Arizona softball continues climb in national polls
Arizona pitcher Jalen Adams (12) and catcher Sydney Stewart (21) encourage each other during the Wildcats’ 6-4 win vs Arizona State on Mar. 22, 2026 | Photo by Ryan Kelapire The human voters in the four top 25 polls were impressed by the Arizona Wildcats’ 2-1 record at Iowa State last week. The computers were less so.
Arizona now hovers just outside the top 10 in the polls published by the NFCA (12), USA Softball (11), D1 Softball (12), and Softball America (12). It improved two spots in every poll except D1 Softball, where it improved by one spot. The metrics that will help determine where and whom the Wildcats will play in the postseason did not give Arizona much credit for beating the Cyclones.
UA went into the weekend ranked No. 12 in RPI. It was facing an ISU team ranked 68th before the games were played.
The Wildcats won the first two games despite some drama. They couldn’t overcome the drama they created for themselves in game 3, though. That left them at No.
13 in RPI after the games were played. UA had climbed to No. 13 in KPI and DSR after last week’s sweep of Baylor.