5/8 Softball Top 25 Rankings
May 8, 2017 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Florida | Gators drop a heartbreaker at Florida State but win four straight over North Texas and Florida A&M to end the week. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Minnesota | Golden Gophers are now 51-3 after absolutely annihilating Penn State in three games this weekend. | 3 |
| 3 |  |
Oregon | Oregon was outstanding on Saturday against Florida State with flawless execution at the plate. | 8 |
| 4 |  |
Florida State | The Seminoles get the big win over Florida in dramatic fashion but got pounded in two games Saturday at Oregon. | 2 |
| 5 |  |
Arizona | Arizona avoids the sweep at UCLA and secured the Pac-12 championship for their 11th conference title. | 4 |
| 6 |  |
Oklahoma | Sooners swept rival Oklahoma State and head into the Big 12 Tourney with a lot of momentum. | 6 |
| 7 |  |
Auburn | The Tigers take two of three from Alabama as the pitching was on point all weekend long. | 7 |
| 8 |  |
Washington | The Huskies take two of three against Stanford and now have a huge series at Utah next weekend. | 5 |
| 9 |  |
UCLA | It was a nice series win by UCLA to further solidify their case for an eventual top eight national seed. | 13 |
| 10 |  |
Tennessee | Tennessee did a nice job at the plate down in College Station as they took the series from the Aggies. | 12 |
| 11 |  |
Baylor | Baylor picks up a nice series win at Texas, taking two out of three from the Longhorns. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Texas A&M | Texas A&M dropped two of three against Tennessee to close out the regular season home schedule. | 9 |
| 13 |  |
Utah | The Utes responded well on Sunday with a 6-0 win over Oregon State to avoid getting swept. | 10 |
| 14 |  |
Louisiana | The Ragin’ Cajuns swept ULM to end the regular season in the Sun Belt Conference at 23-1. | 14 |
| 15 |  |
Michigan | Michigan swept Rutgers in very dominant fashion to secure second place in the Big Ten. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Alabama | The Crimson Tide drop a hard fought series to rival Auburn as the offense was inconsistent against the Tigers. | 15 |
| 17 |  |
James Madison | The Dukes are peaking at the right time as they have won 16 straight games. | 17 |
| 18 |  |
BYU | BYU swept Santa Clara and has now won 19 straight games, which is the longest streak in program history. | 19 |
| 19 |  |
Ole Miss | Ole Miss clinched the series win over Alabama and followed it up with a series win over Missouri. | 21 |
| 20 |  |
South Carolina | The Gamecocks pick up a very big series victory over LSU as they won two very close games to take the series. | NR |
| 21 |  |
Kentucky | The Wildcats drop two of three down in Starkville as Miss. State was a little too much for Kentucky. | 18 |
| 22 |  |
LSU | LSU lost two of three at South Carolina and all three games were very tightly contested. | 20 |
| 23 |  |
Arizona State | Arizona State took the first games against California to win the series and will face UCLA next weekend. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Ohio State | The Buckeyes bolster their NCAA Tourney resume with a series win at Illinois. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Marshall | The Thundering Herd will be the number one seed in the CUSA Tournament after taking 2 of 3 from UAB. | 24 |
