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Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - CardinalBlackTrojan - 02-10-2009 11:42 PM Latest NFCA poll for softball: 2-10-2009 Rank Team 1. Alabama (14) 2. Florida (11) 3. Arizona State (4) 4. UCLA (1) 5. Texas A&M 6. Michigan 7. Oklahoma 8. Stanford 9. California 10. Washington 11. Tennessee 12. Arizona 13. Northwestern 14. Houston 15. Fresno State 16. DePaul 17. Missouri 18. Nevada 19. Louisiana-Lafayette 20. Georgia 21. LSU 22. UMass 23. North Carolina 24. San Diego State 24. Southern Illinois Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 47, Kansas 31, Long Beach State 30, Purdue 24, UC Santa Barbara 21, BYU 20, Virginia Tech 12, New Mexico State 11, Florida Atlantic 10, Notre Dame 9, South Florida 8, Oregon State 8, Louisville 8, Iowa 7, Hofstra 7, Creighton 6, Hawaii 5, Oklahoma State 4, Auburn 4, Baylor 4, Texas 3, Nebraska 2, Central Florida 2, Oregon 2, Georgia Tech 2 Dropped out: No. 20 Virginia Tech, No. 24 Long Beach State http://nfca.org/top25/index.php?cat_id=1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the USA Softball poll, ULL fell to #19 in it as well. Florida Atlantic recieved 3 votes in the USA Softball poll, putting it at #41. http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=21 RE: Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - sotsclarinet08 - 02-11-2009 09:19 AM I'm wondering, maybe i'm just confused on this topic, but why is ULL so high in the polls when they are only 1-2 and yet Troy is 4-1? maybe i have my facts wrong ha... RE: Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - RaiderATO - 02-11-2009 10:19 AM History, who they've played etc. . . They're still working off a lot of preseason predictions. RE: Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - sotsclarinet08 - 02-11-2009 10:49 AM oh so this is preseason polls? RE: Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - clutch0364 - 02-11-2009 12:38 PM (02-11-2009 10:49 AM)sotsclarinet08 Wrote: oh so this is preseason polls? No the preseason poll had us at #6 in the country. Before the end of the season we will be top 10 again. Have to get a set lineup after losing the best hitter on the team last year. Pitching will carry us. we lost 2 out of 3 to Ole Miss and only gave up 3 earned runs. RE: Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - Burn the Horse - 02-11-2009 12:48 PM i hate preseason polls...in EVERY sport. it gives an unfair advantage to the teams ranked high before games are even played. for example, if USC and let's say LSU are both ranked in the top 5, but Florida State is not...it will be harder for FSU to climb to number one if all three teams go undefeated. Why? Tell me how that makes sense. If all three of these teams match up evenly by season's end, why should a ranking someone gave before the season began influence who plays for the title? Absolutely rediculous if you ask me. rankings should not be released until atleast a quarter of the way into a season. RE: Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - clutch0364 - 02-11-2009 01:17 PM (02-11-2009 12:48 PM)Trojan Delta Chi Wrote: i hate preseason polls...in EVERY sport. it gives an unfair advantage to the teams ranked high before games are even played. for example, if USC and let's say LSU are both ranked in the top 5, but Florida State is not...it will be harder for FSU to climb to number one if all three teams go undefeated. Why? Tell me how that makes sense. If all three of these teams match up evenly by season's end, why should a ranking someone gave before the season began influence who plays for the title? Absolutely rediculous if you ask me. I completely agree! RE: Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - OwlFamily - 02-11-2009 01:19 PM (02-11-2009 12:48 PM)Trojan Delta Chi Wrote: i hate preseason polls...in EVERY sport. it gives an unfair advantage to the teams ranked high before games are even played. for example, if USC and let's say LSU are both ranked in the top 5, but Florida State is not...it will be harder for FSU to climb to number one if all three teams go undefeated. Why? Tell me how that makes sense. If all three of these teams match up evenly by season's end, why should a ranking someone gave before the season began influence who plays for the title? Absolutely rediculous if you ask me. Shame on you for not using SunBelt teams in your example. RE: Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - Burn the Horse - 02-11-2009 01:20 PM you're right OF, please replace all of those teams with Sun Belt teams in your mind while you read it. RE: Softball: ULL drops to #19; FAU recieves votes - CajunFan8301 - 02-15-2009 09:58 AM Vs. Ole Miss, Lady Cajuns were without the service of the Sunbelt Pitcher of the year , and a Mcdonalds Player of the year in 08. Ashley Brignac , who is only a So. she returned to pitch 2 innings this weekend and struck out 5 . Cajuns rebounded nicely by dismantling La.Tech 11-0, and beat a good Providence team 4-2 in the Louisiana Classics Tourney here in Lafayette. So far, 3 wins on the weekend, with another game today. But make no mistake about it, our 2 other pitchers,, Bourgeois, and Guevas are plenty good, and are doing a great job . Having 3 good pitchers will pay huge dividends come NCAA time. Let's hope we have enough power at the plate to return to the World Series . |