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.
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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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