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. Record are through games of February 25.

      School                 Record           Pts.      LW
 1.   UCLA (20)              19-0             668       1
 2.   Arizona (7)            20-0             654       2
 3.   Alabama                14-0             597       4
 4.   California             11-0             584       5 
5.   Oklahoma               12-2             577       3
 6.   Stanford               16-1-1           519       9 
7.   Fresno State            8-2             452       8
 8.   LSU                    13-4             440       6 (tie)
 9.   Arizona State          13-4             433       6 (tie) 
10.  Cal State Fullerton    14-5             384       11 
11.  DePaul                  7-1-1           373       13
 12.  Washington             10-6             359       10 
13.  Iowa                    4-1             345       12 
14.  Oregon State           15-3-1           304       16 (tie)
 15.  Notre Dame              6-0             301       14
 16.  South Carolina         11-7-1           291       19
 17.  Nebraska                7-7             240       15 
18.  Michigan                5-6             218       18 
19.  Florida State          15-3             196       16 (tie) 
20.  Texas A&M              13-4             135       21
 21.  Southern Mississippi   10-5             114       23
 22.  Oregon                 14-8             100       20
 23.  Baylor                 19-4              68       NR
 24.  Wisconsin               7-7              47       NR 
25.  Southwest Texas State  12-4              43       NR 

Dropped Out: Florida International, Massachusetts, Texas.