2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Appearance
Women's College World Series | |
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Duration | May 30 – June 6, 2024 |
Champions | Oklahoma (8th title) |
Runners-up | Texas (2nd WCWS Appearance) |
Winning Coach | Patty Gasso (8th title) |
WCWS MOP | Kelly Maxwell (Oklahoma) |
Seasons |
The following human polls made up the 2024 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll was voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball rank the top 25 teams nationally.
Legend
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
Italics | Number of first place votes | |
(#-#) | Win-loss record | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
NFCA/USA Today
Preseason Jan 30 Miami (OH) (48–7) Oregon (30–21) | 24. | | |||||||||||||||
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25. | Kentucky | Auburn (1–1–1) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Oregon (9–7) | Auburn (12–2–1) | Auburn (13–4–1) | Auburn (14–6–1) | Boston University (25–3) | Baylor (19–12) | Texas State (32–9) | Louisiana (29–14) | Louisiana (33–15) | Oregon (27–16) | Northwestern (33–10) | Texas State (45–13) | California (37–19) | 25. |
Preseason Jan 30[1] | Week 1 Feb 13[2] | Week 2 Feb 20[3] | Week 3 Feb 27[4] | Week 4 Mar 5[5] | Week 5 Mar 12[6] | Week 6 Mar 19[7] | Week 7 Mar 26[8] | Week 8 Apr 2[9] | Week 9 Apr 9[10] | Week 10 Apr 15[11] | Week 11 Apr 23[12] | Week 12 Apr 30[13] | Week 13 May 7[14] | Week 14 May 14[15] | Final June 11[16] | ||
Dropped:
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| Dropped: No. 25 Oregon | Dropped: No. 23 Kentucky | None | Dropped: No. 25 Auburn | None | Dropped: No. 25 Baylor | Dropped:
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ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
Source:[17]
Preseason Jan 23 Miami (OH) (40–7) Kentucky (30–21) | Northwestern (33–11) | Texas State (47–15) | 25. | | |||||||||||||
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Preseason Jan 23[18] | Week 1 Feb 13 | Week 2 Feb 20 | Week 3 Feb 27 | Week 4 Mar 5 | Week 5 Mar 12 | Week 6 Mar 19 | Week 7 Mar 26 | Week 8 Apr 2 | Week 9 Apr 9 | Week 10 Apr 16 | Week 11 Apr 23 | Week 12 Apr 30 | Week 13 May 7 | Week 14 May 14 | Final June 11 | ||
Dropped:
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| Dropped: No. 25 Oregon | None | Dropped: No. 25 Auburn | None | Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 24 Kansas | None | Dropped:
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| None | Dropped: No. 25 Kentucky | Dropped: No. 23 Miami (OH) |
D1Softball
Preseason Jan 16 Liberty (38–25) 23. | | |||||||||||||||
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24. | Northwestern | Northwestern (4–1) | UCLA (3–4) | California (15–1) | Boston University (13–1) | Florida State (15–5) | Boston University (20–3) | Baylor (17–11) | Northwestern (19–8) | Louisiana (27–13) | Kentucky (26–15) | Oregon (26–16) | South Carolina (32–18) | California (36–16) | Northwestern (35–13) | 24. |
25. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (4–0) | Boston University (10–0) | Boston University (13–1) | Kentucky (13–4) | Texas State (20–6) | Texas State (22–7) | Boston University (25–3) | Charlotte (20–13) | Oregon (22–13) | Oregon (24–15) | Texas State (37–12) | California (33–15) | Texas State (42–13) | Texas State (47–15) | 25. |
Preseason Jan 16[19] | Week 1 Feb 12[20] | Week 2 Feb 19[21] | Week 3 Feb 26[22] | Week 4 Mar 4[23] | Week 5 Mar 12[24] | Week 6 Mar 19[25] | Week 7 Mar 26[26] | Week 8 Apr 2[27] | Week 9 Apr 9[28] | Week 10 Apr 16[29] | Week 11 Apr 23[30] | Week 12 Apr 30[31] | Week 13 May 6[32] | Final Jun 12[33] | ||
Dropped:
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| None | Dropped: No. 25 Kentucky | Dropped: No. 23 South Carolina | Dropped: No. 21 Charlotte | Dropped:
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| Dropped: No. 20 Texas State | Dropped: No. 22 Clemson | Dropped:
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Softball America
Preseason Jan 18 Liberty (38–25) 25. | | |||||||||||||||
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Preseason Jan 18[34] | Week 1 Feb 12[35] | Week 2 Feb 19[36] | Week 3 Feb 26[37] | Week 4 Mar 4[38] | Week 5 Mar 11[39] | Week 6 Mar 18[40] | Week 7 Mar 25[41] | Week 8 Apr 1[42] | Week 9 Apr 8[43] | Week 10 Apr 15[44] | Week 11 Apr 22[45] | Week 12 Apr 29[46] | Week 13 May 6[47] | Final Jun 11[48] | ||
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| Dropped: No. 17 Florida State | Dropped:
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| Dropped: No. 23 Penn State | Dropped: No. 23 Kentucky | Dropped: No. 25 Michigan | Dropped:
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