2023 college softball power rankings after Week 8
Week 8 of the 2023 college softball season has concluded.
Tennessee (29-3, 10-2 SEC) defeated Texas A&M (22-13, 5-7 SEC), 9-2, Sunday at Davis Diamond in College Station, Texas.
Sunday’s victory clinched a three-game series win for the Lady Vols.
Tennessee was victorious, 2-1 in 10 innings, Friday in the series opener.
Texas A&M won, 3-1, Saturday in Game 2.
The Lady Vols will next host the Tennessee Invitational, Thursday and Friday, at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
Tennessee will play Mercer (12:30 p.m. EDT) and Baylor (3 p.m. EDT) on Thursday. The Lady Vols will play Baylor (12:30 p.m. EDT) and Mercer (3 p.m. EDT) on Friday.
Following Week 8 games, Vols Wire provides updated college softball power rankings. Updated softball power rankings entering Week 9 are listed below.
Oklahoma
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Record: 33-1
RPI: 1
Strength of schedule: 14
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 14-0
For more on Oklahoma visit Sooners Wire
UCLA
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Record: 32-4
RPI: 2
Strength of schedule: 1
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 17-4
Oklahoma State
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Record: 32-2
RPI: 3
Strength of schedule: 16
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 7-1
Tennessee
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Record: 29-3
RPI: 6
Strength of schedule: 22
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 9-2
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Stanford
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Record: 28-6
RPI: 4
Strength of schedule: 2
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 5-6
LSU
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Record: 31-6
RPI: 5
Strength of schedule: 9
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 3-4
For more on LSU visit LSU Tigers Wire
Duke
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Record: 28-8
RPI: 7
Strength of schedule: 4
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 5-6
Clemson
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Record: 36-1
RPI: 8
Strength of schedule: 69
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 3-1
For more on Clemson visit Clemson Wire
Texas
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Record: 30-8-1
RPI: 9
Strength of schedule: 19
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 4-6-1
For more on Texas visit Longhorns Wire
Florida State
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Record: 29-7
RPI: 10
Strength of schedule: 18
Versus RPI teams 1-25: 5-6
