| 2008 ESPN.com/USA Softball |
| May 6 |
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | PVS |
| 1. | Florida (14) | 59-2 | 493 | 2 |
| 2. | Arizona State (6) | 54-4 | 484 | 1 |
| 3. | UCLA | 43-6 | 456 | 4 |
| 4. | Alabama | 49-5 | 432 | 3 |
| 5. | Michigan | 48-5 | 423 | 5 |
| 6. | Texas A&M | 46-7 | 410 | 6 |
| 7. | Oklahoma | 43-11 | 370 | 7 |
| 8. | Stanford | 45-10 | 362 | 8 |
| 9. | Arizona | 33-16 | 319 | 10 |
| 10. | Fresno State | 49-9 | 318 | 9 |
| 11. | Houston | 48-8 | 285 | 13 |
| 12. | Northwestern | 34-13 | 276 | 11 |
| 13. | North Carolina | 49-9-1 | 242 | 14 |
| 14. | Tennessee | 46-13 | 237 | 12 |
| 15. | LSU | 41-15 | 221 | 16 |
| 16. | Long Beach State | 37-14 | 183 | 15 |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | 41-15 | 169 | 18 |
| 18. | UL-Lafayette | 42-12 | 160 | 17 |
| 19. | San Diego State | 41-15 | 137 | 19 |
| 20. | Nevada | 40-14 | 114 | 22 |
| 21. | Massachusetts | 26-11 | 113 | 20 |
| 22. | Hawaii | 35-17 | 69 | T23 |
| 23. | DePaul | 45-16 | 52 | RV |
| 24. | Washington | 26-21-1 | 44 | 21 |
| 25. | California | 40-21 | 33 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri (24), Creighton (23), Mississippi STate (21), Georgia (12), Hofstra (11), South Florida (4), BYU (2), Oregon (1).
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| 2008 USA Today/NFCA |
| May 6 |
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | PVS |
| 1. | Florida (25) | 59-2 | 741 | 3 |
| 2. | Arizona State (3) | 54-4 | 704 | 2 |
| 3. | Alabama (2) | 49-5 | 680 | 1 |
| | UCLA (1) | 43-6 | 680 | 4 |
| 5. | Texas A&M | 46-7 | 630 | 5 |
| 6. | Michigan | 48-5 | 614 | 6 |
| 7. | Oklahoma | 43-11 | 569 | 7 |
| 8. | Stanford | 45-10 | 530 | 8 |
| 9. | Houston | 48-8 | 479 | 9 |
| 10. | Fresno State | 49-9 | 466 | 10 |
| 11. | Arizona | 35-15 | 437 | 12 |
| 12. | Northwestern | 34-13 | 414 | 11 |
| 13. | North Carolina | 49-9-1 | 404 | 14 |
| 14. | Tennessee | 46-13 | 359 | 13 |
| 15. | LSU | 41-15 | 315 | 15 |
| 16. | UL-Lafayette | 42-12 | 286 | 16 |
| 17. | Nevada | 40-14 | 250 | 19 |
| 18. | Virginia Tech | 41-15 | 224 | 18 |
| 19. | Long Beach State | 37-14 | 222 | 17 |
| 20. | DePaul | 45-16 | 199 | 20 |
| 21. | San Diego State | 41-15 | 159 | 21 |
| 22. | Massachusetts | 36-11 | 90 | 25 |
| 23. | California | 40-21 | 87 | 22 |
| 24. | Washington | 26-21-1 | 39 | 23 |
| 25. | Georgia | 43-12 | 36 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi State (31), Hawaii (31), Creighton (28), Missouri (15), Auburn (10), BYU (7), Hofstra (7), Central Floirda (5), Kent State (2).
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