Here are Week 6’s NFCA Division 1, 2 & 3 college softball rankings as well as the players selected by NCAA D1, D2 & D3 coaches for their impressive play.

These polls are released on Tuesdays during the regular season. Records reflect games played March 9-15, 2026. 

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NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll

Texas ascends to No. 1 in NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Coaches Poll

3/24/26 (Week 7)

Riding a program-best 26-game winning streak, Texas ascended to No. 1 in this week’s 2026 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Longhorns (28-1), who have not lost since the third game of the season (Nebraska), earned all but one first-place vote and sit atop the rankings for the first time since being voted the 2026 preseason favorites.

Texas stepped out of conference play last week, taking care of business against instate and former Big 12 foe Baylor. The Longhorns trumped the Bears in a pair of run-rule affairs (10-2, 10-0). The win streak is the longest active in Division I and is tied with Colorado Christian (DII) for the longest across the three NCAA divisions.

Texas wasn’t the only program to make moves as the entire top six are in different sports this week. Texas Tech and Florida come in at No. 2 and No. 3 following wins against nationally-ranked opponents. The Red Raiders (30-2) picked up three road wins at then-No. 24 UCF in Big 12 action, while the Gators (31-2) knocked Tennessee out of the driver’s seat with a pair of victories over the Lady Vols (28-3) in a top-five matchup at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. After the Lady Vols earned a 2-1 win in the series opener, the Gators rebounded with 5-2 and 3-2 wins. With those two defeats, Tennessee dipped to No. 4.

Oklahoma pushed itself back into the top five as the fifth-ranked Sooners (31-2) ran their win streak to 20 games with three road wins last week. OU scored a combined 39 runs against Memphis and Ole Miss and pitched a shutout against each opponent.

Alabama went 3-1 last week and dropped to No. 6. The Crimson Tide (29-2) topped ULM 4-1 in a midweek matchup before taking the Southeastern Conference series at Missouri. In a closely-contested series, Alabama won games one and three by one run with the Tigers taking game two, 5-2.

The final four programs stayed the same as No. 7 UCLA (27-3), No. 8 Florida State (28-4), No. 9 Nebraska (24-5) and No. 10 Arkansas (27-4) went a combined 12-0 last week. The Bruins, Seminoles and Huskers extended their win streaks to 21, 17 and 14 games, respectively.

No. 17 Grand Canyon (33-1), the last of the undefeated DI programs, suffered its first loss of the season, falling to new-no. 21 Oklahoma State, 10-5 in a mid-week matchup. The Lopes did rebound with a Mountain West sweep of San Jose State.

Two programs made their way back into the rankings as No. 24 Duke (22-10) returns after a two-week hiatus, while No. 25 Washington (26-6) makes its 2026 debut and first ranking since Feb. 11, 2025. The Blue Devils have won nine of their last 10 after thumping UNCW and sweeping Georgia Tech in ACC action. The Huskies are on a 16-game win streak after they blanked North Dakota and took all three from Michigan in Big Ten play.

Making way for this week’s newcomers was then-No. 24 UCF (24-10) and then-No. 25 Clemson (22-10).

The 2026 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 played through March 22.

2026 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll

3/24/26 (Week 7) 

Receiving Votes: Clemson (42), UCF (23), North Carolina (12), Belmont (8), Purdue (3), Southeastern Louisiana (3), Baylor (1), Boston University (1).

Dropped Out: No. 24 UCF (24-10), No. 25 Clemson (22-10)

The 2026 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 played through March 22.

NFCA DI Top 25 Poll Committee

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NFCA Division I Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week

Florida State’s Shelby McKenzie and Oregon’s Lyndsey Grein were named Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week for contests played March 16-22.

McKenzie led the eighth-ranked Seminoles with an .857 batting average, two home runs and seven RBI in an ACC sweep of Cal. She registered six hits, scored four runs, slugged 1.714 and reached base at a .778 clip. McKenzie launched both her long balls in game one, the first multi-homer game of her career. She notched multiple hits in all three contests, extending her hitting streak to six games.

Grein keyed the 18^th-ranked Ducks to a Big Ten series win at RV Purdue over the weekend. The senior hurler tossed a pair of complete-game victories, shutting out the Boilermakers in the opener, surrendering four hits with 11 strikeouts and one walk against. Grein held Purdue hitless through the first five innings in the series clincher on Sunday (8 K, BB, 3 H). She appeared in three contests last week, sporting a 2-0 record with a 0.44 ERA, 25 strikeouts, three walks over 16 innings of work.

The awards are voted on by the NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll Committee, which features one member coach from each of the NCAA’s 31 conferences.

Selected Top Performances
Reis Beuerlein, Arkansas – 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8.1 IP, 7 K, 0 BB, 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER; Eden Bigham, Virginia – 1-0, 1.00 ERA, 6 K, 3 BB, CG; Naleah Blomenkam, Southern Illinois – .625, 5 H, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, .727 OBP; Abby Dayton, Oklahoma – .500, 6 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 2-2 SB, 1.667 SLG, .700 OBP; Gia Felice, UC Davis – .700, .727 OBP, .800 SLG, 7 H, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 SB; Izzy Jamgotchian, Loyola Marymount – .333, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, .500 OBP, 1.333 SLG; Alexis Jensen, Nebraska – .667, 6 H, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 1.111 SLG, .700 OBP; Reagan Johnson, Arkansas – .545, 6 H, 2B, 3B, 8 R, 2 BB, 3 SB, .615 OBP, 1.433 OPS; Teagan Kavan, Texas – 1-0, 0.00 ER, CG, 10 K, 2 H, SHO, .118 opp. BA, 0 BB; Taryn Kern, Stanford – .778, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 8R, .857 OBP, 1.778 SLG; Addison Leschber, Georgia Tech – .455, 5 H, 4 HR, 5 RBI, 1.545; Sydney Malott, Iowa State – .455, 5 H, 7 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1.273 SLG, 4 BB; Marina Mason, Northwestern – 2-0, 0.50 ERA, ER, 14 IP, SHO, 10 K, 5 BB, .044 opp. BA, no-hitter at Illinois; Ruby Meylan, Oklahoma State – 3-0, 1.67 ERA, 26 K, 6 BB, 21 IP, perfect game versus BYU; Madox Mitchael, Houston – .500, 9 H, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2B, BB, .526 OBP, .556 SLG; Makenna Mitchell, Houston – .500, 9 H, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 2 2B, SB, 2BB, .550 OBP, 1.278 SLG; Sophie Naivar, Boston University – .636, .789 OBP, 7 H, 7 R, 4 RBI, 2 2B, 7 BB, HBP, tied single-game program record with four walks; Kinley Pappas, Utah Tech – .818, 9 H, 3 2B, 2 3B, HR, 5 R, 7 RBI, BB, HBP, 2-2 SB; Shonty Passi, Utah – .667, 6 H, 2B, R, 2BB, .727 OBP; Hannah Potts, Western Michigan – 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 K, SHO; Zoe Prystajko, Stanford – 2-0, 0.84 ERA, 13 K, 8.1 IP, 3 H; Aglaia Rudd, Robert Morris – .727, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1.455 SLG, .750 OBP; Katie Steward, Texas – .750, 2.333 OPS, 1.500 SLG, .833 OBP, 3 H, 3 RBI, HR, 2 R, BB, HBP; Caitlin Tighe, Western Michigan – .556, 5 H, 2B, RBI .667 SLG.

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2026 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll

West Texas A&M unanimous No. 1 for second straight week

West Texas A&M secured its second straight unanimous No. 1 ranking in this week’s NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Lady Buffs (29-3) collected four more Lone Star Conference victories to extend their win streak to 16 games.

WT notched a pair of run-rule wins at Lubbock Christian and followed with two triumphs at Midwestern State. The Lady Buffs scored 43 runs over those four games and have scored at least six runs, including reaching double digits nine times, during the win streak.

Cal State San Marcos remained in the two hole after a four-game CCAA sweep of San Francisco State, while fellow conference foe Cal State East Bay returned to No. 3 following league series win at then-No. 20 Cal State Monterey Bay.

Auburn University at Montgomery moved into the No. 4 spot and have won 10 straight. The Warhawks (26-4) picked up a midweek road win at Columbus State and returned home to sweep UAH in Gulf South Conference play. North Georgia (25-5) stayed put at No. 5 as it took a Peach Belt Conference series from Lander.

Saint Leo improved to No. 6 as it rattled off five more wins and have won 22 straight, the second longest active wins streak in Division II. The Lions (27-2-1) earned a twinbill sweep against Flagler and then took all three contests at Barry in Sunshine State Conference play.

No. 7 Pittsburg State (30-1) was one of three programs (No. 14 Colorado Christian and No. 21 Concordia) to reach the 30-win mark last week. The Gorillas, who own the top winning percentage in NCAA Division II (.968), climbed four more rungs up the ladder, following a pair of MIAA double sweeps on the road against Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State.

Southern Arkansas fell a spot to No. 8 after it went 2-1 at home in its GAC series versus Southwestern Oklahoma State. No. 9 UIndy and No. 10 Angelo State stood pat and rounded out the top 10.

No. 11 Missouri Southern (27-5), plummeted eight spots after splitting both of their MIAA doubleheaders against Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State.

The aforementioned Colorado Christian Cougars are 30-2 and own Division II’s longest active win streak at 26 games, which is also tied with Texas across the three NCAA divisions. The 21st-ranked Golden Eagles went 7-1 last week in PacWest action to move to 33-11.

New to the rankings this week is No. 22 Winona State and No. 23 Florida Tech. It marks the first ranking for the Warriors (25-4), who are on an eight-game win streak, since May 12, 2021. The Panthers (24-6-1) return this week after a 5-0 week.

Dropping out this week were then-No. 24 Carson-Newman (23-8) and then-No. 25 East Stroudsburg (13-9).

The 2026 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee. The committee consists of 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. The poll is announced every Tuesday at noon ET during the regular season. Records reflect games played through March 22.

2026 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll

3/24/26 (Week 7) 

Receiving Votes: Bloomsburg (19), Franklin Pierce (19), Carson-Newman (12), Northwest Nazarene (3), East Stroudsburg (2).

New to Poll: No. 23 Winona State, No. 24 Florida Tech

Dropped Out: No. 24 Carson-Newman (23-8), No. 25 East Stroudsburg (12-9)

The 2026 NFCA/Go Rout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee. The committee consists of 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. Records reflect games played through March 22.

NFCA D2 Top 25 Poll Committee

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NFCA Division II Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week

Nova Southeastern’s Christina D’Agostino and Biola’s Kayla Bousquette were named Division II Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week for contests played March 16-22.

D’Agostino batted .500, launched three home runs (two grand slams) and drove in 12 runs in a three-game sweep of Rollins in Sunshine State Conference action. She added seven runs, walked three times and slugged 1.400. D’Agostino homered and recorded four RBI in each contest, clubbing her grand slams in games two and three. The freshman added a 3-for-4 outing in the opener with two runs scored and scored three more times in game two.

Bousquette posted a 2-0 mark and a save in a three-game sweep of Hawai’i Pacific. She tossed 13 shutout innings, including a four-hit shutout in game one with six strikeouts and a walk. Bousquette picked up her second win with 4.2 innings of scoreless relief, scattering three hits and fanning four more. She capped off the weekend with a 1.1 inning perfect save with three punchouts. Bousquette finished the weekend scattering seven hits and striking out 15.

The awards are voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee, which features two member coaches from each of the NCAA’s eight regions.

Selected Nominated Performances
Jill Albayati, Cal State San Marcos – .615, 2B, HR, 3 BB, 6 RBI, .688 OBP, .923 SLG; Saylor Brown, Rogers State – .500, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, .833 SLG; Macey Clark, St. Cloud State – 2-0, 2 CG, SHO, 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 16 K, 3 BB, 13 IP, .186 opp. BA; Ella Coiner, Eckerd – .714, 2.286 SLG, 3B, 3 HR, 5 R, 6 RBI, 3 BB (2 IBB0, 0 K; Olivia Elliott, Saginaw Valley State – .600, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1.800 SLG, 2.514 OPS; Haley Guffey, West Florida – 2-0, SHO, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 10 IP; Kinsley Hill, Rogers State – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 15 K, 6 BB, 13 IP, 2 SHO; Tierney Hocquard, Saint Leo – 3-0, 0.71 ERA, 16 K, 19.2 IP, .167 opp. BA; Zoe Karam, Cal State San Marcos – .538, 2 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 1.385 SLG, 7 R; Briana Neal, Saint Leo – .583, 2B, 6 BB, 10 R, 5 SB, .737 OBP, set program record for career walks; Taylor Nelson, Missouri S&T – .429,6 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 1.571 OPS; Claire Nelson, Drury – .444, 8 H, 3 R, 7 RBI, HR, BB; Taylor Nuckolls, Missouri Southern – .533, 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI, .867 SLG, .563 OBP; Shakeria Washington, West Alabama – .556, 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 2.000 SLG, .667 OBP; Makayla Westmoreland, Colorado Mesa – .556, 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 1.111 SLG, .667 OBP; Claire Wynja, Augustana – .800, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 1.400 SLG.

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NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll

Top two stay solid in NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll

Unbeaten Virginia Wesleyan and one-loss Trine kept rolling to strengthen their grip on the top two spots in the NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll, the Association announced on Tuesday.

The No. 1 (18-0) Marlins and second-ranked (13-1) Thunder were the last two teams standing last season, in reverse order, with Trine winning its second NCAA title in the past three years by beating three-time winner Virginia Wesleyan (2017, 2018, 2021) in the best-of-three championship series last June.

Trine was the top team in the poll the first two weeks of this season, before a 6-4 ranked loss to Berry on March 7 at the NFCA Division III Leadoff presented by MaxBP allowed the Marlins to overtake them for the No. 1 position three weeks ago. Since then, the two teams have combined for 18 straight wins, including 14 over a 14-day span for Virginia Wesleyan.

The Marlins play a doubleheader at Randolph later today, while Trine is also in action, traveling to Ohio Northern.

The rankings shift significantly after those first two, with No. 4 Saint Mary’s (14-2) the only other team holding its poll spot from last week before getting to Chapman (20-5) at No. 18. Husson (13-1) is the fifth of the five unchanged teams at No. 22. Linfield (18-2) is the new No. 3 squad after gaining four spots, while Texas Lutheran (21-3), which had been third, slipped to fifth after a ranked twinbill split with Tufts (11-3).

This week’s new team really isn’t a newcomer after all. Perennial poll regular Central (15-1) makes its 2026 debut at No. 20 after running its win streak to 12 with eight more victories over the past week. That included NFCA Hall of Famer George Wares’ Division III-record 1,300th career triumph during the Dutch’s Florida trip.

Two other head coaches in the poll reached milestones this week. Chapman’s Janet Lloyd became the 20th coach in Division III history to achieve 800 wins when her Panthers won the first game of a doubleheader sweep of Elmhurst on Monday. She ranks eighth in victories among active coaches in the division. Meanwhile, Kevin Griffin of No. 21 Belhaven scored his 500th triumph in the Blazers’ sweep of Wesleyan on Saturday.

Just over two weeks ago, Linfield coach Jackson Vaughan got the milestone spring going by tying Hall of Fame Saint Mary’s coach John Tschida for quickest to 900 wins with a March 8 victory at George Fox.

The NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll is selected by 10 NCAA Division III head coaches representing the 10 NCAA regions. Current 2026 records are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses.

NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll – March 24, 2026

Others receiving votes: Transylvania 5, Muhlenberg 4, Stockton 2, MIT 1.

Dropped out: Randolph-Macon.

2026 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee

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NFCA Division III Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week

Virginia Wesleyan sweeps Wilson, Louisville Slugger Division III weekly honors

Virginia Wesleyan swept the latest Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors, the Association announced on Tuesday.

Hannah Hearl earned her second Pitcher of the Week accolade in the past three weeks, while her batterymate, catcher Taylor McQueen, captured Player of the Week honors for the first time.

Hearl, a sophomore pitcher from Orange County, Va., went 2-0 for the week, allowing just four hits and zero runs over her nine innings in the circle for the top-ranked and undefeated (18-0) Marlins. She struck out 20 and allowed two walks. The right-hander earned her first weekly award of the season on March 10.

McQueen, meanwhile, was a perfect 8-for-8 at the plate this past week. The junior from Clayton, N.C., had two doubles, two home runs, six runs scored, six RBI and stole three bases. Three of her four games were multi-hit affairs, and McQueen scored twice in two of the four contests.

Other Top Performances
Emma Adams, Virginia Wesleyan – 2-0, 6.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K; Gianna Adams, Carnegie Mellon – 2-0, 3.82 ERA, 11 IP, 4 BB, 18 K, perfect game at Penn State-Behrend; Emily Antrim, Plymouth State – 4 APP, 3 CG, 25.2 IP, 2.45 ERA, 17 K, five-hitter in 1-0 loss to Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Brooklyn Bard, Redlands – .476 (10-for-21), 3B, 6 R, 6 BB, .593 OBP; Cate Barkdoll, Wooster – .577 AVG, 4 R, 4 2B, 3B, 16 RBI, 2 BB, .808 SLG, .607 OBP; Kenzie Bessette, Plymouth State – .609 AVG, 11 R, 14 H, 2 2B, HR, 8 SB; Emma Boren, East Texas Baptist – .667 AVG, 3 R, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 1.222 SLG; Laci Campbell, Virginia Wesleyan – .750 AVG, 8 R, 2 3B, 7 RBI, 6-6 SB; Caelee Clark, Texas Lutheran – became NCAA all-divisions career stolen base leader (passing Nicole Barber’s 257 at Georgia) as part of 12 SB week, giving her 47 this season alone, plus .577 AVG this week with 11 R, 8 BB, .696 OBP; Avery Couch, Plymouth State – .355 AVG, 2 2B, HR, 9 RBI; Marina Cronin, Simpson – 4-0, SV, 22 IP, CG, 2 R, 1 ER, 21 K; Amelia DeRosa, Springfield – .650 AVG, 2B, 7 RBI, 200th career hit, plus 3-0, 1.59 ERA, 3 CG SHO, 5 ER, 11 K; Reagan Diamond, Carnegie Mellon – .400 AVG, 2B, HR, 10 RBI; Ava Fisher, Rowan – .545 AVG, 6 R, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI; Carmen Follette, Wisconsin-La Crosse – 2-0, 0.44 ERA, 16 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 16 K; Katlyn Gandara, Redlands – .500 AVG, .833 SLG, 3 2B, HR, 11 RBI, 2 BB, plus 3-0, 0.66 ERA, 4 GS, CG, SHO, SV, 21.1 IP, 0 BB, 12 K; Maya Holshoe, Redlands – .533 AVG, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 3 SB; Kylie Kirk, Concordia (Texas) – .583 AVG, 3 2B, 3B, 3-3 SB, plus 1-0, 0.54 ERA, 13 IP, 13 K; McKenzie Jones, East Texas Baptist – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 10 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 12 K; Helen Maddux, Lynchburg – .538 AVG, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB; Paige Murphy, Tufts – .522 AVG, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB; Abbey Nezuch, Plymouth State – 2 APP, 0.68 ERA, 10.1 IP, 10 K; Bella Reuss, Carnegie Mellon – .571 AVG, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1.714 SLG; Bethany Rodman, Muskingum – .700 AVG, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 0 K; Ashlyn Steen, Simpson – .464 AVG, 13 R, 2B, 2 3B, 4 RBI, 0 K, current 16-game hit streak;  Lindsay Steien, Wisconsin-La Crosse – .593 AVG, 13 R, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 7 SB; Lauren Sundquist, MIT – .529 AVG, 9 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, 2 SB, .824 SLG; Olivia Tautges, Saint Benedict – .325 AVG, 7 R, 4 HR, 5 RBI, 1.062 SLG; Cara Taylor, Muskingum – .600 AVG, 9 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 0 K; Dani Wright, Muskingum – 2-0, 1.27 ERA, 11 IP, 3 K.

Winners are selected by the NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee, which has a representative for each of the 10 NCAA regions.

2026 Wilson/NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week

• March 24 — Hannah Hearl, Virginia Wesleyan, So., RHP, Orange County, Va.
• March 17 — Rose Malen, Chapman, Sr., RHP, San Rafael, Calif.
• March 10 — Hannah Hearl, Virginia Wesleyan, So., RHP, Orange County, Va.
• March 3 — Katelyn Howard, Texas Lutheran, Sr., RHP, Waller, Texas

2026 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player of the Week

• March 24 — Taylor McQueen, Virginia Wesleyan, Jr., C, Clayton, N.C.
• March 17 — Anika Ewert, Bowdoin, Sr., CF, Newport Coast, Calif.
• March 10 — Anslee Sauchegraw, Piedmont, Fr., SS, Covington, Ga.
• March 3 — Reagan Hill, Randolph-Macon, Sr., 1B, Hanover, Va.

2026 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee

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The NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) is the professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches. Known for its highly-regarded Louisville Slugger/Player & Wilson/Pitcher of the Week awards, the NFCA also educates and supports softball coaches on a variety of different levels: from webinars to legal counsel, to in-person events and the National Convention.