3/14 Softball Top 25 Rankings
March 14, 2016 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Florida | Clutch hitting has the been difference in winning the first two games against Auburn. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Michigan | It was a quiet week with two shutout wins for Michigan. Northwestern visits next weekend. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
LSU | LSU wins the Alabama series on Sunday with an 8-1 win to get SEC play off to a nice start. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Louisiana | The Ragin’ Cajuns sweep South Alabama in a doubleheader on Sunday to take control of the Sun Belt. | 3 |
| 5 |  |
Auburn | The Tigers have fallen short in the first two with Florida but they will grow from this series with the Gators. | 5 |
| 6 |  |
Oregon | It was a light week with just three games for Oregon, but they are primed for next weeks battle at Washington. | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Washington | UW got two more big wins against San Diego State and Fresno State down at the Fresno State tourney. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
James Madison | The Dukes continue to roll after beating Arizona and then going 4-1 at the Louisville Slugger Invitational. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
Alabama | The Dukes continue to roll after beating Arizona and then going 4-1 at the Louisville Slugger Invitational. | 6 |
| 10 |  |
Oklahoma | Three shutouts in the circle propelled Oklahoma to a 5-0 week including two wins over BYU. | 11 |
| 11 |  |
Florida State | It was another strong week in the circle for Florida State as they finished their California trip strong. | 12 |
| 12 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky makes a key early statement in the SEC by sweeping South Carolina in Columbia. | 13 |
| 13 |  |
Texas A&M | The Aggies sweep Texas Tech to get themselves primed for a showdown with LSU next weekend. | 14 |
| 14 |  |
Georgia | Georgia left too many runners on base in an upset loss to College of Charleston. | 10 |
| 15 |  |
Notre Dame | Notre Dame overwhelms Virginia in Charlottesville to get the Fighting Irish off to a 3-0 start in the ACC. | 15 |
| 16 |  |
Missouri | Missouri holds serve on the road and gets a series win at Ole Miss to start SEC play. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
Tennessee | A nice sweep of Arkansas sets Tennessee up for a showdown with Florida in Gainesville next weekend. | 18 |
| 18 |  |
UCLA | The Bruins get a hard fought win against Long Beach State to highlight an undefeated week. | 20 |
| 19 |  |
Arizona | The Wildcats lose to James Madison again, but bounce back to sweep the Maverick Classic. | 19 |
| 20 |  |
Baylor | Baylor takes care of its trip to Hawaii in style with five wins over in the islands. | 21 |
| 21 |  |
Oregon State | Oregon State has done an excellent job in all phases heading into conference play next weekend. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Arizona State | Arizona State has a roller coaster week after beating Nebraska and losing to James Madison and Ohio State. | 22 |
| 23 |  |
Nebraska | It was a solid 3-2 trip to the desert for Nebraska as they split with James Madison and beat Ohio State. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
UCF | The Knights have recovered nicely from a rough start to win 15 of their last 16 games. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Minnesota | The Golden Gophers are 3-2 so far on their spring break trip with a win over Florida Atlantic. | 17 |
