Sunday 4/28
App @ Marshall 18-12
JMU @ GS 4-2
GSU @ CCU 4-1
USA @ Troy 7-2
Louisiana @ ULM 5-2
TXST @ USM 4-3

Non Conference this Week
Tuesday 4/30
ETSU @ App X2

SBC Softball RPI through Games of 4/28/2024

11 Louisiana [.66081]
17 Texas St. [.63626]
32 South Alabama [.60351]
59 Troy [.56663]
67 James Madison [.56083]
85 Coastal Carolina [.54316]
95 ULM [.53336]
121 Marshall [.50934]
127 Ga. Southern [.50487]
135 Southern Miss. [.49638]
164 App State [.48347]
255 Georgia St. [.42236]

Softball America 4/28/24

1 Texas
2 Oklahoma
3 Tennessee
4 Texas A&M
5 Oklahoma State
6 Duke
7 UCLA
8 Arkansas
9 Stanford
10 Missouri
11 Florida State
12 Florida
13 Georgia
14 Washington
15 Louisiana
16 LSU
17 Texas State
18 Virginia Tech
19 Alabama
20 Northwestern
21 Miami
22 Arizona
23 Mississippi State
24 Boston
25 Michigan
Received Votes: Virginia, Charlotte

Dropped out of Rankings: Kentucky

(Today 10:11 AM)Vobserver Wrote:  Softball America 4/28/24

1 Texas
2 Oklahoma
3 Tennessee
4 Texas A&M
5 Oklahoma State
6 Duke
7 UCLA
8 Arkansas
9 Stanford
10 Missouri
11 Florida State
12 Florida
13 Georgia
14 Washington
15 Louisiana
16 LSU
17 Texas State
18 Virginia Tech
19 Alabama
20 Northwestern
21 Miami
22 Arizona
23 Mississippi State
24 Boston
25 Michigan
Received Votes: Virginia, Charlotte

Dropped out of Rankings: Kentucky

TXST loses to a Quad IV and improves its ranking. UL sweeps yet is still right there next to TXST. Make this make sense.

(Today 10:28 AM)Johnnychimpo Wrote:  TXST loses to a Quad IV and improves its ranking. UL sweeps yet is still right there next to TXST. Make this make sense.

Something, something, SOS, your opponents, your opponents opponents.

(Today 10:28 AM)Johnnychimpo Wrote:  

(Today 10:11 AM)Vobserver Wrote:  Softball America 4/28/24

1 Texas
2 Oklahoma
3 Tennessee
4 Texas A&M
5 Oklahoma State
6 Duke
7 UCLA
8 Arkansas
9 Stanford
10 Missouri
11 Florida State
12 Florida
13 Georgia
14 Washington
15 Louisiana
16 LSU
17 Texas State
18 Virginia Tech
19 Alabama
20 Northwestern
21 Miami
22 Arizona
23 Mississippi State
24 Boston
25 Michigan
Received Votes: Virginia, Charlotte

Dropped out of Rankings: Kentucky

TXST loses to a Quad IV and improves its ranking. UL sweeps yet is still right there next to TXST. Make this make sense.

CatMom is right. lol Main thing I noticed was that quite a few of our opponents had less than stellar weeks.

To be honest, though, the people who vote in polls rarely do any in depth analysis of the teams. Note that Boston U. is in this poll despite being 0-1 vs Top 25, 2-2 vs 26-50 and 4-0 vs 51-100; so 6-3 vs Top 100 RPI. Their RPI is 43, SOS is 226, the second worst SOS among the teams in this Top 25 is Miami's 137. Louisiana and Texas State are 7 and 31, respectively. Auburn, with an RPI of 22 and an SOS of 1 is not even receiving votes.