The Wolf Pack softball team was picked #23 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll.

1 Florida (14)
2 Arizona State (15)
3 Alabama
4 UCLA
5 Texas A&M
6 Louisiana (1)
7 Arizona
8 Michigan
9 Northwestern
10 Oklahoma
11 Stanford
12 Tennessee
13 Houston
14 Fresno State
15 DePaul
16 Missouri
17 California
18 North Carolina
19 LSU
20 Virginia Tech
21 Washington
22 Georgia
23 Nevada
24 Long Beach State
25 San Diego State

Others Receiving Votes:

UMass 68, Mississippi State 46, Iowa 43, South Florida 42, Hofstra 27, Oklahoma State 19, BYU 17, Hawai'i 15, Notre Dame 12, Nebraska 8, Purdue 8, Central Florida 8, Creighton 6, Auburn 6, Oregon 4, Oregon State 4, Jacksonville State 4, East Carolina 4, Louisiana Tech 3, Texas 2, UT-Chattanooga 2. Six schools received one point apiece.