| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Oklahoma | An Impressive opening weekend, scoring 50 allowing just 7. Ricketts fired two no-hitters against top 25 teams. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Alabama | 5-0 to start in the UNI Dome Tourney in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Used a variety of lineups to overwelm their opponents. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Arizona State | Dominated their competition at home in the Kajikawa Classic, picking up 7 wins, pitching 5 shutouts. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Tennessee | 5-0 at the Red Desert Classic in Utah. Vols buldozed their opponents; 3 runrules, 2 shutouts. Scored 53, allowed 8. | 7 |
| 5 |  | Florida | Had the best overall weekend in the country, going 5-0 with wins over 3 high ranked Pac-12 squads, AZ, Cal & OR. | 11 |
| 6 |  | Oregon | The Ducks went 4-2 this weekend in Tempe. Got runruled by OU and lost a 1-0 decision to a solid Florida squad. | 6 |
| 7 |  | California | '3-2 in Tempe. Dropped games to SEC members Kentucky and Florida with their ace Jolene Henderson in the circle. | 3 |
| 8 |  | LSU | Went 4-1 at home, splitting with North Carolina. Pitching is still key for the Tigers winning 3 of 4 by shutout. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Texas | Blair Luna threw a no-hitter in the season opener. The Longhorns tossed 3 shutouts, scoring 32, giving up 5. | 17 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | An impressive start for the Aggies, winning 4 in Westwood including an extra inning affair over the host UCLA. | 19 |
| 11 |  | Missouri | Did not Play. Open with 5 games next weekend in Santa Barbara. | 13 |
| 12 |  | South Florida | Opened at home, going 3-1 with a one-run win over Michigan, but fell in their finale 2-1 to Florida Atlantic. | 10 |
| 13 |  | Louisiana | The sudden resignation of Coach Lotief is still a bit of a mystery. Went 2-1 in Houston splitting a pair with Iowa. | 9 |
| 14 |  | Georgia | A rough start for the Bulldogs. Losses to Ohio St. and Elon at home will certainly dampen expectations in Athens. | 5 |
| 15 |  | Michigan | Collected three wins in Tampa and one loss to host USF. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Florida State | Picked up 4 comfortable victories at home to start the season. | 25 |
| 17 |  | Kentucky | '4-2 at the Kajikawa Classic with wins over Cal, Oregon St. and Stanford. Losses to Arizona St. and Portland St. | NR |
| 18 |  | Washington | Played in Hawai'i to start the season. Went 4-2 splitting with UAB and Hawaii. Runruled St. Mary's and Ole Miss. | 14 |
| 19 |  | Stanford | The Cardinal were 4-2 at the Kajikawa Classic. They were no-hit by OU's Ricketts and lost the final tilt to Kentucky. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Arizona | Managed a 3-2 record at the Kajikawa Classic with a surprising loss to Bradley and double digit loss to Florida. | 12 |
| 21 |  | UCLA | The Bruins opened up at home, going 3-1, posting 2 shutouts, falling in the finale to Texas A&M 7-6 in 8 innings. | 16 |
| 22 |  | Louisville | 4-1 in the Las Vegas Sportco Kick-Off Classic to start the season. Beat Texas Tech and Depaul. Hammered by UNLV. | 20 |
| 23 |  | Georgia Tech | The Yellow Jackets collected five wins at the Georgia Tech Kennesaw State Invitational | NR |
| 24 |  | Houston | The Cougars went 3-2 at home. Lost their opener to Lipscomb and then another to Iowa. | 22 |
| 25 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels traveled to Baton Rouge where they lost to Tulsa, split with LSU and beat Purdue in 9 innings. | 23 |
2/11 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 02/11/2013
