NCAA Division I Softball Rankings
2023 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25: OU Maintains Top Spot
Through Week 9 of the NCAA Division I Softball season, one-loss Oklahoma - also the defending national champion - remains atop the rankings.
The Sooners' lone defeat came against Baylor on Feb. 19.
Rounding out the top 5 are UCLA, Oklahoma State, Florida State and Stanford.
The 2023 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Records reflect games played through April 9, 2023.
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 36-1 | 800 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 36-4 | 759 | 3 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 35-3 | 732 | 2 |
| 4 | Florida State | 32-7 | 704 | 6 |
| 5 | Stanford | 31-6 | 660 | 7 |
| 6 | Clemson | 37-4 | 621 | 4 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 30-5 | 610 | 5 |
| 8 | Texas | 33-8-1 | 569 | 9 |
| 9 | Washington | 29-8 | 543 | 10 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 28-11 | 474 | 8 |
| 11 | Duke | 30-9 | 472 | 11 |
| 12 | Georgia | 31-8 | 440 | 14 |
| 13 | LSU | 33-7 | 428 | 12 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 31-9 | 389 | 13 |
| 15 | Florida | 28-10 | 321 | 15 |
| 16 | Alabama | 28-12 | 311 | 16 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 24-10-1 | 297 | 17 |
| 18 | Baylor | 30-9 | 244 | 21 |
| 19 | Oregon | 25-11 | 18 | |
| 20 | Wichita State | 34-7 | 195 | 22 |
| 21 | Auburn | 29-12 | 177 | 19 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 24-9 | 145 | 23 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 24-13 | 100 | 24 |
| 24 | Arizona | 24-15 | 91 | 20 |
| 25 | Utah | 24-8 | 34 |