4/18 Softball Top 25 Rankings
April 18, 2016 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Michigan | It was a very important sweep of rival Ohio State for Michigan and they have taken control of the Big Ten race. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Florida | Florida was outstanding in the circle and all week long against Florida State and Louisiana. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Auburn | Auburn dominated Arkansas by a score of 54-0 over the course of a three game sweep. The Tigers are in a zone right now. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Alabama | Alabama picked up a very important road series win at Texas A&M this weekend with two strong offensive performances. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Oregon | The Ducks had the weekend off and will resume conference play next weekend at Arizona State. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Florida State | The Seminoles did a nice job slowing down Florida by keeping them scoreless before the rains came and they swept BC. | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Louisiana | It was a very difficult weekend for the Ragin’ Cajuns in Gainesville as they only scored two runs against Florida. | 5 |
| 8 |  |
James Madison | The pitching was flawless for the Dukes as they held Drexel scoreless over the weekend. | 8 |
| 9 |  |
Washington | It was a good, hard fought series win against Cal for the Huskies as the pitching led them to two wins. | 9 |
| 10 |  |
Oklahoma | The Sooners swept Texas and now without question are the team to beat in the Big 12. | 10 |
| 11 |  |
Kentucky | The Wildcats finished off LSU with another shutout and then won another series against Missouri. | 12 |
| 12 |  |
UCLA | UCLA responded well against Oregon State after losing the opener to the Beavers. A trip to Arizona is next for the Bruins. | 14 |
| 13 |  |
LSU | LSU finally got rolling offensively against Mississippi State to win the final two games of the series. | 13 |
| 14 |  |
Tennessee | Tennessee did a great job in the circle this weekend against Georgia and they are starting to put everything all together. | 15 |
| 15 |  |
Georgia | The Bulldogs did not have enough offense so far in the first two games against Tennessee, scoring three runs. | 11 |
| 16 |  |
Arizona | The Wildcats keep rolling along nicely as they swept Stanford and now await a visit from UCLA next weekend. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
Fresno State | The Bulldogs keep finding ways to win as they swept Utah State but had to battle for every win against the Aggies. | 19 |
| 18 |  |
Notre Dame | Notre Dame keeps firing on all cylinders at the plate as they swept Virginia Tech on the road in Blacksburg. | 21 |
| 19 |  |
Texas A&M | The Aggies responded well in game three with a 14-1 win over Alabama to avoid getting swept. | 17 |
| 20 |  |
Minnesota | The Golden Gophers used a power surge of homeruns on Sunday to finish the series sweep of Rutgers. | 22 |
| 21 |  |
Missouri | Missouri loses two tough one run games at Kentucky and face a critical series against Texas A&M over the weekend. | 18 |
| 22 |  |
South Florida | That’s five straight shutouts for the Bulls after outscoring Memphis 18-0 this weekend. | 23 |
| 23 |  |
Baylor | Baylor gets a critical series win at Oklahoma State after inexplicably splitting two games with Houston. | 20 |
| 24 |  |
Florida Atlantic | The Owls dispatched of Marshall with relative ease as they swept the Thundering Herd to get to 36 wins on the season. | 24 |
| 25 |  |
Arizona State | The Sun Devils are going for the series win on Monday night against Utah after winning 3-1 on Sunday night. | 25 |
