4/22 Softball Top 25 Rankings

 

Rank Team Comments Prior
1 Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Grace Green drove in four runs on Saturday to lead Oklahoma to a 9-2 win to clinch a sweep at Texas. OU is now 41-2 on the year. 1
2 UCLA Logo UCLA UCLA was methodical this weekend in Corvallis as they swept Oregon State, outscoring the Beavers 25-3 in the three game series. 2
3 Arizona Logo Arizona Taylor McQuillin picked up her 17th win of the year on Saturday as Arizona beat Stanford 13-2 to secure a sweep and their 20th win in a row. 3
4 Alabama Logo Alabama Alabama picked up the sweep of Florida in Gainesville, which was the first sweep over the Gators in Gainesville since 2001. 9
5 Washington Logo Washington Washington is 3-1 so far in the state of the Utah this week as they beat BYU 13-3 and crushed Utah twice before losing 5-4 on Saturday. 5
6 Louisiana Logo Louisiana Keeli Milligan set the single season stolen base record for Louisiana and they dominated Georgia State to claim the Sun Belt title. 7
7 Florida State Logo Florida State Florida State dropped game three against UNC, lost 4-0 to Florida but bounced back to take care of BC over the weekend. 6
8 Minnesota Logo Minnesota Amber Fiser picked up her 20th win of the season on Sunday as the Golden Gophers beat Nebraska 9-3 to get the sweep. 14
9 LSU Logo LSU LSU dropped the first two games against Arkansas as they allowed 19 runs to the Razorbacks but recovered to win game three. 4
10 Tennessee Logo Tennessee Tennessee dropped two of three at Georgia as the Lady Vols won game two of the series 7-6 but lost on Sunday 8-0 to lose the series. 8
11 South Carolina Logo South Carolina South Carolina stepped out of SEC play this week and went 3-0 as they beat USC Upstate and took two against UNC Greensboro. 12
12 Arkansas Logo Arkansas Hannah McEwen’s four hits on Friday led Arkansas to a 11-1 series clinching win over LSU as the Razorbacks are now 34-15. 16
13 Florida Logo Florida Florida picked up a big win in Tallahassee over FSU, but couldn’t get enough offense going against Alabama this weekend. 10
14 James Madison Logo James Madison Dukes get two grand slams on Sunday as they beat Charleston 16-0 in five innings to pick up the sweep over the Cougars. 13
15 Texas Logo Texas Longhorns gave Oklahoma a pretty good battle in the first two games but ended up getting swept at home by the Sooners. 11
16 Ole Miss Logo Ole Miss Ole Miss hammered MSU for 21 runs in the series opener and took that momentum to win two of three against their in-state rivals. 15
17 Georgia Logo Georgia Georgia stepped up and picked up a big series win over Tennessee, which should get them back in the mix for hosting a regional. 21
18 Oklahoma State Logo Oklahoma State Samantha Show was efficient in the circle and Madi Sue Montgomery had some key clutch hits as OSU beat Tulsa 5-0 this week. 17
19 Texas Tech Logo Texas Tech Texas Tech responded nicely after losing game one to Kansas as they outscored the Jayhawks 14-3 in the last  two games. 19
20 Michigan Logo Michigan Lexie Blair’s four hits, four runs and four rbi’s led Michigan to a 16-5 win over Illinois on Sunday for a big road series sweep. 22
21 Kentucky Logo Kentucky Jenny Schaper and Alex Martens combined for six hits in a 7-3 win over Auburn that clinched the series against the Tigers. 24
22 Auburn Logo Auburn Auburn ran into a bit of a buzzsaw in Lexington as they have dropped the first two games of the series against Kentucky. 18
23 Northwestern Logo Northwestern Danielle Williams collected her 23rd win of the season on Sunday as Northwestern beat Purdue 6-3 for their 14th win in a row. NR
24 North Carolina Logo North Carolina Tar Heels get the series win over FSU as Hannah George shutout the Seminoles in game 3 and then UNC took 2 of 3 at VT. NR
25 Virginia Tech Logo Virginia Tech Hokies picked up a couple of wins against Charlotte, but dropped two of three against a surging North Carolina team. 20