Louisiana Ranked in Preseason National Softball Polls

[NewsCopy]

The Ragin' Cajuns are ranked No. 22 in the preseason USA Today/NFCA poll and No. 24 in the preseason ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, both released on Tuesday.

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[lcitsh]

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/15672

Mon, 02/12/2018


Rank Team Comments Prior
1 Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Sooners went 5-0 at the GCU Kickoff Tournament and scored at least four runs in every game. 1
2 Florida Logo Florida Florida starts the 2018 season on a strong note as they swept the USF-Wilson DeMarini Tournament. 2
3 UCLA Logo UCLA Bruins swept the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament as they were very dominant all weekend. 3
4 Oregon Logo Oregon Ducks scored 73 runs this weekend down in Tempe and picked up wins over Georgia and Fresno State. 4
5 Alabama Logo Alabama A flawless opening in the circle for the Crimson Tide as Courtney Gettins threw a no-hitter in her season debut. 5
6 Washington Logo Washington Washington outscored their opponents 70-3 at the Peterson Hotels Invitational this weekend. 6
7 Texas A&M Logo Texas A&M Aggies were tested against Houston and Boston College, but won all four games this weekend. 8
8 Arizona Logo Arizona Wildcats rebounded from the Oklahoma State loss and ended up 4-1 on the weekend. 7
9 Baylor Logo Baylor Gia Rodoni's no-hitter on Friday set the tone for Baylor as they swept Northwestern State this week. 9
10 Florida State Logo Florida State Seminoles took Texas State's best shot and got a nice win over the Bobcats and dominated the rest of the week. 10
11 Tennessee Logo Tennessee Tennessee was tested out in Tempe against Arizona State and Utah, but found a way to win both games. 11
12 LSU Logo LSU LSU did a nice job offensively this weekend as they went 4-0 at home to start the 2018 season. 12
13 Auburn Logo Auburn Auburn goes 6-0 in week one to start off the Mickey Dean era as the Tigers only allowed one run all weekend. 13
14 Ole Miss Logo Ole Miss Rebels go 3-1 at the Sand Dollar Classic beating Virginia Tech, but they did fall to Lipscomb. 14
15 Minnesota Logo Minnesota Minnesota got a nice mix of timely hitting and quality pitching as the Golden Gophers went 5-0 in Vegas. 17
16 Georgia Logo Georgia Bulldogs picked up wins over Oregon State, Utah, and BYU to highlight a 4-1 trip to Tempe. NR
17 Louisiana Logo Louisiana Louisiana won all five games and should have some added confidence heading into the Florida series this week. 18
18 Ohio State Logo Ohio State Buckeyes start the 2018 season with a 5-0 record as they won a mix of close games and blowouts. 25
19 California Logo California Golden Bears did a nice job in the circle enroute to the 2018 Capitol City Classic Title. NR
20 South Carolina Logo South Carolina Gamecocks had a productive trip down to Miami as they went 4-1 at the FIU Tournament. NR
21 Oklahoma State Logo Oklahoma State Oklahoma State picked up four wins out in Tempe, including a win over Arizona. 24
22 Arizona State Logo Arizona State Sun Devils go 5-1 at home to start the season as they beat Notre Dame and Nebraska. 23
23 Kentucky Logo Kentucky Wildcats dropped their opening series at New Mexico State, losing two of three games. 19
24 Michigan Logo Michigan Wolverines end up 3-2 in Tampa as they lost two tough ones against Florida and USF. 15
25 Utah Logo Utah A tough opening weekend for the Utes as they went 2-3, but lost to Tennessee in controversial fashion. 16

[lcitsh]

http://fastpitchnews.com/fpn-college.13-2018/350144

RANK NAME CONF Streak W-L Previous
1 Oklahoma Big 12 5W 5-0 1
2 Florida Southeastern 5W 5-0 2
3 Oregon Pac-12 6W 6-0 3
4 Florida State Atlantic Coast 4W 4-0 4
5 Minnesota Big Ten 5W 5-0 5
6 Tennessee Southeastern 6W 6-0 9
7 Texas A&M Southeastern 4W 4-0 7
8 Washington Pac-12 5W 5-0 8
9 UCLA Pac-12 5W 5-0 10
10 Alabama Southeastern 3W 3-0 11
11 LSU Southeastern 4W 4-0 12
12 Arizona Pac-12 3W 4-1 6
13 Auburn Southeastern 6W 6-0 15
14 Baylor Big 12 3W 3-0 17
15 Georgia Southeastern 3W 4-1 UR
16 Oregon State Pac-12 1W 4-1 UR
17 Oklahoma State Big 12 4W 4-1 UR
18 Arizona State Pac-12 5W 5-1 UR
19 Ole Miss Southeastern 1L 3-1 14
20 Ohio State Big Ten 5W 5-0 22
21 Louisiana Sun Belt 5W 5-0 23
22 Nebraska Big Ten 4W 5-1 UR
23 McNeese State Southland 4W 4-0 UR
24 Fordham Atlantic 10 - 0-0 24
25 South Florida AAC 1L 4-1 UR RELATED ITEMS:FEATURE, FPN COLLEGE SOFTBALL RANKINGS

[lcitsh]

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

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

2018 Season – Week 1 – February 13, 2018

Click here to download the Week 1 Top 25 Poll


1.

Oklahoma (16)
Big 12
Record: 5-0
Previous Rank: 1
Points: 493
2.

Florida (1)
SEC
Record: 5-0
Previous Rank: 2
Points: 470
3.

Oregon (3)
Pac-12
Record: 6-0
Previous Rank: 3
Points: 463
4.

UCLA
Pac-12
Record: 5-0
Previous Rank: 4
Points: 422
5.

Washington
Pac-12
Record: 5-0
Previous Rank: 5
Points: 421
6.

Florida State
ACC
Record: 4-0
Previous Rank: 6
Points: 403
7.

LSU
SEC
Record: 4-0
Previous Rank: 8
Points: 358
8.

Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 4-0
Previous Rank: 9
Points: 357
9.

Alabama
SEC
Record: 3-0
Previous Rank: 10
Points: 340
10.

Tennessee
SEC
Record: 6-0
Previous Rank: 11
Points: 321
11.

Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 4-1
Previous Rank: 7
Points: 303
12.

Baylor
Big 12
Record: 3-0
Previous Rank: 12
Points: 278
13.

Auburn
SEC
Record: 6-0
Previous Rank: 14
Points: 265
14.

Minnesota
Big Ten
Record: 5-0
Previous Rank: 18
Points: 244
15.

Oklahoma State
Big 12
Record: 4-1
Previous Rank: 21
Points: 175
16.

Arizona State
Pac-12
Record: 5-1
Previous Rank:19
Points: 174
17.

Georgia
SEC
Record: 4-1
Previous Rank: 25
Points: 164
18.

Ole Miss
SEC
Record: 3-1
Previous Rank: 15
Points: 133
T19.

Louisiana
Sun Belt
Record: 5-0
Previous Rank: 24
Points: 127
T19.

Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 3-2
Previous Rank: T16
Points: 127
21.

Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 5-0
Previous Rank: RV
Points: 92
T22.

California
Pac-12
Record: 4-0
Previous Rank: RV
Points: 62
T22.

Nebraska
Big Ten
Record: 5-1
Previous Rank: RV
Points: 62
24.

Utah
Pac-12
Record: 2-3
Previous Rank: T16
Points: 60
25.

Kentucky
SEC
Record:1-2
Previous Rank: 13
Points: 34

*Records reflect play through February 11

Parenthesis denotes first place votes.

Others receiving votes: North Carolina (23), Northwestern (20), Oregon State (18), Lipscomb (15), McNeese State (15), New Mexico State (12), Houston (7), James Madison (7), South Florida (7), Tulsa (7), Mississippi State (6), South Carolina (6), Louisville (5), USC Upstate (3), Colorado State (1)

[lcitsh]

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

2018 USA TODAY / NFCA DI TOP 25 COACHES POLL (WEEK 1)
The 2018 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records reflect games played through Feb. 12.

RANKINGS
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Oklahoma (31) 5-0 799 1
2 Florida (1) 5-0 767 2
3 Oregon 6-0 734 3
4 Washington 5-0 693 4
5 UCLA 5-0 653 5
6 Texas A&M 4-0 636 6
7 LSU 4-0 576 8
8 Florida State 4-0 567 9
9 Alabama 3-0 490 11
10 Tennessee 6-0 499 12
11 Baylor 3-0 490 10
12 Arizona 4-1 472 7
13 Auburn 6-0 436 13
14 Minnesota 5-0 391 16
15 Ole Miss 3-1 284 14
16 Louisiana 5-0 267 22
17 Georgia 4-1 263 25
18 Arizona State 5-1 247 23
19 Oklahoma State 4-1 222 24
20 Michigan 3-2 202 18
21 Utah 2-3 108 15
22 Ohio State 5-0 104
23 California 4-0 89
24 McNeese State 4-0 80
25 Kentucky 1-2 56 17
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Mississippi State (46), South Carolina (30), Nebraska (29), Oregon State (20), James Madison (17), Long Beach State (14), Tulsa (14), Lipscomb (12), New Mexico State (11), South Alabama (7), USF (6), Notre Dame (5), Louisville (5), Northwestern (5), Arkansas (5), Fresno State (4), North Carolina (3), BYU (1), Cal State Fullerton (1), Texas State (1), USC Upstate (1).

DROPPED OUT:
No. 19 BYU, No. 20 Tulsa, No. 21 James Madison.

[BeauCajun]

Good for McNeese breaking the top 25. Is that their first time?

[NewsCopy]

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball made a significant move in the first regular season edition of both the USA Today/NFCA poll and ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.

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LOUISIANA AC

[jllanclos]

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/15672

Mon, 02/12/2018


Rank Team Comments Prior
1 Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Sooners went 5-0 at the GCU Kickoff Tournament and scored at least four runs in every game. 1
2 Florida Logo Florida Florida starts the 2018 season on a strong note as they swept the USF-Wilson DeMarini Tournament. 2
3 UCLA Logo UCLA Bruins swept the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament as they were very dominant all weekend. 3
4 Oregon Logo Oregon Ducks scored 73 runs this weekend down in Tempe and picked up wins over Georgia and Fresno State. 4
5 Alabama Logo Alabama A flawless opening in the circle for the Crimson Tide as Courtney Gettins threw a no-hitter in her season debut. 5
6 Washington Logo Washington Washington outscored their opponents 70-3 at the Peterson Hotels Invitational this weekend. 6
7 Texas A&M Logo Texas A&M Aggies were tested against Houston and Boston College, but won all four games this weekend. 8
8 Arizona Logo Arizona Wildcats rebounded from the Oklahoma State loss and ended up 4-1 on the weekend. 7
9 Baylor Logo Baylor Gia Rodoni's no-hitter on Friday set the tone for Baylor as they swept Northwestern State this week. 9
10 Florida State Logo Florida State Seminoles took Texas State's best shot and got a nice win over the Bobcats and dominated the rest of the week. 10
11 Tennessee Logo Tennessee Tennessee was tested out in Tempe against Arizona State and Utah, but found a way to win both games. 11
12 LSU Logo LSU LSU did a nice job offensively this weekend as they went 4-0 at home to start the 2018 season. 12
13 Auburn Logo Auburn Auburn goes 6-0 in week one to start off the Mickey Dean era as the Tigers only allowed one run all weekend. 13
14 Ole Miss Logo Ole Miss Rebels go 3-1 at the Sand Dollar Classic beating Virginia Tech, but they did fall to Lipscomb. 14
15 Minnesota Logo Minnesota Minnesota got a nice mix of timely hitting and quality pitching as the Golden Gophers went 5-0 in Vegas. 17
16 Georgia Logo Georgia Bulldogs picked up wins over Oregon State, Utah, and BYU to highlight a 4-1 trip to Tempe. NR
17 Louisiana Logo Louisiana Louisiana won all five games and should have some added confidence heading into the Florida series this week. 18
18 Ohio State Logo Ohio State Buckeyes start the 2018 season with a 5-0 record as they won a mix of close games and blowouts. 25
19 California Logo California Golden Bears did a nice job in the circle enroute to the 2018 Capitol City Classic Title. NR
20 South Carolina Logo South Carolina Gamecocks had a productive trip down to Miami as they went 4-1 at the FIU Tournament. NR
21 Oklahoma State Logo Oklahoma State Oklahoma State picked up four wins out in Tempe, including a win over Arizona. 24
22 Arizona State Logo Arizona State Sun Devils go 5-1 at home to start the season as they beat Notre Dame and Nebraska. 23
23 Kentucky Logo Kentucky Wildcats dropped their opening series at New Mexico State, losing two of three games. 19
24 Michigan Logo Michigan Wolverines end up 3-2 in Tampa as they lost two tough ones against Florida and USF. 15
25 Utah Logo Utah A tough opening weekend for the Utes as they went 2-3, but lost to Tennessee in controversial fashion. 16

Congrats to Louisiana Logo Louisiana Louisiana. Fantastic week!

[CajunJack55]

Good for McNeese breaking the top 25. Is that their first time?

Yes

[BeauCajun]

Our UL softball team moved up to #15 after going 2-2 over the weekend with OSU and UF. This according to the NFCA poll.

[SlickRick]

Moved from 21 to 13 in the FPN rankings!

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

[cajun_lannister]

Beat 2 good teams this past week Glasco is as advertised


Hopefully Maggard is 2 for 2

[BeauCajun]

I think I saw we were at 15 in the USA Today poll.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/a.1-first-time-8

[BeauCajun]

We need a 5 game sweep this weekend and then head to Cali and kick some ___. Michigan and Baylor will be big games next weekend. Those signature wins would really help.

[alum81]

If we beat both Michigan and Baylor we are on our way to the wcws.