The 2026 Division I season is quickly approaching and the first Softball America Top 25 Rankings of the year are here. The top two spots are occupied by the two teams from last season’s championship series, but Texas Tech, the national runner-up, sits at No. 1, with the defending national champions, the Texas Longhorns, in second place. 

Rounding out the top five are fellow Women’s College World Series participants Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Oregon. After falling just short of Oklahoma City, Florida State, Arkansas, Clemson, Nebraska, LSU, Texas A&M and Georgia are all inside our Top 15, and primed for another run. 

Oklahoma State looks to bounce back from its down year in 2025, while Washington is ready to turn some heads with a more talented roster. 

2026 Preseason Softball America Top 25 rankings

RankingTeamRecordFinal 2025 Rankings

1Texas Tech54-142

2Texas56-121

3Oklahoma52-93

4Tennessee47-174

5Oregon54-106

6Florida State49-1210

7Arkansas44-1411

8UCLA55-135

9Clemson48-149

10Florida48-178

11Nebraska43-1513

12LSU42-1621

13Alabama40-2312

14Texas A&M48-1117

15Georgia35-2316

16South Carolina44-1714

17Arizona48-1318

18Stanford42-1319

19Oklahoma State35-20NR

20Duke41-1824

21Mississippi State39-1922

22Washington35-19NR

23Virginia38-19NR

24Virginia Tech43-1320

25Ole Miss42-217

Received votes: FAU, Ohio State

 

 

Edited January 14Jan 14 by GoHorns1

Tech just slidin' by in the Big XII. 

Play one team in preseason Top 10 for nonconference and then won't face another preseason top 15 team for the season.