New No. 1 in NCAA Softball top 25 rankings after top-5 reshuffle

For the second straight week, there's a new No. 1 team in Softball America's top 25 rankings.

A week ago, the Alabama Crimson Tide (39-3 overall, 12-3 SEC) jumped three spots to No. 1 after taking two of three from previously top-ranked Texas. Despite the Tide's three-game sweep of Auburn on The Plains over the weekend, a series that saw Alabama outscore the Tigers, 14-1, it's no longer coach Patrick Murphy's team atop the rankings.

The Oklahoma Sooners (40-4, 13-2) claimed the top spot in Softball America's new rankings. Patty Gasso's team jumped two spots after taking two of three from Texas in Austin.

Alabama dropped one spot to No. 2. The Sooners and Crimson Tide won't meet in the regular season but are currently Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the SEC standings with three weekend series remaining for each team before the conference tournament begins on May 5 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Oklahoma blanked previously fourth-ranked Texas, 3-0, on Friday and rallied for a 4-3 win on Saturday before falling 8-6 on Sunday. Alabama shut out Auburn, 1-0, on Friday and 4-0 on Saturday before routing the Tigers 9-1 in six innings Sunday.

For the season, Alabama is batting .348 with 70 home runs and 51 doubles in 42 games. Alexis Pupillo (.454/.541/.882) and Brooke Wells (.435/.538/.974) lead the Crimson Tide at the plate with a combined 31 home runs, 18 doubles and 93 RBIs.

Wells hit two home runs in the Tide's sweep of Auburn and finished 4-for-8 in the series. Pupillo was 4-for-9 with three walks, and Jena Young went 5-for-6 with a double and two triples. Ambrey Taylor had four hits, including two doubles and a home run.

Jocelyn Briski (16-1) started and earned two victories in the circle for Alabama. She pitched a complete-game shutout and allowed six hits in Game 1 on Friday. On Sunday, Briski gave up one run and three hits. She struck out nine without allowing a walk. Briski lowered her ERA to 1.59 in 20 appearances.

Vic Moten (15-2) lowered her ERA to 1.64 with a complete-game, one-hit shutout on Saturday. Alabama pitchers have combined for a 1.64 ERA and 329 strikeouts to 75 walks in 269 innings.

Softball America top 25 rankings: New No. 1 team after latest top-5 reshuffle

Here's a look at the full top 25 rankings from Softball America on April 13.

Alabama softball schedule 2026: Who do Crimson Tide play next?

Alabama will face the Samford Bulldogs (18-26) in Birmingham Tuesday in midweek play. First pitch for Alabama-Samford is 6 p.m. CT. The game can be seen on ESPN+.

The Crimson Tide are back home in SEC play beginning Friday when the Kentucky Wildcats (24-21, 1-16) visit Rhoads Stadium for a three-game series. First pitch for the series opener is 5 p.m. CT Friday. Game 1 of the series will be televised on ESPN2.

Here's a look at Alabama's 2026 SEC softball schedule. All start times Central.

• March 6-8: at Ole Miss (W, 5-3; W, 13-2; W, 2-1)
• March 13-15: vs. Arkansas (W, 4-1; L, 14-9; W, 4-1)
• March 20-22: at Missouri (W, 2-1; L, 5-2; W, 7-4)
• April 2-4: vs. Texas (L, 9-1; W, 11-4; W, 7-4)
• April 10-12: at Auburn (W, 1-0; W, 4-0; W, 9-1)
• April 17-19: vs. Kentucky (5 p.m. Friday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday)
• April 25-27: at Tennessee (3 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, 6 p.m. Monday)
• April 30-May 2: vs. South Carolina (6 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Sunday)
• May 5-9: SEC Tournament (Lexington, Kentucky)

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