USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll 

Despite having its 15-game win streak snapped over the weekend, Arizona earned 13 first-place votes to hold on to the top spot in the latest USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Softball Poll, the association announced Wednesday. 

The Wildcats suffered a 1-0 setback, its first of the season, at the Palm Springs Classic to Texas, who jumped a pair of places to No. 2 with seven first-place nods. The Longhorns’ only loss of the year came to the Wildcats at the Kajikawa Classic on Feb. 11, and since that time UT has reeled off 15-straight wins of its own. 

The Longhorns vaulted over Tennessee, who dropped one place despite a 2-0 mark at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, and a UCLA squad that went undefeated at the Palm Springs Classic. The Lady Vols received eight first-place votes while UCLA was No. 1 on three ballots. 

Alabama used wins over Georgia Tech and Michigan to move up two places to fifth, while Stanford held on to the No. 6 position. California moved to 10-2 on the year and jumped two spots to seventh, while Michigan fell three places to No. 8 after a 1-1 weekend at the Leadoff Classic. Oklahoma held on to the No. 10 spot with a 13-3-1 overall mark on the year. 

Behind a strong showing in Columbus, Ga., Louisiana-Lafayette held to No. 11 with a perfect 13-0 mark on the season, while Georgia moved up one place to No. 12. 

Arizona State matched Texas’ 15-game win streak at the Leadoff Classic, and as a result, continued its move up the poll three more places to 13th. While the Sun Devils continued to move up the rankings, Texas A&M continued to fall, dropping six places to No. 14 with a 10-6 overall record. 

Washington held on to No. 15 again this week, and Northwestern dropped four places to No. 16. Nebraska, who set a Leadoff Classic record for runs in a game, climbed one place to 17th. 

SEC foes Auburn and LSU moved up one place to Nos. 18 and 19, respectively, and Baylor rounded out the top 20 as the Bears dropped one place this week. 

Louisville climbed three places to 21st, while DePaul, Oregon and North Carolina secured Nos. 22, 23 and 24, respectively. After a one-week absence from the poll, Fresno State climbed back in at No. 25.