Alabama Tops Softball America Rankings After Series Win Over No. 1 Texas

Coach Patrick Murphy's squad has shown absolute dominance and resilience through this season so far, as the Crimson Tide is ranked No. 1 in the country according to Softball America. Alabama claims the top spot in the nation following a series win over former No. 1 Texas this past weekend. The Crimson Tide lost the first matchup of the weekend 9-1, pinning their backs against the wall, but stormed back, winning the next two straight to win the series with final scores of 11-4 and 7-4.

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Here are the full Top 25 rankings according to Softball America.

1. Alabama
2. Texas Tech
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas
5. Nebraska
6. Florida State
7. Arkansas
8. Florida
9. UCLA
10. Tennessee
11. Virginia Tech
12. Arizona
13. Texas A&M
14. Georgia
15. Duke
16. Mississippi State
17. Oregon
18. LSU
19. UCF
20. Oklahoma State
21. Virginia
22. Washington
23. Kansas
24. Louisville
25. Southeastern Louisiana

Alabama rose three spots, going from No. 4 to No.1 in the country, swapping spots with Texas, which is down to No. 4. The biggest drop of the week was the University of Virginia, which dropped all the way down to No. 21 after being ranked in the top 12 last week. Teams that are new to the top 25 are Kansas, Louisville, and Southeastern Louisiana.

Ryan Bond is an intern for Tide 100.9 with an avid interest in college football and college basketball. To keep up with Ryan, follow him on X at @Ryanb5172