The duo of Oregon and Minnesota enjoyed a boost in the NCAA Softball polls after week 13’s action. The pair still trail Florida, who is number one in both polls.

In the Coaches Poll, Florida took 22 of 32 first-place votes as Minnesota (five first-place votes) and Oregon (five first-place votes) are close in tow. Florida State falls two spots to fourth after being swept by the Ducks and beating Florida. Arizona also drops two spots and round out the top five.

Oklahoma stays in place at sixth, Auburn is up two spots to seventh, and Washington falls one spot to eighth. Tennessee is up two places to ninth after taking two of three from Texas A&M and UCLA is also up two spots after defeating Arizona twice.

Texas A&M is down three spots to 11th, James Madison is up one place to 12th, and Utah is down three spots to 13th after losing two games against Oregon State. Louisiana-Lafayette is 14th and Alabama is 15th with those two teams switching places from last week.

Baylor (up one) is 16th, Michigan (up two) is 17th, and Kentucky (down two) is 18th. Ole Miss moves up two spots to 19th and BYU stays in place at 20th.

LSU falls three places to 21st, Arizona State stays at 22nd, and Marshall stays 23rd. The duo of South Carolina (24th) and Georgia (25th) round out the top 25 with both teams new to the poll this week. Arkansas and Tulsa both fell out of the Coaches Poll, which can be seen below.

RankSchool (1st place votes)PointsRecordLast Week's
Rank
1Florida (22)78250-51
2Minnesota (5)75451-34
3Oregon (5)74444-65
4Florida State69448-6-12
5Arizona67148-73
6Oklahoma64547-86
7Auburn57045-99
8Washington56440-117
9Tennessee54744-911
10UCLA52939-1312
11Texas A&M50542-98
12James Madison44047-613
13Utah41433-1110
14Louisiana37342-615
15Alabama33740-1514
16Baylor30641-1117
17Michigan27541-10-119
18Kentucky25335-1616
19Ole Miss23236-1821
20BYU21340-1020
21LSU19838-1718
22Arizona State11330-1722
23Marshall7440-823
24South Carolina5032-22Not
Ranked
25Georgia3033-21Not
Ranked

In the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll, Florida is also #1 with 12 of the 20 first-place votes. Oregon (up from fifth) is second in this poll with four first-place votes while Minnesota (up one) is third with the final four first-place votes. Florida State (fourth) and Arizona (fifth) both fall two spots.

Oklahoma is up one spot to sixth after sweeping Oklahoma State. Tennessee (seventh) and Auburn (eighth) move up two spots each as Washington falls one place to ninth. UCLA is up two spots to round out the top 10.

Texas A&M plummets five spots to 11th after losing two of three at home to Tennessee. The pair of Baylor and James Madison are up one spot to 12th and 13th respectively. Utah is down three places to 14th while Louisiana is up one place to 15th.

Alabama is down a spot to 16th, Michigan stays at 17th, Kentucky remains in 18th, Ole Miss is up two spots to 19th, and BYU stays at 20th. LSU is 21st (down two spots), Arizona State moves up a place to 22nd, and South Carolina enters the poll at 23rd.

The bottom of the poll sees a three-way tie for 24th. Marshall, Ohio State, and Tulsa all received 27 points. Ohio State is the newcomer, replacing Illinois. The entire USA Softball Poll can be seen below.

RankSchool (1st place votes)PointsRecordLast Week's
Rank
1Florida (12)48750-51
2Oregon (4)46944-65
3Minnesota (4)45751-34
4Florida State43448-6-12
5Arizona42248-73
6Oklahoma39747-87
7Tennessee38044-99
8Auburn34545-910
9Washington34240-118
10UCLA33439-1312
11Texas A&M33342-96
12Baylor25241-1113
13James Madison25147-614
14Utah23733-1111
15Louisiana23042-616
16Alabama19940-1515
17Michigan18641-10-117
18Kentucky13435-1618
19Ole Miss13536-1821
20BYU13040-1020
21LSU10038-1719
22Arizona State6830-1723
23South Carolina3532-22Not
Ranked
T-24Marshall2740-825
T-24Ohio State2733-15Not
Ranked
T-24Tulsa2737-1524

With conference tournaments taking place this week, the NCAA Tournament is just over a week away.

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