LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma swept No. 9 Texas solidifying its hold on the unanimous No. 1 ranking in this week’s 2023 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. With the Big 12 sweep of the Longhorns (30-8-1), the Sooners (33-1) ran their season-long win streak to 25 games.
In other top-10 action, No. 2 Oklahoma State and No. 3 UCLA each posted 3-0 marks, which included the Bruins’ (32-4) Pac-12 sweep of then-No. 6 Stanford. The Cowgirls (32-2) have won 14 straight after a nine-inning triumph over Tulsa and a twinbill thumping of Incarnate Word.
Clemson overtook Tennessee for No. 4, while Florida State reclaimed the sixth spot from Stanford. Arkansas elevated to No. 8, ahead of No. 9 Texas and No. 10 Washington.
The Tigers (36-1), who lead NCAA Division I with its 36 triumphs, picked up four more to extend their win streak to a program-record 22 games. The Lady Vols (29-3) won their fourth straight SEC series, taking two-of-three at new-No. 24 Texas A&M, improving to 10-2 in league play.
The sixth-ranked Seminoles (29-7) and eighth-ranked Razorbacks (27-9) each swept their respective conference series on the road. FSU topped Georgia Tech, while Arkansas upended Mississippi State.
No. 10 Washington fell two spots to round out the top-10 after dropping two-of-three in Pac-12 play at new-No. 25 Arizona State.
No. 11 Duke and No. 12 LSU crept closer to the top 10. The Blue Devils (28-8) went to Blacksburg and grabbed two-of-three from then-No. 12 Virginia Tech, while the Tigers (31-6) cracked the 30-win mark following five non-conference home wins.
Additionally, Florida dropped another four positions this week to No. 15 after the Gators (26-9) were upended twice by South Carolina in SEC play.
With their wins over the Huskies, the Sun Devils (20-11) made their return to the rankings, while Utah, which dropped two-of-three versus RV Cal fell out.
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 2, 2023.
2023 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
April 4 (Week 8)
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
2023 Record |
Last Week’s Ranking |
|
1 |
Oklahoma (32) |
800 |
33-1 |
1 |
|
2 |
Oklahoma State |
763 |
32-2 |
2 |
|
3 |
UCLA |
728 |
32-4 |
3 |
|
4 |
Clemson |
689 |
36-1 |
5 |
|
5 |
Tennessee |
687 |
29-3 |
4 |
|
6 |
Florida State |
635 |
29-7 |
7 |
|
7 |
Stanford |
594 |
28-6 |
6 |
|
8 |
Arkansas |
564 |
27-9 |
10 |
|
9 |
Texas |
505 |
30-8-1 |
9 |
|
10 |
Washington |
488 |
26-8 |
8 |
|
11 |
Duke |
444 |
28-8 |
13 |
|
12 |
LSU |
435 |
31-6 |
14 |
|
13 |
Virginia Tech |
419 |
27-8 |
12 |
|
14 |
Georgia |
414 |
29-6 |
15 |
|
15 |
Florida |
391 |
26-9 |
11 |
|
16 |
Alabama |
315 |
26-11 |
17 |
|
17 |
Kentucky |
292 |
21-9-1 |
16 |
|
18 |
Oregon |
237 |
22-11 |
18 |
|
19 |
Auburn |
224 |
28-10 |
19 |
|
20 |
Arizona |
188 |
24-12 |
20 |
|
21 |
Baylor |
139 |
27-9 |
21 |
|
22 |
Wichita State |
122 |
30-7 |
23 |
|
23 |
Northwestern |
107 |
20-9 |
22 |
|
24 |
Texas A&M |
83 |
22-13 |
25 |
|
25 |
Arizona State |
55 |
20-11 |
RV |
New To Poll: No. 25 Arizona State
Dropped Out: No. 24 Utah
Receiving Votes: Utah (43), Louisiana (19), California (16), Indiana (4).
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