After a successful week of earning five wins, Auburn softball returns to a favorable place within the USA TODAY/NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The Tigers will open SEC play this weekend at Missouri and will do so as a top-25 team. Auburn re-enters the USA TODAY/NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll after being skipped the last two weeks by checking in at No. 25.
Auburn returns after earning five wins over Georgia State, Northwestern, USC Upstate, and North Texas last week. The return to the top 25 is due mostly to Auburn’s pitching. Ace [autotag]Maddie Penta[/autotag] recorded a perfect game in Auburn’s win over Georgia State last Thursday and struck out 34 batters over 19 innings of work.
The Tigers are one of 12 SEC teams ranked in this week’s poll, with Ole Miss being the lone team from the conference not cutting. LSU is the SEC’s top representative, checking in at No. 3 and boasting a 19-0 record. Georgia and Tennessee also make up the top 10.
This weekend’s opponent, Missouri, is at No. 12 this week after winning four games between Nebraska and Wichita State last weekend.
Complete week one rankings from USA TODAY/NCFA
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last Week |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 18-1 | 790 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas | 17-1 | 769 | 2 |
| 3 | LSU | 19-0 | 718 | 4 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 17-2 | 696 | 3 |
| 5 | Washington | 16-2 | 641 | 6 |
| 6 | Duke | 16-1 | 623 | 7 |
| 7 | Georgia | 15-3 | 606 | 5 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 12-4 | 536 | 9 |
| 9 | Stanford | 13-4 | 531 | 11 |
| 10 | Clemson | 12-4 | 488 | 8 |
| 11 | Alabama | 19-1 | 474 | 10 |
| 12 | Missouri | 17-2 | 456 | 14 |
| 13 | Florida | 19-2 | 427 | 13 |
| 14 | Florida State | 11-4 | 317 | 12 |
| 15 | California | 19-2 | 427 | 13 |
| 16 | UCLA | 11-6 | 398 | 18 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 19-2 | 274 | 17 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 17-4 | 253 | 15 |
| 19 | Baylor | 11-3 | 218 | 21 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 15-3-1 | 205 | 23 |
| 21 | Arizona | 17-3-1 | 177 | 19 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 18-2 | 173 | 22 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 13-4 | 142 | 16 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 17-3 | 133 | 24 |
| 25 | Auburn | 12-2-1 | 40 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes
Oregon (25), Boston University (24), Miami (16), Louisiana (15), Northwestern (11), Penn State (9), Utah (9).
Dropped Out
No. 25 Oregon
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