The 2025 college softball season has concluded after the Texas Longhorns claimed their first national title. Texas, which was the No. 1 in our poll eight of 14 times this season, returns to that top spot after the 2025 Women’s College World Series. All eight Women’s College World Series teams, along with Clemson and Florida State, round out the Top 10.

Teagan Kavan’s historic WCWS performance leads Texas to first national championship

Three teams that were unranked ahead of conference tournament week. Liberty and Georgia return to the rankings after their Super Regional appearances. North Florida makes its first-ever appearance in the Softball America poll after reaching the Columbia Regional Final.

Read more: Top 100 College Softball Players of the 2025 season

Also received votes: Southeastern Louisiana

For transfer portal news, stay up to date with the Softball America transfer wire and the Dugout, our discussion board for members.

That is kind of a ridiculous line of thinking. Sure, there will be some payments outside the system, but for perspective, during the bagman era, major deals were less than 10% of what they became when it was legalized. Tiny in comparison. It’ll go back that way. The ultra rich just can’t launder that amount of money under the table, nor do most of the ultra rich have the stomach for that type of thing. So it will be peanuts compared to what it was…we know, because we saw what it was when it was under the table before. Tiny in comparison. Less than revenue share that is coming by a long shot.

LSU is adding a big bat out of the NCAA transfer portal. Kansas State infielder Seth Dardar has committed to the Tigers, he announced on his Twitter account on Sunday evening.

Dardar spent just one season with the Wildcats. He hit .326 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 45 RBI. He accounted for 39 runs during the season.

“I have decided to come home and live out my dream to play at Louisiana State University!” Dardar wrote. “Thank you to everyone who was a part of my journey that has led me to this position, and thank you Coach Johnson, Coach Jordan, and the rest of the LSU staff for giving me the opportunity to live out this dream. Geaux Tigers!!!”

Before arriving at Kansas State in 2025, Seth Dardar spent three seasons at Columbia. He did not play during the 2024 season due to injury.

During that time, he produced a career slash line of .289/.383/.537. In his sophomore season, he slashed .299/.392/.575 with 11 doubles, one triple and eight home runs while driving in 32 runs. He also scored 32 runs with four stolen bases.

Though he spent only one year at Kansas State, Dardar had nothing but good things to say about the Wildcats on his way out. He penned part of his departure note about Kansas State.

“First and foremost I want to thank Kansas State University and the entire coaching staff for affording me the opportunity to make memories and friendships this year that will last a lifetime,” Seth Dardar wrote. “To the Manhattan community and K-State fan base, thank you for taking me in and making me feel at home. The overwhelming support and love I felt from everyone at Kansas State is something I will cherish forever.”

As things stand, Seth Dardar is set to join one of college baseball’s elite programs. LSU is currently looking to advance to the College World Series again in 2025, needing just one more win over West Virginia in the next two games in the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

LSU won the national title in 2023. That’s certainly something Dardar will be helping the Tigers pursue in 2026.

Earlier this week, it was reported that rising-senior Oregon football receiver Evan Stewart would miss most of the 2025 football season, if not all of it due to a summer injury. On Saturday evening, Evan Stewart went to social media to confirm the injury and thank fans for their support. He shared this message on Instagram.

“Thank you for all the well wishes. I’m on the road to recovery. Don’t put a timeline on me. Following God’s Plan! Thank you for the Prayers! – 7,” posted Stewart.

There hasn’t been a confirmation from Oregon that states how long Stewart will be out of action, and there isn’t expected to be one from head coach Dan Lanning till likely August when fall camp opens up.

Following the injury, DuckTerritory.com’s Erik Skopil broke down how the Ducks could get by this upcoming season if they have to play without their expected star receiver.

Little details are currently known of the injury, aside from that it was to his knee. The initial report from College Football Headlines suggested it could cost him the entire season.

With Tez Johnson and Traeshon Holden gone, Stewart acted as the team’s leading returning receiver after catching 48 passes for 613 yards and five touchdowns in 2024. Formerly a 5-star recruit who began his career at Texas A&M, he was entering his senior season with the Ducks and had been expected to be among the team’s top targets this fall.

A lower back injury forced him to miss the final game of the 2024 season, a loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoffs. He did not participate in April’s spring game either.

With Stewart gone, the Ducks will be forced to rely on a less experienced group of wide receivers. Upperclassmen Gary Bryant Jr. and Justiuis Lowe each have recent starting experience, but the pass game’s success will likely come down to the readiness of wide receivers like true freshman Dakorien Moore, redshirt freshmen Jeremiah McClellan and Dillon Gresham and unproven older players like Kyler Kasper, Jurrion Dickey and Florida State transfer Malik Benson.

The long-awaited approval of the $2.8 billion House settlement was passed, allowing universities to pay their players directly. This sweeping change took five years to complete and was largely hung up on roster limitations, among other minor details.

Tennessee Volunteers baseball coach Tony Vitello provided a brief statement on the House Settlement’s approval. His response, directly following Saturday’s 4-3 loss to Arkansas in the Fayetteville Super Regionals, may surprise you.

“Yeah, I don’t have anything specific. Tight game, so we’ll look back and see how I can do a better job,” Vitello said during his opening statement. “I know it was good to get to the park today. That deal last night (House settlement) was the dumbest thing I’ve ever been involved in my life. And I lived at the Lake of the Ozarks one summer. So it was just good to get here and play, get the series underway.”

It’s unclear based on Vitello’s initial vague comments whether he’s referring to his involvement in the matter, it’s prolonged outcome, or the contents of the settlement itself. Either way, it appears he’s glad that it’s over.

The overall response to the settlement has been a positive one, as it ushers in a new era with NIL in college athletics. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey provided a statement of his own on behalf of the entire conference on Friday.

“The approval of the House settlement agreement represents a significant milestone for the meaningful support of our student-athletes and a pivotal step toward establishing long-term sustainability for college sports, two of the Southeastern Conference’s priorities,” Sankey said in a statement following the settlement. “As the journey to modernize collegiate sports continues, we remain focused on identifying and implementing innovative opportunities for our student-athletes across all sports while maintaining the core values that make collegiate athletics uniquely meaningful.”

The fallout from the approval will see schools be able to share $20.5 million with athletes beginning July 1. Football will receive 75% of the allotted amount, followed by men’s basketball (15%), women’s basketball (5%) and the remainder of the institution’s sports (5%). It’s expected that power conference football programs will have between $13 to $16 million to spend on rosters for the upcoming season.

Moreover, the NCAA will have to pay $2.776 billion in back damages over the next decade to former college athletes who had competed after 2016. The aforementioned roster limits and new NIL clearinghouses were all a part of the settlement as well.