College Softball Rankings 2026: Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma Lead Polls

Texas and Texas Tech sit atop the three main college softball preseason rankings that have been released, including D1Softball, Softball America and ESPN/USA Softball.

Jan 23

Stanford Softball Stuns No. 1 Texas Longhorns, 9-5, In Major Top 25 Upset

No. 20 Stanford stunned No. 1 Texas with a 9-5 victory, handing the Longhorns their first loss of the 2025 season at the Hillenbrand Invitational.

Feb 21, 2025

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

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.

Feb 18, 2025

ACC Softball Preview Ahead Of The 2025 Season

Since the Oklahoma Sooners made history last season by winning a fourth consecutive softball national championship, so much has changed in the world of collegiate sports.

Jan 31, 2025

Texas Longhorns Softball: What To Know In 2025

Since the program launched in 1997, Texas Longhorns softball has been a consistent contender both in the Big 12 Conference and on the national scene. Texas takes its impressive resume of 24 NCAA Tournament appearances, five regular-season conference titles and four conference tournament championships to a new league in 2025.

Jan 29, 2025

The 2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll: OU Softball No. 1

Three-time defending NCAA champion Oklahoma Softball received all 32 first-place votes in the NFCA Division I Coaches Poll as the Sooners aim to win a historic fourth consecutive championship.

Jan 30, 2024

Oklahoma Will Be No. 1 In NFCA Softball Poll. Who Will Be Ranked No. 2?

With the first NFCA Division I College Softball Coaches Poll for 2024 being released this week, you’re not going to find any college softball fans arguing that Oklahoma isn’t the No. 1 team in the country heading into the 2024 season.

Jan 29, 2024

Best Freshmen Of The 2023 Collegiate Softball Season

Why wait on developing into a superstar when you can just be one immediately?

Jul 29, 2023

Five Takeaways From The 2023 NCAA Softball Regional Round

A golden rule in postseason play is to never assume that any game is a gimme.

May 25, 2023

OSU Rolling Into Big Series, Leads Top College Softball Takeaways

With many college softball programs across the country either at, past or quickly approaching 20 games played, is it fair to begin making assumptions?

Mar 9, 2023

The Five Biggest Moments Of College Softball's Opening Weekend

It’s a long, grueling break between June and February, but when the return of college softball eventually arrives, it makes all the waiting well worth it.

Feb 14, 2023

Loaded Stanford Team Hopes Experience Leads To Deep Run

There may not be a team at any level of college softball with more returning experience than the Stanford Cardinal.

Feb 10, 2023

College Softball Rankings Roundup As 2023 Season Begins

The 2023 NCAA softball schedule is in full swing as Division I teams from across the country begin their seasons on Feb. 9 with the goal of reaching Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series.

Feb 9, 2023

Mark Campbell Invitational 2023 Schedule, College Softball Teams At Event

The college softball season begins with a series of highly anticipated preseason tournaments that will help craft many teams' Women’s College World Series expectations.

Jan 31, 2023

Reigning National Champion Oklahoma Headlines Mark Campbell Invitational

Two-time defending national champion Oklahoma begins its pursuit of a historic, third straight Women's College World Series title facing a stacked field at the Mark Campbell Invitational.

Jan 26, 2023