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New No. 1 in ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll

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There's a new No. 1 in the nation in the ESPN.com/USA Softball top 25.

After a successful weekend in Austin, the Oklahoma Sooners climbed to the top of the Softball America and D1Softball polls . OU is back at the top of the ESPN. com/USA Softball poll released on Tuesday as well.

The Sooners earned 20 of a possible 25 first-place votes to take the No. 1 spot in the rankings, followed by Alabama at No. 2, which earned five first-place votes.

The Red Raiders fell from the top spot despite taking two of three from Utah over the weekend. Texas fell just one spot to No. 5 and was replaced by Nebraska, which is now the No.

4 team in the nation. Oklahoma's next weekend opponent, Arkansas, remained at No. 6 in the nation, followed by Florida, UCLA, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech, rounding out the top 10.