Louisiana Ranked in Preseason National Softball Polls

[Turbine]

Looks to me like our girls have been coached up in the circle from last year. All of our pitchers are looking pretty good so far. GEAUX CAJUNS

With so many known unknowns going into the season, pitching has been a pleasant surprise.

[Reality Check]

This is suppose to be Glasco's weakest team .. think about that for a moment

Who said that?

[LaCajunsFan]

Who said that?

Uhmmmm, just about everyone who follows the program. I mean, why would it not? Considering all the MANY challenges he faced when coming in: from having to deal with all of the turmoil.....from the lotief deniers, and those ready to move on.....to having to assemble a new coaching team, and perhaps most importantly all of the recruiting hurdles he had to face......there can be no doubt that his future teams can only get better.

[Turbine]

Who said that?

Ok, for you only think about that for more than a moment.

[lcitsh]

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/15686


Mon, 02/19/2018


Rank Team Comments Prior
1 Florida Logo Florida A very good week for Florida as they no-hit North Florida and took two of three at Louisiana. 2
2 UCLA Logo UCLA UCLA is 9-0 on the young season heading into the final day of part one of the Mary Nutter Classic. 3
3 Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Oklahoma split two games at the Troy Cox Classic as they were upset by Boston U on Saturday. 1
4 Washington Logo Washington Huskies dominated the Bearkat Softball Classic winning all five games with ease. 6
5 Oregon Logo Oregon Ducks go 3-1 in Mexico as they beat Houston, Rutgers, and Texas but lost 1-0 to Ole Miss. 4
6 Texas A&M Logo Texas A&M Aggies are 9-0 and their game with Butler was a declared a no-game due to travel restrictions. 7
7 Baylor Logo Baylor Bears picked up a very nice win over Alabama on Sunday to highlight an undefeated week. 9
8 Arizona Logo Arizona Wildcats were tested by Montana but the pitching got the job done all weekend long. 8
9 Florida State Logo Florida State Seminoles went 3-1 against Minnesota and Michigan this week as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. 10
10 LSU Logo LSU LSU is on point with its pitching as the Tigers are 10-0 as they head out west to Palm Springs next weekend. 12
11 Alabama Logo Alabama Alabama picked up a good win against McNeese State and dropped a heartbreaker against Baylor. 5
12 Tennessee Logo Tennessee Tennessee went 4-1 this week with a win over Oklahoma State and a tough loss to Florida Atlantic. 11
13 Auburn Logo Auburn Tigers are 13-0 on the season as they pitched very well once again this week. 13
14 Ole Miss Logo Ole Miss Rebels went 3-1 down in Mexico with wins over Texas and Oregon to highlight the trip. 14
15 Georgia Logo Georgia Bulldogs rolled through the Red and Black Classic without much difficulty as Georgia went 5-0. 16
16 California Logo California Golden Bears are 9-0 as they are playing well in all phases right now. 19
17 Minnesota Logo Minnesota A rough weekend down in Tallahassee as the Golden Gophers were swept by Florida State and Notre Dame. 15
18 Louisiana Logo Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns dropped two of three against Florida, but they will be better as a team for playing the Gators. 17
19 Ohio State Logo Ohio State Buckeyes went 3-1 down at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge against NC State and Louisville. 18
20 South Carolina Logo South Carolina South Carolina went 4-0 at home this week highlighted by a 5-1 win over Michigan State. 20
21 Arizona State Logo Arizona State Arizona State went 4-0 hosting the Littlewood Classic as the Texas State win was the best win of the week. 22
22 Oklahoma State Logo Oklahoma State Oklahoma State recovered nicely from the Tennessee loss with four straight wins. 21
23 Michigan Logo Michigan Wolverines go 2-2 against Notre Dame and Florida State as they will only get better as the season goes along. 24
24 Kentucky Logo Kentucky It was a nice response by Kentucky this week as they went 4-0 out in San Diego. 23
25 Utah Logo Utah Utes have gotten back on track a bit as they have gone 3-1 so far at the Mary Nutter Classic. 25

[lcitsh]

http://fastpitchnews.com/fpn-college...20-2018/350231

RANK NAME CONF W-L Streak Previous
1 Florida Southeastern 8-1 1L 2
2 Oregon Pac-12 9-1 1L 3
3 Florida State Atlantic Coast 8-1 4W 4
4 Baylor Big 12 7-0 7W 14
5 LSU Southeastern 10-0 10W 11
6 UCLA Pac-12 9-0 9W 9
7 Washington Pac-12 10-0 10W 8
8 Oklahoma Big 12 6-1 1W 1
9 Texas A&M Southeastern 9-0 9W 7
10 Tennessee Southeastern 10-1 2W 6
11 Auburn Southeastern 13-0 13W 13
12 Alabama Southeastern 6-1 1L 10
13 Louisiana Sun Belt 7-2 5W 21
14 Georgia Southeastern 9-1 8W 15
15 Arizona Pac-12 8-1 7W 12
16 Oregon State Pac-12 7-4 2L 16
17 Oklahoma State Big 12 8-2 4W 17
18 Arizona State Pac-12 9-1 9W 18
19 Ole Miss Southeastern 6-2 2W 19
20 Notre Dame ACC 6-3 3W UR
21 Michigan Big Ten 5-4 1W UR
22 Minnesota Big Ten 5-4 4L 5
23 California Pac-12 9-0 9W UR
24 USC Upstate A-Sun 7-0 7W UR
25 Nebraska Big 10 8-2 1L 22

[lcitsh]

https://nfca.org/index.php?option=co...iv1&Itemid=230

2018 USA TODAY / NFCA DI TOP 25 COACHES POLL (WEEK 2)
The 2018 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA's Division I Conferences. Records reflect play through Feb. 18, 2018

RANKINGS
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Washington (15) 10-0 750 4
2 Florida (9) 8-1 743 2
3 UCLA (2) 9-0 714 5
4 Oklahoma (5) 6-1 701 1
5 Oregon 9-1 696 3
6 Texas A&M (1) 9-0 649 6
7 LSU 10-0 615 7
8 Baylor 7-0 565 11
9 Florida State 8-1 550 8
10 Alabama 6-1 496 9
11 Tennessee 10-1 475 10
12 Auburn 13-0 462 13
13 Arizona 8-1 433 12
14 Georgia 9-1 328 17
15 Louisiana 7-2 322 16
16 Ole Miss 6-2 313 15
17 Arizona State 9-1 282 18
18 Oklahoma State 8-2 257 19
19 California 9-0 208 23
20 Michigan 5-4 95 20
21 Ohio State 8-1 128 22
22 Minnesota 5-4 95 14
23 Kentucky 5-2 86 25
24 South Carolina 9-1 62
Utah 5-4 62 21
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Notre Dame (50), Long Beach State (47), Mississippi State (39), Arkansas (29), USC Upstate (20), Nebraska (16), Colorado State (14), Texas State (14), Oregon State (11), Louisville (4), McNeese State (4).

DROPPED OUT:
No. 24 McNeese State

[lcitsh]

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball...r/Top-25-Polls

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

2018 Season – Week 2 – February 20, 2018

Click here to download the Week 2 Top 25 Poll



1.


Florida (10)
SEC
Record: 8-1

Previous Rank: 2
Points: 465
2.


Oregon (4)
Pac-12
Record: 9-1

Previous Rank: 3
Points: 464
3.


Washington (3)
Pac-12
Record: 10-0

Previous Rank: 5
Points: 448
4.


UCLA
Pac-12
Record: 9-0

Previous Rank: 4
Points: 440
5.


Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 6-1

Previous Rank: 1
Points: 427
6.


Auburn
SEC
Record: 13-0

Previous Rank: 13
Points: 388
7.


Florida State
ACC
Record: 8-1

Previous Rank: 6
Points: 385
8.


LSU
SEC
Record: 10-0

Previous Rank: 7
Points: 381
9.


Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 9-0

Previous Rank: 8
Points: 375
10.


Baylor
Big 12
Record: 7-0

Previous Rank: 12
Points: 332
11.


Tennessee
SEC
Record: 10-1

Previous Rank: 10
Points: 305
12.


Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 8-1

Previous Rank: 11
Points: 299
13.


Alabama
SEC
Record: 6-1

Previous Rank: 9
Points: 287
14.


Georgia
SEC
Record: 9-1

Previous Rank: 17
Points: 210
15.


Arizona State
Pac-12
Record: 9-1

Previous Rank: 16
Points: 201
16.


Oklahoma State
Big 12
Record: 8-2

Previous Rank: 15
Points: 199
17.


Louisiana
Sun Belt
Record: 7-2

Previous Rank: T19
Points: 182
18.


Ole Miss
SEC
Record: 6-2

Previous Rank: 18
Points: 160
19.


California
Pac-12
Record: 9-0

Previous Rank: T22
Points: 133
20.
Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 5-4

Previous Rank: T19
Points: 112
21.


Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 8-1

Previous Rank: 21
Points: 109
22.


Minnesota
Big Ten
Record: 5-4

Previous Rank: 14
Points: 76
23.


Nebraska
Big Ten
Record: 8-2

Previous Rank: T22
Points: 58
24.


Kentucky
SEC
Record: 5-2

Previous Rank: 25
Points: 48
25.


Notre Dame
ACC
Record:6-3

Previous Rank: Did not receive votes
Points: 29
*Records reflect play through February 18

Parenthesis denotes first place votes.

Others receiving votes: Oregon State (12), South Carolina (11), Missouri (10), Utah (10), Colorado State (8), Mississippi State (6), Louisville (4), USC Upstate (4), Long Beach State (3), Arkansas (2), Houston (2), New Mexico State (2), Virginia Tech (2), James Madison (1), Lipscomb (1)

[CajunAmos]

Heard him say in the interview this morning that we had big time recruits in this weekend and three committed saying this is the type of environment they wanted to play.

[CajunVic]

Respect. While early polls are early polls, it is interesting the respect that the Cajuns are getting generally in the polls. As nice as it is that the Cajuns lost 2 and maintained or moved up in the polls is to see what happened to other teams at the top of the pole.

Florida was 2 and is still 2 (after 1 loss to the Cajuns)
Oklahoma was 1 and is now 4 (after 1 loss)
Oregon was 3 and is now 5 (after 1 loss)

It is obvious that the voters gave great respect to the Cajuns in their victory over Florida. Florida was not bumped for their loss but Oklahoma and Oregon were bumped for 1 loss. Go Cajuns!!!!!

[NewsCopy]

As the season moves into the month of April, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball has returned to the Top 20 in both national polls.

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