Where Alabama Softball Ranks after Week 8

Originally posted on Alabama Crimson Tide on SI
By Katie Windham | Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:14 PM ET

Alabama handled business during its bye week from SEC play with four wins over non-conference opponents to improve to 33-2 on the season.

For the first time this year, Alabama is ranked inside the top five in every major poll (No. 5 in USA Softball and No. 4 by D1Softball, Softball America and NFCA Coaches Poll.) The Crimson Tide also received one first-place vote in this week's USA Softball Poll.

This sets up a top-five showdown at Rhoads Stadium this weekend with No. 5 Alabama hosting No. 1 Texas for a three-game series beginning on Thursday at 6 p.m.

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll- Week 8

(Ranking, team, first-place votes, record, points received)

1. Texas (19) 31-2 618
2. Texas Tech (5) 34-2 600
3. Oklahoma 34-3 567
4. Nebraska 26-6 549
5. Alabama (1) 33-2 513
6. Arkansas 30-5 489
7. Florida 33-4 464
8. Tennessee 30-5 458
9. UCLA 29-5 434
10. Florida State 32-4 422
11. Georgia 27-8 363
12. Virginia Tech 31-4 333
13. Arizona 27-8 318
14. Washington 30-6 275
15. Texas A&M 24-11 268
16. Miss. State 31-7 259
17. Virginia 31-3 210
18. Oregon 26-9 196
19. Duke 24-11 183
20. LSU 23-12 158
21. Oklahoma St. 25-10 125
22. Grand Canyon 36-2 76
23. Arizona State 28-9 75
24. Stanford 20-10 58
25. UCF 24-10 40

Others receiving votes: South Carolina (31), Louisville (18), Clemson (17), Boston U (5), Belmont (4), Ole Miss (4), Indiana (2), Jacksonville State (1), Missouri (1)
Dropped out: South Carolina

NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll- Week 8

(Ranking, team, first-place votes, record, points received)

1. Texas (20) 31-2 764
2. Texas Tech (11) 34-2 755
3. Oklahoma 34-3 687
4. Alabama 33-2 656
5. Florida 33-4 642
6. Florida State 32-4 593
7. Tennessee 30-5 591
8. Nebraska 26-6 568
9. Arkansas 30-5 527
10. UCLA 29-4 516
11. Virginia Tech 31-4 485
12. Virginia 31-3 402
13. Mississippi State 31-7 388
14. Arizona 27-8 376
15. Georgia 27-8 360
16. Texas A&M 24-11 291
17. Grand Canyon 36-2 259
18. Oregon 26-9 224
19. Oklahoma State 25-10 189
20. Arizona State 28-9 163
21. Washington 30-6 143
22. LSU 23-12 140
23. Duke 24-11 124
24. Stanford. 20-10 114
25. South Carolina 22-14 42

Others receiving votes: UCF (26), Louisville (18), Southeastern Louisiana (17), Belmont (7), North Carolina (6), Clemson (2).

SEC Softball standings

Team	SEC record	Overall record
Texas	8-1	31-2
Oklahoma	8-1	34-3
Alabama	7-2	33-2
Florida	9-3	33-4
Georgia	6-3	27-8
Texas A&M	6-3	24-11
Tennessee	7-5	30-5
Arkansas	5-4	30-5
Missouri	4-5	19-18
Mississippi State	4-5	32-7
LSU	4-8	23-12
South Carolina	2-7	22-15
Auburn	2-7	23-13
Ole Miss	2-10	23-15
Kentucky	1-11	21-16