Texas and Oklahoma at the top of the college softball world? If it sounds familiar, it is. The Super 16 rankings might be a sign of things to come.

On a night where the top-ranked OU softball team honored its alumni, the 2025 Sooners asserted themselves against East Texas A&M.

Austin on Tuesday in a nonconference matchup before returning to its SEC schedule with a weekend series at Mississippi State. And what were the high notes for? Let’s start from the SEC series opener against No.

At the bottom of the fourth inning, Texas caught a lifeline. Despite having no issues defeating No. 23 Auburn 12-2 in five innings in the first game of the series, Texas was unable to reach the home plate through four innings.

No. 23 Auburn softball (21-11, 0-9) came out strong with a 2-0 lead in the first inning but No. 2 Texas (31-2, 5-1) overcame the deficit to overthrow the Tigers 13-2 at Red and Charline McCombs Field on Sunday.