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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