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[The Sheriff]

I present to you this week's softball poll.

 

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

 

Not too much of a drop considering we got rolled by #4 UT 11-0 and then lost to NC State 2-1 (note to everyone - Nevins had a no-hitter through five innings before the wheels fell off in the sixth inning of the UT game).

Edited February 20, 2013 by The_Sheriff

[The Sheriff]

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25

2013 Season – Week 2 – February 19, 2013

 

Rank

Team

Record

Points

Previous Ranking

1.

Oklahoma (16)

10-0

496

1

2.

Alabama (4)

10-0

480

2

3.

Arizona State

12-0

455

3

4.

Tennessee

10-0

445

4

5.

Florida

12-0

408

5

6.

Texas

11-0

393

6

7.

Missouri

5-0

378

7

8.

California

7-2

356

8

9.

Texas A&M

10-0

343

10

10.

LSU

10-1

323

11

11.

Oregon

8-3

299

9

12.

Louisiana-Lafayette

7-1

243

15

13.

UCLA

8-1

228

18

14.

South Florida

6-3

219

12

15.

Michigan

6-2

217

13

16.

Georgia

6-2

211

14

17.

Stanford

10-2

156

20

18.

Louisville

8-2

155

T16

19.

Arizona

8-2

146

19

20.

Kentucky

8-3

141

22

21.

Hawaii

9-2

103

23

22.

Washington

6-5

92

T16

23.

Florida State

7-2

62

21

24.

Tulsa

7-3

40

RV

25.

Baylor

10-2

37

RV

 Parenthesis denotes first place votes.

Dropped Out: Hofstra, Georgia Tech

New to Poll: Tulsa, Baylor

 

 

Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech (33), Georgia Tech (26), South Alabama (9), San Diego State (3), Hofstra (2), Nebraska (1)

[MaltLiquorBull]

Do we participate in any sport or competition where we are not outranked by UF?  I hate those guys.  Can't even brag about softball to them because they outrank us there, too.

Edited February 20, 2013 by MaltLiquorBull

[outrunner]

Do we participate in any sport or competition where we are not outranked by UF?  I hate those guys.  Can't even brag about softball to them because they outrank us there, too.

 

Men's Soccer

[charsibb]

Good to see.

 

Surprised to see LoLa that high - are the Cajuns really that good?

 

And why are they throwing up horns?

 

http://www.ragincajuns.com/news/2013/2/15/SB_0215133650.aspx

[atticman]

Do we participate in any sport or competition where we are not outranked by UF?  I hate those guys.  Can't even brag about softball to them because they outrank us there, too.

Well at the beginning of the season we outranked Florida but due to our performance the past couple weeks they had jumped over us. No worries though we have a chance to over take them soon especially since we play them I believe next week.

  

Good to see.

 

Surprised to see LoLa that high - are the Cajuns really that good?

 

And why are they throwing up horns?

 

http://www.ragincajuns.com/news/2013/2/15/SB_0215133650.aspx

Yes the Cajuns are that good. I saw them play last year in a tournament in Clearwater and they have power and speed. A very dominant team and I believe they were young as well, so they should have quite a few returning starters. The game against ULL this weekend will be an interesting test especially against another big time team in softball. As for the bull horns I have no idea.

[GaUSFBull]

Do we participate in any sport or competition where we are not outranked by UF?  I hate those guys.  Can't even brag about softball to them because they outrank us there, too.

 

Hey, at least we have bragging rights over them, since we beat them to go to the WCWS.  

[The Sheriff]

They have the best hitting SS in the nation (Nerissa Myers) and their sophomore pitcher Jordan Wallace is a stud and potentially better than Sara Nevins (although I would give the edge to Nevins). Wallace won her first 23 games as a freshman last season, losing two on the season going 27-2 overall. Tough to find holes in their team. Their head coach did resign before the first game of the season due to pay issues with his assistants and the ULL athletic department being tight arses. However, the guy has a JD, so it's not like he was trying to enrich himself. Just my two cents. We have our work cut out for us.

Edited February 20, 2013 by The_Sheriff

[The Sheriff]

We didn't play ULL last season. They lost to ASU in the super regional. Be happy we didn't play them and had Hofstra instead. ULL was the better team than us last year (they went 53-4 overall). We just ended up with a better draw after Hofstra unexpectedly advanced to the Super Regional. ULL was loaded with talent, but couldn't close out a great ASU team after winning the first game in the super regional. They had a girl named Ashley Brignac last season who was All-World when it comes to softball.

[NewBullBacker]

Good news is that right behind softball is soccer with almost as good a chance of a championship.  Gotta focus on the positives