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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Behind a record-setting fourth straight national championship, Oklahoma is the first program to end the season No. 1 four years in a row. The unanimous top-ranked team en route to the final 2024 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll boasted a 10-1 postseason record onto the Sooners’ (59-7) eighth Women’s College World Series crown.

OU completed the most dominant four-year span in NCAA Division I history with a two-game sweep of Texas in the WCWS Championship Series, the 33rd win over the Longhorns in the last 36 meetings. Over the last four years, the Sooners posted a 235-15 overall record which was good for a .940 winning percentage. 

No. 2 Texas finished as national runners-up for the second time in three seasons. The Longhorns (55-10) earned the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 overall seed and finished with an 8-3 record in the postseason. They were ranked No. 1 the last five weeks of the regular season. Texas set a program record for victories and was the third team to reach the 50-win plateau. 

National semifinalists Florida and Stanford came in at No. 3 and No. 4. The Gators (54-15), who went 8-3 this postseason, handed Oklahoma its only postseason defeat and fell in extra innings to the Sooners in the winner-take-all semifinal. The Cardinal (50-17) reached the semifinals for the second straight season and posted a 2-2 WCWS record with triumphs over Oklahoma State and UCLA. 

WCWS participants No. 5 UCLA, No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 7 Duke and No. 8 Alabama made up the next four spots. The Bruins (43-12) participated in their record 32nd WCWS, while the seventh-ranked Blue Devils (52-9) made their first-ever WCWS appearance. It was the fifth straight trip to Oklahoma City for the sixth-ranked Cowgirls (49-12) with the Crimson Tide (39-20) participated in their 15th WCWS.

The next seven spots (9-15) were filled by Super Regional participants, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Missouri, LSU, Florida State, Georgia and Arizona. Baylor, the final program in the Super Regionals, came in at No. 20.

The 2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences.

2024 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll

6/11/24 (Final)

Rank

School

(First Place Votes)

Points

Record

Previous Ranking

1

Oklahoma (32)

800

59-7

2

2

Texas

767

55-10

1

3

Florida

726

54-15

7

4

Stanford

692

50-17

8

5

UCLA

659

43-12

6

6

Oklahoma State

633

49-12

5

7

Duke

603

52-9

4

8

Alabama

580

39-20

19

9

Tennessee

537

44-12

3

10

Texas A&M

526

44-15

9

11

Missouri

465

48-18

10

12

LSU

455

44-17

11

13

Florida State

416

46-16

12

14

Georgia

385

43-19

14

15

Arizona

337

37-18-1

17

16

Washington

269

32-15

13

17

Virginia Tech

256

40-14-1

15

18

Arkansas

244

37-18

16

19

Louisiana

202

45-19

20

20

Baylor

182

36-23

RV

21

Mississippi State

159

34-20

18

22

Texas State

99

47-15

25

23

Boston University

67

53-6-1

22

24

Oregon

60

30-21

RV

25

California

53

37-19

21

New to Poll: No. 20 Baylor, No. 24 Oregon 

Dropped Out: No. 23 Clemson, No. 24 Miami

Receiving Votes: Northwestern (45), Clemson (43), Omaha (31), Grand Canyon (28), Miami (21), South Carolina (14), Michigan (12), Cal State Fullerton (10), Virginia (10), Southeastern Louisiana (6), Kentucky (4), Southern Illinois (3), Utah (1). 

The 2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Records reflect games played through 2024 season. Poll is released on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. ET.

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