The 2024 college softball regular season has officially come to an end after an exciting weekend.
Oklahoma State earned its first regular-season Bedlam Series win in Norman since 1993, defeating Oklahoma in the first two games. Florida won its ninth series against Texas A&M since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012. And the top teams, Texas and Tennessee, continued to sweep conference foes.
How high did the Cowgirls rise and how far did the Sooners fall after the latest installment of the Bedlam rivalry? Which teams have risen in the standings?
Here's the final ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate poll of the regular season top 25, plus players to watch when the conference tournaments begin.
Players to watch
Lexi Kilfoyl, P, Oklahoma State
Kilfoyl boasts a 21-3 record with a 1.11 ERA, good for third best in the country, and 114 strikeouts. In the final Bedlam series, he helped his team by getting the first two wins. In Game 1, he contributed four innings in relief; He struck out two batters and allowed only two hits. In Game 2 that sealed the series, Kilfoyl retired three batters in three innings of work. Her last stellar season with the Cowgirls has helped her be named one of the top 26 finalists for the 2024 USA Softball College Player of the Year award.
Back ✌️ Lexi's back blows open the fifth in style 🤠#GoPokes | @lexikilfoyl pic.twitter.com/IEvoTtRszo
— OSU Cowgirl Softball (@cowgirlsb) May 4, 2024
Karli Spaid, IF, Miami (OH)
Spaid used her senior year to etch her name in softball history. He closed the regular season with 34 home runs, the second most in NCAA history in a single season. Her career total of 101 is also the second-highest in NCAA history, trailing only Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo (122). Spaid leads an exciting Redhawks offense that is the nation's best in runs per game (9.37), home runs per game (2.96) and slugging percentage (.757). Spaid was also named one of 26 finalists for the 2024 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.
Relive the moment Karli Spaid hit 💯 home runs in her career! #RiseUpRedHawks pic.twitter.com/gDeGNVsGsL
— Miami Softball (@MiamiOH_SB) May 5, 2024
Top 25 in the current ranking
Here's the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll through Tuesday, plus information on each team's next game.
All times Eastern.
Parentheses denote first-place votes.
1. Roof tiles (24)
Record: 45-6
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 6 pm on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
2. Oklahoma State (1)
Record: 44-9
Next game: vs. BYU (Thursday), 12 p.m. on Big 12 now on ESPN+
3. Tennessee
Record: 40-9
Next game: Determined
4.Oklahoma
Record: 46-6
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 2:30 pm on Big 12 now on ESPN+
5. Duke
Record: 44-6
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 11 a.m. on ACCN
6.UCLA
Record: 34-10
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 7 p.m.
7.Florida
Record: 43-12
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 5 pm on SECN
8.Stanford
Record: 42-12
Next game: vs. California (Thursday), 3:30 p.m.
9. L.S.U.
Record: 38-14
Next game: vs. Alabama (Wednesday), 11 a.m. on SECN
10. Texas A&M
Record: 39-12
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 8 pm on SECN
11.Washington
Record: 31-12
Next game: vs. Arizona (Thursday), 9:30 p.m.
12. Missouri
Record: 40-14
Next game: vs. TBD (Wednesday), 2 pm on SECN
13.Arkansas
Record: 36-15
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 2 pm on SECN
14. Georgia
Record: 38-15
First game: vs. Auburn (Wednesday), 5 p.m. on SECN
15. Virginia Tech
Record: 39-11-1
Next game: vs. Georgia Tech (Thursday), 7:30 p.m. on ACCN
16. Florida State
Record: 41-13
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 5 pm on ACCN
17. Mississippi State
Record: 33-17
Next game: vs. South Carolina (Wednesday), 8 p.m. on SECN
18. Louisiana
Record: 40-16
Next match: vs. TBD (Thursday), 11 a.m.
19. Arizona
Record: 33-15-1
Next match: vs. Washington (Thursday), 9:30 p.m.
20.Alabama
Record: 33-16
First game: vs. LSU (Wednesday), 11 a.m. on SECN
21. Clemson
Record: 33-16
Next game: vs. Virginia (Thursday), 1:30 p.m. on ACCN
22. Oregon
Record: 28-18
Next game: vs. Utah (Thursday), 1 p.m.
23. Northwest
Record: 33-10
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 12 p.m.
24. Miami (OH)
Record: 45-7
Next game: vs. TBD (Thursday), 12 pm on ESPN+
25.Kentucky
Record: 30-21
Next game: vs. Ole Miss (Tuesday), 7 p.m. on SECN
