Cowgirls Debut at No. 19 in D1Softball Preseason Rankings

Cowgirls second-highest ranked Big 12 team behind Texas Tech in poll

Daniel Allen

Jan 22, 2026 - 3 min read

Oklahoma State senior pitcher Ruby Meylan delivers during the Cowgirls' game against Texas, April 23, 2025, at Cowgirl Softball Complex in Stillwater. Meylan earned D1Softball's preseason Second Team All-American honors after posting a 1.84 ERA with 243 strikeouts as a junior in 2025. — Photo by Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

Cowgirls Debut at No. 19 in D1Softball Preseason Rankings — Oklahoma State senior pitcher Ruby Meylan delivers during the Cowgirls' game against Texas, April 23, 2025, at Cowgirl Softball Complex in Stillwater. Meylan earned D1Softball's preseason Second Team All-American honors after posting a 1.84 ERA with 243 strikeouts as a junior in 2025. — Photo by Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

A new year means another preseason with lofty expectations for Oklahoma State softball.

OSU debuted at No. 19 in D1Softball’s preseason poll, which was released Wednesday. The Cowgirls are the second-highest ranked Big 12 team, only behind reigning Women’s College World Series runner-up Texas Tech, which checked in at No. 2. Arizona was the lone other conference foe ranked, checking in at No. 21. It marks the eighth-straight season in which OSU has been ranked to open the season.

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