As we continue to roll right through the NCAA softball top 25 rankings for the third week of the 2026 college softball season, we’re continuing to see the Texas Tech Red Raiders claiming a spot in the top three grouping within these rankings.
And it sure sounds like Softball America and the folks behind the ESPN/USA Softball poll have the same sort of outlook on how the Red Raiders are doing this season. So far, two of the three major college softball polls have the Red Raiders at No. 2 in the rankings (ESPN/USA Softball).
Today, we can look at D1 Softball and still believe that that’s something of an outlier for the Longhorns to be ranked ahead of the Red Raiders right now.