There will be no more college softball games this year. The normal season ended this past weekend.
Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma in the first two games of the Bedlam series, giving them their first regular-season win in Norman since 1993. Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012, and since then, Florida has won nine games against the Aggies. And the best teams in the conference, Texas and Tennessee, kept going by beating their opponents by a wide margin.
After the last game in the Bedlam battle, how high did the Cowgirls go and how low did the Sooners fall? Which teams have moved up in the rankings?
Here is the last ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate top 25 poll of the regular season, along with a list of players to keep an eye on as conference championships start.
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To keep an eye on
OK State’s Lexi Kilfoyl is a pitcher.
Kilfoyl has a 21-3 record, with 114 strikeouts and a 1.11 ERA, which is good for third-best in the country. She helped her team win the last two Bedlam games, which was the last series. She helped out in Game 1 by pitching four innings in relief. She struck out two hitters and only gave up two hits. Kilfoyl struck out three hitters in three innings of work in Game 2 to end the series. She had a great last season with the Cowgirls and is now one of 26 finalists for the 2024 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.
IF Karli Spaid from Miami (OH)
Spaid made softball history during her final year. At the end of the regular season, she had 34 home runs, which is tied for the second most in NCAA history for a single season. She has scored 101 goals in her career, which is second most in NCAA history, only behind Jocelyn Alo of Oklahoma (122). The Redhawks have the best offense in the country in terms of home runs (2.96), scoring (9.37), and slugging percentage (.757). Spaid is in charge of this exciting attack. The 26th best collegiate softball player in the USA for 2024 was also named Spaid.
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Ranks of the top 25 right now
The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll from Tuesday is shown below, along with details about the next game for each team.
All times are Eastern.
First-place votes are shown in parentheses.
1. Texas (24)
Record: 45-6
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 6 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
2. Oklahoma State (1)
Record: 44-9
Next game: vs. BYU (Thursday), 12 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
3. Tennessee
Record: 40-9
Next game: TBD
4. Oklahoma
Record: 46-6
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 2:30 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
5. Duke
Record: 44-6
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 11 a.m. on ACCN
6. UCLA
Record: 34-10
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 7 p.m.
7. Florida
Record: 43-12
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 5 p.m. on SECN
8. Stanford
Record: 42-12
Next game: vs. California (Thursday), 3:30 p.m.
9. LSU
Record: 38-14
Next game: vs. Alabama (Wednesday), 11 a.m. on SECN
10. Texas A&M
Record: 39-12
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 8 p.m. on SECN
11. Washington
Record: 31-12
Next game: vs. Arizona (Thursday), 9:30 p.m.
12. Missouri
Record: 40-14
Next game: vs. TBD (Wednesday), 2 p.m. on SECN
13. Arkansas
Record: 36-15
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 2 p.m. on SECN
14. Georgia
Record: 38-15
First game: vs. Auburn (Wednesday), 5 p.m. on SECN
15. Virginia Tech
Record: 39-11-1
Next game: vs. Georgia Tech (Thursday), 7:30 p.m. on ACCN
16. Florida State
Record: 41-13
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 5 p.m. on ACCN
17. Mississippi State
Record: 33-17
Next game: vs. South Carolina (Wednesday), 8 p.m. on SECN
18. Louisiana
Record: 40-16
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 11 a.m.
19. Arizona
Record: 33-15-1
Next game: vs. Washington (Thursday), 9:30 p.m.
20. Alabama
Record: 33-16
First game: vs. LSU (Wednesday), 11 a.m. on SECN
21. Clemson
Record: 33-16
Next game: vs. Virginia (Thursday), 1:30 p.m. on ACCN
22. Oregon
Record: 28-18
Next game: vs. Utah (Thursday), 1 p.m.
23. Northwestern
Record: 33-10
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 12 p.m.
24. Miami (OH)
Record: 45-7
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 12 p.m. on ESPN+
25. Kentucky
Record: 30-21
Next game: vs. Ole Miss (Tuesday), 7 p.m. on SECN
