Tennessee softball ranked No. 1 for fifth consecutive week

Tennessee softball is ranked No. 1 for a fifth consecutive week during the 2026 season.

Tennessee softball ranked No. 1 for fifth consecutive week
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No.

1 Tennessee (27-1, 5-1 SEC) softball is ranked No.

1 for a fifth consecutive week in the NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.

Last week, the Lady Vols suffered their first loss of the season after a 26-0 start to the 2026 campaign.

Tennessee won a three-game series, 2-1, at Mississippi State, while also defeating Austin Peay and Lipscomb in Week 5.

The Lady Vols will return to action Friday at Florida for a three-game series.

Game 1 on Friday is scheduled for 6 p.m.

EDT, while Saturday's Game 2 will take place at 1 p.m.

EDT.

Both contests can be watched on SEC Network+.

A series finale between the Lady Vols and Gators is slated for March 22 at noon EDT (ESPN2).

More: Karlyn Pickens returns to Tennessee, records 700th career strikeout

2026 Week 6 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll

RankTeamRecordPointsPrevious1Tennessee (23)26-176712Texas (7)26-173733Texas Tech27-270024Alabama26-167345Florida29-165856Oklahoma28-263567UCLA25-363578Florida State25-453899Nebraska21-55131010Arkansas23-4507811Mississippi State27-44471212Virginia Tech23-43991113Arizona21-73871314Virginia25-33621415Georgia20-73171516Texas A&M19-83151617Grand Canyon (1)30-04141718Oregon21-72771819Stanford15-81221920Arizona State22-71202521South Carolina19-101102322LSU18-91082023Oklahoma State18-91022124UCF23-7992225Clemson19-98224

Others receiving votes


Duke (62), North Carolina (49), Purdue (21), Utah (20), Washington (14), Southeastern Louisiana (10), Belmont (6), Baylor (5), North Florida (4), USF (2), Ole Miss (1).

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