5/1 Softball Top 25 Rankings
May 1, 2017 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Florida | Florida was dominant in the first two games at Tennessee to pick up another big road series win. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Florida State | Florida State swept through their week with a win over Louisville and a three game sweep of Carolina. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Minnesota | Minnesota sent their senior class out with a bang as they swept Purdue. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Arizona | Arizona did a nice job against Arizona State as they took the Territorial Cup series two games to one. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Washington | Washington has now won seven games in a row as they swept Cal thanks to excellent pitching. | 5 |
| 6 |  |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma cruised past Texas Tech without much trouble in a three game sweep. | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Auburn | Auburn is now 17-4 in SEC play after sweeping Mississippi State this weekend. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
Oregon | The Ducks get ready for the Florida State series with a sweep of rival Oregon State. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
Texas A&M | The Aggies run into a buzz saw down in Lexington as Kentucky took the series two games to one. | 6 |
| 10 |  |
Utah | Utah did not play this week as their lone game with Weber State was cancelled. | 10 |
| 11 |  |
Baylor | Baylor rode a doubleheader sweep on Saturday against Oklahoma State to a series win. | 12 |
| 12 |  |
Tennessee | Tennessee stepped up on Sunday to get a win against Florida to avoid the sweep by the Gators. | 11 |
| 13 |  |
UCLA | UCLA swept Stanford to extend their winning streak to eight as Arizona comes to Westwood next weekend. | 13 |
| 14 |  |
Louisiana | Louisiana swept Coastal Carolina to take further control of the Sun Belt conference race. | 14 |
| 15 |  |
Alabama | Alabama split the first two games with Ole Miss on Saturday with the rubber game to go on Monday. | 15 |
| 16 |  |
Michigan | Michigan sweeps Indiana and they will be a threat to Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
James Madison | James Madison crushed North Carolina and swept Drexel to improve to 44-6 on the year. | 17 |
| 18 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky picks up a huge series win over Texas A&M in their quest to get a shot at hosting a regional. | 19 |
| 19 |  |
BYU | It was another dominant week at the plate for BYU as they routed Utah Valley and San Diego. | 18 |
| 20 |  |
LSU | LSU pitched very well all weekend long against Missouri as they took two of three games. | 20 |
| 21 |  |
Ole Miss | Ole Miss picks up a split in the first two games with Alabama with a shot for a series win on Monday. | 21 |
| 22 |  |
Tulsa | The Golden Hurricane are the outright American Athletic Conference champions after a sweep of East Carolina. | NR |
| 23 |  |
Arizona State | The Sun Devils get a win over Arizona in Tucson but fell short of a series victory on Sunday. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Marshall | The Thundering Herd swept Middle Tennessee State to improve to 38-7 on the season. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Arkansas | Arkansas picked up a split on the road at Notre Dame to help out their NCAA Tourney resume. | 25 |
