Gray Robertson of Softball America ranks the Top 25 in the country for 2026, and Oregon softball's Version 8 hits the poll at No. 4.
Robertson likes the blend of pitching, returning talent and key transfers Melyssa Lombardi will bring to Jane Sanders Stadium next season. This year the Ducks won the Big Ten Championship in their first season in the league, won the Eugene Regional and Super Regional with stirring comebacks, and made the Final Six at the College Softball World Series in Oklahoma City.
Robertson writes, "The top two arms return in Lyndsey Grein and Elise Sokolsky, which is a fantastic start.