5/9 Softball Top 25 Rankings
May 9, 2016 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Florida | Florida rolls into the SEC Tournament as the number one seed and swept Florida State this week as well. | 2 |
| 2 |  |
Michigan | Michigan has now won nine consecutive Big Ten regular season titles after dominating Rutgers over the weekend. | 1 |
| 3 |  |
Alabama | The Crimson Tide rallied from a 7-1 deficit in the bottom of the 6th to take series against Georgia. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Oregon | The Ducks recover nicely on Sunday to win the series against Cal after getting run-ruled 15-4 on Saturday by the Golden Bears. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Florida State | It was a good response by Florida State to the Florida losses by taking two of three from Louisville. | 5 |
| 6 |  |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma is the outright champion of the Big 12 after another excellent weekend against Texas Tech. | 6 |
| 7 |  |
James Madison | The Dukes sweep Hofstra and got themselves back on track in a big way after losing at Elon last week. | 10 |
| 8 |  |
Louisiana | The Ragin’ Cajuns finish conference play strong with a sweep of Louisiana-Monroe. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
Tennessee | Tennessee gets another series win against a tough Ole Miss team down in Oxford. | 11 |
| 10 |  |
Auburn | Kylee Carlson was able to slow down Texas A&M just enough on Sunday to avoid a sweep by the Aggies. | 7 |
| 11 |  |
LSU | LSU battled and found a way to take two of three from Washington in a series that should help them a lot moving forward. | 14 |
| 12 |  |
Washington | The Huskies play well, but fall just short of taking the series from LSU down in Baton Rouge. This trip will help them in the postseason. | 8 |
| 13 |  |
Kentucky | Kelsey Nunley has been brilliant all season long in the circle for Kentucky and they will be the two seed at the SEC Tournament. | 12 |
| 14 |  |
UCLA | The Bruins sweep Utah and will get a nice extended break until the NCAA Tournament. They should host a regional. | 13 |
| 15 |  |
Texas A&M | Texas A&M stepped up big at Auburn as they attacked the Tigers pitching and won a crucial road series. | 20 |
| 16 |  |
Fresno State | Fresno State survived the elements of Reno and swept two games against Nevada to extend its winning streak to 21 games. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
Missouri | Missouri takes two of three from South Carolina in the midst of turmoil as the players played on Sunday in protest of the athletic department. | 17 |
| 18 |  |
Minnesota | The Golden Gophers have now won 11 straight games after sweeping Iowa without much difficulty. | 18 |
| 19 |  |
Georgia | The Bulldogs just couldn’t finish on Sunday against Alabama and will be an intriguing team to watch at the SEC Tournament. | 15 |
| 20 |  |
Arizona | Arizona takes two of three from Oregon State and pitched very well all weekend long, which is a very good sign for the Wildcats. | 19 |
| 21 |  |
Florida Atlantic | Kylee Hanson tossed her second no-hitter of the season on Sunday as the Owls rolled against UTSA. | 22 |
| 22 |  |
Baylor | The Bears were off this week and will play a single game against rival Texas down in Austin on Saturday. | 21 |
| 23 |  |
Louisville | Louisville got a win at Florida State and came very close to getting the series win as they lost a close 4-3 decision on Sunday. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Notre Dame | Notre Dame will be the number three seed in the ACC Tournament after taking two of three from NC State. | 24 |
| 25 |  |
South Florida | The Bulls were off this week and will resume play in Tulsa at the American Athletic Conference Tournament. | 25 |
