29-04-2025
Clemson Tigers move up in new Top 25 college softball rankings after historic win
Clemson Tigers move up in new Top 25 college softball rankings after historic win
Clemson softball's historic win over the Tennessee Lady Vols gave the Tigers a nice bump in the new NFCA Coaches Poll and other Top 25 rankings this week.
After their 4-3 victory in nine innings against the Vols in Knoxville, followed by a three-game sweep of ACC rival Georgia Tech to close the regular season, coach John Rittman's Tigers rose four spots to No. 15 in the new Coaches Poll, released Tuesday.
The victory over Tennessee was the first win over a No. 1 ranked team in Clemson softball history. After Tennessee's loss to the Tigers, a new team rose to the top of the Coaches Poll: Patty Gasso's Oklahoma Sooners (42-5), who swept the Texas Longhorns in a No. 2 vs. 3 matchup over the weekend.
In other Top 25 rankings, Clemson climbed four spots to No. 11 in Softball's America's new rankings. The Tigers also rose two spots to No. 12 in D1 Softball's new Top 25.
Clemson ended the regular season at 41-12 overall and 19-5 in conference play, good for third place in the ACC standings behind the Florida State Seminoles (42-7 overall, 16-2 ACC) and Virginia Tech Hokies (39-8, 17-4).
The Tigers head to Brighton, Massachusetts for the 2025 ACC Championship hosted by Boston College, scheduled for May 7-10.
Here's a full look at the new NFCA Coaches Poll.
Week 12 NFCA Softball Coaches Poll
Rank Team Record 1 Oklahoma 42-5 2 Texas A&M 41-8 3 Oregon 44-5 4 Texas 42-9 5 Tennessee 39-11 6 UCLA 44-7 7 Florida State 42-7 8 Arkansas 36-10 9 Florida 42-11 10 LSU 38-11 11 Texas Tech 36-10 12 Arizona 40-10 13 Virginia Tech 39-8 14 South Carolina 36-13 15 Clemson 41-12 16 Stanford Cardinal 35-10 17 Ole Miss 34-14 18 Mississippi State 33-14 19 Alabama 35-18 20 Nebraska 35-12 21 Ohio State 41-10-1 22 Duke 37-15 23 Oklahoma State 29-17 24 Grand Canyon 40-6 25 Virginia 36-16
Others receiving votes:
Georgia (32), Florida Atlantic (21), Liberty (12), Auburn (4), Iowa State (1), Washington (1).
Dropped out:
No. 24 Georgia (29-17)
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