USA Today/NFCA Division I Preseason Top 25 - January 24, 2001
The USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Coaches Top 25 is voted on by 27 Division I coaches, representing all areas of the USA. First place votes are in parentheses. Records are from the 2000 season.
Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA (13) | 46-12-1 | 655 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma (10) | 66-8 | 642 | |
| 3 | Arizona (4) | 59-9 | 632 | |
| 4 | Washington | 61-9 | 541 | |
| 5 | Alabama | 66-14 | 535 | |
| 6 | Arizona State | 43-20 | 523 | |
| 7 | California | 49-25 | 484 | |
| 8 | LSU | 59-13 | 465 | |
| 9 | Fresno State | 54-14 | 455 | |
| 10 | DePaul | 40-22 | 412 | |
| 11 | Michigan | 45-16-1 | 362 | |
| 12 | Nebraska | 52-21 | 353 | |
| 13 | Iowa | 46-15 | 301 | |
| 14 | Cal State Fullerton | 45-15 | 295 | |
| 15 | Stanford | 45-18 | 270 | |
| 16 | Oregon State | 40-21-1 | 261 | |
| 17 | Florida State | 51-27 | 210 | |
| 18 | South Carolina | 40-28 | 169 | |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 47-14 | 157 | |
| 20 | Oregon | 35-29 | 145 | |
| 21 | Southern Mississippi | 63-13 | 137 | |
| 22 | Long Beach State | 39-23 | 125 | |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 44-27 | 108 | |
| 24 | Texas | 30-27-1 | 94 | |
| 25 | Utah | 42-23 | 67 |
Others receiving votes:
Florida Atlantic (56), Illinois-Chicago (35), Hofstra (32), Massachusetts (32), Oklahoma State (31), Louisiana-Lafayette (27), Florida (23), Texas A&M (23), Penn State (21), Central Michigan (20), Cal State Northridge (16), Hawaii (13), New Mexico (10), Wisconsin (8), North Carolina (7), Northwestern (6), Virginia Tech (6), South Florida (2). Three other schools were mentioned on only one ballot and are not included among others receiving votes.