| 2023 NCAA Division I softball season | |
| Preseason1: | Oklahoma |
| Defendingchampions: | Oklahoma |
| Tv: | ESPN |
| Tournament Link: | 2023 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament |
| Tournament: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourneyduration: | May 19 – June 8, 2023 |
| Conferencebids: | SEC – 12 bids |
| Wcwsduration: | June 1–9, 2023 |
| Wcws Link: | 2023 Women's College World Series |
| Wcws: | Women's College World Series |
| Wcwschamp: | Oklahoma |
| Wcwstitlecount: | 7th |
| Wcwscount: | 12th |
| Wcwscoach: | Patty Gasso |
| Wcwscoachcount: | 7th |
| Wcwsmop: | Jordy Bahl |
| Mopteam: | Oklahoma |
| Prevseason Year: | 2022 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2024 |
The following human polls made up the 2023 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll was voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches. The NFCA/USA Today poll, the Softball America poll, the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate rankings, and D1Softball rank the top 25 teams nationally.
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | ||
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | ||
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Note: In Week 7 of the rankings, Florida, Alabama, and Duke were all tied for 13th, and Kentucky and Virginia Tech were tied for 16th.
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