Huskers Ranked No. 14 in D1 Softball Preseason Poll
Jan 21, 2025 / NU Athletics
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The Nebraska softball team earned another preseason ranking on Tuesday, as it was tabbed No. 14 by D1 Softball.
The Huskers are one of five Big Ten teams represented in D1’s poll – UCLA came in at No. 4, Oregon was No. 18, Northwestern was ranked No. 19 and Michigan was No. 20. Penn State rounded out the group at No. 25.
NU is set to face off against No. 4 UCLA, No. 5 Oklahoma State, No. 6 Tennessee, No. 7 Duke, No. 13 Texas Tech, No. 19 Northwestern and No. 21 Baylor this season.
The Big Red opens its season on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic against Tennessee, who was tabbed No. 6 in the poll, at 6 p.m. (CT) in Clearwater, Fla.
D1 Softball Top 25
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. UCLA
5. Oklahoma State
6. Tennessee
7. Duke
8. Florida State
9. Texas A&M
10. Arkansas
11. LSU
12. Arizona
13. Texas Tech
14. Nebraska
15. Georgia
16. Virginia Tech
17. Alabama
18. Oregon
19. Northwestern
20. Michigan
21. Baylor
22. Stanford
23. Boston
24. Liberty
25. Penn State