| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Washington | 5-0 this week including a sweep of Pac-12 foe Utah. On 19 game winning streak. Huge showdown with Cal upcoming. | 2 |
| 2 |  | California | 4 wins this week. A sweep of Stanford on the road. 29-1. Host Washington in a series that could determine Pac-12 title. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Alabama | 5-1. Suffered their first loss of year to Tenn. Beat DePaul and Longwood twice. At Auburn and Miss St. this week. | 1 |
| 4 |  | Florida | Swept the Razorbacks on the road. A mid week matchup vs USF will be tough. SEC plays continues at Georgia. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Texas | Swept Iowa St. in Ames, in their first Big 12 action of season. 26-2. 5 winnable non-conference games at home next. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Louisiana | Beat Ga. Tech twice mid week and took 2 of 3 from conference opponent Troy. Took 1st loss of the season. 30-1 overall. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Oklahoma | 26-4. Took 2 of 3 from Baylor in Waco. Four Big 12 games coming up. Mid week vs OK St., Kansas at home. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Arizona State | Swept Arizona in Tempe to open Pac-12 play. 31-3 overall. Off to Eugene next weekend. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Georgia | 4 wins ran the Bulldog record to 27-5 overall and 7-2 in SEC. Host Florida this coming weekend. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Tennessee | 4-1 this week. Gave Alabama its first loss of the season. Improved to 23-7 and 7-4 in SEC play. 5 games at home next. | 12 |
| 11 |  | Stanford | Swept at home by Cal after a long lay off. Shut out twice. 26-4 overall. On the road versus Arizona next weekend. | 8 |
| 12 |  | Hawaii | Won two of three at home from San Jose State to open WAC play. 26-3 overall. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Arizona | 1-4 this week, with a split with New Mexico and three losses to intra-State rival AZ St. Dropped to 19-8 and 0-3 in conf. | 10 |
| 14 |  | Louisville | The lone undefeated D1 at 27-0 with 5 more wins; 2 over Ohio St. and a sweep of Pittsburg to begin Big East action. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Oregon | Beat Oregon State at home Saturday. Balance of the series moved to Monday due to weather. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Michigan | Added 4 wins including sweep of Penn State at home. Improved to 21-9 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten action. | 17 |
| 17 |  | UCLA | One win. Lost games to weather and have played just once since 3/11/12. Open Conference play with OR St. at home. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Texas A&M | Took 2 of 3 from Missouri at home to start Big 12 play. Now 22-9. Host Baylor mid week and then visit OK St. | 21 |
| 19 |  | Missouri | Took 2 from Iowa and dropped 2 of 3 in College Station to A&M. 23-5 overall and 4-2 in conference. | 16 |
| 20 |  | Florida State | Six wins over the last 5 days. Improved to 29-5 and 6-0 in ACC play. A showdown with North Carolina coming up. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Baylor | 1-2 Against #7 OU last week to start Big 12 play. Two mid week games rained out v. SFA. At A&M and Mizzu this week. | 22 |
| 22 |  | South Florida | 5 wins, one over UMass and a conference opening sweep of Pittsburg. 29-5 overall. At Florida on Wed. | 23 |
| 23 |  | North Carolina | Beat South Carolina. Series with Maryland rained out. Next up, an important series with Florida St. on the road. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Auburn | Have lost 5 of last 6. Dropped 2 of 3 to Kentucky and lost to Troy. Fell to 3-5 in SEC play. DH at home v. Bama mid week. | 19 |
| 25 |  | Syracuse | 2 wins. Improved to 19-8. Big wins this season over BU, Michigan and North Carolina. Big East play the rest of the way. | NR |
3/26 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 03/26/2012
