Top freshmen in DI softball so far in 2023
A sweep over Oklahoma State last weekend has Texas softball in the top 5 of the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 rankings for the first time this year.
Oklahoma still leads the rankings, followed by UCLA, Tennessee, Florida State and Texas. Oklahoma State, No. 3 in last week's poll, falls to No. 7 after that three-game skid to the Longhorns.
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No teams dropped out of the top 25 from last week. See the latest poll from April 25 below.
Through games April 23, 2023
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma (25) | 42-1 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 43-4 | 598 | 2 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 37-5 | 571 | 4 |
| 4 | Florida State | 39-8 | 548 | 5 |
| 5 | Texas | 39-9-1 | 517 | 7 |
| 6 | Clemson | 44-5 | 491 | 6 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 39-8 | 483 | 3 |
| 8 | Stanford | 34-10 | 415 | 8 |
| 9 | Duke | 40-8 | 414 | 10 |
| 10 | Washington | 33-10 | 411 | 9 |
| 11 | Georgia | 37-10 | 386 | 11 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 34-13 | 347 | 12 |
| 13 | Oregon | 31-11 | 281 | 16 |
| 14 | LSU | 37-11 | 277 | 15 |
| 15 | Florida | 32-12 | 247 | 14 |
| 16 | Alabama | 34-15 | 242 | 13 |
| 17 | Auburn | 35-14 | 239 | 21 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 30-10 | 216 | 17 |
| 19 | Utah | 30-10 | 196 | 18 |
| 20 | Baylor | 34-13 | 156 | 19 |
| 21 | Wichita State | 40-8 | 132 | 23 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 27-15-1 | 111 | 20 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 29-17 | 58 | 24 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 33-15 | 49 | 22 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 36-13 | 47 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Central Arkansas (29), California (16), Arizona (8), Arizona State (7), South Carolina (4), Louisville (2), Missouri (1)
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