The updated ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll was released Feb. 14, following the new season's opening weekend games.
Two-time defending champion Oklahoma remains the unanimous No. 1 team, followed by UCLA, Florida, Arkansas and Oklahoma State. Maryland is the only new entrant from the preseason rankings, slotting in at No. 25 after a 4-1 start at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. The Terps beat then-No. 22 Oregon and No. 3 Oklahoma State as part of the tournament.
See the full Week 1 ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll here, released Feb. 14:
| Rank | School | Points | Record | Preseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma (25) | 625 | 5-0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 599 | 6-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida | 561 | 3-0 | 5 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 539 | 5-0 | 6 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 491 | 3-1 | 3 |
| 6 | Clemson | 459 | 5-0 | 10 |
| 7 | Florida State | 437 | 4-1 | 4 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 436 | 3-0 | 12 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 421 | 5-0 | 11 |
| 10 | Georgia | 383 | 5-0 | 13 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 346 | 2-2 | 8 |
| 12 | Alabama | 342 | 2-1 | 7 |
| 13 | Texas | 335 | 2-1-1 | 9 |
| 14 | Washington | 332 | 4-1 | 16 |
| 15 | Arizona | 308 | 5-0 | 15 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 252 | 2-0-1 | 17 |
| 17 | Stanford | 216 | 3-2 | 14 |
| 18 | LSU | 213 | 5-0 | 20 |
| 19 | Duke | 201 | 3-2 | 19 |
| 20 | UCF | 195 | 3-1 | 18 |
| 21 | Auburn | 98 | 4-1 | 21 |
| 22 | Louisiana | 79 | 4-0 | 24 |
| 23 | Missouri | 52 | 3-2 | 23 |
| 24 | Oregon | 48 | 3-2 | 22 |
| 25 | Maryland | 33 | 4-1 | NR |
Dropped out: Oregon State
Others receiving votes: North Texas (27), Arizona State (26), Baylor (11), Ole Miss (11), Notre Dame (10), Louisville (9), Michigan (9), Texas A&M (9), San Diego State (8), Oregon State (6), Nebraska (3), Cal State Fullerton (2), Utah (1).
