NCAA Softball Rankings: Here's The Top 25 Opening Day Schedule
NCAA Softball Rankings: Here's The Top 25 Opening Day Schedule
Oklahoma Softball joins a handful of other ranked teams in Mexico. Here is where every team in the college softball rankings are playing this week.
The 2024 NCAA college softball season begins on Feb. 8 at the Division I level and teams aren’t exactly easing into the season.
Top-25 ranked softball teams are in action on Day 1, including the favorites to win it all, again, in No.1 Oklahoma Softball. The Sooners are in Mexico to start the season at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge.
- Subscribe To FloSoftball To Watch The 2024 Puerto Vallarta College Challenge
- Washington, OU Open 2024 Season At Puerto Vallarta Challenge
- The 2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll: OU Softball No. 1
The opening weekend is filled with preseason tournaments and matchups to start the season and the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge will feature two top-25 matchups alone on Day 1.
Many of the best games this week will be streaming live on FloSoftball. Here’s a look at the Top-25 schedule for the first weekend.
NCAA Softball Rankings: Here’s When The Top 25 Plays
Here’s a look at where each team in the USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll plays in the first week:
No.1 Oklahoma Softball
The Sooners open the season at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge streaming on FloSoftball.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 10:30 AM, Neutral, Utah Valley, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 8 (Thu), 1:00 PM, Neutral, Duke, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 9 (Fri), 8:30 PM, Neutral, Washington, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 10 (Sat), 1:00 PM, Neutral, Long Beach State, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
No. 2 Tennessee Softball
The Volunteers will play four games on ESPN+, including the Getterman Classic in Waco, Texas.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 1 PM, UT Arlington, Arlington, TX
- Feb 9 (Fri), 7:30 PM, Away, Baylor, Waco, TX
- Feb 10 (Sat), 3 PM, Away, Baylor, Waco, TX
- Feb 11 (Sun), 1:30 PM, Away, Baylor, Waco, TX
No. 3 Florida State Softball
The Seminoles and the Cardinal were tied at No.3. Here’s the Seminoles’ schedule. Some games will be available on the ACC Network.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 6:00 p.m., Home, Charlotte, Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
- Feb 9 (Fri), 1 p.m., Neutral, Texas Tech vs. Florida A&M, TBD (Rattler Field)
- Feb 9 (Fri), 6:00 p.m., Home, Charlotte, Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 10 a.m., Neutral, Texas Tech vs. Charlotte, TBD (JoAnne Graf Field)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 1 p.m., Home, Texas Tech, Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 3:00 p.m., Home, Florida A&M, Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 5:30 p.m., Neutral, Florida A&M vs. Charlotte, TBD (JoAnne Graf Field)
- Feb 11 (Sun), 10 a.m., Neutral, Texas Tech vs. Charlotte, TBD (JoAnne Graf Field)
- Feb 11 (Sun), 12:30 p.m., Home, Florida A&M, Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
No.3 Stanford Softball
The Seminoles and the Cardinal were tied at No.3. Stanford will play the SDSU Season Kickoff on the Mountain West Network.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 5:00 PM, Away, San Diego State, San Diego, CA
- Feb 9 (Fri), 12:30 PM, Neutral, Kentucky, San Diego, CA
- Feb 10 (Sat), 9:00 AM, Neutral, Kentucky, San Diego, CA
- Feb 10 (Sat), 11:30 AM, Neutral, Minnesota, San Diego, CA
- Feb 11 (Sun), 12:30 PM, Neutral, UC Santa Barbara, San Diego, CA
No. 5 Clemson Softball
Before heading to Puerto Vallarta for the second weekend, Clemson heads to the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida.
- Feb. 8 (Thu) 7 PM., Neutral, Missouri State, Clearwater, Fla.
- Feb. 9 (Fri) 7 PM, Neutral, Indiana, Clearwater, Fla.
- Feb. 10 (Sat) 12 PM., Neutral, Liberty, Clearwater, Fla.
- Feb. 11 (Sun) 10 AM., Neutral, Missouri, Clearwater, Fla.
No. 6 Georgia Softball
The Bulldogs are hosting the Red & Black Showcase streaming on SEC Network.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 3:30 p.m., Home, Murray State, Athens, Ga. (Turner Softball Stadium)
- Feb 9 (Fri), 6 p.m., Home, South Dakota, Athens, Ga. (Turner Softball Stadium)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 1 p.m., Home, Murray State, Athens, Ga. (Turner Softball Stadium)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 3:30 p.m., Home, Purdue, Athens, Ga. (Turner Softball Stadium)
- Feb 11 (Sun), 12 p.m., Home, Purdue, Athens, Ga. (Turner Softball Stadium)
No. 7 Washington Softball
The Huskies are playing at the Puerto Vallarta College Classic streaming on FloSoftball.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 4:30 PM, Neutral, Nebraska, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 9 (Fri), 4:00 PM, Neutral, Utah Valley, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 9 (Fri), 6:30 PM, Neutral, Oklahoma, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 10 (Sat), 2:00 PM, Neutral, Iowa State, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
No. 8 Texas Softball
The Longhorns head to California to open the season. Their games at the Mark Campbell Invitational on Feb. 10 will stream on FloSoftball and the FloSports app.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 2:30 PM CT, Neutral, San Diego, Los Angeles, CA (Easton Stadium)
- Feb 9 (Fri), 8 PM CT, Away, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (Easton Stadium)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 5 PM CT, Neutral, San Diego, Irvine, CA (Bill Barber Park)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 8 PM CT, Neutral, UCLA, Irvine, CA (Bill Barber Park)
- Feb 11 (Sun), 2 PM CT, Away, LMU, Los Angeles, Calif. (Smith Field)
No. 9 Oklahoma Softball
Oklahoma State softball heads to California where they will play CSUN before heading to the Lynn Russell Miller Classic. They end the weekend playing UCLA.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 3:00 p.m., Away, CSUN, Northridge, CA
- Feb 9 (Fri), 11:00 a.m., Neutral, Portland State, Riverside, CA
- Feb 10 (Sat), 11:00 a.m., Neutral, Utah State, Riverside, CA
- Feb 10 (Sat), 1:30 p.m., Away, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA
- Feb 11 (Sun), 3:00 p.m., Away, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
No. 10 UCLA Softball
The Bruins play at the Mark Campbell Invitational on Feb. 10 on FloSoftball
- Feb 8 (Thu), 7:00 PM, Home, Cal State Fullerton, Los Angeles, CA (Easton Stadium)
- Feb 9 (Fri), 3:00 PM, Home, Maryland, Los Angeles, CA (Easton Stadium)
- Feb 9 (Fri), 6:00 PM, Home, Texas, Los Angeles, CA (Easton Stadium)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 12:30 PM, Neutral, San Diego, Irvine, CA (Bill Barber Park)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 6:00 PM, Neutral, Texas, Irvine, CA (Bill Barber Park)
- Feb 11 (Sun), 1:00 PM, Home, Oklahoma State, Los Angeles, CA (Easton Stadium)
No. 11 Duke Softball
The Blue Devils are playing at the Puerto Vallarta College Classic streaming on FloSoftball.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 2 p.m., Neutral, Oklahoma, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 9 (Fri), 11 a.m., Neutral, Iowa State, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 9 (Fri), 1:30 p.m., Neutral, Nebraska, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 10 (Sat), 7:30 p.m., Neutral, Long Beach State, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
No. 12 Alabama Softball
The Crimson Tide are playing at the Buzz Classic streaming on ACC Network Extra.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 5 p.m. CT, Neutral, Villanova, Atlanta, Ga.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 10 a.m. CT, Neutral, Longwood, Atlanta, Ga.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 3 p.m. CT, Away, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 12:30 p.m. CT, Neutral, Longwood, Atlanta, Ga.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 3 p.m. CT, Away, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga.
No. 13 Utah Softball
The Utes are at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. They play at the Puerto Vallarta College Classic the following weekend, which is streaming on FloSoftball.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 11 a.m., Neutral, Army, Clearwater, Fla.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 2 p.m., Neutral, Missouri, Clearwater, Fla.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 11 a.m., Neutral, Notre Dame, Clearwater, Fla.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 5 p.m., Neutral, N.C. Central, Clearwater, Fla.
- Feb 11 (Sun), 8 a.m., Neutral, Iowa, Clearwater, Fla.
No. 14 LSU Softball
The Tigers host the LSU Invitational that is streaming on the SEC Network.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 7 p.m., Home, Nicholls, Baton Rouge
- Feb 9 (Fri), 7 p.m., Home, Memphis, Baton Rouge
- Feb 10 (Sat), 2:30 p.m., Home, Pittsburgh, Baton Rouge
- Feb 10 (Sat), 5 p.m., Home, Memphis, Baton Rouge
- Feb 11 (Sun), 1 p.m., Home, Pittsburgh, Baton Rouge
No. 15 Oregon Softball
The Ducks are at the NFCA Leadoff Classic.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 4:00 PM, Neutral, Indiana, Clearwater, FL
- Feb 9 (Fri), 2:00 PM, Neutral, Kansas, Clearwater, FL
- Feb 9 (Fri), 5:00 PM, Neutral, Liberty, Clearwater, FL
- Feb 10 (Sat), 10:00 AM, Neutral, Missouri State, Clearwater, FL
- Feb 10 (Sat), 4:00 PM, Neutral, Clemson, Clearwater, FL
- Feb 11 (Sun), 7:00 AM, Neutral, Army, Clearwater, FL
No. 16 Arkansas Softball
The Razorbacks are headed to the FAU Paradise Classic, which is streaming on FloSoftball.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 2:00 PM, Neutral, Marshall, Boca Raton, FL
- Feb 8 (Thu), 7:00 PM, Neutral, FAU, Boca Raton, FL*
- Feb 9 (Fr), 11:30 AM, Neutral, Ohio, Boca Raton, FL
- Feb 10 (Sat), 9:00 AM, Neutral, Penn State, Boca Raton, FL
- Feb 10 (Sat), 11:15 AM, Neutral, Michigan State, Boca Raton, FL
*FAU games are not streamed on FloSoftball
No. 17 Florida Softball
The Gatorts will play at the USF-Rawlings Invitational in Tampa. It is streaming on ESPN+.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 5:30 PM, Neutral, Oregon State, Tampa, Fla.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 2 PM, Neutral, Michigan, Tampa, Fla.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 7 PM, Neutral, Illinois State, Tampa, Fla.
- Feb 11 (Sun), 12 PM, Neutral, Bethune-Cookman, Tampa, Fla.
- Feb 11 (Sun), 2:30 PM, Away, USF, Tampa, FL
No. 18 Nebraska Softball
The Cornhuskers are playing at the Puerto Vallarta College Classic streaming on FloSoftball.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 7:30 p.m., Neutral, Washington, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 9 (Fri), 1:30 p.m., Neutral, Duke, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 9 (Fri), 4:00 p.m., Neutral, Long Beach State, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Feb 10 (Sat), 11:30 a.m., Neutral, Utah Valley, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
No. 19 Auburn Softball
The Tigers host the Tiger Invitational with some games on the SEC Network+. Auburn will then travel for the second weekend of the Puerto Vallarta College Classic streaming on FloSoftball.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 1:00 PM, Home, Virginia Tech, Auburn, AL (Jane B. Moore Field)
- Feb 9 (Fri), 4:00 PM, Home, Belmont, Auburn, AL (Jane B. Moore Field)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 1:00 PM, Home, Virginia Tech, Auburn, AL (Jane B. Moore Field)
- Feb 10 (Sat), 4:00 PM, Home, Illinois, Auburn, AL (Jane B. Moore Field)
- Feb 11 (Sun), 2:00 PM, Home, Belmont, Auburn, AL (Jane B. Moore Field)
No. 20 Northwestern Softball
The Wildcats play the Kajikawa Classic in Arizona. Northwestern will end the month at the Mary Nutter Softball Classic that is streaming live on FloSoftball.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 11:30 a.m. CT, Neutral, Boise State, Tempe, Ariz.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 5 p.m. CT, Away, Arizona State, Tempe, Ariz.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 11:30 a.m. CT, Neutral, Weber State, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 2:15 p.m. CT, Neutral, St. Thomas, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Feb 11 (Sun), 10 a.m. CT, Neutral, Weber State, Phoenix, Ariz.
No. 21 Louisiana Softball
The Ragin’ Cajuns host the 38th Annual Louisiana Classics. The event is streaming on ESPN+.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 6:00 p.m., Home, Chattanooga, Lafayette
- Feb 9 (Fri), 1:30 p.m., Home, California, Lafayette
- Feb 9 (Fri), 4:00 p.m., Home, Chattanooga, Lafayette
- Feb 11 (Sun), 9:00 a.m., Home, New Mexico, Lafayette
- Feb 11 (Sun), 11:00 a.m., Home, California, Lafayette
No. 22 Baylor Softball
The Bears are hosting the Getterman Classic and only No. 2 Tennessee this week. They play them three times.
No. 23 South Carolina Softball
The Gamecocks host the Carolina Classic, which is streaming on SEC Network+. South Carolina will then travel for the second weekend of the Puerto Vallarta College Classic streaming on FloSoftball.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 4:00 p.m., Home, Jacksonville State, Columbia, S.C.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 3:00 p.m., Home, Jacksonville State, Columbia, S.C.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 5:30 p.m., Home, Virginia, Columbia, S.C.
- Feb 11 (Sun), 12:30 p.m., Home, Virginia, Columbia, S.C.
- Feb 11 (Sun), 3:00 p.m., Home, UNCG, Columbia, S.C.
No. 24 San Diego State Softball
SDSU hosts the SDU Season Kickoff on the Mountain West Network.
- Feb 8 (Thu), 5 p.m. PT, Home, Stanford, SDSU Softball Stadium
- Feb 9 (Fri), 5:30 p.m. PT, Home, Minnesota, SDSU Softball Stadium
- Feb 10 (Sat), 4:30 p.m. PT, Home, Kentucky, SDSU Softball Stadium
- Feb 10 (Sat), 7 p.m. PT, Home, UC Santa Barbara, SDSU Softball Stadium
No. 25 Kentucky Softball
The Wildcats travel to the SDU Season Kickoff on the Mountain West Network.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 1:00 p.m. PT, Neutral, UC Santa Barbara, San Diego Calif.
- Feb 9 (Fri), 3:30 p.m. PT, Neutral, Stanford, San Diego Calif.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 12:00 p.m. PT, Neutral, Stanford, San Diego Calif.
- Feb 10 (Sat), 7:30 p.m., Away, SDSU, San Diego Calif.
- Feb 11 (Sun), 1:00 p.m., Neutral, Minnesota, San Diego Calif.
2024 Puerto Vallarta College Challenge Stream
Watch the 2024 Puerto Vallarta College Challenge on FloSoftball and the FloSports app.
FloSoftball will be streaming several NCAA Division I college softball tournaments, including the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (below), THE Spring Games and the Mark Campbell Collegiate Invitational.
What Teams Are Playing At The 2024 Puerto Vallarta Challenge Tournament
Session 1:
- Oklahoma
- Utah Valley
- Duke
- Washington
- Long Beach State
- Iowa State
- Nebraska
Session 2:
- Clemson
- Wichita State
- UC San Diego
- Auburn
- Utah
- South Carolina
- Mississippi State
2024 Puerto Vallarta Challenge Tournament Schedule
Puerto Vallarta Challenge Tournament Session 1 Schedule
All times Eastern
Feb. 8
- 11:30 a.m. – Utah Valley vs. Oklahoma
- 2 p.m. – Duke vs. Oklahoma
- 5 p.m. – Iowa State vs. Utah Valley
- 7:30 p.m. – Nebraska vs. Washington
Feb. 9
- 11 a.m. – Duke vs. Iowa State
- 1:30 p.m. – Duke vs. Nebraska
- 4 p.m. – Long Beach vs. Nebraska
- 7 p.m. – Utah Valley vs. Washington
- 9:30 p.m. – Oklahoma vs. Washington
Feb. 10
- 11:30 a.m. – Nebraska vs. Utah Valley
- 2 p.m. – Oklahoma vs. Long Beach
- 5 p.m. – Washington vs. Iowa State
- 7:30 p.m. – Duke vs. Long Beach
Feb. 11
- 10 a.m. – Iowa State vs. Long Beach
Puerto Vallarta Challenge Tournament Session 2 Schedule
All times Eastern
Feb. 14
- 1 p.m. – Clemson vs. Wichita State
Feb. 15
- 11 a.m. – UC San Diego vs. Clemson
- 1:30 p.m. – UC Davis vs. Auburn
- 4 p.m. – Utah vs. Auburn
- 7 p.m. – Wichita State vs. South Carolina
- 9:30 p.m. – Utah vs. South Carolina
Feb. 16
- 11 a.m. – Mississippi State vs. UC Davis
- 1:30 p.m. – South Carolina vs. UC Davis
- 4 p.m. – UC San Diego vs. Mississippi State
- 7 p.m. – Clemson vs. Utah
- 9:30 p.m. – Auburn vs. Wichita State
Feb. 17
- 11 a.m. – South Carolina vs. UC San Diego
- 1:30 p.m. – UC Davis vs. Wichita State
- 4 p.m. – Clemson vs. Auburn
- 7 p.m. – Mississippi State vs. Utah
- 9:30 p.m. – Mississippi State vs. Clemson
Feb. 18
- 11 a.m. – UC San Diego vs. Utah
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