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MaxPreps rankings for Division 4A softball (Spring 2025). Every high school softball team in the nation is ranked. Find out where your teams stands... 

Division 4A Softball (Spring 2025)  Rankings

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Melissa beats Barbers Hill 4-2 to win 5A D1 title.

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El Modena wins Dave Kops TOC with 5-4 win over Norco

The left-handed ace from Bloomingdale High School is one of the top pitchers in the Class of 2025.

UCLA softball commit Natalie Cable is nasty in the circle

Orange Beach (AL) is loaded again after going 46-1 in 2024 and winning fourth consecutive state title.

MaxPreps Preseason Top 25 Softball Rankings | 2025 Season

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Mariners won 10 of last 11 in 2023 en route to eighth Southern Section crown since 1997.

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Lakewood Ranch takes No. 1 in the MaxPreps Preseason Top 25 softball rankings. Coming in at No. 2 is Norco in California. Highlights of No. 3 Foothill in California are shown.

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June 17, 2019:  As Male (Louisville, Ky.), Williamsville East (East Amherst, N.Y.) and Pine Grove (Pa.) were busy running the table on the 2019 season, Norco (Calif.) staked its claim to the 2019 MaxPreps National Championship.

#	Team	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
51	Plainfield North	12-17-0	12.71	16.4
52	Prospect	21-11-0	12.29	7.4
53	Harlem	23-9-0	11.45	3.6
54	Homewood-Flossmoor	10-16-0	11.42	17.7
55	Sandburg	10-21-0	11.14	17.3
56	Glenbard East	20-6-0	11.03	2.1
57	Richards	20-9-0	11.03	4.1
58	Springfield	20-6-0	10.88	3.8
59	Plainfield Central	16-14-1	10.84	10.3
60	West Chicago	20-12-0	10.73	7.6
61	Downers Grove South	15-17-0	10.24	11.1
62	Hinsdale Central	13-11-0	10.09	10.3
63	Glenbrook North	19-13-0	9.58	6.6
64	Jacobs	17-19-0	9.42	10.6
65	DeKalb	18-16-0	9.27	8.6
66	New Trier	16-8-0	9.26	4.8
67	McHenry	14-18-0	9.20	11.7
68	Argo	19-8-0	8.69	1.5
69	Grayslake North	17-12-0	8.68	3.9
70	Belleville West	16-16-0	7.57	7.5
71	Grant Community	16-16-1	7.09	7.7
72	Moline	12-18-0	7.03	11.0
73	Addison Trail	18-13-0	6.95	5.0
74	Lyons	10-18-0	6.87	11.9
75	Joliet West	8-21-0	6.59	14.6

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