| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | California | Swept UCLA at home this weekend including 2 shutouts and one run rule. 45-3. Still atop the Pac-12 standings. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Louisiana | Took three from Western Ky on the road this weekend. 44-2 overall and 19-2 in conference. They've won 10 in a row. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Arizona State | Swept Washington in Seattle including an 18-1, 5 inning run rule. Stayed even with Cal in the loss column. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Oklahoma | Beat OSU on Wed and Central Arkansas on Sat. Alone atop the Big 12, they host the Longhorns next weekend. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Alabama | 3-1 since Monday. Run ruled Troy mid week and then took 2 of 3 from Arkansas in Fayetteville. Back in 1st in SEC. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Florida | 2-3 this week. Lost a mid-week game to LSU and dropped 2 to Kentucky at home. Fell 1 game behind Bama in SEC. | 4 |
| 7 |  | Tennessee | The Lady Vols have won 17 in a row, sweeping Ole Miss this weekend at home. Done with SEC play in 3rd at 22-6. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Texas | Longhorns took 2 of 3 from A&M. Each won their home games. 2 games behind OU with 3 coming up against them. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Oregon | Beat Arizona two of three in Tempe. Third at 11-8 in conference action. The Ducks host Missouri for 3 games this week. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Arizona | Lost 2 of 3 to Oregon at home after an 8 day layoff. 32-14 overall and 9-9 in league action. At UCLA next weekend. | 7 |
| 11 |  | Louisville | 4-0 this week. Beat Indiana on the road and pitched three shutouts against Georgetown. First in Big East at 16-2. | 12 |
| 12 |  | UCLA | Swept by Cal on the road. Fell to 33-15 overall and 9-9 in the conference. Next up, Arizona at home. | 11 |
| 13 |  | Hawaii | Beat Fresno St. three times, two by shutout. In first in the WAC by a full game over BYU with 3 left vs. Utah State. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Missouri | Swept Iowa St. on the road, winning 2 by shutout and run rule. 3 games behind OU in the loss column. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Georgia | Won an epic 15 inning game v. LSU on Friday. Got the 2nd game Sat. and lost 1-0 to LSU on Sunday. 4th in SEC | 16 |
| 16 |  | Washington | The UW free fall continues, losing three more at home to Arizona St., falling to 7-12 and 7th in the conference. | 13 |
| 17 |  | South Florida | 4-0 this week. Still one half game behind Louisville in Big East standings. Syracuse coming up. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Texas A&M | Run rule Baylor and Texas before losing late to Texas on Saturday and Sunday. Sitting 4th in Big 12 with an RPI of 12 | 18 |
| 19 |  | Florida State | Had the weekend off. 15-3 in ACC play, with a comfortable lead with just 3 games left with Maryland in league play. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Stanford | Did not play. A series with Washington is upcoming. | 24 |
| 21 |  | Oregon State | 4-1 this week. The loss to Utah was that team's first Pac-12 win ever. 33-16 overall and 8-9 in conference. | 25 |
| 22 |  | Michigan | Lost 2 of 3 to Illinois, travel to 4th place Wisconsin next,now just one game ahead of Wisconsin in the Big Ten race. . | 20 |
| 23 |  | Syracuse | 4-1 with a Wed split with DePaul and a sweep of UConn. The Orange sit 4th in Big East action. South Florida looms. | 23 |
| 24 |  | North Carolina | 2-1 this week, losing a mid week game to Charlotte. Won two non-conference games over the weekend. | 21 |
| 25 |  | Texas Tech | 1-1 against Kansas. The rubber game was rained out. 11-9 in Big 12 play with 3 more against OSU at home. | 22 |
4/30 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 04/30/2012
