After a successful weekend in Austin, the Oklahoma Sooners climbed to the top of the Softball America and D1Softball polls. OU is back at the top of the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll released on Tuesday as well.
The Sooners earned 20 of a possible 25 first-place votes to take the No. 1 spot in the rankings, followed by Alabama at No. 2, which earned five first-place votes. The Red Raiders fell from the top spot despite taking two of three from Utah over the weekend.
Texas fell just one spot to No. 5 and was replaced by Nebraska, which is now the No. 4 team in the nation.
Oklahoma’s next weekend opponent, Arkansas, remained at No. 6 in the nation, followed by Florida, UCLA, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech, rounding out the top 10.
Here’s a look at the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball collegiate top 25.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma (20) | 40-4 | 619 | 2 |
| 2 | Alabama (5) | 39-3 | 594 | 3 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 40-3 | 553 | 1 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 33-6 | 541 | 5 |
| 5 | Texas | 33-6 | 538 | 4 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 35-6 | 493 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida | 40-5 | 478 | 7 |
| 8 | UCLA | 37-5 | 464 | 8 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 36-6 | 442 | 10 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 36-6 | 356 | 12 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 30-12 | 353 | 13 |
| 12 | Florida State | 36-7 | 319 | 9 |
| 13 | Georgia | 31-11 | 297 | 14 |
| T14 | Mississippi State | 34-11 | 257 | 15 |
| T14 | Duke | 31-12 | 257 | 16 |
| 16 | Arizona | 30-11 | 255 | 11 |
| 17 | LSU | 28-14 | 253 | 18 |
| 18 | Oregon | 32-9 | 244 | 17 |
| 19 | Stanford | 26-12 | 196 | 23 |
| 20 | Washington | 34-9 | 158 | 19 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 27-11 | 126 | 20 |
| 22 | UCF | 32-11-1 | 112 | 22 |
| 23 | Virginia | 33-8 | 83 | 21 |
| 24 | Grand Canyon | 41-4 | 48 | 25 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 23-20 | 19 | 24 |
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
Dropped Out: —New to Poll: —
Others receiving votes: Louisville (13), Belmont (11), Clemson (11), Arizona State (8), Kansas (8), Marshall (5), Boston U (4), Southeastern Louisiana (3), Saint Mary’s (1)
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This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma Sooners take top spot from Texas Tech in USA Softball top 25
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