The USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 is voted on by 27 Division I softball coaches representing all areas of the USA. First place votes are in parentheses. Records are through games of April 30.

      School               Record           Pts.      LW 
1.   Washington (27)      50-5             675       1 
2.   Arizona              47-7             647       2
 3.   UCLA                 35-8-1           617       3
 4.   Oklahoma             55-6             580       5
 5.   Arizona State        39-13            560       4
 6.   Fresno State         46-11            548       6
 7.   LSU                  51-8             510       7
 8.   Southern Mississippi 51-10            469       8 
9.   California           41-18            440       9
 10.  Stanford             39-14            429       11 
11.  Alabama              57-8             410       10
 12.  Oregon State         34-14-1          385       12 
13.  Michigan             36-11-1          355       13
 14.  Cal State Fullerton  40-11            315       14 
15.  Iowa                 39-11            307       15
 16.  Oregon               33-20            259       17 
17.  Louisiana-Lafayette  44-13            242       16
 18.  Long Beach State     36-18            195       18 
19.  Notre Dame           43-12            186       19
 20.  Nebraska             42-18            163       20
 21.  Mississippi State    40-22             96       21
 22.  Florida Atlantic     51-15             85       24 (tie)
 23.  Illinois-Chicago     46-23             78       22
 24.  Oklahoma State       33-20             63       23 
25.  South Carolina       33-25             40       24 (tie) 

Dropped Out: None Others Receiving Votes: Penn State (21), New Mexico (17), Pacific (15), Florida State (13), DePaul (10), East Carolina (7), Hofstra (7), North Carolina (6). Eight other schools (totaling 34 points) were mentioned on just one ballot and are not included among others receiving votes.