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 Sunday, April 1.

      School                Record          Pts.      LW 
1.   UCLA (25)             37-1            672       1		
 2.   Arizona (2)           38-2            646       2 
3.   Alabama               34-1            609       4 
4.   Stanford              32-3-1          587       5
 5.   California            39-4            577       3
 6.   LSU                   30-6            520       7 
7.   Oklahoma              29-7            504       6
 8.   DePaul                24-7-1          468       10
 9.   Arizona State         27-9            460       9
 10.  Cal State Fullerton   33-10           435       8 
11.  Notre Dame            26-3            400       11
 12.  Iowa                  24-7            355       12 
13.  Fresno State          26-11           335       13 
14.  Washington            24-12           324       15 
15.  Nebraska              29-10           273       17
 16.  Oregon State          29-13-1         257       14 
17.  Florida State         34-6            250       16 
18.  Pacific               31-6            234       18 
19.  South Carolina        23-12-1         208       19
 20.  Baylor                29-11           120       21
 21.  Wisconsin             20-12           115       23
 22.  Southwest Texas State 28-7             94       22 
23.  Texas A&M             24-11            79       20
 24.  Louisiana-Lafayette   26-5             69       24 
25.  Cal State Northridge  19-17            41       RV  
 Dropped Out:  Florida Atlantic. 
Others Receiving Votes: Florida Atlantic (38), Texas Tech (21), 
 Massachusetts (16), Hawaii (8), South Florida (7), Virginia (6), 
North Carolina (2). 

Ten other teams (totaling 45 points) were mentioned on just one ballot and 
are not included among others receiving votes.