D1Softball Top 25 Rankings: Oklahoma Holds Strong; UCF, Illinois Enter

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It was an opening weekend to remember with Top 25 matchups across the country.

No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 Alabama remain at the top after going undefeated with wins against ranked opponents. No. 3 Florida climbs two spots after wins against No. 17 Michigan and USF.

UCLA remains at No. 4 — there’s no shame in losing a close one against the Sooners — followed by No. 5 Florida State and No. 6 Washington. Oklahoma State drops to No. 7, just ahead of a hot Virginia Tech squad. The Hokies went 5-0 with wins over No. 14 Missouri, No. 18 Kentucky and No. 21 Northwestern.

Arkansas falls a spot to No. 9 after a 3-2 weekend in Puerto Vallarta, just ahead of No. 10 Texas.

New entrants to the poll include No. 24 UCF, which defeated Georgia in thrilling walk-off fashion on opening day, and No. 25 Illinois. Liberty and James Madison drop out. Liberty went 0-4 against tough competition, while James Madison did not play.

The SEC leads all conferences with eight ranked teams, followed by the Pac-12 with five and the ACC with four. The Big 12 and Big Ten each place three teams in the Top 25, while the AAC and Sun Belt each have one.

Rank	Team		Overall Record	Previous Rank
1	Oklahoma		5-0	1
2	Alabama		4-0	2
3	Florida		4-0	5
4	UCLA		4-1	4
5	Florida State		4-0	6
6	Washington		5-0	7
7	Oklahoma State		4-1	3
8	Virginia Tech		5-0	11
9	Arkansas		3-2	8
10	Texas		4-1	9
11	Oregon		4-0	16
12	Duke		4-1	13
13	Clemson		3-1	14
14	Missouri		3-2	10
15	Tennessee		4-0	18
16	Arizona		3-1	15
17	Michigan		3-2	12
18	Kentucky		4-1	20
19	Georgia		5-1	19
20	Louisiana		5-0	22
21	Northwestern		4-1	23
22	Arizona State		3-2	21
23	LSU		4-2	17
24	UCF		3-1	NR
25	Illinois		4-1	NR
Dropped Out
	Liberty		0-4	24
	James Madison		DNP	25