2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings

2021 NCAA Division I softball season
Preseason #1	UCLA (Unanimous)
Defending Champions	None
TV partner/s	ESPN
NCAA Tournament
Women's College World Series
Duration	May 28 - June 3, 2020
Seasons

The following human polls make up the 2021 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball rank the top 25 teams nationally.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
Italics		Number of first place votes
(#-#)		Win-loss record
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NFCA/USA Today

	Preseason Jan. 26[1]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
1.	UCLA (32)																	1.
2.	Washington																	2.
3.	Arizona																	3.
4.	Oklahoma																	4.
5.	LSU																	5.
6.	Texas																	6.
7.	Florida																	7.
8.	Alabama																	8.
9.	Louisiana																	9.
10.	Oregon																	10.
11.	Oklahoma State																	11.
12.	Florida State																	12.
13.	Kentucky																	13.
14.	Georgia																	14.
15.	Virginia Tech																	15.
16.	Arizona State																	16.
17.	Michigan																	17.
18.	Arkansas																	18.
19.	South Carolina																	19.
20.	Mississippi State																	20.
21.	UCF																	21.
22.	Baylor																	22.
23.	Missouri																	23.
24.	Minnesota																	24.
25.	Duke																	25.
	Preseason Jan. 26[2]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

	Preseason Jan. 26[3]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
1.	UCLA																	1.
2.	Washington																	2.
3.	Arizona																	3.
4.	Oklahoma																	4.
5.	LSU																	5.
6.	Florida																	6.
7.	Texas																	7.
8.	Alabama																	8.
9.	Louisiana																	9.
10.	Oklahoma State																	10.
11.	Oregon																	11.
12.	Florida State																	12.
13.	Kentucky																	13.
14.	Georgia																	14.
15.	Arizona State																	15.
16.	Virginia Tech																	16.
17.	Michigan																	17.
18.	Baylor																	18.
19.	South Carolina																	19.
20.	Minnesota																	20.
21.	Arkansas																	21.
22.	Mississippi State																	22.
23.	Tennessee																	23.
24.	Missouri																	24.
25.	UCF																	25.
	Preseason Jan. 26[4]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

D1Softball

	Preseason Jan. 18[5]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
1.	UCLA																	1.
2.	Oklahoma																	2.
3.	Washington																	3.
4.	Arizona																	4.
5.	LSU																	5.
6.	Florida																	6.
7.	Louisiana																	7.
8.	Alabama																	8.
9.	Texas																	9.
10.	Oklahoma State																	10.
11.	Florida State																	11.
12.	Oregon																	12.
13.	Georgia																	13.
14.	Virginia Tech																	14.
15.	Mississippi State																	15.
16.	Arkansas																	16.
17.	Arizona State																	17.
18.	Michigan																	18.
19.	Baylor																	19.
20.	Minnesota																	20.
21.	Tennessee																	21.
22.	UCF																	22.
23.	Missouri																	23.
24.	Kentucky																	24.
25.	South Carolina																	25.
	Preseason Jan. 18[6]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

Softball America

	Preseason Feb. 1[7]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
1.	UCLA																	1.
2.	Arizona																	2.
3.	Washington																	3.
4.	LSU																	4.
5.	Oklahoma																	5.
6.	Florida																	6.
7.	Texas																	7.
8.	Louisiana																	8.
9.	Alabama																	9.
10.	Arizona State																	10.
11.	Oklahoma State																	11.
12.	Florida State																	12.
13.	Virginia Tech																	13.
14.	Oregon																	14.
15.	Georgia																	15.
16.	Arkansas																	16.
17.	Missouri																	17.
18.	South Carolina																	18.
19.	Mississippi State																	19.
20.	Michigan																	20.
21.	Kentucky																	21.
22.	Minnesota																	22.
23.	Baylor																	23.
24.	Tennessee																	24.
25.	UCF																	25.
	Preseason Feb. 1[8]	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Final
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

References

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"ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25". teamusa.org. USA Softball. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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"2021 D1Softball Preseason Top 25 Rankings". d1softball.com. D1Sotftball. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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