Virginia Tech softball’s ranking in the ACC Softball standings did not shift this past week despite its series sweep of North Carolina. With this weekend’s slate now wrapped up, here is how the standings now shape up with one week to go in the ACC regular season.
[Editor’s note: All top-25 rankings are compiled from D1Softball. The rankings were last updated on April 21 at the time of writing.]
- No. 10 Florida State (18-3 ACC, 43-7 overall)
- No. 13 Duke (20-4 ACC, 38-13 overall)
- No. 25 Louisville (16-5 ACC, 41-10 overall)
- No. 20 Stanford (18-6 ACC, 34-12 overall)
- No. 16 Virginia Tech (15-6 ACC, 41-9 overall)
- Virginia (13-10 ACC, 36-12 overall)
- No. 24 Clemson (13-11 ACC, 32-19 overall)
- Notre Dame (11-13 ACC, 23-27 overall)
- Georgia Tech (10-14 ACC, 29-26 overall)
- North Carolina (9-15 ACC, 31-18 overall)
- Pittsburgh (7-14 ACC, 24-24 overall)
- NC State (6-14 ACC, 25-23 overall)
- Syracuse (4-15 ACC, 18-23 overall)
- Boston College (3-18 ACC, 13-35 overall)
- California (3-18 ACC, 13-36 overall)
The top 12 teams qualify for this year’s ACC Tournament, and the top four teams receive a first-round bye. Here is waht the bracket would look like through the first two rounds of the ACC Tournament if the season were to end today.
Provisional First Round of 2026 ACC Tournament As Of April 27, 2026
- (8) Notre Dame vs. (9) Georgia Tech
- (5) Virginia Tech vs. (12) NC State
- (7) Clemson vs. (10) North Carolina
- (6) Virginia vs. (11) Pittsburgh
Provisional Quarterfinals of 2026 ACC Tournament As Of April 27, 2026
- (1) Florida State vs. either (8) Notre Dame or (9) Georgia Tech
- (4) Stanford vs. either (5) Virginia Tech or (12) NC State
- (2) Duke vs. either (7) Clemson or (10) North Carolina
- (3) Louisville vs. either (6) Virginia or (11) Pittsburgh
A Look At The Hokies’ Season
Virginia Tech stands in the intriguing position where it controls its own destiny and can overpower Stanford if it sweeps its series against Syracuse. The Orange sit as the first team out of the ACC Tournament, two games behind NC State. The Wolfpack hold the head-to-head and, consequently, Virginia Tech can remove Syracuse’s postseason hopes with a win in any of the last three games…