Where Mississippi State Softball is Ranked After Week 8

Bulldogs won once and the Gators won twice last weekend in Starkville

Author:
Taylor Hodges
Apr 02, 2024

DALLAS – Every game of the three-game series between Mississippi State and Florida last weekend wasn’t decided until the final inning. Florida held off a Bulldog rally in Game 1, but wasn’t able to stop another Bulldog rally in Game 2. In Game 3, the Gators completed their own rally to take the series 2-1.

The results actually improved the Bulldogs rankings in the Top 25 polls released Tuesday:

USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 8

(Rank, Team, Record, Points, Previous Ranking)

Oklahoma (25), 34-1, 625, 1

2. Duke, 29-3, 582, 5

3. Georgia, 29-5, 534, 3

4. Tennessee, 28-5, 532, 4

5. Texas, 29-5, 513, 2

6. Oklahoma State, 29-6, 501, 10

7. LSU, 29-4, 486, 7

8. Stanford, 27-6, 461, 6

9. Washington, 25-5, 454, 8

10. Florida, 31-5, 410, 9

11. Missouri, 29-7, 368, 13

12. UCLA, 20-8, 342, 15

13. Virginia Tech, 25-8-1, 316, 11

14. Texas A&M, 28-7, 278, 12

15. Alabama, 26-8, 237, 14

16. Mississippi State, 25-9, 226, 17

17. Clemson, 23-10, 225, 16

18. Florida State, 24-9, 218, 18

19. Arkansas, 25-9, 214, 20

20. California, 26-10, 103, 19

21. Baylor, 19-12, 99, T21

22. Oregon, 20-12, 78, T21

23. Texas State, 29-8, 64, 23

24. Louisiana, 24-13, 49, 25

25. South Carolina, 16-10, 45, NR

Dropped Out: Kansas

New to Poll: South Carolina

Others receiving votes: Kentucky (39), Boston U (29), Kansas (27), Arizona (16), Miami-OH (10), Northwestern (10), Penn State (8), Auburn (3), Utah (3), Nevada (1)

NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 8

(Rank, Team, Record, Points, Previous Ranking)

1. Oklahoma (32), 34-1, 800, 1

2. Duke, 29-3, 727, 5

3. Georgia, 29-5, 707, 3

4. Texas, 29-5, 678, 2

5. LSU, 29-4, 658, 6

6. Tennessee, 28-5, 652, 4

7. Oklahoma State, 29-6, 642, 8

8. Stanford, 27-6, 599, 7

9. Washington, 25-5, 560, 9

10. Florida, 31-5, 524, 10

11. Missouri, 29-7, 453, 12

12. UCLA, 20-8, 14

13. Texas A&M, 28-7, 397, 11

14. Alabama, 26-8, 348, 13

15. Virginia Tech, 25-8-1, 318, 15

16. Mississippi State, 25-9, 297, 17

17. Clemson, 24-10, 275, 16

18. Florida State, 24-9, 265, 19

19. Arkansas, 22-11-1, 143, 20

20. California, 26-10, 209, 18

21. Arizona, 22-11-1, 143, 21

22. South Carolina, 26-10, 139, 22

23. Boston University, 27-3, 95, 25

24. Oregon, 20-12, 69, 24

25. Baylor, 19-12, 46, 23