2001 NCAA Division I softball rankings

2001 NCAA Division I softball season Oklahoma 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament Tournament 2001 Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Arizona 6th UCLA 18th Mike Candrea 6th Jennie Finch Arizona 2000 2002 The following human polls make up the 2001 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches and ranks to top 25 teams nationally. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week Italics   Number of first place votes (#–#)   Win-loss record т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol NFCA/USA Today 0https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,1/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Preseason Rankings June 14, 2025 1https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,2/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 2 Rankings June 14, 2025 2https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,3/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 3 Rankings June 14, 2025 3https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,4/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 4 Rankings June 14, 2025 4https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,5/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 5 Rankings June 14, 2025 5https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,6/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 6 Rankings June 14, 2025 6https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,7/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 7 Rankings June 14, 2025 7https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,8/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 8 Rankings June 14, 2025 8https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,9/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 9 Rankings June 14, 2025 9https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,10/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 10 Rankings June 14, 2025 10https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,11/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 11 Rankings June 14, 2025 11https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,12/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 12 Rankings June 14, 2025 12https://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,13/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Week 13 Rankings June 14, 2025 Finalhttps://nfca.org/component/com_nfca/list,1/pdiv,div1/pnum,14/top25,1/year,2001/ NFCA 2001 Final Poll June 14, 2025 Pre Feb 21 Feb 28 Mar 7 Mar 14 Mar 21 Mar 28 Apr 4 Apr 11 Apr 18 Apr 25 May 2 May 9 May 30 UCLA (13) 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma (10) Arizona (4) 2001 Washington Huskies Washington 2001 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 2001 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 2001 California Golden Bears California 2001 LSU Tigers LSU 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 2001 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 2001 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 2001 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 2001 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 2001 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 2001 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 2001 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 2001 Oregon Ducks Oregon 2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 2001 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 2001 Texas Longhorns Texas 2001 Utah Utes Utah UCLA (15–0) (19) Arizona (15–0) (6) u Oklahoma (8–0) (2) d Alabama (10–0) u California (7–0) u Arizona State (10–2) т t LSU (7–1) т u Fresno State (5–0) u Stanford (12–1) u Washington (6–4) d Cal State Fullerton (12–3) u Iowa (4–1) u DePaul (4–0) d Notre Dame (6–0) u Nebraska (5–4) d Florida State (11–1) т tu Oregon State (12–3) т Michigan (2–4) d South Carolina (8–6) d Noregon (10–7) 2001 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M (10–4) npr Texas (9–4) d Southern Miss (6–4) d 2001 UMass Minutewomen UMass (3–2) npr 2001 FIU Golden Panthers FIU (12–4) npr 22. Long Beach State23. Mississippi State25. Utah UCLA (19–0) (20) Arizona (20–0) (7) Alabama (14–0) u California (11–0) u Oklahoma (12–2) d Stanford (16–1–1) u Fresno State (8–2) u LSU (13–4) d Arizona State (13–4) d Cal State Fullerton (14–5) u DePaul (7–1–1) u Washington (10–6) d Iowa (4–1) d Oregon State (15–3–1) u Notre Dame (6–0) d South Carolina (11–7–1) u Nebraska (7–7) d Michigan (5–6) Florida State (15–3) d Texas A&M (13–4) u Southern Miss (10–5) u Oregon (14–8) d 2001 Baylor Bears Baylor (19–4) npr 2001 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin (7–7) npr 2001 Texas State Bobcats Texas State (12–4) npr 22. Texas24. UMass25. FIU UCLA (26–0) (19) Arizona (27–0) (8) Alabama (18–0) California (19–0) Oklahoma (17–3) т t Stanford (21–1–1) т tu Fresno State (8–2) LSU (17–4) Arizona State (15–5) Cal State Fullerton (19–6) DePaul (7–1–1) Iowa (6–1) u Washington (15–7) d Notre Dame (11–1) u Oregon State (17–5–1) d Florida State (22–3) u Nebraska (10–9) South Carolina (12–8–1) d Texas A&M (14–5) d Michigan (5–6) d Baylor (22–6) u Texas State (17–7) u Wisconsin (7–7) т tu 2001 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge (10–5) т tnpr Oregon (16–13) т d Southern Miss UCLA (34–0) (18) Arizona (28–0) (9) California (28–0) u Alabama (22–0) d Oklahoma (21–3) т t Stanford (28–2–1) т Fresno State (14–4) LSU (20–5) Cal State Fullerton (20–6) u Arizona State (21–7) d DePaul (10–4–1) Washington (17–7) u Iowa (12–4) d Notre Dame (13–1) т t Oregon State (21–10–1) т u Florida State (24–4) South Carolina (16–9–1) u Nebraska (15–9) d Baylor (25–7) u Texas A&M (16–5) d Michigan (6–7) d Wisconsin (12–9) u Texas State (21–7) d Cal State Northridge (11–7) 2001 Pacific Tigers Pacific (18–5) npr 24. Oregon UCLA (35–0) (26) Arizona (33–2) (1) California (32–1) Alabama (25–0) Stanford (28–2–1) Oklahoma (26–4) d LSU (23–5) u Cal State Fullerton (25–8) u Arizona State (25–8) u DePaul (14–7–1) u Fresno State (17–8) d Notre Dame (18–3) u Iowa (18–6) Washington (20–9) d Oregon State (21–10–1) d Florida State (29–5) South Carolina (20–10–1) Nebraska (21–9) Baylor (25–7) Texas A&M (22–6) Wisconsin (15–9) u Pacific (24–5) u Texas State (24–7) Cal State Northridge (14–11) т t Michigan (9–9) т d UCLA (35–0) Arizona (36–2) California (39–1) Alabama (28–1) Stanford (30–2–1) Oklahoma (28–5) LSU (25–6) Cal State Fullerton (29–8) Arizona State (25–8) DePaul (17–7–1) Notre Dame (18–3) u Iowa (18–6) u Fresno State (23–10) d Oregon State (27–10–1) u Washington (22–11) d Florida State (31–5) Nebraska (24–9) u Pacific (26–5) u South Carolina (21–12–1) d Texas A&M (23–8) Baylor (27–10) d Texas State (24–7) u Wisconsin (17–11) d 2001 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette (21–5) npr 2001 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic (31–11) npr 24. Cal State Northridge24. Michigan UCLA (37–1) (25) Arizona (38–2) (2) Alabama (34–1) u Stanford (32–2–1) u California (39–4) d LSU (30–6) u Oklahoma (29–7) d DePaul (24–7–1) u Arizona State (27–9) Cal State Fullerton (33–10) d Notre Dame (26–3) Iowa (24–7) Fresno State (26–11) Washington (24–12) u Nebraska (29–10) u Oregon State (29–13–1) d Florida State (34–6) d Pacific (31–6) South Carolina (23–12–1) Baylor (29–11) u Wisconsin (20–12) u Texas State (28–7) Texas A&M (24–11) d Louisiana–Lafayette (26–5) Cal State Northridge (30–6) npr 25. Florida Atlantic UCLA (40–3) (18) Arizona (39–4) (7) Stanford (35–3–1) (1) u California (41–4) u LSU (35–7) u Alabama (34–4) d Oklahoma (32–7) Arizona State (30–9) (1) u DePaul (29–7–1) d Cal State Fullerton (35–10) Notre Dame (32–3) Iowa (30–7) Washington (25–14) u Nebraska (33–10) u Fresno State (28–12) d Oregon State (30–15–1) Florida State (39–7) Pacific (36–6) South Carolina (29–12–1) Texas State (33–8) u Wisconsin (23–15) Texas A&M (27–11) u Baylor (30–14) d Louisiana–Lafayette (27–6) UMass (29–9) npr 25. Cal State Northridge UCLA (42–3) (21) Arizona (41–4) (6) Stanford (38–5–1) California (44–6) LSU (38–7) Oklahoma (34–7) u Alabama (38–5) d Arizona State (30–11) Cal State Fullerton (38–11) u DePaul (33–8–1) d Notre Dame (36–3) Nebraska (37–10) т tu Washington (27–16) т u Fresno State (31–15) u Iowa (30–9) d Oregon State (32–15–1) Florida State (42–7) Pacific (38–9) Texas State (36–8) u South Carolina (31–14–1) d Louisiana–Lafayette (31–6) u Texas A&M (28–12) UMass (23–9) u Michigan (27–11–1) npr Cal State Northridge (25–19) npr 21. Wisconsin23. Baylor Arizona (46–4) (21) u UCLA (44–4) (6) d Stanford (42–6–1) California (45–8) LSU (42–8) Alabama (44–5) u Oklahoma (37–7) d Cal State Fullerton (41–11) u Arizona State (30–14) т td Notre Dame (40–3) т u Nebraska (42–10) u DePaul (36–11–1) d Washington (29–17) Oregon State (35–16–1) u Iowa (35–10) Fresno State (33–17) d Florida State (47–7) Pacific (43–9) Texas State (39–8) Louisiana–Lafayette (36–7) u Michigan (30–12–1) u UMass (31–9) u Texas A&M (29–15) т td South Carolina (34–16–1) т d Cal State Northridge (26–20) Arizona (51–4) (26) UCLA (49–4) (1) Stanford (44–9–1) LSU (48–10) u California (47–8) d Oklahoma (40–7) u Alabama (45–10) d Notre Dame (46–3) u Cal State Fullerton (43–12) d Nebraska (45–10) u Arizona State (31–17) d Washington (33–18) u DePaul (42–12–1) d Oregon State (38–18–1) Iowa (39–10) Fresno State (38–17) Florida State (49–7) Pacific (45–10) Texas State (44–8) Louisiana (42–7) South Carolina (37–17–1) u Michigan (32–14–1) u UMass (34–10) d Cal State Northridge (27–22) u Texas A&M (30–7) d Arizona (54–4) (25) UCLA (53–4) (2) LSU (49–9) u Stanford (46–12–1) d Oklahoma (41–7) u California (48–13) d Alabama (47–7) Notre Dame (50–3) Arizona State (34–17) u Cal State Fullerton (46–12) d Nebraska (47–11) d Washington (36–19) DePaul (47–13–1) Oregon State (40–22–1) Iowa (42–11) Florida State (52–8) u Fresno State (38–17) d Pacific (47–11) Louisiana–Lafayette (45–8) т tu Texas State (48–9) т Michigan (37–14–1) u South Carolina (37–17–1) d Cal State Northridge (30–22) т td UMass (39–11) т 2001 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas (31–25) npr 25. Texas A&M Arizona (65–4) (27) UCLA (60–6) LSU (59–11) т t Stanford (54–16–1) т u Oklahoma (50–9) California (54–17) Iowa (49–14) u Michigan (43–17–1) u Arizona State (36–22) Alabama (50–11) d Notre Dame (54–7) d Cal State Fullerton (48–14) d Washington (40–23) d Nebraska (51–15) d Florida State (58–12) u Texas State (54–12) u Louisiana–Lafayette (45–8) u Pacific (50–13) DePaul (51–16–1) d Oregon State (43–24) d 2001 South Florida Bulls South Florida (43–34) npr Fresno State (39–19) d South Carolina (40–20–1) d 2001 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State (41–25) npr UMass (44–13) d 23. Cal State Northridge25. Kansas References Rankings Category:College softball rankings in the United States