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Where Alabama Softball Ranks after Week 4

The Crimson Tide is one of the last remaining undefeated teams in college softball as the calendar flips to March and conference play begins.
Katie Windham|
Alabama infielder Abby Duchscherer celebrates a base hit in the Crimson Classic game against USF on Feb. 28, 2026.
Alabama infielder Abby Duchscherer celebrates a base hit in the Crimson Classic game against USF on Feb. 28, 2026. | Sarah Munzenmaier/Alabama Crimson Tide on SI

Alabama softball is one of the last teams standing with an undefeated record after a 6-0 weekend in the Crimson Classic at Rhoads Stadium for the final weekend before SEC play begins.

The Crimson Tide now stands at 20-0 overall and is inside the top five in every major poll except for USA Softball, where Alabama is ranked No. 6. D1Softball has Alabama at No. 5, and the Tide is ranked No. 4 by Softball America and in the NFCA Coaches Poll.

No. 10 Florida State remains the only ranke dopponent Alabama has played and beaten on the season, but that will quickly change once the Tide enters conference play.

The SEC has 11 teams in the USA Softball Top 25, and Alabama's opponent this week, Ole Miss, is receiving votes. The Crimson Tide will open the series with the Rebels on Friday at 6 p.m.

USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll- Week 4

(Ranking, team, first-place votes, record, points received)

1. Tennessee (24) 19-0 624
2. Texas Tech 22-1 592
3. Texas (1) 19-1 582
4. Oklahoma 19-2 530
5. Nebraska 14-5 512
6. Alabama 20-0 497
7. UCLA 18-3 462
8. Florida 23-1 456
9. Arkansas 19-1 451
10. Florida State 17-4 397
11. Virginia Tech 16-2 366
T12. Georgia 17-5 308
T12. Oklahoma State 15-5 308
14. Arizona 17-5 307
15. Texas A&M 15-7 243
16. LSU 17-4 233
17. Mississippi State 18-2 195
18. Oregon 13-6 194
19. Stanford 11-6 181
20. Virginia 19-1 180
21. Arizona State 19-3 116
22. Washington 15-6 83
23. Grand Canyon 22-0 79
24. South Carolina 15-6 65
25. Duke 12-9 38

Others receiving votes: UCF (33), Penn State (18), Clemson (17), North Carolina (12), Texas State (11), Belmont (9), Auburn (8), Ole Miss (7), Louisville (6), Boston U (4), Kentucky (4), Michigan (3), Cal State Fullerton (2), Indiana (1), Northwestern (1)

NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll- Week 4

(Ranking, team, first-place votes, record, points received)

1. Tennessee (30) 19-0 774
2. Texas Tech (1) 22-1 737
3. Texas 19-1 710
4. Alabama 20-0 657
5. Florida 23-1 645
6. Oklahoma 19-2 615
7. Arkansas 19-1 594
8. UCLA 18-3 571
9. Florida State 17-4 499
10. Nebraska 14-5 490
11. Virginia Tech 16-2 483
12. Mississippi State 18-2 408
13. Arizona 17-5 377
14. Texas A&M 15-7 328
15. Georgia 17-5 377
16. Virginia 19-1 303
17. LSU 17-4 301
18. Oregon 13-6 207
19. Oklahoma State 15-5 200
20. Grand Canyon 22-0 196
21. Stanford 11-6 185
22. Arizona State 19-3 134
23. South Carolina 15-6 127
24. UCF 20-4 64
25. Clemson 13-7 57

Others receiving votes: North Carolina (30), Ole Miss (25), Duke (24), Penn State (10), Belmont (8), Florida Atlantic (4), Auburn (3), Michigan (3), North Florida (1), Southeastern Louisiana (1).

Dropped out: No. 23 Duke (12-9)

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Katie Windham
KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball, gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.

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