A little preseason softball publicity

[CajunRed]

Well people do this all the time. The smell test? I can understand if Farmer had said, by the criteria that is established for seeding I think the Cajuns were probably about right, but this team passes the smell test by a lot, and they should have been seeded much better.

For him to say we were seeded about right is just plain stupid, because of the way they played the big hitters when it mattered.

Yep.

[Zeebart21]

Katie didn't get let go, the income for her position was pretty much for a GA. Lots of work and little money. Keep the faith, but don't speculate if you believe Mike will keep the ship off the rocks.

Consider your source, T.

Z

[JMV JustMyView]

Why did Joy quit??? Coach Stephanie will probably be right back in the thick of things so we should be ok!

[lcitsh]

Here's the preseason poll for the nfca/usatoday:

https://nfca.org/index.php/front-pag...preseason-poll


Alabama Starts 2013 at No. 1 in USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Alabama Crimson Tide will start the 2013 campaign in the exact same position as it finished last season as the No. 1 team in the nation, according to the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll that was released by the Association on Tuesday.

The defending national champion Crimson Tide (60-8) received 25 of 31 possible first-place votes to lead the way in the top spot, while the remainder of the top five remained unchanged from last year's final ranking. National runner-up Oklahoma reaped five first-place tallies to sit second, California (58-7) was third after garnering a single first-place nod, Arizona State (53-11) rated fourth and Oregon (45-18) rounded out the top five squads.

Tennessee (52-14), Texas (47-13), Missouri (47-14), Georgia (45-17) and LSU (40-25) made up positions 6-10, respectively.

Syracuse (43-16) and Oregon State (36-23) were the only two teams to drop out of the poll from 2012 to 2013, but each were included among the squads listed among the receiving votes column.

The Pacific-12 and Southeastern Conference led the way with seven selections each, while the Big 12 Conference boasted three teams in the ratings. Other leagues placing teams in the listing were the BIG EAST and ACC (two each) as well as the Big Ten, Colonial Athletic Association, Big West and Sun Belt (one each).

The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 31 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Final 2012 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.


Rank Team 2012 Record Totals Final 2012 Poll

1 Alabama (25) 60-8 765 1
2 Oklahoma (5) 54-10 745 2
3 California (1) 58-7 704 3
4 Arizona State 53-11 684 4
5 Oregon 45-18 635 5
6 Tennessee 52-14 626 6
7 Texas 47-13 534 9
8 Missouri 47-14 496 11
9 Georgia 45-17 490 10
10 LSU 40-25 475 7
11 Louisiana 53-6 429 12
12 USF 50-14 423 8
13 Arizona 38-19 406 13
14 Florida 48-11 342 18
15 Michigan 42-17 326 15
16 Washington 39-19 316 14
17 Texas A&M 41-18 296 19
18 Louisville 55-5 255 17
19 UCLA 36-20 216 20
20 Hofstra 42-15 203 16
21 Stanford 40-19 183 21
22 North Carolina 43-15 102 24
23 Hawai'i 44-9 89 22
24 Baylor 34-22 80 RV
25 Florida State 47-16 58 RV

Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (43), Georgia Tech (29), Syracuse (27), Kentucky (23), Oregon State (22), Texas Tech (12), Virginia Tech (11), DePaul (10), Northwestern (5), BYU (4), Houston (3), Tulsa (2), Mississippi State (2), Illinois State (2), South Alabama (2).

[moorecajun]

Look at South Al getting a couple of votes.

[lcitsh]

This is the coaches poll. The USA Softball/ESPN is the writers' poll. Coaches will normally look at what you have returning and how you finished last year and most teams will stay pretty close to where they finished the season. Remember South AL gave Alabama a pretty good test in Tuscaloosa regional.

[lcitsh]

http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=7248

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

2013 Season – Pre-season – January 29, 2013

Rank Team 2012 Record Points Final 2012 Ranking
1. Alabama (13) 60-8 490 1
2. Oklahoma (7) 54-10 486 2
3. California 58-7 449 3
4. Arizona State 53-11 445 4
5. Tennessee 52-14 414 7
6. Oregon 45-18 390 5
7. Missouri 47-14 346 11
8. Georgia 45-17 332 10
9. Texas 47-13 297 12
10. South Florida 50-14 285 8
11. Louisiana 53-6 272 9
12. LSU 40-25 263 6
13. Michigan 42-17 233 15
14. Arizona 38-19 226 13
15. Florida 48-13 225 16
16. Washington 39-19 213 14
17. Texas A&M 41-18 195 19
18. Louisville 55-5 188 18
19. UCLA 36-20 144 21
20. Stanford 40-19 131 20
21. North Carolina 43-15 69 25
T22. Baylor 34-22 67 RV
T22. Hofstra 42-15 67 17
24. Florida State 47-16 66 22
25. Hawaii 44-9 44 23

Parenthesis denotes first place votes.

Dropped Out: None
New to Poll: None

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame (24); Syracuse (23); Kentucky (20); Georgia Tech (18); Virginia Tech (17); Tulsa (14); Texas Tech (12); Mississippi State (9); Oregon State (8); Northwestern (7); Oklahoma State (3); Central Florida (3); South Alabama (2); UMASS (2); BYU (1)

[CajunAmos]

http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=7248

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

2013 Season – Pre-season – January 29, 2013

Rank Team 2012 Record Points Final 2012 Ranking
1. Alabama (13) 60-8 490 1
2. Oklahoma (7) 54-10 486 2
3. California 58-7 449 3
4. Arizona State 53-11 445 4
5. Tennessee 52-14 414 7
6. Oregon 45-18 390 5
7. Missouri 47-14 346 11
8. Georgia 45-17 332 10
9. Texas 47-13 297 12
10. South Florida 50-14 285 8
11. Louisiana 53-6 272 9
12. LSU 40-25 263 6
13. Michigan 42-17 233 15
14. Arizona 38-19 226 13
15. Florida 48-13 225 16
16. Washington 39-19 213 14
17. Texas A&M 41-18 195 19
18. Louisville 55-5 188 18
19. UCLA 36-20 144 21
20. Stanford 40-19 131 20
21. North Carolina 43-15 69 25
T22. Baylor 34-22 67 RV
T22. Hofstra 42-15 67 17
24. Florida State 47-16 66 22
25. Hawaii 44-9 44 23

Parenthesis denotes first place votes.

Dropped Out: None
New to Poll: None

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame (24); Syracuse (23); Kentucky (20); Georgia Tech (18); Virginia Tech (17); Tulsa (14); Texas Tech (12); Mississippi State (9); Oregon State (8); Northwestern (7); Oklahoma State (3); Central Florida (3); South Alabama (2); UMASS (2); BYU (1)

At least the Louisiana order is correct in this version.