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SB | Gaels Receive Votes for the First Time this Season in DI Softball and NFCA/GoRout Top-25
4/7/2026 6:01:00 AM | Softball
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Saint Mary's softball team put themselves on national radars this past weekend with three ranked wins, and, as such, have received votes in the latest DI Softball and NFCA/GoRout Top-25 polls. This recognition can be added to slew polls that the Gaels have appeared in this week, including the D1 Softball Mid-Major Top-25 (No. 14) and the Softball America Mid-Major Power Rankings (No. 16).
Also appearing in the DI Softball poll are familiar names Texas A&M (No. 14) and Washington (No. 22). The Gaels sit in the receiving votes category, along with Stanford and South Carolina, who they have also both seen this year.
The full DI Softball Top-25 rankings can be seen below:
1. Texas Tech
2. Oklahoma
3. Alabama
4. Texas
5. Nebraska
6. Arkansas
7. Florida
8. Florida State
9. Tennessee
10. UCLA
11. Virginia Tech
12. Arizona
13. Georgia
14. Texas A&M
15. Mississippi State
16. Duke
17. Oregon
18. Oklahoma State
19. Virginia
20. LSU
21. UCF
22. Washington
23. Grand Canyon
24. Arizona State
25. Kansas
RECEIVING VOTES: Stanford, Ole Miss, Boston, Louisville, Nevada, Saint Mary's, South Carolina, Marshall, Texas State, Belmont, North Carolina, Omaha
Also appearing in the NFCA/GoRout poll are familiar names Texas A&M (No. 14), Washington (No. 22) and Stanford (No. 24). The Gaels sit in the receiving votes category, along with South Carolina, who they have also both seen this year.
The full NFCA/GoRout Top-25 rankings can be seen below:
1. Texas Tech
2. Oklahoma
3. Alabama
4. Texas
5. Florida State
6. Florida
7. Nebraska
8. Arkansas
9. Tennessee
10. UCLA
11. Virginia Tech
12. Arizona
13. Mississippi State
14. Texas A&M
15. Oregon
16. Georgia
17. Virginia
18. Duke
19. Oklahoma State
20. Grand Canyon
21. LSU
22. Washington
23. Arizona State
24. Stanford
25. UCF
RECEIVING VOTES: Lousiville, Southeastern Louisiana, South Carolina, Belmot, North Carolina, Nevada, Kansas, Saint Mary's, Clemson, Omaha
#GaelsRise
Also appearing in the DI Softball poll are familiar names Texas A&M (No. 14) and Washington (No. 22). The Gaels sit in the receiving votes category, along with Stanford and South Carolina, who they have also both seen this year.
The full DI Softball Top-25 rankings can be seen below:
1. Texas Tech
2. Oklahoma
3. Alabama
4. Texas
5. Nebraska
6. Arkansas
7. Florida
8. Florida State
9. Tennessee
10. UCLA
11. Virginia Tech
12. Arizona
13. Georgia
14. Texas A&M
15. Mississippi State
16. Duke
17. Oregon
18. Oklahoma State
19. Virginia
20. LSU
21. UCF
22. Washington
23. Grand Canyon
24. Arizona State
25. Kansas
RECEIVING VOTES: Stanford, Ole Miss, Boston, Louisville, Nevada, Saint Mary's, South Carolina, Marshall, Texas State, Belmont, North Carolina, Omaha
Also appearing in the NFCA/GoRout poll are familiar names Texas A&M (No. 14), Washington (No. 22) and Stanford (No. 24). The Gaels sit in the receiving votes category, along with South Carolina, who they have also both seen this year.
The full NFCA/GoRout Top-25 rankings can be seen below:
1. Texas Tech
2. Oklahoma
3. Alabama
4. Texas
5. Florida State
6. Florida
7. Nebraska
8. Arkansas
9. Tennessee
10. UCLA
11. Virginia Tech
12. Arizona
13. Mississippi State
14. Texas A&M
15. Oregon
16. Georgia
17. Virginia
18. Duke
19. Oklahoma State
20. Grand Canyon
21. LSU
22. Washington
23. Arizona State
24. Stanford
25. UCF
RECEIVING VOTES: Lousiville, Southeastern Louisiana, South Carolina, Belmot, North Carolina, Nevada, Kansas, Saint Mary's, Clemson, Omaha
#GaelsRise
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