No. 14 Duke Softball (7-3) will take on Minnesota (2-7) in a key non-conference matchup at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. ET in Cathedral City, Calif.
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No. 14 Duke Softball (7-3) is set to take on BYU (6-2) in a key non-conference matchup at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Feb. 22 at 12:30 p.m. ET in Cathedral City, Calif.
The games this past week provided everything from top matchups, ranked teams getting upset, and statement wins from many programs.
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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.
The 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic begins on Feb. 20 in Cathedral City as the showcase prepares to ask simply “Who will dominate the diamond?”
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Now that the Duke softball team has been to the NCAA Women’s College World Series, anything less than another trip might feel like a letdown for the Blue Devils.
Feb 17
Duke has been a rising star in the collegiate softball world since bursting onto the scene in 2018, and this is the first time in their history the Blue Devils are looking to improve on a season that ended at the NCAA Women’s College World Series.
The Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic is gearing up to return for its 21st year, as it is known to feature the best softball teams in the country while taking place in Cathedral City, CA.
Feb 13
Preseason All-American nods have been divvied out by both D1Softball and Softball America. As we head towards opening day, let's take a look at who experts believe will be at the top of their game in 2025.
Every team that made it to last season’s Women’s College World Series had been there before except one: Duke.
Feb 12
Eight of the nations top 25 ranked college softball teams (as of Feb. 9) are set to clash in the annual Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Kicking off on Thursday, Feb. 20, over 30 teams will spend the weekend battling it out in almost 80 games at a high-stakes, early season tournament designed to prepare them for the long road to the NCAA Women's College World Series.
No. 1 Auburn men's basketball and No. 2 Duke MBB both remain on their streaks of being the best two teams, and the Tigers are still unanimously voted as the overall best team, although the Blue Devils own a win over them earlier in the season.
Feb 5
The most shocking result from last week was the formerly ranked No. 4 USC women's basketball team losing to Iowa on the day of Catlin Clark's jersey retirement ceremony.
Texas softball tops another preseason Top 25 poll, taking the No. 1 spot in the first ESPN.com/USA Softball poll of the 2025 campaign.
The Howard University softball team has proven in recent years that winning 30 games in not at all far-fetched, but a spot among the sport’s best requires success against the perennial powerhouses, too.
Feb 4
