Gators Tabbed No. 3 in NFCA/GoRout Division I Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Florida softball team will start the season ranked No. 3 in the 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll, the organization announced on Tuesday.
The Gators ranked behind Southeastern Conference opponents Texas (No. 1) and Oklahoma (No. 2) and received six first-place votes.
Florida has been tabbed as a top-3 team in all four major preseason polls, including No. 1 rankings from Softball America and D1 Softball and a No. 2 ranking by ESPN/USA Softball.
11 SEC teams ranked in the top-25 in the preseason poll, the most of any conference in the country. The Gators will play a combined 22 games against eight teams ranked in the preseason top-25 this season.
Below is a complete breakdown of the NFCA/GoRout Division I Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll with Florida's 2025 opponents in bold.
(First Place Votes)
- Texas (15)
- Oklahoma (10)
- Florida (6)
- Oklahoma State
- UCLA
- Tennessee
- Duke
- Texas A&M
- Florida State
- LSU
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Arizona
- Virginia Tech
- Stanford
- Nebraska
- Baylor
- Northwestern
- Washington
- Oregon
- Mississippi State
- Clemson
The Gators kick off the season at home on Feb. 6 vs. North Florida, before traveling to Tampa for the USF-Rawlings Invitational from Feb. 7-9.
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