Florida Tumbles, Nebraska Climbs in Latest Softball America Top 25
The Florida Gators entered the week as the nation's second-best team in the country, according to Softball America.
After three losses to Florida State (once) and Arkansas, the Gators tumbled to No. 11 and are outside the Top 10 for the first time in a long time.
Seven of the Top 10 teams are in the Southeastern Conference, with the Razorbacks jumping up to No. 7.
.@RazorbackSB and @UCLASoftball vault back into the Top 10, while Florida falls out.
— Softball America (@SoftbalAmerica) April 7, 2025
See the entire new Top 25 here: https://t.co/UOrm93UYLF pic.twitter.com/PnSJAs3tVr
Texas swept the Missouri Tigers on the road and held on to the top spot. Oklahoma came in at No. 2 after shutting out UCF. Texas A&M, LSU, and Florida State round out the top five. South Carolina took its series from Ole Miss, moving the Gamecocks up one spot to No. 6. The Tennessee Lady Vols dropped one spot to No. 10 after beating Mississippi State twice.
Meanwhile, the Big Ten is heating up during conference play. No. 8 Oregon didn't see any changes to their ranking after avenging an early-season loss to Oregon State and then sweeping Michigan. UCLA jumped back into the Top 10 after lighting up Ohio State's pitching and shutting out the Buckeyes in the second of a two-game set.
The Buckeyes fell from No. 16 to No. 20 after being shutout for the first time this season, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers reentered at No. 25 while the Washington Huskies are receiving votes.
Georgia dropped out of the poll.
BRU-WINS GET THE SERIES W 🐻
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) April 6, 2025
No. 8 @UCLASoftball defeats No. 22 Ohio State, 7-0, to secure the 2-0 series win!#NCAASoftball pic.twitter.com/4gd3L716sh
Here is what the rest of the poll looks like:
11. Florida (34-8) (2)
12. Arizona (33-7) (10)
13. Virginia Tech (32-5) (12)
14. Texas Tech (31-9) (14)
15. Duke (29-12) (19)
16. Clemson (30-11) (21)
17. Ole Miss (29-9) (15)
18. Mississippi State (31-10) (17)
19. Stanford (26-8) (18)
20. Ohio State (30-9-1) (16)
21. Liberty (33-8) (20)
22. Oklahoma State (23-11) (24)
23. Alabama (28-15) (22)
24. FAU (34-7) (25)
25. Nebraska (28-10) (NR)
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Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.