LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The top seven remained intact for a second-straight week in the 2022 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. Oklahoma (15-0) was idle and continued as the unanimous No. 1.
Of the undefeated teams in action last week, No. 2 Alabama was the only program to survive as both No. 3 Florida State and No. 4 Florida suffered their first defeats of 2022. The Crimson Tide (20-0) opened the week with a 7-0 triumph over UAB followed four wins, two each over RV Texas and Miami, as part of their T-Mobile Crimson Classic.
The third-ranked Seminoles (19-1) knocked off Florida A&M and Oakland in non-conference action before opening Atlantic Coast Conference play against Pitt at home. FSU blanked the Panthers in the first two contests, but dropped the finale, 7-5. The Gators (21-1) rebounded from a week-opening loss to Southern Miss at home by sweeping the Bubly Invitational.
The Bruins (17-3) registered five wins at the Judi Garman Classic and Huskies (15-5) went 4-1 at the UNLV’s Boyd Gaming Classic. The sixth-ranked Hokies (14-3) swept their ACC opener at then-No. 14 Clemson, which was preceded by a non-conference road defeat at then-RV Charlotte.
With Oklahoma State dropping to No. 10, Arizona and Kentucky each moved up one spot. The Cowgirls (12-5) split with RV Stanford and defeated DePaul at home. Arizona posted a 5-0 mark hosting the Wildcat Invitational, while UK (16-2) split with No. 19 Michigan as part of the Wildcats’ John Cropp Classic.
The previously-mentioned 49ers followed up their win over the Hokies with four more against Villanova, Boston College and Maryland and entered the rankings at No. 25.
The 2022 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 March 6.
2022 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
March 8 (Week 4)
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
2022 Record |
Prev. Ranking |
|
1 |
Oklahoma (32) |
800 |
15-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Alabama |
768 |
20-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Florida State |
721 |
19-1 |
3 |
|
4 |
Florida |
696 |
21-1 |
4 |
|
5 |
UCLA |
680 |
17-3 |
5 |
|
6 |
Virginia Tech |
628 |
14-3 |
6 |
|
7 |
Washington |
575 |
15-5 |
7 |
|
8 |
Arizona |
530 |
15-4 |
9 |
|
9 |
Kentucky |
511 |
16-2 |
10 |
|
10 |
Oklahoma State |
503 |
12-5 |
8 |
|
11 |
Oregon |
470 |
16-3 |
12 |
|
12 |
Arkansas |
445 |
14-4 |
11 |
|
13 |
Duke |
417 |
16-3 |
13 |
|
14 |
Missouri |
392 |
16-4 |
15 |
|
15 |
Georgia |
343 |
19-2 |
16 |
|
16 |
Northwestern |
331 |
15-4 |
17 |
|
17 |
Clemson |
282 |
12-6 |
14 |
|
18 |
Tennessee |
268 |
15-6 |
18 |
|
19 |
Michigan |
255 |
13-6 |
19 |
|
20 |
Auburn |
233 |
21-1 |
20 |
|
21 |
LSU |
146 |
17-6 |
22 |
|
22 |
Louisiana |
101 |
12-4 |
21 |
|
23 |
Arizona State |
94 |
13-5 |
23 |
|
24 |
Notre Dame |
50 |
16-4 |
25 |
|
25 |
Charlotte |
42 |
18-3 |
RV |
New to Poll: No. 25 Charlotte
Dropped Out: No. 24 UCF
Receiving Votes: UCF (38), USF (36), Stanford (25), Liberty (7), Texas (7), Boise State (2), Oregon State (2), USC Upstate (1), Wisconsin (1).
The 2022 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 March 6, 2022.
