| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | California | 4 wins this weekend in Fullerton, a shutout, 2 runrules and a victory over NWU. Golden Bears continue to roll at 16-0. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Alabama | Improved to 17-0 with 4 wins, two over Maryland, UAB and a runrule of UMass. Tide open conf play this week at KY. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Washington | 5 wins in Stockton, CA and UW is 19-1. Victories included 3 shutouts and 2 runrules. Averaged 7+ runs a game. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Florida | Gators needed 8 innings to finish off E. Mich Thur, but got it going Fri-Sun, pitching 5 shutouts averaging over 10 runs. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Texas | Texas swept 2 from Tx State mid-week and 3 games from SHSU in Austin to go to 17-1. Conf action this week v. Tx Tech. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Arizona State | Sun Devils have won 16 consecutive; 6 this week, 5 shutouts and 4 runrules. Devils took 8 innings to dispatch Creighton. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Georgia | 5 wins at home gives the Bulldogs a 18-2 record. Mid-week warmup v. Furman and then SEC Play begins at Miss St. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Stanford | Cardinal have won 12 straight. 5-0 in Fullerton, 3 shutouts and 3 runrules. They beatup Big 10 foes, IN, MSU, & NWU. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Arizona | The Wildcats swept College of Charleston at home, improving to 16-4. Next up a Canion-less Baylor squad in Waco. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Tennessee | Lady Vols won 5 at home last week including an 8-7 exhibtion over Dutch National Team. Begin SEC at home v. FLA. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Oklahoma | Rebounded after two losses in Palm Springs to win five this week, inlcuding two shutouts over LSU. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Louisiana | Now 17-0 after winning five this weekend at home including one over KY. Scored 56 runs in the five victories. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Michigan | 4-1 at the Citrus Classic with wins over UCLA, Auburn, VA and Temple. A 4-2 loss to Syracuse was the only blemish. | 12 |
| 14 |  | Hawaii | Four more wins, including 2 over previously perfect Florida St. moves Hawaii to 17-0. They continue to roll. | 20 |
| 15 |  | Oregon | Went 6-1 in Orlando, losing only to Baylor. The Ducks have won 12 of their last 13 games including a 5-4 win over NC. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Louisville | Three wins this week, 2 shutouts and 2 runrules, keeps Louisville undefeated at 15-0. One of few remaining unbeatens. | 19 |
| 17 |  | Auburn | Dropped from the unbeated ranks, going 2-3 in Orlando, lossing to NC, Mich and Penn St. They beat UCLA and Syracuse. | 15 |
| 18 |  | UCLA | 3-2 at the Citrus Classic losing badly to Auburn and close to Michigan. The Bruins are 4-6 in their last 10 contests. | 13 |
| 19 |  | Florida State | Fell from the unbeaten ranks losing to Radford and Hawaii in Honolulu. The Seminoles Begin ACC play v. NC St. at home. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Baylor | 2-3 in Orlando after losing Canion to ACL tear. Beat Oregon and NC Fri and then tumbled losing 3 straight Sat and Sun. | 17 |
| 21 |  | DePaul | Did not play this week. Will travel to Miami next weekend to play two each against FIU and Delaware. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Missouri | The Tigers improved to 10-3 with four wins over Missouri teams in Kansas City, three shutouts and two runrules. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Texas A&M | 5-1 this week, splitting a pair against Houston. The Ags beat Nebraska twice, Tx State and SHSU in a mid-week affair. | 25 |
| 24 |  | Georgia Tech | The Jackets went 4-2 on the week, losing their 1st game to Ga. St. and last to Elon 6-3. This team is hard to figure out. | 24 |
| 25 |  | North Carolina | In Orlando, the Tar Heels were 2-3. Lost to Baylor, Syracuse and Oregon; beat NC and Fordham. 5-5 over their last 10. | 23 |
3/5 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 03/05/2012
