LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Texas swept through Missouri in Southeastern Conference action to remain No. 1 in this week’s 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Longhorns (37-3), who also maintained their hold on the top spot in the SEC, collected all but one of the 31 first-place votes this week.
Following an 8-0 series-opening win, Texas won a pair of close contests (4-3, 3-1) against the Tigers in Columbia, to keep its one-game lead over No. 2 Oklahoma in conference play. The second-ranked Sooners (34-3) earned a road win at UT Arlington and then topped St. Thomas and UCF at home.
With Florida dropping three games last week and slipping to No. 6, Texas A&M and Oregon moved into the No. 3 and 4 spots with LSU staying at No. 5. The Aggies (34-5) posted three wins last week, including a pair in SEC action at then-No. 16 Georgia, and have won nine straight and 13 of their last 14 contests.
The fourth-ranked Ducks (35-3) are tied with Texas and Oklahoma for the fewest defeats in Division I. They toppled in-state rival Oregon State, 9-1 on the road, before sweeping a Big Ten series from Michigan at home. LSU (34-5) thumped McNeese at home and won two-of-three against new-No. 23 Alabama in league play.
Previously-mentioned Florida was blanked on the road by then-No. 8 Florida State and dropped two-of-three at home to No. 12 Arkansas.
No. 7 Tennessee (32-8), No. 8 UCLA (36-4), No. 9 FSU (36-6) and No. 10 South Carolina (30-8) round out the top 10. Of those four, the Bruins were the only program not to drop a game last week as they went 4-0, which included two Big Ten home wins against then-No. 21 Ohio State.
Making its way into the ranking for the first time since the preseason poll is No. 24 Clemson. The Tigers (30-11) reached the 30-win mark after going 2-1 on the road at No. 15 Stanford and have won 11 of their last 13 contests.
The 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 31 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Polls will be released Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. throughout the regular season. Records reflect games played through April 6, 2025.
2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
4/8/25 (Week 9)
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
|
1 |
Texas (30) |
774 |
37-3 |
1 |
|
2 |
Oklahoma |
737 |
34-3 |
2 |
|
3 |
Texas A&M (1) |
702 |
34-5 |
4 |
|
4 |
Oregon |
653 |
35-3 |
6 |
|
5 |
LSU |
640 |
34-5 |
5 |
|
6 |
Florida |
602 |
34-8 |
3 |
|
7 |
Tennessee |
577 |
32-8 |
7 |
|
8 |
UCLA |
563 |
36-4 |
9 |
|
9 |
Florida State |
551 |
36-6 |
8 |
|
10 |
South Carolina |
482 |
30-8 |
10 |
|
11 |
Virginia Tech |
468 |
32-5 |
13 |
|
12 |
Arkansas |
447 |
28-8 |
12 |
|
13 |
Arizona |
437 |
33-7 |
11 |
|
14 |
Texas Tech |
379 |
31-9 |
14 |
|
15 |
Stanford |
311 |
26-8 |
15 |
|
16 |
Mississippi State |
287 |
31-10 |
17 |
|
17 |
Oklahoma State |
232 |
23-11 |
18 |
|
18 |
Georgia |
218 |
25-13 |
16 |
|
19 |
Ole Miss |
210 |
29-9 |
19 |
|
20 |
Duke |
187 |
29-12 |
22 |
|
21 |
Nebraska |
158 |
28-10 |
20 |
|
22 |
Ohio State |
103 |
30-9-1 |
21 |
|
23 |
Alabama |
83 |
28-15 |
24 |
|
24 |
Clemson |
79 |
30-11 |
RV |
|
25 |
Florida Atlantic |
65 |
34-7 |
23 |
New to Poll: No. 24 Clemson
Dropped Out: No. 25 Virginia (27-12)
Receiving Votes: Virginia (57), Grand Canyon (33), Washington (24), California (8), Liberty (8).
The 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 31 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. The poll will be released on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. ET during the regular season. Records reflect games played through April 6.
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