Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | ![]() | Oklahoma | Improved to 27-1 with five wins at the Judi Garmin classic including a 4-0 victory over Arizona. | 1 |
2 | ![]() | Florida | Took 2 of 3 from Tennessee at home. Improved to 27-3 and 4-2 in conference play. | 5 |
3 | ![]() | Arizona State | Up to 29-2 after a 4-1 weekend in Fullerton. Beat Texas and Va. Tech. Got by Pacific in extra innings. Lost to Mich. | 2 |
4 | ![]() | Tennessee | 2-2 since Wed, falling 2 out of 3 at Florida, all in extra innings. 23-6 overall, 3-3 in league play. | 4 |
5 | ![]() | California | 3-1 in Hawai'i. Shutout Baylor and Hawai'i. Dropped the semi-final to Syracuse without ace in the circle. | 3 |
6 | ![]() | Alabama | Got all they could handle from the Gamecocks in Columbia, but came away with the sweep. | 6 |
7 | ![]() | Texas A&M | Swept Arkansas in conference home opener. Improved to 26-2 overall and 4-1 in the league. Knoxville next. | 7 |
8 | ![]() | Texas | 4-1 at the Judi Garman Classic, losing 3-0 to Arizona St. Beat Washington 4-1. Start Big 12 action vs. Baylor. | 8 |
9 | ![]() | Oregon | Beat New Mexico twice midweek. Took the weekend off. Host Stanford next to begin conference action. | 9 |
10 | ![]() | Missouri | Easily swept Ole Miss to improve to 15-2 overall and 4-1 in the SEC. Staff combined to no-hit Ole Miss twice. | 10 |
11 | ![]() | Michigan | 4-1 in Fullerton, with three wins over Pac-12 teams, AZ, AZ St. and Washington. Fell to surprising Va. Tech. | 15 |
12 | ![]() | Stanford | Idle this week. 22-5 overall. Start conference play vs. Oregon on the road. | 12 |
13 | ![]() | UCLA | Beat North Dakota St. mid week 7-1. Took the weekend off. Getting ready for Ariona St. next week. | 13 |
14 | ![]() | Louisville | Won three games this week, including a victory overall North Carolina. Travel to Norman next weekend. | 14 |
15 | ![]() | LSU | Won four this week. Took three from Kentucky over the weekend at home. 23-5 overall, 5-1 in SEC. | 16 |
16 | ![]() | Washington | 3-2 at the Garman Classic. Lost to Michigan and Texas. Now 22-7 overall. Start Pac-12 this week vs. Arizona | 11 |
17 | ![]() | Baylor | Went 3-2 this weekend in Hawai'i, losing to Cal. The Bears split with Hawai'i, beat Syracuse and Utah. 25-5 now. | 18 |
18 | ![]() | Kentucky | Beat NC at home mid week, then dropped three to LSU on the road. Fell to 19-7 overall, 2-4 in conference. | 17 |
19 | ![]() | Nebraska | Beat New Mexico St. twice Friday at home. Weathered out Sat. Improved to 18-5. Big Ten starts next weekend. | 19 |
20 | ![]() | Tulsa | 4-0 with a conference sweep of Memphis. Improved to 23-5 overall and 6-0 in the league. | 20 |
21 | ![]() | Georgia | Won four this week. Beat Ga. Tech on Wed and then swept Auburn to began SEC action. | 22 |
22 | ![]() | Hawai'i | 6-2 this week at home, lost close to Cal, beat Syracuse three times, split with Baylor. Won Tourney Title. | 24 |
23 | ![]() | Arizona | Dropped three of their five at the Judi Garman Classic, lost to Va. Tech, Michigan and OU. | 21 |
24 | ![]() | Virginia Tech | Beat Arizona and Michigan at the Judi Garman Classic. Have three top 20 wins in the last couple of weeks. | NR |
25 | ![]() | Oregon State | Split with New Mexico on Thursday at home. No games over the weekend. 21-5 overall. | 25 |
3/18 Softball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 03/18/2013