| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | California | Swept Oregon State. Sets up the last weekend of the season showdown for the Pac-12 title against Arizona State. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Arizona State | Swept 3 games from Utah to stay even with Cal in the loss column. Travel to Berkeley to decide the Pac-12 Champ. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Oklahoma | Clinched a share of Big 12 Title, taking 2 of 3 from Texas. Need 1 win over Iowa St. to capture championship outright. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Alabama | Took 2 of 3 from Florida at home to win the SEC regular season title for the third year in a row. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Louisiana | After clinching the regular season title last week, the Ragin Cajuns took two of three from ULM. Conf tourney next. | 2 |
| 6 |  | Florida | Finished SEC play in 2nd place, losing 2 of 3 to the Tide. Should take the #2 seed into the SEC Tournament. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Tennessee | Played just once this week and put a thumping on Lousiville mid week. SEC Tournament coming up. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Texas | 2-2 This week, beating Baylor mid-week and capturing the last game of the Oklahoma series. Fell to 4th in the Big 12. | 8 |
| 9 |  | UCLA | Bounced back after being swept by Cal to get 2 of 3 from Arizona at home. Three games left against Oregon. | 12 |
| 10 |  | Hawaii | Swept Utah State to lockup the WAC regular season Championship. Hoping their RPI moves from 18 to top 16. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Louisville | Lost mid week to Tennesse before sweeping St. Johns to secure the Big East regular season crown and 50 wins. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Missouri | Split a double header with Murray State, then traveled to Oregon where they won 2 of 3. Host Texas Tech this weekend. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Oregon | Hosted Missouri and lost 2 out of 3. Welcome UCLA to town next weekend to close out the regular season. | 9 |
| 14 |  | Arizona | Salvaged the last game of the series at UCLA. Still 5th in the Pac 12. Host Oregon St. to close out conference action. | 10 |
| 15 |  | Texas A&M | Swept Kansas at home. Third in the Big 12. Finish up the regular season with a trip to Boise State next weekend. | 18 |
| 16 |  | Georgia | Won 2 of 3 at home over Arkansas. Will take the #4 seed into the SEC Tournament this weekend. | 15 |
| 17 |  | Stanford | Swept Washington, shutting them out 3 times. Utah next. They are getting on a roll at the right time of the season. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Washington | This team is in an uncharacteristic funk and has been in a free fall for weeks. Swept by Stanford. Have lost 7 straight. | 16 |
| 19 |  | South Florida | Fell into a tie for 3rd in Big East losing 2 of 3 to Syracuse. Big East Tourney next. A lock to make the 64 with a RPI of 19. | 17 |
| 20 |  | Michigan | After a tough weekend, the Blue has rebounded to win 3 straight. Need two wins to scure Big 10 regular season title. | 22 |
| 21 |  | Oregon State | Swept by Cal. Played a couple of the games close. Visit Arizona before post season begins. RPI is 23. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Syracuse | Two wins against South Florida this weekend. Third in the ACC. Conference tourney is upcoming. | 23 |
| 23 |  | North Carolina | Won 2 of 3 over Boston College and moved into 1st, capturing the ACC regular seaon championship. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Florida State | Dropped from top spot in ACC by losing 2 of 3 to Maryland giving North Carolina the regular season ACC crown. | 19 |
| 25 |  | Texas Tech | Split the first two games at home with Oklahoma State. Final game on Monday. Likely to go west to a Regional site. | 25 |
5/7 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 05/07/2012
