Where Texas softball ranks in March 24 poll after Longhorns set program win streak
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After breaking a long-standing school record with its 25th straight win Friday against Baylor, Texas softball has moved back to the top of the national polls.
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Texas (28-1, 6-0 SEC), which enters Wednesday's nonconference game at Texas State on a 26-game winning streak, received 30 of 31 first-place votes in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll released Tuesday. Tennessee, which lost for the first time in SEC play to Florida, dropped from No. 1 to No. 4 but still received the other first-place vote.
The Longhorns garnered 774 total points, and No. 2 Texas Tech picked up 728 points.
The latest rankings reflect the SEC’s continuing dominance. Five of the top six teams come from the conference, including No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Florida and No. 6 Oklahoma. Overall, 11 SEC teams earned a spot in the poll, including No. 16 Texas A&M.
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Texas Longhorns catcher Reese Atwood (14) steps up to bat during the game against Baylor at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Friday, March 20, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)National Fastpitch Coaches Association, March 24
Rank
School (first-place votes)
Points
Record
Previous
1
Texas (30)
774
28-1
2
2
Texas Tech
728
30-2
3
3
Florida
688
31-2
5
4
Tennessee (1)
676
28-3
1
5
Oklahoma
654
31-2
6
6
Alabama
641
29-2
4
7
UCLA
594
27-3
7
8
Florida State
550
28-4
8
9
Nebraska
531
24-5
9
10
Arkansas
500
27-4
10
11
Virginia Tech
458
28-4
12
12
Mississippi State
400
29-6
11
13
Virginia
388
27-3
14
14
Arizona
385
23-8
13
15
Georgia
369
23-8
15
16
Texas A&M
306
22-9
16
17
Grand Canyon
261
33-1
17
18
Oregon
247
23-8
18
19
Stanford
216
18-8
19
20
LSU
140
21-10
22
21
Oklahoma State
113
21-10
23
22
Arizona State
110
23-9
20
23
South Carolina
107
21-12
21
24
Duke
89
22-10
RV
25
Washington
57
26-6
RV
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)