4/15 Softball Top 25 Rankings

 

Rank Team Comments Prior
1 Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Oklahoma swept Kansas without too much difficulty as the Sooners continue to elevate the quality of their play each week. 2
2 UCLA Logo UCLA UCLA was shocked by Oregon 4-3 on Friday night but was able wear down the Ducks on Saturday and Sunday to win the series. 1
3 Arizona Logo Arizona Hannah Bowen threw a complete game four hitter on Saturday as Arizona swept Grand Canyon on the road in Phoenix. 4
4 LSU Logo LSU Shemiah Sanchez’s fourth multi-homerun game led LSU to a series clinching 5-2 win over Kentucky. 3
5 Washington Logo Washington Gabbie Plain improved to 15-1 on the year as she threw a three-hit shutout to lock down a sweep of Arizona State on Sunday. 7
6 Florida State Logo Florida State FSU ended up losing the series at Louisville on Monday night and then took game one against North Carolina on Sunday. 5
7 Louisiana Logo Louisiana Kara Gremillion, Kourtney Gremillion and Alissa Dalton led a balanced offensive attack in ULL’s sweep over APSU this week. 6
8 Tennessee Logo Tennessee Tennessee didn’t have much trouble with Mississippi State as they cashed on Bulldog mistakes all weekend long. 8
9 Alabama Logo Alabama Merris Schroeder’s two-run homerun in the bottom of the 5th locked up a series win for Alabama over Georgia on Sunday. 9
10 Florida Logo Florida Gators had a perfect week as they beat USF and swept Texas A&M in College Station. A trip to Tallahassee is next up. 10
11 Texas Logo Texas Mary Iakopo’s three hits led Texas to a 5-0 win over Houston in their lone game of the week. 12
12 South Carolina Logo South Carolina Cayla Drotar led South Carolina to big series win over Auburn as the Gamecocks responded well after a 5-4 loss on Friday. 16
13 James Madison Logo James Madison Dukes split against Virginia Tech as Megan Good was dominant in game one and then JMU crushed UNC-Wilmington this weekend. 14
14 Minnesota Logo Minnesota Minnesota took both games against Michigan State on Sunday as the Golden Gophers are now 10-1 in Big Ten play. 15
15 Ole Miss Logo Ole Miss Brittany Finney’s walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth in game one propelled Ole Miss to a series win over Missouri. 11
16 Arkansas Logo Arkansas Arkansas had to battle in a couple of games but took care of business as they swept Wichita State and Furman this week. 17
17 Oklahoma State Logo Oklahoma State Oklahoma State had the bats rolling all weekend long as they swept Iowa State in Ames to improve to 32-11 on the year. 19
18 Auburn Logo Auburn Auburn dropped two of three this weekend against a surging and offensively potent South Carolina team. 13
19 Texas Tech Logo Texas Tech Texas Tech picked up their first ever sweep over Baylor as the Red Raiders are now 6-6 in Big 12 play and have 33 wins total. 22
20 Virginia Tech Logo Virginia Tech Virginia Tech got the bats going in game two to get a split vs. James Madison and then rolled past in-state rival UVA this weekend. 21
21 Georgia Logo Georgia Bulldogs have dropped the first couple of games against Alabama and will look to avoid a series sweep on Monday night. 18
22 Michigan Logo Michigan Michigan took two out of three against rival OSU as the Wolverines took the first two games before losing 2-1 on Sunday. 20
23 Stanford Logo Stanford Stanford took two of three from Utah and the Cardinal have won 30 games overall and are 7-2 in Pac-12 play. NR
24 Kentucky Logo Kentucky Wildcats drop two of three at LSU and will play in-state rival Louisville on the road before hosting Auburn next weekend. 24
25 Colorado State Logo Colorado State Bridgette Hutton kept UNLV’s bats in check on Sunday afternoon to give Colorado State a series win over the Rebels. 25