| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | California | Went 4-0 in Palm Springs, allowing just one run, improving to 13-0. 5 very winnable games this coming week. | 3 |
| 2 |  | Alabama | Six wins this week, the Tide is now 13-0. 4 TV games at home this coming weekend versus Maryland, UMass & UAB. | 4 |
| 3 |  | Washington | 4-1 in Palm Springs with wins over Georgia, Texas A&M, Florida & Nebraska. No-hit by Missouri. Improve to 14-1. | 5 |
| 4 |  | Florida | 4-1 in Palm Springs, beating Texas A&M, Texas, BYU and Boise St. Dropped their first game to Washington. Now 13-1. | 2 |
| 5 |  | Texas | Went to 12-1. 4-1 in Palm Springs, losing 1st game to Gators, beating UCLA, Nebraska, CS Northridge & SDSU. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Arizona State | Four wins this week at home against Central Conn. On a 10 game winning streak, 8 of those by runrule, 6 shutouts. | 9 |
| 7 |  | Georgia | Now 12-2, going 4-1 in Palm Springs with big wins over AZ, OU and UCLA. Lost their 2nd game of season to UW 7-5. | 11 |
| 8 |  | Stanford | 5-0 in Palm Springs with a shutout of Oklahoma. Seven wins in a row, four by shutout. Teagan Gerhart is 13-1. | 16 |
| 9 |  | Arizona | 5-1 in Palm Springs losing only to Georgia. They've won 11 of their last 12, six by runrule, including seven shutouts. | 14 |
| 10 |  | Tennessee | 4-1 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. Rebounded nicely from a 2-1 loss to Winthrop to shutout Georgia Tech and Umass. | 7 |
| 11 |  | Oklahoma | Three shutout wins and two losses at the Cathedral City Classic. A 9-3 record, dropped games to Georgia and Stanford. | 8 |
| 12 |  | Michigan | 3-2 at the NFCA Leaddoff Classic. Lost a 1-0 pitcher's duel to Umass and 10-7 shootout to Lousiana. | 10 |
| 13 |  | UCLA | A rough weekend in Palm Springs for the Bruins, losing 4 (Texas, Georgia, Missouri & Fresno St.). Beat Syracuse 6-3. | 1 |
| 14 |  | Louisiana | Undefeated at NFCA Leadoff Classic including a win over Mich, they continue to impress and stay unbeaten at 12-0. | 20 |
| 15 |  | Auburn | 6 wins this week. Tigers are now 14-0. Will be tested this week with games vs. UCLA, Mich, NC & Syracuse in Orlando. | 23 |
| 16 |  | Oregon | After taking a week off, the Ducks won five in Palm Springs, beating OK St., Nebraska, Northwestern, NM St. & Cal Poly | 21 |
| 17 |  | Baylor | Went 4-1 at Texas Shootout in Waco, beating SFA, UTEP & N. Texas twice. Lost 1-0 to Tx State & lost Canion to injury. | 15 |
| 18 |  | Florida State | Still undefeated at 15-0. Six wins this week. 2 games this coming weekend in Honolulu against Hawaii will be a test. | 24 |
| 19 |  | Louisville | Undefeated at 12-0, the Cardinals swept Creighton in a three games series at home this weekend. Tenn coming up. | NR |
| 20 |  | Hawaii | Took the week off. Still 12-0. Have a chance to play Fla St. twice this weekend in Honolulu. One will not be unbeaten. | 25 |
| 21 |  | DePaul | NFCA Leadoff Classic Champions, going 5-0, improving to 11-4. Wins over UMass, Georgia Tech and Miss St. | NR |
| 22 |  | Missouri | 3-2 at Cathedral City, Thomas No-hit UW, handing them first and only loss. Beat UCLA, lost to Neb. and Northwestern. | 22 |
| 23 |  | North Carolina | Suffered 1st losses of season both to ND. 4-2 on the week, now 11-2. Set to face Auburn, Baylor and Oregon this week. | 19 |
| 24 |  | Georgia Tech | After 7-1 start & big wins, lost 6 of their last 8. 1-4 at NFCA Leadoff Classic losing to Depaul, UMass, Tenn & Miss St. | 12 |
| 25 |  | Texas A&M | Dropped to 9-6 going 1-4 in Palm Springs, losing to Pacific, Florida, UW, and New Mexico. Beat BYU in shootout. | 13 |
2/27 Softball Top 25
Mon, 02/27/2012
