Tennessee takes the No. 3 spot at the back of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State withinside the trendy USA Softball/ESPN pinnacle 25. The Volunteers pass up a niche after sweeping LSU in a weekend collection to open up convention play.
The first wins had been shutouts, as Ashley Rogers and genuine freshman Karlyn Pickens ruled withinside the circle.
Outside of the pinnacle 10, Utah made a massive soar from No. 25 to No. 19 after triumphing out of 3 over Arizona final weekend. No new groups entered or dropped out of the poll.
Here is the full USA Softball/ESPN top 25, through results on March 20:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS RANKING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma (25) | 27-1 | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 25-2 | 588 | 2 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 24-1 | 564 | T4 |
| 4 | UCLA | 27-3 | 554 | 3 |
| 5 | Clemson | 29-1 | 537 | T4 |
| 6 | Stanford | 24-3 | 474 | 7 |
| 7 | Florida State | 24-6 | 467 | 6 |
| 8 | Texas | 26-5-1 | 404 | 9 |
| 9 | Washington | 22-6 | 401 | 8 |
| 10 | Florida | 22-5 | 376 | 11 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 19-5-1 | 366 | 14 |
| 12 | LSU | 23-5 | 313 | 10 |
| 13 | Alabama | 22-7 | 300 | 13 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 22-5 | 296 | 15 |
| 15 | Duke | 24-5 | 294 | 16 |
| 16 | Georgia | 24-6 | 290 | 17 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 21-8 | 289 | 12 |
| 18 | Oregon | 19-8 | 187 | 19 |
| 19 | Utah | 21-5 | 149 | 25 |
| 20 | Arizona | 20-9 | 142 | 18 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 13-8 | 120 | 24 |
| 22 | Baylor | 22-5 | 113 | 20 |
| 23 | Louisiana | 21-9 | 101 | 23 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 16-10 | 46 | 21 |
| 25 | Auburn | 22-9 | 39 | 22 |
