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 |
