Tennessee softball ranked top 10 after Ole Miss series loss
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Tennessee (30-5, 7-5 SEC) enters its ninth week of the 2026 softball season. The Lady Vols are ranked No. 7 in the NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The Lady Vols will return to action Thursday to open a three-game series against South Carolina at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
Game 1 between the Lady Vols and Gamecocks on Thursday is slated for 6 p.m. EDT, while Saturday’s Game 2 is scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+). A series finale will be contested Saturday (5:30 p.m. EDT, SEC Network).
The NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 31 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I conferences. Records reflect games contested through Sunday.
NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas (20) | 31-2 | 764 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas Tech (11) | 34-2 | 755 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 34-3 | 687 | 5 |
| 4 | Alabama | 33-2 | 656 | 6 |
| 5 | Florida | 33-4 | 642 | 3 |
| 6 | Florida State | 32-4 | 593 | 8 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 30-5 | 591 | 4 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 26-6 | 568 | 9 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 30-5 | 527 | 10 |
| 10 | UCLA | 29-4 | 516 | 7 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 31-4 | 485 | 11 |
| 12 | Virginia | 31-3 | 402 | 13 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 31-7 | 388 | 12 |
| 14 | Arizona | 27-8 | 376 | 14 |
| 15 | Georgia | 27-8 | 360 | 15 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 24-11 | 291 | 16 |
| 17 | Grand Canyon | 36-2 | 259 | 17 |
| 18 | Oregon | 26-9 | 224 | 18 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 25-10 | 189 | 21 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 28-9 | 163 | 22 |
| 21 | Washington | 30-6 | 143 | 25 |
| 22 | LSU | 23-12 | 140 | 20 |
| 23 | Duke | 24-11 | 124 | 24 |
| 24 | Stanford | 20-10 | 114 | 19 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 22-14 | 42 | 23 |
Others receiving votes
UCF (26), Louisville (18), Southeastern Louisiana (17), Belmont (7), North Carolina (6), Clemson (2)
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