Top 25--March 22, 2011

[sluggers]

1 Alabama (24) 29-1 744 3
2 Florida (6) 30-1 723 2
3 Georgia 23-4 664 1
4 Michigan 29-2 659 5
5 Arizona St. 30-2 620 6
6 Washington 22-2 609 4
7 UCLA 20-5 529 8
8 Texas 24-3 524 12
9 Arizona 26-6 516 7
10 California 21-3 460 10
11 Tennessee 23-4 443 11
12 Oklahoma 26-7 437 9
13 Stanford 17-3 391 13
14 Nebraska 24-3 361 14
15 Oregon 22-4 337 15
16 Missouri 22-3 303 17
17 Baylor 24-4 259 18
18 Oklahoma St. 25-6 218 20
19 Louisiana-Lafayette 24-5 208 19
20 Texas Tech 35-1 180 21
21 Hawai‘i 22-9 143 16
22 Texas A&M 26-7 133 22
23 Auburn 25-4 113 23
24 Kentucky 19-6 56 24
25 LSU 17-12 29 25

How is possible for a team to lose 3 and drop only 2 spots in the standing? Perhaps the coaches in the SEC get together and vote for each other?

Michigan deserves to be at the #2 or #3 position...they have beaten Arizona State and Arizona.

 

[shockcoach]

Florida still ain't getting their proper respect!

 

[Screwball]

NCAA Division I Softball Rankings - NCAA.com

Interesting to see the differences.

 

[MsDinosaur]

Mizzou in 5th versus 16th. Yep, MU seriously isn't getting the love. There are some pretty big differences on these rankings.

 

[absdad]

Mizzou in 5th versus 16th. Yep, MU seriously isn't getting the love. There are some pretty big differences on these rankings.

I think Sluggers posted a poll for the week of Mar 22. What Screwball posted was the NCAA RPI. Two different animals.

 

[MsDinosaur]

Looks like the RPI is more up to date (as of 3/30), and I assume given MU's 5th place slot, it isn't considering the split doubleheader on 3/30 against North Texas, but Missouri only had four additional games (all wins) between the 22nd and 30th. Are those four wins enough to explain being ranked behind Michigan, Arizona St, Washington, UCLA, Arizona, Cal, Tenn, Oklahoma, Stanford, Nebraska and Oregon instead of in front of them? Then again, maybe the folks in the poll had a point in doubting Mizzou rather than just going by the stats. Win 24 in a row and then get upset by North Texas? Sigh.