2026 season
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Published: June 9, 2026 (Final) · 2026 season · Official poll source ↗
26 teams in this ranking ·
T means tied. All teams sharing a rank are included; a tie at No. 25 can make the list longer than 25 teams.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous | Change | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 first-place votes | Texas | 53-12 | 625 | 3 | ↑ 2 | SEC |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 61-10 | 597 | 6 | ↑ 4 | Big 12 |
| 3 | Alabama | 56-9 | 574 | 2 | ↓ 1 | SEC |
| 4 | Tennessee | 49-12 | 542 | 8 | ↑ 4 | SEC |
| 5 | Nebraska | 52-8 | 521 | 1 | ↓ 4 | Big Ten |
| 6 | UCLA | 53-10 | 501 | 7 | ↑ 1 | Big Ten |
| 7 | Arkansas | 47-13 | 479 | 5 | ↓ 2 | SEC |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 43-21 | 437 | 20 | ↑ 12 | SEC |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 52-10 | 429 | 4 | ↓ 5 | SEC |
| 10 | Florida | 52-12 | 397 | 10 | — | SEC |
| 11 | Georgia | 41-20 | 359 | 11 | — | SEC |
| 12 | Duke | 43-17 | 336 | 12 | — | ACC |
| 13 | Arizona State | 45-18 | 311 | 19 | ↑ 6 | Big 12 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 41-17 | 307 | 15 | ↑ 1 | Big 12 |
| 15 | LSU | 40-19 | 249 | 18 | ↑ 3 | SEC |
| 16 | UCF | 41-19-1 | 232 | 23 | ↑ 7 | Big 12 |
| 17 | Florida State | 52-10 | 215 | 9 | ↓ 8 | ACC |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 48-12 | 179 | 14 | ↓ 4 | ACC |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 38-19 | 172 | 16 | ↓ 3 | SEC |
| 20 | Oregon | 41-14 | 162 | 13 | ↓ 7 | Big Ten |
| 21 | Arizona | 37-18 | 138 | 21 | — | Big 12 |
| 22 | Stanford | 39-15 | 116 | 17 | ↓ 5 | ACC |
| 23 | Grand Canyon | 54-10 | 58 | 25 | ↑ 2 | Mountain West |
| 24 | Clemson | 34-22 | 55 | 22 | ↓ 2 | ACC |
| T25 | Ole Miss | 36-26 | 30 | 24 | ↓ 1 | SEC |
| T25 | South Carolina | 32-28 | 30 | RV | New | SEC |
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Rank is a team's place in this poll. Points are its voting total, not runs scored or wins. First-place votes count ballots putting that team at No. 1; they are shown separately when listed.
T means tied. If two teams tie at No. 25, both belong in the Top 25. The table keeps both teams rather than cutting the list off after 25 rows.
An upward arrow means a team moved toward No. 1; a downward arrow means it fell. A dash means its rank is unchanged. “Not listed” means a previous rank was not supplied, so a change cannot be calculated.
RV means receiving votes outside the ranked Top 25; NR means not ranked. A team entering from either is shown as New, not given an invented numerical climb. A T in the previous column preserves a previous tie.
This is the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. NFCA/GoRout and D1Softball publish separate polls and may place the same team differently. NCAA RPI is a separate results-based comparison, not another name for this poll.
A final poll describes the completed season, not the next spring's teams. Use the ranking selector for earlier lists, then follow a team link for its schedule and available broadcasts. A “Through Games” label is a results cutoff rather than a confirmed poll release date.
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