-2 13 inning heartbreaker on Sunday in Tuscaloosa.4
8Minnesota LogoMinnesotaMinnesota had a very productive week in Big Ten conference play as they swept Wisconsin and Iowa.8
9Florida LogoFloridaKelly Barnhill fired a two-hitter against Auburn on Sunday to pick up a nice road series win at Auburn.13
10Ole Miss LogoOle MissMolly Jacobsen scattered six hits on Saturday as the Rebels beat Tennessee 4-1 to clinch a key series win in their SEC title chase.16
11Georgia LogoGeorgiaGeorgia continues to surge as they took two of three against South Carolina in what was a tightly contested series.17
12Oklahoma State LogoOklahoma StateSamantha Show's 15th homerun of the season was a walk-off blast to lock up the sweep of Texas Tech. Bedlam awaits.18
13James Madison LogoJames MadisonJames Madison swept Virginia in their  midweek games, outscoring the Cavaliers 17-4, and then swept Drexel.14
14LSU LogoLSUCoach Beth Torina picked her 8th 40 win season at LSU as the Tigers took two of three from Baylor to highlight the week.9
15Tennessee LogoTennesseeTennessee beat Tennessee State 15-2 and lost two of three at Ole Miss as the bats couldn't get rolling this weekend.10
16Texas LogoTexasTexas took Kansas' best shot on Friday but got the  job done and took the momentum all the way to sweep the Jayhawks.15
17Kentucky LogoKentuckyAutumn Humes was lights out in relief and Alex Martens' rbi single in the top of the 13th secured a 3-2 win over Alabama.21
18Arkansas LogoArkansasMary Haff threw a three-hit shutout to even up the series against Texas A&M. The rubber match will be on Monday night.12
19South Carolina LogoSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina dropped a couple of tight games at Georgia as the grind of life on the road in the SEC conference is very real.11
20Michigan LogoMichiganMichigan went 4-0 this week as they beat Michigan State and then took all three games against Penn State this weekend.20
21Northwestern LogoNorthwesternNorthwestern is undefeated in Big Ten play as they swept MSU and now will go to Minnesota next week for a huge series.23
22Texas Tech LogoTexas TechRed Raiders dropped three heartbreakers in Stillwater but this weekend will benefit them later on in the NCAA Tournament.19
23Virginia Tech LogoVirginia TechHokies clinched the ACC Coastal Division title after sweeping Boston College, outscoring the Eagles 29-4 in the series.25
24Auburn LogoAuburnAuburn dropped two of three to Florida as the offense is in a bit of a slump heading into a road trip to Arkansas.22
25North Carolina LogoNorth CarolinaUNC took a key road series at Louisville as the Tar Heels won the first two games by scoring 16 runs against the Cardinals.24