NFCA Release | April 24, 2018 UCLA sweeps Washington, ascends to No. 1 in Top 25 UCLA earned top billing for the first time since 2014 and ended UW’s nine-week reign atop the poll. Share LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UCLA swept Pac-12 rival and then-No. 1 Washington over the weekend to overtake the Huskies (41-5) for the No. 1 ranking in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Bruins (40-3), who received 29 first-place votes and 797 points, earned top billing for the first time since 2014 and ended UW’s nine-week reign atop the poll. .@UCLASoftball @_aaliyahjordan finished the weekend batting .333 and slugging 1.000 as the Bruins swept No. 1 Washington.#Pac12SB Player AND Freshman of the week: https://t.co/Wa1xoKpcOh pic.twitter.com/P9ehfe1Lzi — Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) April 23, 2018 UCLA earned three hard-fought wins over Washington (3-0, 3-2, 1-0) to jump into first-place in the Pac-12 as well. The last time the Bruins were No. 1 in the NFCA poll was on April 1, 2014. They held the spot for two weeks. USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll Oregon jumped into the No. 2 hole after a 4-0 week, which included a big non-conference win over then-No. 2 Oklahoma (5-0) at The Jane. The Ducks (38-7) also swept a home Pac-12 series from Stanford (8-4, 4-1, 4-1). The Sooners (41-3) bounced back from their defeat in Eugene, by taking two road wins over RV Oregon State (4-0, 8-0). They also edged Tulsa (1-0) on the road to start the week. #Sooners finish the weekend with their second straight shutout to sweep the series against the Beavers. @fale_aviu and @caleigh_20 recap the win pic.twitter.com/txvv1W4IKs — Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) April 22, 2018 The Huskies dipped to No. 4 following the sweep, while Florida remained at No. 5. The Gators (41-7) knocked off Florida A&M (19-3) and went on the road to sweep then-No. 19 Mississippi State (8-3, 6-2, 3-0). Georgia and Tennessee come in tied at No. 6. The Bulldogs (40-7) were 3-1 with two victories over No. 20 Kentucky, while the Lady Vols (40-8) posted a 3-0 mark, defeating then-No. 17 Alabama twice in Tuscaloosa. #RingTheBell That’s the COMEBACK WIN!! Sixth @SEC series win 40th win of the season#ItTakesWhatItTakes | #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/kwrCCCkuqL — Georgia Softball (@UGASoftball) April 22, 2018 Florida State leaped two spots to No. 8. The Seminoles (38-8) blanked Louisville in the first two games of its ACC series. Arizona State slipped to No. 9 and Arizona moved to No. 10 after the Wildcats (31-13) took two-out-of-three from the Sun Devils (35-9) in Tempe. The 2018 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records reflect games played through April 22. North Texas' Hope Trautwein makes softball history with one-of-a-kind perfect game North Texas softball pitcher Hope Trautwein became the first player in DI NCAA softball history to throw a seven-inning perfect game while striking out all 21 batters faced. READ MORE DII softball: Augustana (SD), North Georgia lead the first Power 10 for the 2021 season Augustana (SD) and North Georgia lead NCAA.com's first Power 10 rankings of the 2021 DII softball season. READ MORE 2021 NCAA championships spring selections schedule Here is the schedule for the 2021 NCAA spring championship selections across all sports and divisions. READ MORE