Lady Cajuns Crack Top 10, Climb to No. 8 in Both Polls

[Boomer]

Is there anything wrong with our facilities that would prevent us from hosting a regional???? I would think that Alabama is a lock---as we go to the West----LSU---Houston---Baylor---Texas---Anymore teams of interest?????

[Cajun90]

Any word on our RPI yet? What would it likely have to be in order for us to host a regional come seasons end?

The official NCAA RPI will start being published next week. To totally lock a regional I think we will need to be in the top eight. I think we have a very good shot with an RPI in the top 20. Our competition from a geographic standpoint, which is critical, will be LSU, Texas, Texas A & M, Alabama, Auburn & Baylor. Good news is I think we have LSU beat out this year. Alabama definitely host and Texas probably will also. Those could hurt us but they will need a home for the other teams mentioned to keep conference foes apart. We really need to hope the region produces a nice number of NCAA teams. McNeese continuing with a strong year and getting an at-large along with a Southland conference automatic would be beneficial.

Definitely one of the best oppurtunities to host that we have had in many years.

[wcd35]

Is there anything wrong with our facilities that would prevent us from hosting a regional???? I would think that Alabama is a lock---as we go to the West----LSU---Houston---Baylor---Texas---Anymore teams of interest?????

If there was something with our facilities holding us back from hosting, I think we would have included that when we rebuilt the stadium. Nothing should prevent us from hosting other than our RPI

[CajunAmos]

Is there anything wrong with our facilities that would prevent us from hosting a regional???? I would think that Alabama is a lock---as we go to the West----LSU---Houston---Baylor---Texas---Anymore teams of interest?????

I'd bet our facility is at worst top 10 in the country, with no issues with hosting.

[CajunRed]

You do not look at who someone loses to only, but who they beat. I have not done the research but I would say the schedule they played is a good bit stronger than the one we played. In addition the McNutt women are getting votes for top 25 so it is not like they are dog meat.

If our games against UNC, one of the Tulsa games, and of course Arizona had gone on and we had won then you might see us a couple of notches higher. All we need to do is keep on doing what we have and ther rewards, that being a NATIONAL SEED is what important, not a ranking. Ranking is for the ego, seeding is for optimizing your chances to become national champs.

I just went to the Sun Devil softball site to check out their schedule. Not only is it not stronger than ours, but guess how many games they've played so far at "away" sites. The answer is...less than one.

[CajunFan3406]

You guys need to stop getting so upset, and this one is for Z, but we are back in the #1 spot in the mid-major top 25. Geez, get ya'll priorities straight.
To think they had the nerve to bump us to #2 for the two previous weeks.

http://midmajorpoll.blogspot.com/

[Zeebart21]

You guys need to stop getting so upset, and this one is for Z, but we are back in the #1 spot in the mid-major top 25. Geez, get ya'll priorities straight.
To think they had the nerve to bump us to #2 for the two previous weeks.

http://midmajorpoll.blogspot.com/

Hey, thats terrific. Maybe we can play in the NCAA mid major softball championships. FML.....

Z

[CajunEXPRESS]

I just went to the Sun Devil softball site to check out their schedule. Not only is it not stronger than ours, but guess how many games they've played so far at "away" sites. The answer is...less than one.

You sir are correct. Not only have we played better competiton we did it away from home more often, and when pushed by good teams we won and they did not. So they are getting national champion love, and then they will get PAC XII love a little later on. I still say not getting to play Tulsa twice, UNC, and Arizona assuming wins, and that is a guess of course, costed us in the popularity polls.

The Cajuns have a great opportunity this week to get it done once again, and then we will get love in both the popularity polls, and the RPI polls. Right now if the popularity polls were the NCAA bids we would be a national seed, and that is all I am interested in.

[CajunRed]

You sir are correct. Not only have we played better competiton we did it away from home more often, and when pushed by good teams we won and they did not. So they are getting national champion love, and then they will get PAC XII love a little later on. I still say not getting to play Tulsa twice, UNC, and Arizona assuming wins, and that is a guess of course, costed us in the popularity polls.

The Cajuns have a great opportunity this week to get it done once again, and then we will get love in both the popularity polls, and the RPI polls. Right now if the popularity polls were the NCAA bids we would be a national seed, and that is all I am interested in.

Well said. Getting GaTech in this week is critical.

[NOCajun]

Is there anything wrong with our facilities that would prevent us from hosting a regional???? I would think that Alabama is a lock---as we go to the West----LSU---Houston---Baylor---Texas---Anymore teams of interest?????

First of all, the renovations at Lamson definitely make it one of the top 10 parks in the Country and, second, lsfoo isn't even ranked anymore so they won't be hosting anything.