Where Does Oklahoma Stand in Rankings After Opening Weekend?

The Sooners started the season 3-1 against a pair of Big 12 opponents.

Oklahoma infielder Nelly McEnroe-Marinas (2) drives in two runs on a single in the second inning of a softball game in the Norman Regional of the NCAA Tournament between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Boston University Terriers at Love's Field in Norman, Okla., Friday, May 16, 2025. | BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

NORMAN — After winning three of four games to start the season, Oklahoma dropped one spot into a tie for No. 4 in the NFCA/GoRout Division I college softball poll, released Tuesday.

Texas Tech jumped up to No. 1 after a 6-0 start that included a win over Texas A&M, while defending champion Texas fell a spot after going 4-1 on the opening weekend. The Longhorns fell to Nebraska on Saturday.

Tennessee jumped the Sooners to move up to No. 3 after a 5-0 start that included a victory over Oregon.

OU is tied with Florida at No. 4, followed by UCLA, Florida State, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Alabama to round out the top 10.

Other SEC teams in the poll include No. 12 LSU, No. 16 South Carolina, No. 19 Mississippi State, No. 20 Georgia, and No. 21 Ole Miss.

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The Sooners remained ahead of Florida in the D1Softball, Softball America and ESPN.com/USA Softball polls.

While the D1Softball and ESPN.com/USA Softball polls have the same top three ahead of Oklahoma, Tennessee is at No. 2 in the Softball America poll ahead of Texas.

Other ranked OU opponents in this week's NFCA poll include No. 22 Duke, No. 25 Southeastern Louisiana. Oklahoma State was the first team out of the poll.

Arizona remained at No. 17 after dropping two of three to the Sooners while Arizona State, OU's other opponent last weekend, received votes.

Oklahoma outscored its opponents 35-19 in the first four games, with Nelly McEnroe-Marinas going 7 for 8 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs.

Gabbie Garcia hit four of the Sooners' 15 home runs, with two each from Allyssa Parker, Ella Parker, Kasidi Pickering, and Kendall Wells.

On the pitching side, Audrey Lowry led the way, going 3-0 with a 0.47 ERA and six strikeouts over 15 innings. No other OU pitcher threw more than 4 1/3 innings.

The Sooners began the season No. 3 in all four major polls.

The Sooners resume play against Montana at 11 a.m. Friday in the Troy Cox Classic in Las Cruces, New Mexico. They'll take on New Mexico at 2 p.m. the same day.

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Ryan Aber

Ryan Aber has been covering Oklahoma football for more than a decade continuously and since 1999 overall. Ryan was the OU beat writer for The Oklahoman from 2013-2025, covering the transition from Bob Stoops to Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables. He covered OU men's basketball's run to the Final Four in 2016 and numerous national championships for the Sooners' women's gymnastics and softball programs. Prior to taking on the Sooners beat, Ryan covered high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks and Oklahoma City Barons for the newspaper from 2006-13. He spent two seasons covering Arkansas football for the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas before returning to his hometown of Oklahoma City. Ryan also worked at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the Muskogee Phoenix. At the Phoenix, he covered OU's national championship run in 2000. Ryan is a graduate of Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.