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THE POWER RANKINGS: Johnson, Liberty Hill, Cedar Ridge finish on Austin area Softball podium
Considering that teams moved up and down the softball Power Rankings this season like an express elevator at a downtown high rise, there was remarkably little movement in this final poll of the season.
Buda Johnson took over the top spot mid-season and remained #1 the rest of the way, followed by Liberty Hill, Cedar Ridge, Dripping Springs and Bowie. Georgetown flipped spots with Stony Point after the Lady Tigers dropped one of their games against unranked Vista Ridge. The only other movement comes down in the bottom third of the Rankings with East View sliding above Round Rock for 12th after the Lady Dragons suffered a loss against 3rd-ranked Cedar Ridge.
And that was it. All the other teams in this final poll of 2025 remain in place.
Here is the final Power Rankings of the year. We’ve had a blast making educated guesses about how the best softball teams in the Austin area compare with each other this year. Thanks for reading, discussing and arguing about it amongst yourselves.
Now these teams get to decide it all on the field. Best of luck to all in the playoffs!
VYPE's Austin Softball Rankings
1. (1) Buda Johnson Lady Jaguars (6A) 21-4-1 (Def. Steele)
2. (2) Liberty Hill (5A) 21-4-1 (Def. Cedar Park)
3. (3) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) 18-3 (Def. #12 Round Rock)
4. (4) Dripping Springs (6A) 23-7-1 (L @ #7 Georgetown; Def. Westlake)
5. (5) Bowie (6A) 16-7 (Def. Austin High)
6. (7) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) 20-9-1 (Def. #4 Dripping Springs; Def. Pflugerville)
7. (6) Stony Point Lady Tigers (6A) 19-6-1 (L @ Vista Ridge; Def. Westwood)
8. (8) Del Valle (6A) 16-5-1 (Def. Westlake; Def. Akins)
9. (9) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) 18-9-1 (Def. Akins; Def. Austin High)
10. (10) Leander Lady Lions (5A) 20-9 (Def. Glenn; Def. Hays)
11. (11) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) 17-7-1 (Def. McCallum)
12. (13) East View Lady Patriots (5A) 17-7 (Def. Elgin; Def. Hendrickson)
13. (12) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 13-9 (Def. Manor; L vs. #3 Cedar Ridge)
14. (14) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) 17-9-2 (Def. Lockhart)
15. (15) Weiss Lady Wolves (5A) 18-10 (Def. Pflugerville; Def. Pflugerville Connally)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Johnson, Liberty Hill, Cedar Ridge still perched atop Austin area Softball chart
Buda Johnson, Liberty Hill and Cedar Ridge survived the week unscathed and remained atop this week’s softball Power Rankings – but they’d better be watching their mirrors.
Dripping Springs has climbed to fourth in the poll after defeating #9 Lake Travis, #8 Del Valle and Weiss. (The Lady Wolves were unrated at the time but have since cracked this week’s poll at #15 with wins over Little Rover Academy and an impressive win over now-#7 Georgetown.) Bowie entered the Top 5 and Stony Point also moved up after both teams swept their opponents.
Del Valle remained at #8 despite their loss to Dripping Springs, largely because the teams immediately behind them – Lake Travis, Leander and Bastrop – split their weeks and couldn’t completely take advantage. East View and Rouse each moved up a spot as Westlake fell out of the Rankings.
Here are the Rankings heading into the final week of the regular season.
VYPE's Austin Softball Rankings
1. (1) Buda Johnson Lady Jaguars (6A) 20-4-1 (Def. East Central; Def. Judson)
2. (2) Liberty Hill (5A) 20-4-1 (Def. Lehman; Def. Hays)
3. (3) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) 17-3 (Def. Hutto)
4. (5) Dripping Springs (6A) 22-6-1 (Def. #9 Lake Travis; Def. #8 Del Valle; Def. Weiss)
5. (6) Bowie (6A) 15-7 (Def. Westlake; Def. Akins)
6. (7) Stony Point Lady Tigers (6A) 18-5-1 (Def. Vandegrift; Def. McNeil)
7. (4) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) 18-9-1 (Def. Hendrickson; L @ Weiss)
8. (8) Del Valle (6A) 14-5-1 (L @ #6 Dripping Springs)
9. (9) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) 16-9-1 (L vs. #5 Dripping Springs; Def. Westlake)
10. (10) Leander Lady Lions (5A) 18-9 (L @ #15 Rouse; Def. Lockhart)
11. (11) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) 16-7-1 (L @Crockett; Def. Anderson)
12. (12) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 12-8 (Def. McNeil; Def. Westwood)
13. (14) East View Lady Patriots (5A) 15-7 (Def. Connally)
14. (15) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) 15-9-2 (Def. #10 Leander; Def. Lehman)
15. (NR) Weiss Lady Wolves (5A) 16-10 (Def. Little River Academy; Def. #4 Georgetown; L @ #6 Dripping Springs)