Louisiana Back in Softball America Top 25

[VObserver]

Softball America Top 25; Through games of 3/17

1 Oklahoma 27-1 5-0 1
2 LSU 24-1 2-1 2
3 Duke 22-2 3-1 3
4 Texas 24-3 3-1 4
5 Georgia 23-4 3-1 6
6 Stanford 22-5 4-1 5
7 Oklahoma State 24-3 4-0 7
8 Tennessee 22-4 4-0 9
9 Washington 20-4 2-1 8
10 Virgina Tech 21-4-1 3-1 10
11 Florida 25-4 4-1 12
12 Texas A&M 25-3 2-1 13
13 Clemson 21-6 4-0 16
14 UCLA 17-6 3-0 15
15 Alabama 22-5 3-2 17
16 Missouri 22-6 2-3 11
17 Arkansas 22-6 2-1 20
18 Mississippi State 21-6 2-2 18
19 Texas State 22-7 2-1 24
20 Kansas 19-7-1 5-0 NR
21 California 21-7 0-3 19
22 Baylor 16-8 2-3 14
23 Louisiana 18-12 4-0 NR
24 Arizona 20-7-1 1-2 21
25 South Carolina 21-7 3-2 22

[VObserver]

13 of the 30 games we have played this year have been against teams in this weeks top 25, and we still have 2 vs LSU and 3 Vs TxSt yet to play.

[sandra]

Do we still have the toughest pre conference schedule in the country?

[RaginDave]

Do we still have the toughest pre conference schedule in the country?

#2 in the Nation right now.

[VObserver]

For those who say the conference drags us down, I offer this: as of today the combined records of the conference teams remaining on our schedule is 112-69. Not too shabby.

Our remaining non-conference opponents are 80-33.

This all bodes well for a continued improving RPI, assuming we continue to win.

As far as the other metrics used to determine NCAA placement and/or seeding, our schedule includes 18 total games against current Top 25 RPI teams and an additional 5 from 26-50 currently. We are currently 3-10 against Top 25 current RPI. [1-5 vs Top 5].

[VObserver]

USA Today/Coaches Poll 3/19/2024

1 Oklahoma (26) 27-1 794 1
2 LSU (6) 24-1 771 2
3 Texas 24-3 727 3
4 Oklahoma State 24-3 692 4
5 Georgia 23-4 666 5
6 Duke 22-2 637 6
7 Tennessee 22-4 610 8
8 Washington 20-4 584 7
9 Stanford 22-5 545 9
10 Florida 25-4 512 10
11 Clemson 21-6 461 12
12 Texas A&M 25-3 432 13
13 Alabama 22-5 392 14
14 UCLA 17-6 371 15
15 Missouri 22-6 369 11
16 Virginia Tech 21-4-1 306 18
17 Florida State 18-8 280 16
18 Arkansas 22-6 245 20
19 California 21-7 193 17
20 Mississippi State 21-6 190 21
21 Arizona 20-7-1 130 22
22 Baylor 16-8 101 19
23 South Carolina 21-7 78 23
24 Boston University 20-3 66 24
25 Auburn 14-6-1 59 25
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Oregon (55), Louisiana (43), Kansas (40), Kentucky (25), Texas State (19), Miami (6), Grand Canyon (1).

[Cajunrunner]

Looks like in Softball America, us and TX State are the only two G5/mid majors in the Top 25.

In the Coach’s poll, no G5s in the Top 25, with us, Texas State and Grand Canyon as the only ones receiving votes.

This is definitely not the softball landscape of 15-20 years ago.

[HoustonCajun]

Looks like in Softball America, us and TX State are the only two G5/mid majors in the Top 25.

In the Coach’s poll, no G5s in the Top 25, with us, Texas State and Grand Canyon as the only ones receiving votes.

This is definitely not the softball landscape of 15-20 years ago.

Boston University at #24 - G5.

[MountainDew]

Am I missing something? I was sure we played LSU tonight. Our schedule says no, but Warren Nolan says yes.

[CajunSID]

Am I missing something? I was sure we played LSU tonight. Our schedule says no, but Warren Nolan says yes.

LSU was moved to April. Was announced a while back. Guess Warren Nolan missed it as well.

[MountainDew]

LSU was moved to April. Was announced a while back. Guess Warren Nolan missed it as well.

Cool deal. Thanks

[RaginDave]

LSU was moved to April. Was announced a while back. Guess Warren Nolan missed it as well.

Actually they did not miss it, this happens all the time with moved games on WN. He has the moved game later in the season, but did not update the game that was postponed. For instance if a game is moved because of weather on the day of, he will usually have it on that even though the game was never played, but he will put the new game back on the schedule for the new date.