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,February 18.
School Record Points LR
1. UCLA (19) 15-0 667 1
2. Arizona (6) 15-0 646 3
3. Oklahoma (2) 8-0 631 2
4. Alabama 10-0 540 5
5. California 7-0 533 7
6. (tie) Arizona State 10-2 513 6
7. (tie) LSU 7-1 513 8
8. Fresno State 5-0 469 9
9. Stanford 12-1 419 15
10. Washington 6-4 413 4
11. Cal State Fullerton 12-3 394 14
12. Iowa 4-1 370 13
13. DePaul 4-0 365 10
14. Notre Dame 6-0 319 19
15. Nebraska 5-4 297 12
16. (tie) Florida State 11-1 244 17
17. (tie) Oregon State 12-3 244 16
18. Michigan 2-4 207 11
19. South Carolina 8-6 186 18
20. Oregon 10-7 112 20
21. Texas A&M 10-4 94 NR
22. Texas 9-4 78 24
23. Southern Mississippi 6-4 64 21
24. Massachusetts 3-2 59 NR
25. Florida International 12-4 46 NR
Dropped Out: Long Beach State, Mississippi State, Utah
Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina (41), Long Beach State (32), Pacific (25), Utah (25), Cal State Northridge (23), Southwest Texas State (23), Mississippi State (22), Baylor (17), Louisiana-Monroe (16), Wisconsin (14), Minnesota (13), Hawaii (12), Purdue (10), Florida Atlantic (9), New Mexico (9), Illinois-Chicago (6), Louisiana-Lafayette (4), Hofstra (2). Thirteen other schools (totaling 50 points) were mentioned on only one ballot and are not include among others receiving votes.
