LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Texas extended its season-opening win streak to 11 games and is the near-unanimous No. 1 in this week’s NFCA/GoRout Division Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Longhorns (11-0) swept through their own Bevo Classic, which included a pair of wins over then-No. 11 Texas Tech, and earned 30 of 31 first-place votes.
The first win over the Red Raiders (8-3) was a 2-1 nine-inning affair before the Longhorns capped off the tournament with an 11-0 thumping. Texas also triumphed over Maryland twice and UMass.
No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Florida swapped as the Sooners (10-0) remained undefeated with five wins at Baylor’s Getterman Classic, while the Gators (13-1) suffered their first loss of the season. OU trumped Hofstra and then-No. 24 Baylor twice, all in five innings, posting two shutouts, including a perfect game against the host Bears, and outscoring their opposition 36-4. Despite dropping their final contest of the week to then-No. 12 Duke, Florida posted seven wins, three via shutout.
UCLA remained at No. 4 after a 4-1 showing at the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational. The Bruins (9-1) collected three top-25 wins over then-No. 9 Oklahoma State, then-No. 14 Alabama and then-No. 23 Kentucky.
Following 5-0 weekends, Tennessee and LSU each improved one spot to No. 5 and No. 6 respectively, while Texas A&M slipped to No. 7. The Lady Vols (10-1) pitched four more shutouts and scored 48 runs, while the Tigers (10-0) continued their early-season dominance at home, which included four nationally-ranked wins – two each over then-No. 22 Northwestern and then-No. 17 Virginia Tech.
The Aggies (9-1) notched a 4-1 record at the Shriners with wins over Wichita State, UCF, Virginia and Charlotte, suffering their first defeat of the season to Oklahoma State.
No. 8 Florida State, also at the Shriners, went 4-0, with No. 9 Georgia and No. 10 Arkansas rounding out the top 10.
Previously-mentioned Oklahoma State (5-4) dipped out of the top-10 to No. 14, while two more Shriner participants Missouri (2-4) and Alabama (5-6) plummeted down the rankings to No. 22 and No. 23 after four-loss weeks.
Making their way into the rankings this week are No. 20 Auburn, No. 21 South Carolina and No. 25 San Diego State. The Tigers (11-0) and Aztecs (8-2) went a combined 11-0 at the Shriners, while the Gamecocks have recorded six shutouts and outscored their opposition 81-13 during their 10-0 start. Auburn picked up wins over Oklahoma State, RV Liberty and then-RV Clemson, while SDSU knocked off Alabama, Mizzou and then-RV Wichita State.
Northwestern (5-5), Baylor (6-4) and then-No. 25 Washington (5-5) fell out of the rankings.
The 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 31 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Polls will be released Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. throughout the regular season. Records reflect games played through Feb. 16, 2025.
2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
2/18/25 (Week 2)
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
|
1 |
Texas (30) |
774 |
11-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Oklahoma (1) |
730 |
10-0 |
3 |
|
3 |
Florida |
718 |
13-1 |
2 |
|
4 |
UCLA |
643 |
9-1 |
4 |
|
5 |
Tennessee |
627 |
10-1 |
6 |
|
6 |
LSU |
616 |
10-0 |
7 |
|
7 |
Texas A&M |
603 |
9-1 |
5 |
|
8 |
Florida State |
582 |
8-1 |
8 |
|
9 |
Georgia |
498 |
9-0 |
10 |
|
10 |
Arkansas |
441 |
10-0 |
13 |
|
11 |
Duke |
415 |
7-3 |
12 |
|
12 |
Texas Tech |
407 |
8-3 |
11 |
|
13 |
Arizona |
397 |
10-1 |
15 |
|
14 |
Oklahoma State |
388 |
5-4 |
9 |
|
15 |
Virginia Tech |
306 |
8-2 |
17 |
|
16 |
Nebraska |
304 |
8-2 |
18 |
|
17 |
Mississippi State |
277 |
9-1 |
19 |
|
18 |
Stanford |
246 |
9-0 |
20 |
|
19 |
Oregon |
224 |
10-1 |
21 |
|
20 |
Auburn |
208 |
11-0 |
RV |
|
21 |
South Carolina |
136 |
10-0 |
RV |
|
22 |
Missouri |
119 |
6-5 |
16 |
|
23 |
Alabama |
116 |
5-6 |
14 |
|
24 |
Kentucky |
60 |
6-4 |
23 |
|
25 |
San Diego State |
40 |
8-2 |
|
New to Poll: No. 20 Auburn, No. 21 South Carolina, No. 25 San Diego State
Dropped Out: No. 22 Northwestern (5-5), No. 24 Baylor (6-4), No. 25 Washington (5-5)
Receiving Votes: Florida Atlantic (34), Baylor (32), Liberty (27), Virginia (24), Northwestern (23), Omaha (15), Indiana (13), Grand Canyon (8), California (7), Clemson (6), Washington (5), BYU (4), Ole Miss (2)
The 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 31 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. The poll will be released on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. ET during the regular season. Records reflect games played through Feb. 16.
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