The opening week of softball action has come and gone. It was a great opening week of tournaments across the country. There were several surprises but a number of the top teams showed that they were indeed contenders to start the season.
Of the surprises, perhaps none was bigger than UCLA struggling with Maryland and San Diego while losing big to Texas and Oklahoma State in Southern California. The Bruins were bounced from the Los Angeles regional last May. Are they heading in the wrong direction as a program, or is this just an early-season funk.
Florida State dropped their opener to Charlotte, but responded well over their final four games of the week.
It’s just week one, but teams like Texas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma State made statements about their status as contenders in 2024.
The Oklahoma Sooners remained the No. 1 team in the nation in both D1Softball and Softball America’s latest top 25 rankings released on Monday.
Here’s a look at the top 10 teams in D1Softball’s top 25 and where they ranked according to Softball America.