D1Softball’s Top 25: Texas Makes Moves, Ohio State Enters
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It was a week to remember in Division I softball as the Pac-12 began conference play and the SEC continues to resemble The Hunger Games.
Oklahoma remains in the top spot with a 25-0 record, 21 wins by way of the run-rule. No. 2 UCLA jumps ahead of No. 3 Florida State after the Seminoles dropped a game to an unranked Boston College. Alabama remains No. 4, just ahead of No. 5 Virginia Tech, which swept UNC at home in its second ACC series. Florida falls one spot to fifth after a tough weekend in College Station, Texas. Duke remains at No. 7, just in front of gritty No. 8 Northwestern.
No. 9 Arkansas and No. 10 Oklahoma State round out the top 10 after the Razorbacks picked up a series win over No. 14 Tennessee and the Cowgirls picked up five wins at the OSU Mizuno Classic.
No. 16 Texas makes the biggest jump in the poll after a wild 5-0 weekend, featuring a pair of victories over Louisiana and a sweep of No. 25 LSU.
No. 23 UCF re-enters the poll and No. 24 Ohio State is a new entrant.
The SEC leads all conferences with nine teams, followed by the Pac-12 with five teams. The ACC (4), Big 12 (3) and Big Ten (3) also place multiple teams in the rankings, along with one from the AAC.
| Rank | Team | Overall Record | Record Last Week | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oklahoma |
25-0 | 5-0 | 1 |
| 2 |  UCLA |
24-3 | 2-0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Florida State |
27-2 | 4-1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Alabama |
24-4 | 3-2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Virginia Tech |
21-3 | 3-0 | 6 |
| 6 |  Florida |
25-3 | 3-1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Duke |
23-4 | 2-1 | 7 |
| 8 |  Northwestern |
19-4 | 4-0 | 9 |
| 9 |  Arkansas |
19-5 | 2-1 | 8 |
| 10 |  Oklahoma State |
21-6 | 5-1 | 11 |
| 11 |  Oregon |
21-4 | 2-1 | 12 |
| 12 |  Kentucky |
20-5 | 1-3 | 13 |
| 13 |  Michigan |
17-6 | 2-0 | 15 |
| 14 |  Tennessee |
20-8 | 2-2 | 14 |
| 15 |  Washington |
20-7 | 1-2 | 10 |
| 16 |  Texas |
21-9-1 | 5-0 | 25 |
| 17 |  Arizona State |
22-5 | 4-0 | 24 |
| 18 |  Auburn |
25-2 | 1-1 | 17 |
| 19 |  Clemson |
19-8 | 3-2 | 18 |
| 20 |  Missouri |
19-9 | 3-3 | 16 |
| 21 |  Georgia |
26-4 | 4-1 | 21 |
| 22 |  Arizona |
19-6 | 0-2 | 20 |
| 23 |  UCF |
26-7 | 4-0 | NR |
| 24 |  Ohio State |
17-5 | 4-2 | NR |
| 25 |  LSU |
20-10 | 1-3 | 19 |
| Dropped Out | ||||
 South Florida |
27-7 | 5-3 | 22 | |
 Oregon State |
22-7 | 0-3 | 23 | |