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Michella Chester | NCAA.com | March 14, 2023

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State lead latest college softball rankings

Top freshmen in DI softball so far in 2023

Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Clemson and Tennessee lead the latest ESPN/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25. Oklahoma State has taken over the No. 2 spot, flip-flopping with UCLA, after winning its weekend series against No. 6 Florida State. Clemson and Tennessee are now tied at No. 4.

Washington rose three spots to No. 8 and LSU took a four-spot jump to No. 10. 

Here is the full top 25, through games March 12, 2023:

RANK

TEAM

RECORD

POINTS

PREVIOUS RANKING

1 Oklahoma (25) 20-1 625 1
2 Oklahoma State 20-2 575 3
3 UCLA 25-2 572 2
T4. Clemson 25-1 543 4
T4. Tennessee 20-1 543 5
6 Florida State 21-5 489 6
7 Stanford 22-2 479 8
8 Washington 20-4 402 11
9 Texas 21-4-1 401 10
10 LSU 21-1 376 14
11 Florida 19-4 345 12
12 Arkansas 20-6 338 7
13 Alabama 20-6 313 9
14 Kentucky 16-5-1 311 T16
15 Virginia Tech 19-5 306 13
16 Duke 20-5 294 15
17 Georgia 20-6 227 18
18 Arizona 17-7 184 20
19 Oregon 17-6 169 19
20 Baylor 18-4 144 T16
21 Texas A&M 16-7 114 NR
22 Auburn 21-5 90 21
23 Louisiana 18-9 84 24
24 Northwestern 9-7 61 22
25 Utah 19-4 38 NR

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