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          College softball rankings: 2024 NCAA Top 25 poll

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          • ESPN
          Apr 2, 2024, 05:35 PM

          The 2024 Women's College World Series is 58 days away, but who's counting? All of March's excitement, upsets and shuffle in the top-25 has brought the promise of an eventful remainder of the season.

          With April here, the competition is sure to get tough as we are in the midst of conference play.

          Oklahoma remains the best team in the game, but behind the Sooners has continued to adjust as the season moves on. After winning 24 consecutive games, LSU dropped four games and has slid down from its previous No. 2 standing. Texas, who took over the No. 1 spot in Week 4 after Oklahoma's first and only loss, looked steady behind the Sooners for the past two weeks but dropped two games against Oklahoma State over the weekend. Where do the Tigers, Longhorns and other teams rank now?

          Here's the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate top 25, plus players to watch as the season rolls on.

          Players to watch

          Nijaree Canady, P/UT, Stanford. If you aren't watching Canady already, what are you doing? She's been dominating in the circle and now she's lighting it up in the batter's box for the Cardinal. Over the weekend, she hit a solo home run, the first of her career, in a win against Arizona. Canady leads all pitchers with a .52 ERA and 172 strikeouts. She is a top candidate for 2024 player of the year thanks to her stellar performances.

          Jayda Coleman, OF, Oklahoma. Coleman has been top-notch for the Sooners this season. She boasts a .466 batting average, good for 11th-best in the nation, with eight homers and 27 RBIs. Over the weekend against Kansas, she smashed three home runs. In the outfield, she's recorded 42 putouts on the year and has only committed one error. She's hitting her stride and is on the hunt for her fourth-straight national championship.

          Current top 25 rankings

          Here is the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll as of April 2, plus information on each team's next game.

          All times Eastern.

          1. Oklahoma (25)

          Record: 34-1
          Next game: at Texas (Friday), 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU

          2. Duke

          Record: 29-3
          Next game: vs. Charlotte (Wednesday), 5 p.m. on ACCNX

          3. Georgia

          Record: 29-6
          First game: vs. Mercer (Wednesday), 6 p.m. on SECN+

          4. Tennessee

          Record: 28-5
          Next game: vs. Georgia (Friday), 6 p.m. on SECN+

          5. Texas

          Record: 29-5
          Next game: vs. Oklahoma (Friday), 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU

          6. Oklahoma State

          Record: 17-2
          Next game: at North Texas (Wednesday), 7 p.m. on ESPN+

          7. LSU

          Record: 29-4
          Next game: vs. Louisiana Monroe (Tuesday), 7 p.m. on SECN+

          8. Stanford

          Record: 27-6
          Next game: vs. Santa Clara (Tuesday), 8 p.m.

          9. Washington

          Record: 25-5
          Next game: vs. Oregon (Friday), 10 p.m.

          10. Florida

          Record: 31-5
          Next game: at Stetson (Wednesday), 6 p.m. on ESPN+

          11. Missouri

          Record: 29-7
          Next game: vs. Southeast Missouri (Wednesday), 5 p.m.

          12. UCLA

          Record: 20-8
          Next game: at Oregon State (Friday), 8 p.m.

          13. Virginia Tech

          Record: 25-8-1
          Next game: at Liberty (Wednesday), 6 p.m. on ACCN

          14. Texas A&M

          Record: 28-7
          Next game: vs. Prairie View A&M (Tuesday), 7 p.m. on SECN+

          15. Alabama

          Record: 29-8
          First game: vs. Ole Miss (Friday), 7 p.m. on SECN+

          16. Mississippi State

          Record: 25-9
          Next game: at UAB (Wednesday), 7 p.m. on SECN+

          17. Clemson

          Record: 24-10
          Next game: vs. Furman(Tuesday), 6 p.m. on ACCN

          18. Florida State

          Record: 24-9
          Next game: vs. McNeese (Tuesday), 8 p.m. on ACCN

          19. Arkansas

          Record: 26-9
          Next game: vs. Missouri (Friday), 6 p.m. on SECN

          20. California

          Record: 26-10
          Next game: vs. Saint Mary's (CA) (Wednesday), 5 p.m.

          21. Baylor

          Record: 19-12
          Next game: at Texas State (Wednesday), 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+

          22. Oregon

          Record: 20-12
          Next game: vs. Washington (Friday), 10 p.m.

          23. Texas State

          Record: 29-8
          Next game: vs. Baylor (Wednesday), 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+

          24. Louisiana

          Record: 29-8
          Next game: vs. James Madison (Friday), 7 p.m.

          25. South Carolina

          Record: 26-10
          Next game: vs. Winthrop (Wednesday), 6 p.m. on SECN+