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The Oklahoma Sooners face the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a top 25 showdown, but what are the other top games this weekend.
The 2024 softball season is off and running, and tournament play from coast-to-coast continues this week.
The Oklahoma Sooners are heading west for the annual Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic for a five-game slate. Additionally, some fantastic matchups are happening in Austin, Raleigh and in Athens.
But what are the best matchups happening this weekend? Here’s a look at eight games we’re looking forward to.
Updated look at college softball power rankings after week 2.
Week 2 of the softball season is in the books. And while the action in Clearwater, Florida, getting halted due to weather left much to be desired, it was another fantastic week on the diamond.
There were a number of impressive performances across the country and we’re beginning to see the top teams separate themselves.
Oklahoma may be in a tier of its own because of what it has done over the last three-plus years, but teams such as Texas and Georgia have been impressive as well.
On the flip side, powerhouse programs UCLA and Florida State have had slow starts.
The SEC is beginning to establish itself as the premiere softball conference. Mississippi State and Kentucky have picked up big nonconference wins this season. In D1Softball’s latest top 25, 11 SEC programs are represented. That’s not even including Oklahoma and Texas who will officially be joining the SEC in July.
The Red River Rivals have been on a tear to start the season and look to be on a collision course for the Big 12 title in their final years.
Here’s a look at the latest D1Softball top 25 and where those teams rank in the Softball America power rankings.
Updated to include USA TODAY Sports NFCA Coaches Poll and USA Softball/ESPN Poll.
Oklahoma Sooners still No. 1 in the latest softball rankings. What do the rest of the rankings look like?
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.
