College softball rankings: Another team claims No. 1 in top 25

For the third straight week, college softball has a brand new No. 1 team in the rankings.

Oklahoma (40-4) jumped Alabama (39-3) for the No. 1 spot in the following series win over Texas. The Sooners took the first two games in the series with 3-0 and 4-3 wins before dropping the final game, 8-6, in eight innings. It was the second straight weekend a team beat the Longhorns to claim the No. 1 ranking, as the Crimson Tide overcame an 0-1 deficit vs. the Longhorns to win the series.

Still, Crimson Tide fans can take solace in sweeping rival Auburn. Patrick Murphy became the first coach in SEC softball history to win 500 conference games with a 1-0 victory on April 10, with Alabama following up with a 4-0 win on April 11 to clinch the series. Alabama run-ruled the Tigers 9-1 to go perfect over the weekend, pushing its winning streak to six straight games and five straight conference series.

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Here's a look at the latest softball rankings and polls:

Updated college softball rankings

Softball America

1. Oklahoma (40-4)
2. Alabama (39-3)
3. Nebraska (33-6)
4. Texas Tech (40-3)
5. Arkansas (35-6)
6. UCLA (37-5)
7. Florida (40-5)
8. Texas (33-6)
9. Tennessee (36-6)
10. Virginia Tech (36-6)
11. Texas A&M (30-12)
12. Florida State (36-7)
13. Georgia (31-11)
14. Duke (31-12)
15. LSU (28-14)
16. Arizona (30-11)
17. Oregon (32-9)
18. Mississippi State (34-11)
19. Washington (34-9)
20. Central Florida (31-11-1)
21. Stanford (26-12)
22. Oklahoma State (27-11)
23. Southeastern Louisiana (37-9)
24. Kansas (29-12)
25. Louisville (34-9)

College softball RPI rankings

Through April 11 games

1. Arkansas
2. Alabama
3. Texas
4. Nebraska
5. Florida
6. Tennessee
7. Oklahoma
8. UCLA
9. Texas Tech
10. Georgia
11. LSU
12. Florida State
13. Mississippi State
14. Oregon
15. Duke
16. Arizona
17. Texas A&M
18. Stanford
19. Virginia Tech
20. Marshall
21. Virginia
22. Mississippi
23. Oklahoma State
24. UCF
25. Washington

USA Softball top 25 rankings

This section will be released on April 14 when rankings are released.

D1Softball top 25 rankings

This section will be released on April 14 when rankings are released.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College softball rankings, top 25 polls: Oklahoma moves past Alabama