| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | California | 4-0 this week with 3 convincing wins over Washington at home. 33-1 (6-0). Firing on all cylinders. Utah next. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Alabama | 5-0 on the road this week with 2 wins over Auburn and 3 over Miss St. 35-1 now and alone atop SEC at 12-1. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Washington | Lost 3 games to #2 Cal on the road. Fell to 32-4 and 3-3 in PAC 12 play. Welcome AZ to Seattle this coming weekend. | 1 |
| 4 |  | Texas | Won 5 games, beat Tulsa, Houston and New Mexico 3 times. The Longhorns are rolling. Host Missouri this weekend. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Louisiana | Did not play this week. At 30-1 overall, 5-1 in the Sun Belt. A dangerous mid-week game coming up at McNeese St | 6 |
| 6 |  | Oklahoma | Picked up 4 wins in Big 12 play this week improving to 30-4, 6-1 in league action. Ricketts was perfect against Kansas. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Florida | 2-2 with a Wed lost to USF, while taking 2 of 3 from Georgia in Athens. Fell half game behind Bama in SEC standings. | 4 |
| 8 |  | Arizona State | Split with Oregon in Eugene. Rubber game was rained out. 32-4 overall and 4-1 in PAC 12. Host UCLA on Friday. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Georgia | Dropped a home series to Florida, finish the week 2-2. 29-7 overall and 8-4 in the SEC. Travel to Tenn on Wed. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Tennessee | Shutout Furman twice, then beat Kentucky 2 out of 3. 27-8 and 9-5 in conference. Next up Georgia, then Auburn. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Hawaii | Took 3 from New Mexico St. in Las Cruces. 29-3 now. 5-1 in WAC play. Games against Utah, Utah St. and BYU this week. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Arizona | Took 2 of 3 from Stanford at home and won 2 on Wed. Up to 23-9 overall, 2-4 in conference. Off to UW this weekend. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Stanford | 2-2 this week, losing a road series Arizona. Dropped to 27-8 and 1-5 in the PAC 12. Lost 5 of 7. Host Oregon next. | 11 |
| 14 |  | South Florida | Beat Florida on Wed in Gainesville and swept Pitt on the road. Sensation S. Nevis pitched her 3rd no-hitter this season. | 22 |
| 15 |  | Texas A&M | Improved to 25-10 with a 3-1 week. Beat Baylor at home on Wed and captured 2 of 3 from OSU in Stillwater. | 18 |
| 16 |  | Missouri | Five wins including a sweep of Baylor at home. Extended their home win streak to 21 games. In Austin v. Texas next. | 19 |
| 17 |  | Oregon | Beat Boise St. three times at home and split with Arizona St. 3rd game was rained out. Next action is at Stanford. | 15 |
| 18 |  | Michigan | Won the series against Indiana, taking 2 of 3 on the road. Collect a Wed win over Bowling Green. 24-10. 4-1 in Big Ten. | 16 |
| 19 |  | UCLA | Opened conference play at home v. Oregon St. Took 2 of 3, losing the finale. Collected two mid week wins. At AZ St. next. | 17 |
| 20 |  | Louisville | The last undefeated D1 suffered first 2 losses of the year at the hands of DePaul. Fell to 29-2 and 3-2 in league action. | 14 |
| 21 |  | Florida State | 3-1 since last Monday, with a split so far against UNC. Rubber match is 4/2. 32-6 overall, 7-2 in the ACC. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Baylor | Dropped 4 conference games this week to teams ranked #18 and #19. Struggling at the plate. 5 winnable ones ahead. | 21 |
| 23 |  | North Carolina | 2-1 this week, 1-1 v. Florida St. with one more to play on 4/2. 23-9 overall and 2-2 in the ACC. | 23 |
| 24 |  | LSU | Beat McNeese St. and swept Arkansas. Improved to 9-1 in SEC play. Will be tested at Alabama this weekend. | NR |
| 25 |  | Auburn | Dropped 2 to Alabama and took 2 of 3 from Ole Miss. 26-12 overall, just 5-8 in conference play. Host Tenn next. | 24 |
4/2 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 04/02/2012
