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Nebraska Softball Dethrones Oklahoma to take No. 1 Spot in Softball America’s Rankings

The Huskers rise to the top after a dominant weekend in Minneseota.
Nicole Reitz|
Nebraska takes the No.1 spot in Softball America's Rankings.
Nebraska takes the No.1 spot in Softball America's Rankings. | Nebraska Athletics

For the fourth consecutive week, a new No.1 has taken over the Softball America Top 25 Rankings. 

This time, the Nebraska Cornhuskers take the honors after going 17-1 in Big Ten Play behind two-way stars Jordy Frahm and Alexis Jensen.

Plus, the Sooners losing two uncharacteristic games to Oklahoma State and Arkansas allows the Cornhuskers to flourish. 

As for the rest of the Top 10, the Texas A&M Aggies and Duke Blue Devils make an appearance, while UCLA and Arkansas swap places. Tennessee drops out after a mid-week loss to Duke. 

Check out the Top 10 and visit Softball America for the full Top 25 rankings. 

Softball America Top 10 Rankings

  1. Nebraska (Previous Rank: 3) 
  2. Oklahoma (Previous Rank: 1) 
  3. Alabama (Previous Rank: 2)  
  4. Texas Tech (Previous Rank: 4) 
  5. UCLA (Previous Rank: 6) 
  6. Arkansas (Previous Rank: 5) 
  7. Florida (Previous Rank: 7) 
  8. Texas (Previous Rank: 8) 
  9. Texas A&M (Previous Rank: 11) 
  10. Duke (Previous Rank: 14) 

Nebraska Cornhuskers 

The Cornhuskers have been rolling this season, and it was just a matter of time before they found the No.1 spot. With a 17-1 Big Ten record and massive wins over non-conference foes Texas, LSU, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, and South Carolina, they’re going to be a tough one to knock off. 

Nebraska is coming off a sweep of the Minnesota Gophers, extending its winning streak to 11. Frahm now has a 12-game hit streak and a 31-game on-base streak. 

Texas A&M Aggies 

The Aggies scored nine runs in the second inning and added an insurance run in the fourth inning on Sunday to sweep the Mississippi State Bulldogs. 

The offense matched a season high with 15 hits, led by Paislie Allen, who went 3-for-3 with three RBIs. Mya Perez also added a homer and a team-high four RBIs. 

The Aggies are now 14-4 in SEC play. 

Duke Blue Devils 

The Blue Devils picked up their second Top 10 win of the season when they defeated the Tennessee Lady Vols 6-3. 

The offense got hold of Karlyn Pickens immediately and jumped to a 3-0 lead. The ace only lasted one inning. 

Jessica Oakland and Tyrina Jones led the offense with multi-hit nights. Jones homered to drive in two runs, while Oakland ripped a three-run shot. 

Cassidy Curd was a force in the circle, no-hitting the Lady Vols through four innings. She finished the night after 5.1 innings, giving up three runs while striking out five. 

The Blue Devils went on to sweep Boston College over the weekend.

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Nicole Reitz
NICOLE REITZ

Nicole Reitz graduated from Indiana University Indianapolis with a degree in sports journalism in 2022 and has been writing about softball and baseball since 2018 .Her work has been published in various publications like Softball America, the Indianapolis Star, and SoxOn35th.

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