ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2016 Season – Preseason – January 26, 2016
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Team | 2015 Record | Points | Final 2015 Ranking | ||||
| 1. | Florida (17) | 60-7 | 495 | 1 | ||||
| 2. | Michigan (1) | 60-8 | 473 | 2 | ||||
| 3. | LSU (2) | 52-14 | 446 | 4 | ||||
| 4. | Oregon | 51-8 | 428 | 7 | ||||
| 5. | Alabama | 48-15 | 412 | 6 | ||||
| 6. | Auburn | 56-11 | 409 | 3 | ||||
| 7. | UCLA | 51-12 | 368 | 5 | ||||
| 8. | Oklahoma | 49-9 | 352 | 9 | ||||
| 9. | Tennessee | 47-17 | 341 | 8 | ||||
| 10. | Florida State | 49-14 | 311 | 10 | ||||
| 11. | Louisiana-Lafayette | 42-12 | 285 | 11 | ||||
| 12. | Missouri | 42-16 | 258 | 12 | ||||
| 13. | Minnesota | 49-11 | 257 | 15 | ||||
| 14. | Georgia | 44-17 | 223 | 13 | ||||
| 15. | Arizona | 41-20 | 217 | 14 | ||||
| 16. | Baylor | 41-17 | 183 | 18 | ||||
| 17. | UCF | 50-9 | 159 | 16 | ||||
| 18. | Kentucky | 32-26 | 148 | 17 | ||||
| 19. | Washington | 42-7 | 144 | 21 | ||||
| 20. | Arizona State | 36-22 | 106 | 20 | ||||
| 21. | James Madison | 48-10 | 95 | 22 | ||||
| 22. | California | 39-18 | 80 | 23 | ||||
| 23. | Utah | 36-19 | 58 | 25 | ||||
| 24. | Texas A&M | 40-20 | 53 | RV | ||||
| 25. | NC State | 38-22 | 47 | 19 | ||||
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
New to Poll: None
Dropped Out: None
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame (42), North Dakota State (16), Texas (13), USC Upstate (11), Virginia Tech (11), Fresno State (8), Hofstra (8), South Alabama (8), Kansas (7), Northwestern (7), North Carolina (4), San Diego State (4), Texas State (4), Nebraska (3), Ohio State (3), Mississippi State (2), South Carolina (1)
*The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll is voted on by coaching representatives of 10 Division I Conferences in the 15 ASA/USA Softball Regions as well as members of the National and Local media who consistently cover Division I Softball across the country.