| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | Four wins, including Oregon on the road and a sweep of conference foe Ole Miss. Tide host Tennessee mid week. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Washington | 27-1 after 4 wins this week. Showdown vs OU was rained out. 2 mid-week games then host Utah to start PAC-12 play. | 3 |
| 3 |  | California | Now 25-1 after losing in 10 to Hawaii. Beat Texas and A&M. Coming up, Princeton at home and Stanford on the road. | 1 |
| 4 |  | Florida | Two rainouts and a sweep of South Carolina at home. 26-2 overall, 6-1 in SEC play. At Arkansas next weekend. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Texas | 4-1 in Honolulu. Handed Hawaii its 1st loss. Dropped one to Cal. Road trip to Ames, Iowa to begin Big -12 action. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Louisiana | Still unbeaten at 26-0. Four wins this week including a 9-2 mauling of ASU. 5 games this week, two with Ga. Tech. | 11 |
| 7 |  | Oklahoma | 4 more wins, including one over Michigan runs the Sooner win streak to 15. Open Big 12 play with BU on the road. | 10 |
| 8 |  | Stanford | Idle this last week. 25-3 overall. Start PAC-12 action this weekend at home against Cal. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Arizona State | 3-1 at Judi Garman. Got mushed by UL and beat Michigan. 28-3 overall. Sun Devils will welcome rival AZ next weekend. | 6 |
| 10 |  | Arizona | 18-4, the Wildcats have played just twice since Mar 4 due to weather. ASU looms this weekend after two with NM St. | 9 |
| 11 |  | Georgia | 2-2 this week, with a mid week loss to Ga. Tech. Won 2 of 3 from Auburn in conference. 4-2 in SEC. | 7 |
| 12 |  | Tennessee | 4-1 this week. Took 2 of 3 from Razor-backs on the road to get to 3-3 in SEC. The Tide mid week, then on to Miss St. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Hawaii | 3-2 at home. Dropped from the undefeated ranks losing to Texas and A&M. Gave Cal its first loss in extra innings. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Oregon | Just one game this week, a loss to Alabama. Start PAC-12 play this weekend at Oregon St. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Louisville | 4 wins and 3 rainouts. Still unbeaten. Beat Illinois St. squad twice. Coming up, Ohio St. and Big East play v. Pittsburg. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Missouri | 4-0 with a sweep of KU to open the Big 12. On 15 game winning streak. Iowa at home Wed. A&M away for the weekend. | 21 |
| 17 |  | Michigan | 1-2 at Judi Garman Classic. Shutout by AZ St. and OU. Beat ND. Conference play begins at home this week vs Penn St. | 16 |
| 18 |  | UCLA | Off this week. Three very winable non-conference games coming up. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Auburn | 2-3 all in conference and away. Split with LSU. Dropped series to UGA. 23-6 overall. | 17 |
| 20 |  | Florida State | 3-2 this week, with losses to Rutgers and USF. 2 mid week games and then ACC play continues with VA on the road. | 19 |
| 21 |  | Texas A&M | The Ags go 4-1 in Honolulu. Lost close to Cal and beat Hawaii. 20-8 overall. Host Missouri to start Big 12 action. | 23 |
| 22 |  | Baylor | 5-1 at home during spring break. The offense managed just 13 runs. 2 mid-week vs SFA then OU to open league play. | 20 |
| 23 |  | South Florida | 24-5 overall. Legit. Quality wins over FL St., Michigan, Northwestern, VA. Tech, Miss St. Lost to FLA in 8 innings. | NR |
| 24 |  | North Carolina | 4-1 this week. Took 2 of 3 from Va. Tech. South Carolina and Maryland all at home this week. | 24 |
| 25 |  | DePaul | 1-2 at Judi Garman Classic. Runruled by OU and UW. Next weekend, two games vs both Bama and Longwood in AL. | 22 |
3/19 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 03/19/2012
