Sooners stay undefeated, still No. 1 in latest NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Coaches Poll

by | Mar 18, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Softball

Sooners stay undefeated, still No. 1 in latest NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Coaches Poll
No. 24 Grand Canyon earns first-ever Division I national ranking
                                                   

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – With four more wins, including a road sweep of then-No. 12 Arkansas, Oklahoma remains No. 1 in the latest 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners (26-0) picked up a few more first-place votes (23) this week to extend its advantage over No. 2 Texas (8), who collected four more wins, two at then-No. 3 Florida.

After a road win at Tulsa, OU took care of business in its first Southeastern Conference road series, opening with a 7-0 shutout of the Razorbacks (20-6) and following with 6-4 and 10-7 victories.

No. 24 Grand Canyon and previously-mentioned Ohio State enter the poll for the first time this week.  The Lopes (22-3) are ranked for the first time nationally during their Division I era, while the Buckeyes (20-6) return after a near seven-year absence (22nd – April 10, 2018).

GCU, which has won 10 straight, was ranked as high as No. 7 in NFCA’s DII poll during their final season in NCAA Division II. Two of the Lopes three defeats came at the hands of then-No. 3 Florida and then-No. 20 Oregon.

Ohio State is coming off a week in which it took two-out-of-three from then-No. 20 Nebraska in Big Ten action.

The 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 31 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Polls will be released Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. throughout the regular season. Records reflect games played through March 16, 2025.

2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – 3/18/25 (Week 6)

Rank School

(First Place Votes)

Points Record Previous Ranking
1 Oklahoma (23) 766 26-0 1
2 Texas (8) 752 28-1 2
3 LSU 706 27-1 4
4 Florida 670 27-4 3
5 Texas A&M 648 24-4 5
6 UCLA 622 27-4 6
7 Tennessee 602 25-4 7
8 Oregon 544 26-3 8
9 Florida State 512 25-5 10
10 Arizona 493 26-4 11
11 South Carolina 467 22-5 9
12 Texas Tech 387 23-7 14
13 Georgia 367 21-6 13
14 Arkansas 357 20-6 12
15 Oklahoma State 344 17-6 15
16 Virginia Tech 336 23-5 17
17 Stanford 309 20-3 18
18 Mississippi State 230 24-5 19
19 Duke 223 19-9 16
20 Ole Miss 202 25-4 22
21 Nebraska 101 20-8 21
22 Florida Atlantic 95 27-4 24
23 Auburn 71 20-8 20
24 Grand Canyon 62 22-3 RV
25 Ohio State 47 20-6-1 RV

 

New to Poll: No. 24 Grand Canyon, No. 25 Ohio State

Dropped Out: No. 23 Kentucky (17-10), No. 25 Alabama (21-9)

Receiving Votes: Alabama (43), California (30), Virginia (30), Liberty (23), Kentucky (17), UCF (6), Washington (6), Austin Peay (5), Arizona State (2).

 

The 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 31 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. The poll will be released on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. ET during the regular season. Records reflect games played through March 16.

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