Tennessee softball ranked No. 1 for third consecutive week
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Tennessee (19-0) earned its third consecutive No. 1 ranking on Tuesday during the 2026 softball season. The Lady Vols are ranked No. 1 in the NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll and are receiving 30 first-place votes.
Tennessee will host four games this week at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
The Lady Vols will host an in-state matchup versus Belmont on Tuesday. First pitch between the Lady Vols and Bruins is slated for 5 p.m. EST (SEC Network+).
Tennessee will also open Southeastern Conference softball play this week. The Lady Vols will host LSU for a three-game series.
Below is the entire NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.
2026 Week 4 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee (30) | 19-0 | 774 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas Tech (1) | 22-1 | 737 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas | 19-1 | 710 | 3 |
| 4 | Alabama | 20-0 | 657 | 5 |
| 5 | Florida | 23-1 | 645 | 4 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 19-2 | 615 | 6 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 19-1 | 594 | 7 |
| 8 | UCLA | 18-3 | 571 | 8 |
| 9 | Florida State | 17-4 | 499 | 10 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 14-5 | 490 | 9 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 16-2 | 483 | 11 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 18-2 | 408 | 12 |
| 13 | Arizona | 17-5 | 377 | 14 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 15-7 | 328 | 13 |
| 15 | Georgia | 17-5 | 377 | 15 |
| 16 | Virginia | 19-1 | 303 | 18 |
| 17 | LSU | 17-4 | 301 | 17 |
| 18 | Oregon | 13-6 | 207 | 20 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 15-5 | 200 | 21 |
| 20 | Grand Canyon | 22-0 | 196 | 22 |
| 21 | Stanford | 11-6 | 185 | 16 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 19-3 | 134 | 24 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 15-6 | 127 | 19 |
| 24 | UCF | 20-4 | 64 | |
| 25 | Clemson | 13-7 | 57 | 25 |
Others receiving votes
North Carolina (30), Ole Miss (25), Duke (24), Penn State (10), Belmont (8), Florida Atlantic (4), Auburn (3), Michigan (3), North Florida (1), Southeastern Louisiana (1).
Dropped out
No. 23 Duke (12-9)
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