After several close calls over the past few weeks, we have the first unanimous No. 1 of 2014 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I softball poll as Oregon (36-5) received all 32 possible first-place votes to top the rankings for the second consecutive week.

The Ducks remained at the pinnacle of the listing after rolling past in-state rival Oregon State, during the opening two games of its “Civil War” series, by scores of 10-5 and 10-2 (6 inn.).

UCLA (35-4) remained a solid No. 2 by defeating Cal State Fullerton in the Bruins’ lone weekly match-up, 5-2.

A win over Western Michigan (W 8-0 in 5 inn.) and a commanding, three-game sweep of rival Michigan State (W 9-1 in 5 inn., W 8-0 in 5 inn., W 14-0) helped Michigan (33-6) climb a pair of positions from fifth to third. Tennessee (35-6) held steady at No. 4 by routing Tennessee Tech and rebounding from a series opening loss to secure its Southeastern Conference road series at then-No. 21 Texas A&M (L 1-4, W 15-2 in 5 inn., W 5-3). Florida (37-8) rose one spot to fifth following its unbeaten week that included wins over then-No. 8 Florida State (4-2), Florida A&M (9-0 in 5 inn.) and N.C. State (10-0 in 5 inn.).

Arizona State (38-6) advanced a slot to sixth by virtue of its sweep of Pac-12 foe Utah (W 5-1, W 4-3, W 7-4), while No. 7 Alabama (37-7) plummeted four positions as a result of its series defeat at unranked Mississippi State.

Kentucky (36-8) utilized five consecutive victories, including a league sweep at Ole Miss, to re-enter the top 10 at No. 8. The Wildcats’ three-spot improvement meant that No. 9 Florida State (39-6) and No. 10 Arizona (34-9) each dropped a single position in this week’s poll.

As has been the norm as of late, there were no exits from the latest rankings. LSU, Houston, DePaul, Long Beach State, McNeese State, Mississippi State, James Madison, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, California, Lipscomb, Louisville and N.C. State all managed an inclusion among “Others Receiving Votes.”

The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Current 2014 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.

USA Today/NFCA Division I Softball Poll – Week 10 – April 15, 2014

Rank	Team	2014 Record	Totals	Last Poll Rank
1	Oregon (32)	36-5	800	1
2	UCLA	35-4	768	2
3	Michigan	33-6	708	5
4	Tennessee	35-6	702	4
5	Florida	37-8	663	6
6	Arizona State	38-6	636	7
7	Alabama	37-7	629	3
8	Kentucky	36-8	534	11
9	Florida State	39-6	526	8
10	Arizona	34-9	522	9
11	Washington	24-11	500	10
12	Minnesota	32-6	436	14
13	Missouri	32-10	412	16
14	Baylor	30-9	339	12
15	Georgia	35-8	330	13
16	Oklahoma	32-9	320	19
17	Louisiana Lafayette	30-7-1	303	18
18	Tulsa	38-5	270	17
19	South Alabama	32-8	264	15
20	Nebraska	30-13	176	22
21	Texas A&M	28-14	144	21
22	Notre Dame	25-9	116	25
23	Auburn	31-12-1	85	20
24	USC Upstate	39-5	80	24
25	Northwestern	23-11	57	23

Dropped Out:  None

Others Receiving Votes:  LSU (29), Houston (13), DePaul (10), Long Beach State (8), McNeese State (4), Mississippi State (4), James Madison (3), Virginia Tech (3), Wisconsin (2), California (1), Lipscomb (1), Louisville (1), N.C. State (1).