Where Mississippi State Softball is Ranked After Week 9
It appeared as though another bump in the rankings was inevitable for the Bulldogs after the first three wins of the week, but the result of this past Sunday's game altered that reality.
The Mississippi State softball team continued its success from Week 8 with a dominant 14-0 victory over UAB in a run-ruling five innings on April 3.
Additionally, the then-No. 16 Bulldogs defeated the then-No. 22 South Carolina Gamecocks in each of the first two matchups of the series by a combined score of 10-0. However, Mississippi State couldn't finish the week strong as it fell to South Carolina 3-1 in the final game of the series.
It appeared as though another bump in the rankings was inevitable for the Bulldogs after the first three wins of the week, but the result of this past Sunday's game altered that reality.
Here is where Mississippi State is ranked after Week 9:
USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 9
(Team, first-place votes, record, points)
1. Texas (12), 31-6, 605
2. Oklahoma (5), 35-3, 590
3. Duke (6), 33-3, 589
4. Tennessee (1) 30-6, 547
5. Oklahoma State (1), 33-6, 537
6. LSU, 31-5, 469
7. Stanford, 31-6, 466
8. Georgia, 31-8, 454
9. Florida, 33-6, 439
10. Washington, 26-7, 366
11. UCLA, 22-9, 364
12. Texas A&M, 31-8, 302
13. Alabama, 29-8, 299
14. Arkansas, 28-10, 289
15. Missouri, 30-10, 282
16. Virginia Tech, 28-9-1, 277
17. Mississippi State, 28-10, 261
18. Florida State, 28-10, 194
19. Clemson, 27-11, 182
20. Oregon, 22-13, 148
21. Louisiana 27-13, 93
22. Texas State, 32-9, 87
23. California, 29-11, 60
24. Baylor, 21-14, 51
T25. Arizona, 24-12-1, 33
T25. South Carolina, 28-12, 33
Others receiving votes: Northwestern (30), Kansas (26), Boston U (16), Kentucky (11), Miami-OH (9), Penn State (7), Virginia (3), Wichita State (1), Auburn (1), Louisville (1), UCF (1).
NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 9
(Team, first-place votes, record, points)
1. Oklahoma (12), 35-3, 770
2. Texas (9), 31-6, 766
3. Duke (10), 33-3, 760
4. Tennessee, 30-6, 666
5. Oklahoma State (1), 33-6, 647
6. LSU, 31-5, 643
7. Georgia, 31-8, 620
8. Stanford, 31-6, 604
9. Florida, 33-6, 550
10. Washington, 26-7, 486
11. Texas A&M, 31-8, 443
T12. Alabama, 29-8, 409
T12. UCLA, 22-9, 409
14. Missouri, 30-10, 373
15. Virginia Tech, 28-9-1, 358
16. Mississippi State, 28-10, 337
17. Arkansas, 28-10, 316
18. Florida State, 28-10, 250
19. Clemson, 27-11, 238
20. California, 29-11, 156
21. Arizona 24-12-1, 128
22. Oregon 22-13, 113
23. South Carolina, 28-12, 105
24. Boston University, 29-4, 82
25. Texas State, 32-9, 68
Other receiving votes: Louisiana (25), Baylor (19), Kentucky (17), Miami (17), Kansas (8), FAU (5), Virginia (5), Nevada (3), Northwestern (2), Auburn (1), Grand Canyon (1).