Rankings: The top 25 teams after Week 4, plus players to watch

Week 4 of the 2024 college softball season brought lots of action.

Oklahoma's historic 71-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday against Louisiana. Will that loss affect the Sooners' previous No. 1 ranking? That wasn't the only upset this week, as eight ranked teams lost to unranked opponents.

Meanwhile, LSU continued to roll as the nation's lone undefeated team, and one-loss Texas remained dominant, claiming three mercy-rule wins in the Longhorn Invitational.

So what does all of this mean for this week's ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate top 25? And who are the top stars right now?

Here's how the top 25 shakes out, plus players to watch.

Keagan Rothrock, RHP/1B, Florida. The right-handed freshman boasts an 0.67 ERA, the fifth-best mark in the SEC, in 62⅓ innings. Her 74 strikeouts are tied for ninth nationally. She has an 8-2 record and has played a large role in the Gators' dominant start.

Reese Atwood, C/1B, Texas. No one is doing it quite like Atwood. She leads the nation with 37 RBIs, is ranked second with 10 home runs and her .527 batting average is the eighth best. Atwood needs eight homers to tie Taylor Hoagland for the Longhorns' single-season record. Her impressive start has made her a two-time Big 12 Player of the Week. She has a .957 fielding percentage with 39 putouts.

Here is the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll as of March 5, plus information on each team's next game.

All times Eastern.

Record: 18-1
Next game: vs. UT Arlington (Wednesday), 7 p.m. on Longhorn Network

Record: 18-1
Next game: vs. Texas A&M Commerce (Wednesday), 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Record: 19-0
Next game: at Kentucky (Friday), 6:30 p.m. on SECN+

Record: 16-1
Next game: at Elon (Tuesday), 5 p.m.

Record: 16-2
Next game: vs. Arizona State (Friday), 9 p.m.

Record: 15-3
First game: vs. Miami (OH) (Friday), 6 p.m. on SECN+

Record: 17-2
Next game: vs. Wichita State (Wednesday), 6 p.m. on ESPN+

Record: 13-4
Next game: vs. Pacific (Wednesday), 7 p.m.

Record: 13-4
Next game: at Clemson (Tuesday), 2 p.m. on ACCNX

Record: 19-1
First game: vs. Florida (Saturday), 3 p.m. on SECN+

Record: 13-4
Next game: vs. Tennessee (Tuesday), 6 p.m. on ACCNX

Record: 17-2
Next game: at Kansas City (Wednesday), 5 p.m.

Record: 19-3
Next game: at Alabama (Saturday), 3 p.m. on SECN+

Record: 11-3
Next game: at Sam Houston (Tuesday), 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+

Record: 15-3-1
Next game: at Eastern Kentucky (Wednesday), 4 p.m. on ESPN+

Record: 11-4
Next game: vs. Purdue (Friday), 12:15 p.m.

Record: 19-2
Next game: vs. Saint Mary's (Tuesday), 6 p.m.

Record: 11-6
Next game: vs. Utah (Friday), 10 p.m.

Record: 19-2
Next game: vs. North Texas (Wednesday), 7 p.m. on SECN+

Record: 17-4
Next game: vs. Nebraska (Thursday), 5 p.m. on SECN+

Record: 13-4
Next game: vs. Bellarmine (Wednesday), 5 p.m. on SECN+

Record: 18-2
Next game: vs. USC Upstate (Wednesday), 6 p.m. on SECN+

Record: 17-3
Next game: at Ole Miss (Friday), 7 p.m. on SECN+

Record: 17-3-1
Next game: at Louisville (Tuesday), 5:30 p.m. on ACCNX

Record: 12-2-1
Next game: vs. Troy (Tuesday), 6:30 p.m. on SECN+