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MaxPreps rankings for Central Section softball (Spring 2025). Every high school softball team in the nation is ranked. Find out where your teams stands... 

Central Section Softball (Spring 2025)  Rankings

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Preseason Top 25 Softball Rankings

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#	Team	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
51	Tulare Union	14-15-0	7.13	8.8
52	Paso Robles	11-14-1	6.88	9.8
53	Hoover	17-6-0	6.85	-2.5
54	Reedley	10-15-0	5.61	9.5
55	Cabrillo	6-17-0	5.33	14.1
56	Taft	13-12-0	5.12	4.7
57	El Diamante	9-15-1	4.88	10.5
58	McLane	12-13-1	4.68	4.4
59	Sierra Pacific	14-13-0	4.44	4.5
60	Nipomo	14-8-0	4.16	2.3
61	South	19-11-0	3.73	-0.9
62	Porterville	11-18-0	2.98	7.6
63	Bakersfield	9-16-0	2.94	7.8
64	Orange Cove	16-9-0	2.62	-2.5
65	Chavez	13-14-0	2.42	2.4
66	Torres	15-14-0	2.07	-1.6
67	Mt. Whitney	8-17-2	1.95	8.9
68	Lemoore	6-19-1	1.93	11.0
69	Avenal	18-7-1	1.63	-5.6
70	San Luis Obispo	15-11-1	1.51	1.3
71	Arvin	13-7-0	1.47	-3.5
72	Caruthers	13-11-0	0.55	-0.1
73	Exeter	17-10-0	0.48	-1.1
74	Sierra	12-12-0	0.29	1.4
75	Atascadero	5-18-0	-0.31	9.8

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