D1Softball Top 25: Texas Jumps into the Top Five, Louisville Enters
Top 25How far did Reese Atwood’s walk-off home run against Oklahoma State carry? Far enough to carry No. 5 Texas into the top five in the D1Softball Top 25. With Atwood’s blast the symbolic exclamation point, Texas’ sweep in the week’s highest-profile series propelled the Longhorns to a season-high ranking. Meanwhile, Tennessee’s epic comeback in Sunday night’s thriller against Florida ensured the top three remain unchanged with just two weeks remaining in the regular season.
Elsewhere, No. 15 Auburn and No. 17 Oregon are on the move after dispatching Alabama and Arizona State, respectively, while hard-charging No. 25 Louisville enters the Top 25 and is just one spot away from displacing No. 24 Kentucky as the best in the Bluegrass State.
No. 20 Wichita State (American) and No. 23 Central Arkansas (Atlantic Sun) continue to carry the flag for conferences beyond the Power 5, matching the Big Ten, which has only No. 19 Northwestern ranked. The SEC leads all conferences with nine ranked teams, followed by the five from the Pac-12 and four each from the ACC and Big 12.
| Rank | Team | Overall Record | Record Last Week | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oklahoma |
42-1 | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 |  UCLA |
43-4 | 4-0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Tennessee |
37-5 | 3-0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Florida State |
39-8 | 4-0 | 5 |
| 5 |  Texas |
39-9-1 | 3-0 | 9 |
| 6 |  Clemson |
44-5 | 4-0 | 6 |
| 7 |  Georgia |
37-10 | 4-0 | 7 |
| 8 |  Oklahoma State |
39-8 | 0-4 | 4 |
| 9 |  Duke |
40-8 | 4-0 | 8 |
| 10 |  Stanford |
34-10 | 3-1 | 10 |
| 11 |  Washington |
33-10 | 2-1 | 12 |
| 12 |  LSU |
37-11 | 3-1 | 14 |
| 13 |  Arkansas |
34-13 | 3-1 | 11 |
| 14 |  Baylor |
34-13 | 0-3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Auburn |
35-14 | 3-1 | 20 |
| 16 |  Alabama |
34-15 | 2-3 | 13 |
| 17 |  Oregon |
31-11 | 3-0 | 19 |
| 18 |  Utah |
29-10 | 1-2 | 17 |
| 19 |  Northwestern |
30-10 | 2-1 | 16 |
| 20 |  Wichita State |
40-8 | 4-0 | 22 |
| 21 |  Florida |
32-13 | 1-2 | 18 |
| 22 |  Texas A&M |
29-17 | 3-1 | 21 |
| 23 |  Central Arkansas |
33-9 | 2-1 | 24 |
| 24 |  Kentucky |
27-15-1 | 2-2 | 23 |
| 25 |  Louisville |
32-14 | 4-0 | NR |
| Dropped Out | ||||
 South Carolina |
32-15 | 2-3 | 25 | |