| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | California | Dropped just their 2nd game of the year to AZ. Took 2 of 3. 39-2 overall and 11-1 in conference. Oregon up next. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Alabama | Swept South Carolina at home and reached 40 wins. 40-2 overall and 17-2 in SEC play, half game behind Florida. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Louisiana | 5-1 this week, winning 2 of 3 from FIU on the road followed by a sweep of Middle Tennessee at home. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Arizona State | Split mid week series with Oregon St. on the road. Game 3 was cancelled. 2nd in PAC-12. Host Stanford at home next. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Florida | Dropped a mid week contest to UCF and then swept Auburn at home. Held their half game lead over Bama in SEC. | 3 |
| 6 |  | Oklahoma | Run ruled OSU Wed. and took 2 of 3 from A&M in College Station. 1st in Big 12. Host Mizzu in big series this weekend. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Arizona | Swept 3 from Utah at home on Tue and Wed. Lost 2 of 3 to Cal in Berkeley. 29-12 overall and 8-7 in conference play. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Texas | Lost to Tx Tech mid week and then swept Kansas on the road. 2nd in Big 12 behind OU. At Baylor Wed., then host OSU. | 7 |
| 9 |  | Washington | Lost 8 of their last 11. Split with Oregon on the road mid week and lost 2 of 3 to UCLA at home over the weekend. | 6 |
| 10 |  | Tennessee | Won four games this week, including a three game sweep of LSU at home. A distant 3rd place in SEC standings. | 12 |
| 11 |  | Hawaii | Swept Louisiana Tech at home. Improved to 35-4 overall and 9-2 in WAC play. On the road at Nevada next. | 14 |
| 12 |  | Oregon | Split with Washington mid week at home. Swept Utah on the road. Faces Cal next weekend on the road. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Missouri | Lost 2 of 3 to Tx Tech, ending their home win streak and dropping them to 3rd in Big 12. At OU this coming weekend. | 10 |
| 14 |  | Georgia | 4-2 during the week. Took 2 from South Carolina, but lost 2 of 3 to Kentucky on the road. Ga. Tech and Bama up next. | 11 |
| 15 |  | UCLA | Won two Pac-12 series this week, getting 2 of 3 from Stanford at home and an impressive 2 of 3 from UW in Seattle. | 19 |
| 16 |  | South Florida | Won four of five conference games this week, sweeping Providence while getting 2 of 3 from UConn. Reached 40 wins. | 13 |
| 17 |  | Louisville | Won 5 games this week including three shutouts and 2 no-hitters from senior Tori Collins. Showdown with USF looms. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Michigan | Lost mid week to Western Michigan. Shutout arch rival Michigan St. three times. 30-11 overall and 11-1 in Big Ten. | 16 |
| 19 |  | Texas A&M | 2-2 this week in Big 12. Beat Baylor in Waco, dropped 2 of 3 at home to OU. 4th in Big 12. At Tx Tech for 3 mid week. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Stanford | Lost 2 of 3 to UCLA in LA then swept Oregon St. at home. Travel to Arizona St. next weekend. | 17 |
| 21 |  | Texas Tech | Won 3 of 4, beating Texas at home Wed and whipping Missouri 2 of 3 in Columbia ending the Tigers home win streak. | NR |
| 22 |  | Florida State | 2-2 this week, splitting with Ga. Tech with the rubber match on Mon 4/16. Currently tied with Ga. Tech for 1st in ACC. | 21 |
| 23 |  | North Carolina | Won 5 games, 4 shutouts and 2 run rules. Sit half game behind Ga. Tech and Florida St. in ACC standings. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Syracuse | 6-1 this week, winning 2 double headers mid week. Took 2 of 3 from Notre Dame in South Bend. 30-10 overall. | 24 |
| 25 |  | LSU | A tough couple of weeks, losing 5 of 6 to Alabama and Tennessee. Swept in Knoxville. Fell to 29-13 overall. | 22 |
4/16 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 04/16/2012
