| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | UCLA | On track. Three convincing wins against Kentucky and over Pacific. Both pitching and offense were solid. | 3 |
| 2 |  | Florida | As usual, 4 dominating performances in the circle and at the plate. An extra inning scare vs. a 3-1 South FLA team. | 4 |
| 3 |  | California | Went 4-0 at Kajikawa Classic in Tempe. Rolled over #7 Tennessee and beat a good Syracuse squad. | 6 |
| 4 |  | Michigan | Off to a solid start. Three one run wins, #21 LSU & two over La. Tech. Run ruled Penn St. in last game of weekend. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Alabama | Won 3 of their 4 games in Mobile by run rule. The sticks are still powerful, mashing eight home runs as a team. | 8 |
| 6 |  | Tennessee | Lost a highly anticipated game to #6 Cal, but beat #1 Arizona St. soundly. Pitching good & the offense is potent. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Oklahoma | The Sooners had no tough competition in Vegas, rolling to 5 wins, 3 by shutout. The pitchers allowed just 3 runs. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Washington | An excellent weekend at the Kajikawa Classic. 5 wins, 2 by run rule; a shutout over #15 Nebraska. A very good start. | 12 |
| 9 |  | Texas | Domination is an understatement for the weekend in Austin. 5-0. Scored 60 runs, allowed zero. Hit .470 as a team. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Arizona State | Went 5-2 on weekend, losing to # 7 Tenn & McNeese St. Wins over W. Mich, San Jose St., #19 Northwestern & Cal Poly. | 1 |
| 11 |  | Stanford | 4-1 in Tempe. Four solid wins, 2 run rules & allowed 2 runs in 4 games. Lost a shootout 10-9 to #13 Texas A&M. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Georgia | 4-1 at home, losing to the best team they played, North Carolina St. 3-1. 3 of the wins were run rules. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Houston | 5-0 at home. A solid start to 2012. Answered some of the pitching questions, getting two shutouts, one over OK St. | 20 |
| 14 |  | Georgia Tech | A great start at the Kajikawa Classic beating #2 Arizona and #19 Nebraska. A close loss to #23 San Diego St. | 18 |
| 15 |  | Texas A&M | The Ags go 3-2 in Tempe with wins over #2 Arizona and #10 Stanford, losing to Utah and #19 Northwestern. | 13 |
| 16 |  | Baylor | 4-1 at home in Getterman Classic. Dropped a game to much improved Arkansas squad. Off. needs improvement. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Arizona | An early stumble, losing 3 at the Kajikawa to Ga. Tech, Nebraska & Texas A&M. Pitching is below expectations | 2 |
| 18 |  | Nebraska | In Tempe, the Cornhuskers were 3-3, losing to ranked UW and Ga. Tech. Surprise loss to OR St. & win against AZ. | 15 |
| 19 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels had very little trouble going 4-0 beating N. Florida, FAU, Chattanooga and Ohio St. Allowed 4 runs. | 25 |
| 20 |  | San Diego State | 3-3 at the Kajikawa Classic, losing to #7 Tennessee, #16 Oregon & Texas Tech. A nice win over #18 Georgia Tech. | 23 |
| 21 |  | Oregon | 3-2 at the Kajikawa Classic. Results below expectations. Losses to Utah and New Mexico are a little surprising | 16 |
| 22 |  | Louisiana | The Ragin Cajun offense is prolific. They scored 55 runs in 3 games. Rained washed away Friday's games. | NR |
| 23 |  | Oklahoma State | 4-1 in Houston, winning solidly against North Texas, Texas A&M CC and Sam Houston. Pitching got three shutouts. | NR |
| 24 |  | Missouri | Missouri starts the season this weekend with 5 games in the Quality Inn Classic at Troy, AL. | NR |
| 25 |  | LSU | 2-2 at home, losing to #5 Michigan close. The Tigers split with Penn St. in close games and they bounded La. Tech. | 21 |
2/13 Softball Top 25
Mon, 02/13/2012
