Here are Week 13’s NFCA Division 1, 2 & 3 college softball rankings as well as the players selected by NCAA D1, D2 and D3 coaches for their impressive play.

These polls are released on Tuesdays during the regular season. Records reflect games played April 26 – May 3, 2026.

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NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll

Four straight weeks at No. 1 for Oklahoma in NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Coaches Poll

Oklahoma captured the SEC regular season title and is No. 1 for the fourth straight week in the 2026 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. Big Ten regular season champions Nebraska moved into the No. 2 spot, followed by No. 3 Texas Tech and No. 4 Alabama.

The Sooners (48-7) won a highly competitive series at then-No. 14 Texas A&M (36-16). After the Aggies rallied for an 8-5 game-one triumph, OU edged Texas A&M, 4-3 and 6-4 to clinch its second straight regular season title and will be the top overall seed in this week’s SEC Tournament.

The Huskers (43-6) ran their win streak to 18 games and won their first outright Big Ten regular season crown following a three-game road sweep of Penn State. The win streak is the longest active in Division I and the second longest in program history.

The third-ranked Red Raiders (50-5) ended the regular season as the only 50-win program in Division I as they captured their final Big 12 series against Baylor with a 8-0 win on Sunday. Highlighted by NiJaree Canady’s first career perfect game, Texas Tech also set a program mark with their 21^st conference victory.

No. 4 Alabama earned three one-run victories to sweep RV South Carolina on the final weekend after it started the week with a defeat at then No. 8 Tennessee. The Lady Vols (42-9), with the win over the Crimson Tide and a SEC series win at Mizzou, moved up three spots to No. 5. 

UCLA, which dropped its final Big Ten series at home to No. 11 Oregon, fell one position to No. 6. The two defeats to the Ducks (40-11) were the first two at home in 2026.

No. 7 Florida,  No. 8 Florida State, No. 9 Arkansas and No. 10 Texas make up the rest of the top 10. The Gators (47-9) avenged last week’s loss to the Seminoles (46-8) with a 4-3 mid-week victory, but dropped their SEC series at No. 17 Georgia. FSU rebounded with a sweep of Boston College to win its 19^th ACC regular season title.

The Razorbacks (41-10) took two-of-three from the Longhorns in Austin to move up one notch in the poll, while Texas slipped down three spots.

There were a few minor position changes below the top 10, which included LSU back inside the top 20 at No. 18.

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 May 3.

2026 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll

May 5, 2026 (Week 13)

Receiving Votes: Belmont (11), Clemson (11), Omaha (11), South Carolina (7), Southeastern Louisiana (2), Kansas (1), Ole Miss (1).

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 May 3.

NFCA DI Top 25 Poll Committee

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NFCA Division I Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week

Rudd, Meylan collect final 2026 Louisville Slugger/Wilson DI weekly honors

Robert Morris’ Aglaia Rudd and Oklahoma State’s Ruby Meylan were named the final Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week of the 2026 season.

Meylan collected her second straight nod as both student-athletes are being recognized for games played April 27-May 3.

Over the course of five games, Rudd launched seven home runs, drove in 15 runs and slugged 2.619 lifting the Colonials to a 4-1 week, including a three-game Horizon League sweep of Detroit Mercy. The junior catcher batted .571 (12-for-21), scored eight runs and added a double, which was the 15^th on the year, a new single-season program record. Six of those long balls came against the Titans, including three with six RBI in the series finale. Rudd also homered twice, recorded four RBI and scored three times in the opener.

Meylan put in another strong performance for the Cowgirls, posting her second straight 3-0 week. She went the distance twice, posted a 0.35 ERA, struck out 24 and walked just four batters. The senior hurler held her opposition to a .109 batting average over 20 innings of work. Meylan opened the week with a one-hit shutout of Tulsa with nine punchouts and capped off the weekend with a two-hit shutout against RV Kansas with seven strikeouts. With her two wins against Kansas, Meylan became the first Big 12 pitcher to notch 15 conference wins with 100-plus innings pitched.

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

Mya Boos, North Dakota State – .500, 5 H, 4 HR, 2 grand slams, 11 RBI, 6 R, 1.700 SLG, 2.200 OPS; Robyn Herron, Arkansas – 1-1, 0.68 ERA, 14 K, 6 H, 2BB, 10.1 IP at No. 7 Texas; Anne Long, USF – 3 app/2 GS, 3-0, 1.87 ERA, 8 K, BB, 15 IP; Stefini Ma’ake, Oregon – .636, 7 H, 1.273 SLG, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI at No. 5 UCLA; Hailey Maestretti, Utah – 2-0, 1.33 ERA, BB, 5 K, 13 IP vs. No. 19 Arizona; Anna Moore, Purdue – .455, 2 HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R, 1.091 SLG, .500 OBP, tied Purdue’s single-season home run record (14); Gabi Novickas, Georgia – .556, 5 H, 2 R, 6 RBI, HR, .889 SLG, .600 OBP; Haley Painter, Purdue – .700, 7 H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, .750 OBP, 1.500 SLG; Sydney Poole, Loyola Marymount – .500, 5 H, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 BB, SB;  Kennedy Proctor, Utah – .600, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 1.500 SLG; Sam Rohwer, Rutgers – .800, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 1.500 SLG; Caitlin Tighe, Western Michigan – .600, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1.200 SLG.

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2026 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll

Saint Leo extends win streak to 37 remains atop NFCA/GoRout DII Top 25 Coaches Poll

No. 1 Saint Leo ran its win streak to 37 games to remain atop the 2026 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.

Showing no signs of rust after a 12 days off, the Lions (42-2-1) secured their first Sunshine State Conference title in nearly a decade with a three-game sweep of Lynn at home.

Saint Leo, who also earned the league’s automatic postseason bid, capped off an unbeaten run at home (24-0-1) with 4-0, 5-1 and 10-2 victories. The Lions, who now own the longest active win streak in Division II, wrap up their regular season on the road at Eckerd next weekend.

The second-ranked Greyhounds (53-3) concluded their regular season on Sunday with a pair of run-rule wins at home over Lewis to finish 27-1 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. UIndy, which clinched its 10th league crown last week, also set a program record for regular-season wins, marking the third 50-win season in the last four years.

The next two teams – Colorado Christian and Pittsburg State – behind the top two went a combined 2-6 and dropped to No. 6 and 14, respectively. CCU saw its incredible 47-game win streak come to an end on the final weekend of the season as it split with second-place CSU Pueblo in RMAC action. The Cougars (52-4) last lost on Feb. 3 against Western Washington. The Gorillas (45-8) were swept by Missouri Western and new-No. 7 Missouri Southern in their final two MIAA doubleheaders.

Those defeats by CCU and Pitt State allowed No. 3 Cal State San Marcos (47-6), No. 4 West Texas A&M (46-6) and No. 5 North Georgia (42-8) to improve on their rankings. All three programs won their respective conference regular-season titles, including the 12^th consecutive Peach Belt crown for the fifth-ranked NightHawks.

Coming in after Colorado Christian and MIAA champs Missouri Southern (45-7) is No. 8 AUM (41-9), No. 9 Francis Marion (44-11) and No. 10 Southern Arkansas (43-7).

Other ranked programs capturing regular-season titles were No. 11 West Florida (40-10) in the Gulf South, No. 12 Lenoir-Rhyne in the South Atlantic Conference, No. 19 Franklin Pierce in the Northeast 10 and No. 22 Concordia in the PacWest. No. 20 Winona State and No. 25 St. Cloud State shared the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference crown.  

It marked the first-ever regular-season championships for the 19^th-ranked Ravens (40-8) and the 25^th-ranked Huskies (44-12). Not only was it the first conference championship for St. Cloud State, it marks the first time since 2004.

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 May 3.

2026 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll

May 5, 2026 (Week 13)

Receiving Votes: West Alabama (18), East Stroudsburg (10), Carson-Newman (6), Montevallo (4), Arkansas Tech (3), Saginaw Valley State (3), Tampa (1).

Dropped Out: No. 22 Montevallo (39-14)

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 May 3.

NFCA D2 Top 25 Poll Committee

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NFCA Division II Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week

Trotter, Huck earn final 2026 Louisville Slugger/Wilson DII weekly honors

Angelo State’s Tatiana Trotter and McKendree’s Sami Huck were named the final Division II Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week for the 2026 season. The duo is being recognized for contests played April 7-May 3. It is the second honor of the season for Huck.

Trotter batted .600 and homered five times in the final four regular-season games for the 18^th-ranked Rambelles. The senior outfielder added a double and nine RBI, scored six runs, slugged 2.200 and reached base at a .692 clip. Trotter homered twice with three RBI in a win over Eastern New Mexico. She also homered in each contest against No. 5 West Texas A&M and in game two versus ENMU. Trotter finished the weekend with 40 career home runs, ranking fifth all-time in ASU history.

Huck twirled a no-hitter against Quincy and finished the weekend 2-0 with a pair of shutouts. She struck out 17 batters, surrendered just three hits and held her opposition to a .086 batting average in 10 innings of work. Against Quincy, she fanned 12 and issued one walk. Huck also blanked Upper Iowa on three hits and five punchouts. The senior hurler upped her record to 21-6 with a 1.72 ERA and 223 strikeouts to just 35 walks over 166.2 innings of work.

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 Top Performances

Jill Albayati, Cal State San Marcos – .714, 10 H, 6 2B, HR, 7 R, 7 RBI, 3 BB, .765 OBP; Mikayla Chairez, William Jewell – .667, 3 2B, HR, BB, 3 RBI, 1.167 SLG; Georgia Clough, Franklin Pierce – 3-0, 0.64 ERA, SV, 3 CG, 27 K, 6 BB, 22 IP, .143 opp. BA, set school record for wins in a season (17); Harley Culie, Rogers State – 2-1, 0.33 ERA, 27 K, 3 BB, 21 IP, no-hitter vs. Northeastern State (14 K, 8 IP); Avery Sue Davis, Missouri Southern – .571, 1.143 SLG, 2 R, 4 H, 2B, HR, 3 RBI; Emily Davis, Missouri Southern – 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 9 K, 4 BB vs. No. 4 Pittsburg State; Olivia Elliott, Saginaw Valley State – .875, 7 H, .900 OBP, 1.250 SLG, HR, 5 RBI; Czar Fleischman, Cal State San Marcos – .636, 7 H, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 1.636 OPS; Lauren Harris, McKendree – .637, 7 H, 2B, Grand Slam, 5 RBI, 3 BB; Tierney Hocquard, Saint Leo – 1-0, 0.78 ERA, 12 K, 2BB, 9 IP, SHO; Jaden Jordan, Rogers State – .333, 2 HR, 4 RBI, walk-off home run vs. Northeastern State; Izzy LaRoche, Saint Leo – .625, 2 2B, 3 RB, BB, .875 SLG; Mia Miller, Missouri S&T – no-hitter vs. Rockhurst (4 K, 2BB, 5 IP); Taylor Nelson, Missouri S&T – .400, 4 H, 6 R, 11 RBI, 2 grand slams, 5 BB; Alicia Ott, Franklin Pierce – .474, 5 2B, 3B, 14 RBI, set single-season records for doubles (20) and RBI (55); Bethany Weiss, St. Cloud State – .667, .750 OBP, 1.250 SLG, 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB, 0 K, 11-game hit streak.

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NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll

May 5, 2026 (Week 13)

Top three unchanged in NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll

Virginia Wesleyan extended its win streak to an NCAA-best 43 games, while Trine and Texas Lutheran rounded out an unchanged top three in this week’s NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll, the Association announced on Tuesday. 

The (43-0) Marlins, who have trailed just one inning all season, are the No. 1 team in the Division III national rankings for a ninth straight week. They cruised into this weekend’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) tournament championship series against sixth seed Bridgewater with victories over Guilford, Lynchburg and Roanoke.

Tournament top seed Virginia Wesleyan, whose last loss came June 5, 2025 to Trine in the NCAA Division III championship series, will be vying for a record 17th ODAC title this weekend.

Meanwhile, reigning national champion Trine (29-3) went 3-1 this past week, splitting with Alma and sweeping Kalamazoo to remain ranked second. No. 3 Texas Lutheran (38-4) won three straight games to capture a record 10th Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament crown, including rolling by Ozarks, 8-1, behind Serena Gonzalez’s two homers in Monday’s championship game.

A split with previously-ranked Central dropped WashU (26-4-1) from fourth to seventh, behind idle East Texas Baptist (34-4), which stayed put at No. 6.

Ahead of them, Redlands (35-4) moved up one place to fourth after a three-game sweep of Pomona-Pitzer to close out the regular season, which extended the Bulldogs’ program-best win streak to 25 games and included head coach Jose Ortega’s 200th career victory.

Linfield (37-6) regained two more spots it lost in recent weeks, taking over the No. 5 position following a win over Lewis & Clark and a ranked sweep of Pacific Lutheran.

The biggest mover of the week, though, was Swarthmore (33-8), which surged seven spots to 15th on the strength of another unbeaten week, which included the Centennial Conference tournament crown. Similarly, Saint Benedict (31-9) went 4-0 and secured the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season title to gain five places to No. 20.

Rochester (31-7) and MIT (31-7), who both dropped off the ballot last week, are not only back receiving votes, but in the final two spots in the rankings, at No. 24 and 25, respectively, after combining to go 11-1 since then.

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.

2026 NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll

May 5, 2026 (Week 13)

Others receiving votes: St. Thomas (Houston) 3, Colby 2, Calvin 1, Manhattanville 1 and Muhlenberg 1.

Dropped out: Muskingum and Transylvania.

2026 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee

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NFCA Division III Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week

Funderburk, Wolfe garner Wilson, Louisville Slugger Division III weekly honors

Belhaven’s Macy Funderburk and Salisbury’s Karlie Wolfe earned the latest Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors, the Association announced on Tuesday.

Junior right-hander Funderburk was named the Most Valuable Player of the Collegiate Conference of the South tournament, leading the No. 9-ranked (37-9) Blazers to five straight victories after they dropped their opening game.

The West Monroe, La., product fanned 22 batters and walked just four over 32 innings, appearing in all six games for Belhaven in the tourney. On Saturday, she limited No. 13 Huntingdon to five hits over 11 innings as the Blazers defeated them twice to claim the title.

Wolfe, meanwhile, hit six home runs in four games for the Sea Gulls. Four of those homers came against conference rival Christopher Newport, as the senior catcher clouted two homers in each end of their doubleheader. For the week, the Choptico, Md., native hit .600 (9-for-15) with a double, seven runs scored and 12 RBI.

Other Top Performances

Natalie Antin, UChicago – .533 AVG, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, 2-2 SB; Molly Broccolo, Rochester – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 16.2 IP, 4 APP, SV, 14 K, five-inning one-hitter at SUNY Cortland; Avery Couch, Plymouth State – .462 AVG, 5 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Maryanna Guy, Belhaven – .550 AVG, 11 H, 2B, HR, 8 RBI; Kaili Henning, Loras – five-inning perfect game (7 K) versus Buena Vista; Camryn King, Husson – .714 AVG, 7 R, 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 0 K; Norah Kutnink, Wisconsin-Eau Claire – .400 AVG, 2 2B, 8 RBI; Ana Lang, Husson – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 20 K; Riley Laygo, Rochester – .632 AVG, 3 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 3 SB, 42 PO, 0 E; Alexa Lazur, Manhattanville – .563 AVG, 2 R, 4 2B, 2 RBI; Ella Malin, Tufts – .500 AVG, 4 R, 2 3B, 6 RBI; Lauren Miner, UMass Boston – .481 AVG, 29 TB, 12 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 3 SB, two-homer game versus Keene State propelled team to LEC tournament, set school single-season marks for RBI (50) and single-game RBI (7); Keala Montgomery, Kenyon – .714 AVG, 4 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, tied single-season school mark for hits (66); Abbey Nezuch, Plymouth State – .714 AVG, 2 2B, 6 RBI; Karen Potts, Case Western Reserve – .500 AVG, 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1.000 FLD at shortstop; Kiya Steger, Loras – .714 AVG, 9 RBI, school-record three homers in game one versus Buena Vista; Jori Wilkendorf, Manhattanville – 2-1, 2.10 ERA, 20 IP, 5 BB, 11 K; Nicole Wong, UChicago – 3-0, 1.17 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 18 IP, 3 ER, BB, 8 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

• May 5 — Macy Funderburk, Belhaven, Jr., RHP, West Monroe, La.
• April 28 — Ana Lang, Husson, Jr., RHP, Searsport, Maine
• April 21 — Eden Clark, Muhlenberg, Fr., RHP, Mill Valley Calif.
• April 14 — Lillie Davis, Meredith, Sr., RHP, Roxboro, N.C.
• April 7 — Katie Blanch, Williams, Jr., RHP, Rye, N.Y.
• March 31 — Katlyn Gandara, Redlands, Sr., RHP, Whittier, Calif.
• 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

• May 5 — Karlie Wolfe, Salisbury, Sr., C, Choptico, Md. 
• April 28 — RaeLynn Perregaux, UMass Dartmouth, Sr., 3B, Torrington, Conn.
• April 21 — Audrey March, Salisbury, Fr., DP, Bel Air, Md.
• April 14 — Olivia Tautges, Saint Benedict, Sr., SS, Brainerd, Minn.
• April 7 — Emma Lee, Trine, Sr., CF, Cottage Grove, Wis.
• March 31 — Paola Garcia, Pacific Lutheran, Sr., LF, Downey, Calif.
• 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.