NCAA.COM YOUR SOURCE FOR COLLEGE SPORTS – The start of the 2024 college softball season is just around the corner and reigning national champion Oklahoma is at the top of the ESPN.com/USA Softball top 25 preseason poll, released Tuesday, Jan. 23.
With last year’s title, the No. 1 Sooners became the first team to three-peat as national champions since 1988-90 UCLA. This year, they will look to extend an NCAA-record 53-game win streak and make history as the first team to win four consecutive DI softball championships.
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The remaining three teams in the top four — Tennessee, Stanford, and Florida State — all made appearances in the 2023 Women’s College World Series with the Noles falling short in the finals to Oklahoma. Texas rounds out the top 5.
Here is the full ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 preseason poll:
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma (25) |
| 2 | Tennessee |
| 3 | Stanford |
| 4 | Florida State |
| 5 | Texas |
| 6 | Georgia |
| 7 | Clemson |
| 8 | UCLA |
| 9 | Duke |
| 10 | Washington |
| 11 | Oklahoma State |
| 12 | Arkansas |
| 13 | Oregon |
| 14 | Alabama |
| 15 | LSU |
| 16 | Utah |
| 17 | Nebraska |
| 18 | Florida |
| 19 | Baylor |
| 20 | Auburn |
| 21 | Louisiana |
| 22 | South Carolina |
| 23 | Virginia Tech |
| 24 | Texas A&M |
| 25 | Northwestern |
Others receiving votes: San Diego State, Kentucky, UCF, Arizona, Missouri, Wichita State, McNeese, Notre Dame, Arizona State, Liberty, Indiana, Miami (OH), Minnesota, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Michigan, North Texas, Central Arkansas
