LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma continued its stranglehold on No. 1, while Texas swept then-No. 3 Oklahoma State, elevating the Longhorns to No. 5 in this week’s 2023 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The Sooners (42-1) headed back to Waco, Texas and avenged their only defeat of the season by sweeping then-No. 16 Baylor in Big 12 action. OU shut out the Bears (34-13) 7-0, 4-0 and 2-0 to extend its win streak to 34 games.
The fifth-ranked Longhorns (39-9-1), despite being no-hit into the seventh inning twice, posted a three-game sweep of the Cowgirls (39-8) for the first time since 2016. Texas headed to the seventh inning of games one and two without a base hit and came out with 1-0 (8 inn.) and 3-2 wins. The Longhorns capped off the sweep with a 5-2 triumph sending OSU to its fifth straight loss.
Second-ranked UCLA won four more games, which included a three-game Pac-12 sweep of then-RV Arizona State to run its winning streak to 16 games.
With Oklahoma State dipping to No. 7 following four losses last week, Tennessee and Florida State moved into the No. 3 and No. 4 spots. The Lady Vols (37-5), highlighted by a big sixth-inning rally against then-No. 13 Florida, earned three wins at home last week, two of those coming against the Gators (32-13).
The Seminoles (39-8) swept then-No. 18 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg as part of a four-win week, while Clemson held its ground at No. 6 following a 4-0 showing.
Riding a 12-game winning streak and reaching 40 wins, Duke (40-8) moved into the eighth spot as it leapfrogged No. 9 Stanford and No. 10 Washington.
Making the biggest movement up the poll was No. 19 Wichita State, elevating four spots into the top 20. Following a 4-0 week, the Shockers (40-8) reached the 40-win plateau, highlighted by a 3-1 eight-inning road win over Oklahoma State
2023 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
April 25 (Week 11)
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
2023 Record |
Last Week’s Ranking |
|
1 |
Oklahoma (32) |
800 |
42-1 |
1 |
|
2 |
UCLA |
767 |
43-4 |
2 |
|
3 |
Tennessee |
734 |
37-5 |
4 |
|
4 |
Florida State |
698 |
39-8 |
5 |
|
5 |
Texas |
659 |
39-9-1 |
7 |
|
6 |
Clemson |
641 |
44-5 |
6 |
|
7 |
Oklahoma State |
603 |
39-8 |
3 |
|
8 |
Duke |
545 |
40-8 |
10 |
|
9 |
Stanford |
543 |
34-10 |
8 |
|
10 |
Washington |
511 |
33-10 |
9 |
|
11 |
Georgia |
478 |
37-10 |
12 |
|
12 |
Arkansas |
453 |
34-13 |
11 |
|
13 |
LSU |
367 |
37-11 |
15 |
|
t14 |
Florida |
352 |
32-13 |
13 |
|
t14 |
Oregon |
352 |
31-11 |
17 |
|
16 |
Alabama |
310 |
34-15 |
14 |
|
17 |
Auburn |
307 |
35-14 |
19 |
|
18 |
Baylor |
268 |
34-13 |
16 |
|
19 |
Wichita State |
189 |
40-8 |
23 |
|
20 |
Kentucky |
183 |
27-15-1 |
20 |
|
21 |
Virginia Tech |
175 |
33-15 |
18 |
|
22 |
Northwestern |
170 |
30-10 |
21 |
|
23 |
Utah |
133 |
30-10 |
22 |
|
24 |
Central Arkansas |
56 |
33-9 |
24 |
|
25 |
Texas A&M |
46 |
29-17 |
25 |
New To Poll: None
Dropped Out: None
Receiving Votes: Boston University (28), California (13), Arizona (8), Louisiana (6), Louisville (2), Boise State (1), Nebraska (1), Notre Dame (1).
The 2023 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 April 23.
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