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, April 22.
School Record Pts. LW
1. Arizona (21) 46-4 669 2
2. UCLA (6) 44-4 651 1
3. Stanford 42-6-1 616 3
4. California 45-8 582 4
5. LSU 42-8 557 5
6. Alabama 44-5 531 7
7. Oklahoma 37-7 519 6
8. Cal State Fullerton 41-11 474 9
9. Arizona State 30-14 444 8
10. Notre Dame 40-3 444 11
11. Nebraska 42-10 400 12
12. DePaul 36-11-1 378 10
13. Washington 29-17 333 12
14. Oregon State 35-16-1 302 16
15. Iowa 35-10 286 15
16. Fresno State 33-17 276 14
17. Florida State 47-7 247 17
18. Pacific 43-9 239 18
19. Southwest Texas State 39-8 164 19
20. Louisiana-Lafayette 36-7 139 21
21. Michigan 30-12-1 101 24
22. Massachusetts 31-9 93 23
23. Texas A&M 29-15 80 22
24. South Carolina 34-16-1 80 20
25. Cal State Northridge 26-20 28 25
Dropped Out: None. Others
Receiving Votes: Virginia (19), Texas Tech (16), New Mexico (13), Utah (13), Kansas (11), Florida Atlantic (10), Baylor (9), Villanova (9), Southern Mississippi (8), Hawaii (7), Illinois (7), North Carolina (5), South Florida (5), Tennessee-Chattanooga (2). Three other teams (totaling 8 points) were mentioned on just one ballot and are not included among others receiving votes.
