2004 NCAA Division I softball rankings
| 2004 NCAA Division I softball season | |
|---|---|
| Defending Champions | UCLA |
| Tournament | |
| Women's College World Series | |
| Champions | UCLA (11th (13th overall) title) |
| Runners-up | California (9th WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning Coach | Sue Enquist (7th title) |
| WCWS MOP | Kristin Schmidt (LSU) |
| Seasons | |
The following human polls make up the 2004 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
| Week 0[1] Pre | Week 1[2] | Week 2[3] | Week 3[4] | Week 4[5] Mar 7 | 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. | UCLA (26) | UCLA (24) | UCLA (21) | UCLA | UCLA (22) (21–0) | Arizona (19) | Arizona (20) | Arizona (25) | Arizona (24) | Arizona (23) | Arizona (20) | Arizona (19) | Arizona (24) | Arizona (19) | UCLA (25) (46–9) | 1. |
| 2. | Arizona | Arizona | Arizona (2) | Arizona | Arizona (1) (25–0) | UCLA (1) | UCLA (5) | UCLA | UCLA | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | California | California (53–13) | 2. |
| 3. | California (1) | California (1) | California (1) | LSU | California (22–2) | California | California | California | Florida State | UCLA | UCLA | UCLA | UCLA | LSU | LSU (57–12) | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Washington | California | LSU (22–4) | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | California | California | California | California | California | Florida State | Stanford (49–19) | 4. |
| 5. | Washington | Washington | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Florida State (21–3) | LSU | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Washington | Washington | LSU | LSU | UCLA | Florida State (62–12) | 5. |
| 6. | Alabama | Georgia | Georgia | Florida State | Oklahoma (18–5–1) | Alabama | Washington | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | Michigan | Washington | Michigan | Oklahoma (45–22–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Georgia | Alabama | Michigan | Washington | Georgia (17–4) | Oklahoma | Alabama | Washington | Washington | Georgia | Louisiana–Lafayette | Washington | Stanford | Washington | Washington (40–19) | 7. |
| 8. | Nebraska | Stanford | Stanford | Georgia | Washington (13–5) | Georgia | LSU | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | Michigan | Georgia | Michigan | Stanford | Arizona (55–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Louisiana–Lafayettte | Michigan | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama (19–3) | Washington | Oklahoma | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Georgia | Stanford | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | Michigan (54–13) | 9. |
| 10. | Michigan т | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | Stanford | Louisiana–Lafayette (25–2) | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | Alabama | Alabama | Stanford | Stanford | Louisiana–Lafayette | Georgia | Georgia | Louisiana–Lafayette (60–8) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas т | Florida State | Florida State | Michigan | Stanford (18–5) т | Stanford | Michigan | Stanford | Stanford | Tennessee | Tennessee | Oregon | Tennessee | Tennessee | Georgia (55–17) | 11. |
| 12. | DePaul | Nebraska | LSU | Louisiana–Lafayette | Michigan (12–5) т | Michigan | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | Fresno State | Fresno State | Tennessee | Oregon | Auburn | Oregon (42–21) | 12. |
| 13. | Cal State Fullerton | LSU | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee (19–5) | Pacific | Stanford | Oklahoma | Fresno State | Alabama | Oregon | Nebraska | Nebraska | Oregon | Alabama (45–20) | 13. |
| 14. | LSU | Texas | Nebraska | Oregon | Oregon (17–5) | Tennessee | Fresno State | Fresno State | Oregon | Oregon | Alabama | Fresno State | Fresno State | Nebraska | Nebraska (45–17) | 14. |
| 15. | Stanford | Texas A&M | Texas | South Carolina | Fresno State (13–5) | Fresno State | South Carolina | Oregon | Oregon State | Oregon State | Nebraska | Auburn | AUburn | Alabama | Oregon State (44–28) | 15. |
| 16. | Oregon | Fresno State | Fresno State | Fresno State | South Carolina (13–3) | Oregon | Oregon State | Oregon State | Florida | Florida | Oregon State | Alabama | Alabama | Fresno State | South Florida (60–14) | 16. |
| 17. | Iowa | Cal State Fullerton | Oregon | Nebraska | Pacific (15–3) | South Carolina | Oregon | Florida | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | South Florida | South Florida | South Florida | South Florida | Illinois (45–21–1) | 17. |
| 18. | Texas A&M | Iowa | Arizona State | Pacific | South Florida (22–5) | Oregon State | Pacific | South Florida | South Florida | Nebraska | Florida | Oregon State | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | Tennessee (55–16) | 18. |
| 19. | Florida State | Tennessee | Iowa | Texas | Nebraska (11–8) | Florida | Florida | Baylor | Nebraska | South Florida | Auburn | Long Beach State | Oregon State | Baylor | Baylor (48–17) т | 19. |
| 20. | Arizona State | Oregon | South Carolina | Arizona State | Arizona State (23–9) | Nebraska | South Florida | Pacific | Baylor | Baylor | Long Beach State | Oklahoma | Baylor | Oregon State | Long Beach State (51–13) т | 20. |
| 21. | Oklahoma State | DePaul | Pacific | Iowa | Florida (19–3) т | South Florida | Baylor | Nebraska | Pacific | Long Beach State | Oklahoma | Baylor | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Hofstra (38–20) | 21. |
| 22. | South Carolina | Arizona State | South Florida | South Florida | Texas (13–9) т | Baylor | Nebraska | Auburn | Long Beach State | Auburn | Baylor | Florida | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | Georgia Tech (47–19) | 22. |
| 23. | Fresno State | South Carolina | Texas A&M | Florida | Oregon State (19–7) | Arizona State | Arizona State | South Carolina | Auburn | Pacific | Pacific | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Florida | Auburn (42–18) | 23. |
| 24. | Southern Illinois | Oregon State | Cal State Fullerton | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech (19–5) | Texas | Georgia Tech | Arizona State | Texas State | Texas State | Texas A&M | Pacific | Florida | Notre Dame | Southern Illinois (45–17) | 24. |
| 25. | Michigan State | Texas State | Oregon State | Oregon State | Northwestern (12–4) | Georgia Tech | Northwestern | Georgia Tech | South Carolina | South Carolina | Florida Atlantic | Notre Dame | Georgia Tech | Tulsa | Fresno State (48–20) | 25. |
| Week 0[1] Pre | Week 1[2] | Week 2[3] | Week 3[4] | Week 4[5] Mar 7 | 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 | ||
| Dropped: 21. Oklahoma State 24. Southern Illinois 25. Michigan State | Dropped: 21. DePaul 25. Texas State | Dropped: 23. Texas A&M 24. Cal State Fullerton | Dropped: 21. Iowa | Dropped: 25. Northwestern | Dropped: 24. Texas | Dropped: 25. Northwestern | Dropped: 24. Arizona State 25. Georgia Tech | None | Dropped: 24. Texas State 25. South Carolina | Dropped: 25. Florida Atlantic | Dropped: 24. Pacific | Dropped: 25. Georgia Tech | Dropped: 22. Texas A&M 23. Florida 24. Notre Dame 25. Tulsa |
References
- ^ "2004 Preseason Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 2 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 3 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 4 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 5 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 6 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 7 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 8 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 9 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 10 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 11 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 12 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 13 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Week 13 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ "2004 Final Poll". NFCA. Retrieved February 21, 2026.