The following human polls make up the 2005 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 30 Division I softball coaches and ranks to top 25 teams nationally.
| 2005 NCAA Division I softball season | |
|---|---|
| Defending Champions | UCLA |
| Tournament | |
| Duration | June 2–8, 2005 |
| Women's College World Series | |
| Champions | Michigan (1st title) |
| Runners-up | UCLA (22nd WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning Coach | Carol Hutchins (1st title) |
| WCWS MOP | Samantha Findlay (Michigan) |
| Seasons | |
Legend
edit| 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
edit| Week 0[1] Pre | Week 1[2] | Week 2[3] | Week 3[4] | Week 4[5] | Week 5[6] | Week 6[7] | Week 7[8] | Week 8[9] | Week 9[10] | Week 10[11] | Week 11[12] | Week 12[13] | Week 13[14] | Week Final[15] Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | California (14) | California (19) | California (24) | Arizona (17) | Arizona (23) | Arizona (25) | Michigan (15) | Michigan (22) | Michigan (21) | Michigan (20) | Michigan (22) | Michigan (20) | Michigan (22) | Michigan (22) | Michigan (25) | 1. |
| 2. | UCLA (12) | Arizona (6) | Arizona (4) | California (8) | California (1) | California (1) | Arizona (9) | Arizona (1) | Arizona (3) | Arizona (4) | California (1) | Arizona (4) | California (1) | California (1) | UCLA | 2. |
| 3. | Arizona (4) | UCLA (1) | UCLA | Stanford | Stanford | Stanford | California (1) | California (1) | California (1) | California (1) | Texas | California (1) | Arizona | Arizona | Tennessee | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma | Stanford | Stanford | UCLA | Tennessee | UCLA | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | Texas | Arizona | Stanford | Stanford | Stanford | Arizona | 4. |
| 5. | LSU | Louisiana–Lafayette | Tennessee | Tennessee | UCLA | Michigan | Stanford | Texas | Texas | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas | 5. |
| 6. | Stanford | Alabama | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | Michigan | Tennessee | Texas | Stanford | Oklahoma | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Texas | Texas | Oregon State | California | 6. |
| 7. | Georgia | Tennessee | Alabama | Michigan | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | Oklahoma | UCLA | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Stanford | Alabama | Oregon State | Texas | Alabama | 7. |
| 8. | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Alabama | Alabama | Oklahoma | UCLA | Oklahoma | Stanford | Stanford | Alabama | Oregon State | Georgia | Georgia | DePaul | 8. |
| 9. | Louisiana–Lafayette | LSU | Texas | Texas | Oklahoma | Alabama | Baylor | Texas A&M | Baylor | Alabama | Tennessee | Baylor | Alabama | Alabama | Georgia | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State | Texas | LSU | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Alabama | Baylor | Alabama | Oregon State | UCLA | Oklahoma | Tennessee | Oklahoma | Stanford | 10. |
| 11. | Washington | Baylor | Baylor | Oklahoma | Texas | Texas | Louisiana–Lafayette | Alabama | Georgia | Baylor | Oregon State | Tennessee | Oklahoma | Tennessee | Texas A&M | 11. |
| 12. | Alabama | Washington | Washington | LSU | LSU | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Georgia | UCLA | Georgia | Baylor | Georgia | Baylor | UCLA | Baylor | 12. |
| 13. | Oregon | Georgia | Oklahoma | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Louisiana–Lafayette | Oregon State | UCLA | Georgia | UCLA | Louisiana–Lafayette | Baylor | Oklahoma | 13. |
| 14. | Tennessee | Oklahoma | Florida | Washington | Texas A&M | Washington | Missouri | Florida | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | UCLA | Louiaiana–Lafayette | Washington | 14. |
| 15. | Texas | Oregon | Georgia Tech | Texas A&M | Washington | LSU | Florida | Missouri | Missouri | Missouri | Northwestern | Northwestern | Missouri | Fresno State | Oregon State | 15. |
| 16. | Oregon State | Florida | Georgia | Florida | Oregon State | Florida | Oregon State | Oregon State | Florida | Northwestern | Florida | Florida | Fresno State | Missouri | Northwestern | 16. |
| 17. | Baylor | Georgia Tech | Nebraska | Nebraska | Florida | Oregon State | Washington | Washington | Arizona State | Florida | Missouri | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 17. |
| 18. | Nebraska | Florida State | Oregon | Oregon State | Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska | Arizona State | Northwestern | Fresno State | Georgia Tech | Fresno State | Auburn | Auburn | Bethune-Cookman | 18. |
| 19. | Fresno State | Nebraska | Texas A&M | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Missouri | Arizona State | Georgia Tech | Fresno State | Georgia Tech | Creighton | Missouri | Northwestern | Northwestern | Louisiana–Lafayette | 19. |
| 20. | Long Beach State | Oregon State | FIU | Florida State | Missouri | Georgia Tech | Northwestern | Northwestern | Washington | Auburn | Fresno State | Auburn | Washington | Southern Illinois | Missouri | 20. |
| 21. | South Florida | Fresno State | Florida State | Oregon | Florida State | Arizona State | Georgia Tech | Fresno State | Georgia Tech | Arizona State | Auburn | Iowa | Iowa | Washington | Auburn | 21. |
| 22. | Illinois | Long Beach State | Oregon State | FIU | Fresno State | Florida State | LSU | Nebraska | Auburn | Creighton | Iowa | Washington | Southern Illinois | Iowa | Fresno State | 22. |
| 23. | Georgia Tech | Texas A&M | Long Beach State | Missouri | Northwestern | Northwestern | Fresno State | Auburn | Creighton | Iowa | Washington | Southern Illinois | Florida | Florida | Oregon | 23. |
| 24. | Southern Illinois | FIU | Missour | Fresno State | Arizona State | Fresno State | Florida State | Iowa | Iowa | Washington | Arizona State | Creighton | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | Iowa | 24. |
| 25. | Hofstra | Illinois | Fresno State | Northwestern | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Auburn | Auburn | Creighton | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Long Beach State | Oregon | Nebraska | Nebraska | 25. |
| Week 0[16] Pre | Week 1[17] | Week 2[18] | Week 3[19] | Week 4[20] | Week 5[21] | Week 6[22] | Week 7[23] | Week 8[24] | Week 9[25] | Week 10[26] | Week 11[27] | Week 12[28] | Week 13[29] | Week Final[30] Final | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped: 25. Illinois | Dropped: 23. Long Beach State | Dropped:
| Dropped: 25. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | None | Dropped:
| Dropped:
| None | None | Dropped:
| Dropped: 24. Creighton | Dropped: 25. Oregon | Dropped:
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References
edit- ↑ "2005 Preseason Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 2 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 3 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 4 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 5 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 6 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 7 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 8 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 9 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 10 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 11 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 12 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 13 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 13 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Final Poll". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Preseason Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 2 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 3 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 4 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 5 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 6 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 7 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 8 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 9 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 10 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 11 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 12 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 13 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Week 13 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Final Poll". NFCA. Retrieved June 11, 2026.