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College Softball Rankings: Texas Leads Top 25 After First Two Weeks

College Softball Rankings: Texas Leads Top 25 After First Two Weeks

Texas once again secured the top spot in the top 25 rankings of the 2025 college softball season as of Feb. 18. See the full list of rankings so far.

Feb 18, 2025 by Andy Schamma
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As the season continues its trek towards the all-important Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic later this week, the undefeated Texas Longhorns softball team continued to reign supreme in the top spot. 

Sophomore right-hander Teagan Kavan was named Pitcher of the Week by the SEC and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) after her performances against Texas Tech.

As the 2025 softball season reached its third week and most teams have played their first 10 games, it seemed like the polls were largely in agreement around who the top eight D1 college softball teams in the country were: Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, UCLA, LSU, Texas A&M, Tennessee and Florida State.

Further down the list, San Diego State and South Carolina caught pollsters' attention during their first ten games. 

SDSU may have earned two losses, but one came from No. 2 Oklahoma during extra innings on Feb. 6 off of a grand slam by North Carolina transfer Isabela Emerling.

South Carolina softball has been unbeatable in 2025 so far, putting up an impressive 81 runs. Their opponents have only earned 13 runs over the 61 innings that the Gamecocks have played.

View the most up-to-date D1 college softball rankings across multiple polls below.


How To Watch the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. 

Watch the 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on FloSoftball and the FloSports App.

FloSoftball will be streaming several NCAA Division I College Softball tournaments including the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, Rocket City Softball Showcase, FAU Paradise Classic, and the FAU Joan Joyce Classic.

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll - Feb. 18

  1. Texas (25) — Previous Rank: 2
  2. Oklahoma  — Previous Rank: 3
  3. Florida — Previous Rank: 2
  4. UCLA — Previous Rank: 4
  5. LSU — Previous Rank: 7
  6. Texas A&M — Previous Rank: 5
  7. Tennessee — Previous Rank: 6
  8. Florida State — Previous Rank: 9
  9. Georgia — Previous Rank: 11
  10. Arkansas — Previous Rank: 13
  11. Arizona — Previous Rank: 15
  12. Texas Tech — Previous Rank: 8
  13. Oklahoma State — Previous Rank: 10
  14. Duke — Previous Rank: 14
  15. Nebraska — Previous Rank: 17
  16. Mississippi State — Previous Rank: 19
  17. Virginia Tech — Previous Rank: 18 
  18. Auburn — Previous Rank: NR
  19. Oregon — Previous Rank: 20
  20. Stanford — Previous Rank: 22
  21. Alabama — Previous Rank: 12
  22. Missouri — Previous Rank: 16
  23. San Diego State — Previous Rank: NR
  24. South Carolina — Previous Rank: NR
  25. Liberty — Previous Rank: NR

Others Receiving Votes: Baylor, Kentucky, Northwestern, Florida Atlantic, Indiana, Virginia, Ole Miss, UCF

2025 NFCA Coaches Poll - Feb. 18

  1. Texas (30)
  2. Oklahoma (1)
  3. Florida
  4. UCLA
  5. Tennessee
  6. LSU
  7. Texas A&M
  8. Florida State
  9. Georgia
  10. Arkansas
  11. Duke
  12. Texas Tech
  13. Arizona
  14. Oklahoma State
  15. Virginia Tech
  16. Nebraska
  17. Mississippi State
  18. Stanford
  19. Oregon
  20. Auburn
  21. South Carolina
  22. Missouri
  23. Alabama
  24. Kentucky
  25. San Diego State

Others Receiving Votes: 

D1Softball Poll Top 25 - Feb. 18

  1. Texas (11-0), Previous Rank: 2
  2. Oklahoma (10-0), Previous Rank: 4
  3. Florida (13-1), Previous Rank: 1
  4. Florida State (8-1), Previous Rank: 6
  5. LSU (10-0), Previous Rank: 8
  6. Tennessee (10-1), Previous Rank: 5
  7. UCLA (9-1), Previous Rank: 3
  8. Texas A&M (10-1), Previous Rank: 7
  9. Arkansas (10-0), Previous Rank: 13
  10. Arizona (10-1), Previous Rank: 10
  11. Oklahoma State (5-4), Previous Rank: 9
  12. Georgia (9-0), Previous Rank: 12
  13. Duke (7-3), Previous Rank: 14
  14. Texas Tech (8-3), Previous Rank: 11
  15. Nebraska (8-2), Previous Rank: 19
  16. Virginia Tech (8-2), Previous Rank: 16
  17. Mississippi State (9-1), Previous Rank: 17
  18. Auburn (11-0), Previous Rank: NR
  19. San Diego State (8-2), Previous Rank: NR
  20. Stanford (9-0), Previous Rank: 23
  21. Missouri (6-5), Previous Rank: 15
  22. Liberty (8-3), Previous Rank: 24
  23. Oregon (10-1), Previous Rank: 21
  24. South Carolina (10-0), Previous Rank: NR
  25. Florida Atlantic (9-2), Previous Rank: 18

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia, Alabama, Indiana, South Florida

Softball America 2025 Poll - Feb. 18

  1. Texas
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Florida
  4. UCLA
  5. Florida State
  6. LSU
  7. Tennessee
  8. Texas A&M
  9. Arizona
  10. Arkansas
  11. Georgia
  12. Oklahoma State
  13. Texas Tech
  14. Nebraska
  15. Duke
  16. Mississippi State
  17. Auburn
  18. San Diego State
  19. Virginia Tech
  20. Liberty
  21. Oregon
  22. South Carolina
  23. Alabama
  24. Missouri
  25. FAU

Others Receiving Votes: Stanford, UCF, Indiana

Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic 2025 Schedule

All Times Eastern

Thursday, Feb. 20

Wrigley Field

  • 12:30 p.m. – Rutgers vs. Arkansas
  • 3 p.m. – Cal State Fullerton vs. Arkansas
  • 5:30 p.m. – Nebraska vs. Baylor
  • 8 p.m. – Missouri vs. UCLA
  • 10:30 p.m. – Nebraska vs. UCLA

Yankee Stadium

  • 1 p.m. – California vs. Oregon
  • 3:30 p.m. – Tennessee vs. Oregon 
  • 6 p.m. – Tennessee vs. Oregon State
  • 8:30 p.m. – Washington vs. BYU
  • 11 p.m. – Washington vs. UC Riverside

Fenway Park

  • 1 p.m. – Nevada vs. Baylor
  • 3:30 p.m. – Rutgers vs. Missouri
  • 6 p.m. – Bethune-Cookman vs. Nevada
  • 8:30 p.m. – Bethune-Cookman vs. UC Riverside
  • 11 p.m. – CSUN vs. BYU

Des Moines Field

  • 6 p.m. – California vs. Cal State Fullerton
  • 8:30 p.m. – CSUN vs. Oregon State

Friday, Feb. 21

Wrigley Field

  • 1:30 p.m. – Rutgers vs. Tennessee
  • 4 p.m. – Duke vs. Nebraska
  • 6:30 p.m. – Tennessee vs. UCLA
  • 9 p.m. – Arkansas vs. Loyola Marymount
  • 11:30 p.m. – California vs. Washington

Yankee Stadium

  • 1 p.m. – Missouri vs. Baylor
  • 3:30 p.m. – Missouri vs. Minnesota
  • 6 p.m. – BYU vs. Hawai'i
  • 8:30 p.m. – BYU vs. UC Santa Barbara
  • 11 p.m. – Oregon State vs. UC Santa Barbara

Fenway Park

  • 1:30 p.m. – Oregon vs. Utah
  • 4 p.m. – Oregon vs. San Diego State
  • 6:30 p.m. – Howard vs. Duke
  • 9 p.m. – Northwestern vs. Seattle
  • 11:30 p.m. – Howard vs. San Jose State

Des Moines Field

  • 1 p.m. – Fresno State vs. Minnesota
  • 3:30 p.m. – Fresno State vs. Seattle
  • 6 p.m. – Long Beach State vs. Utah
  • 8:30 p.m. – Nevada vs. UC Riverside
  • 11 p.m. – Nevada vs. Hawai'i

Pawtucket Field

  • 1 p.m. – Cal State Fullerton vs. Bethune-Cookman
  • 3:30 p.m. – Rutgers vs. Bethune-Cookman
  • 6 p.m. – Cal State Fullerton vs. Saint Mary’s
  • 8:30 p.m. – San Jose State vs. CSUN
  • 11 p.m. – Saint Mary’s vs. CSUN

Saturday, Feb. 22

Wrigley Field

  • 1 p.m. – Baylor vs. Arkansas
  • 3:30 p.m. – Baylor vs. UCLA
  • 6 p.m. – Arkansas vs. UCLA
  • 8:30 p.m. – San Jose State vs. Nebraska
  • 11 p.m. – Howard vs. Nebraska

Yankee Stadium

  • 12:30 p.m. – Oregon vs. Missouri
  • 3 p.m. – Utah vs. Cal State Fullerton
  • 5:30 p.m. – Utah vs. Northwestern 
  • 8 p.m. – Saint Mary’s vs. Northwestern
  • 10:30 p.m. – Saint Mary’s vs. Hawai'i

Fenway Park

  • 12:30 p.m. – BYU vs. Duke
  • 3 p.m. – Minnesota vs. Duke
  • 5:30 p.m. – Minnesota vs. Tennessee
  • 8 p.m. – UC Riverside vs. Rutgers
  • 10:30 p.m. – UC Santa Barbara vs. Washington

Des Moines Field

  • 12:30 p.m. – Seattle vs. Long Beach State
  • 3 p.m. – Oregon State vs. Long Beach State
  • 5:30 p.m. – Oregon State vs. Rutgers
  • 8 p.m. – UC Santa Barbara vs. San Diego State
  • 10:30 p.m. – UC Riverside vs. San Diego State

Pawtucket Field

  • 12:30 p.m. – Bethune-Cookman vs. Fresno State
  • 3 p.m. – CSU vs. Nevada
  • 5:30 p.m. – Seattle vs. California
  • 8 p.m. – Loyola Marymount vs. California
  • 10:30 p.m. – Loyola Marymount vs. San Jose State

Sunday, Feb. 23

Wrigley Field

  • Noon – Duke vs. UCLA
  • 2 p.m. – Nebraska vs. Utah
  • 4 p.m. – San Diego State vs. Hawai'i

Yankee Stadium

  • 12:30 p.m. – Washington vs. Fresno State
  • 2:30 p.m. – Hawai'i vs. Loyola Marymount
  • 4:30 p.m. – Howard vs. Loyola Marymount

Fenway Park

  • Noon – Northwestern vs. California
  • 2 p.m. – San Diego State vs. Saint Mary’s

Des Moines Field

  • 12:30 p.m. – Long Beach State vs. Minnesota
  • 2:30 p.m. – Long Beach State vs. Howard

Pawtucket Field

  • Noon – Seattle vs. Oregon State
  • 2 p.m. – San Jose State vs. UC Santa Barbara

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