Softball: Softball Ranked 9/12 in Final Season Polls

LAFAYETTE, La. – Coming off a regional title and a 53-6 record, the Ragin’ Cajuns softball team ended the season ranked No. 9/12, respectively, in the final release of the national polls, which were announced on Tuesday.
The Cajuns, locked in at No. 9 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll, found themselves in the top 10 to end the season for the 10^th time in school history. The ranking also marks the ninth time in the last 10 years Louisiana has been in the top 25 to conclude the season.
UL is slotted at No. 12 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll. The Ragin Cajuns, who began the season ranked 23/24, remained in the top 25 of both polls throughout the entire season.
After starting the season with a school record 28 straight wins, Louisiana won their 11^th regular season SBC title in the last 12 years and hosted their first regional since 2002.
–Ragin’ Cajuns–

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
June 12, 2012 — Final (May 14 – June 6, 2012)

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Ranking
1.	Alabama (20)	60-8	500	3
2.	Oklahoma	54-10	480	4
3.	California	58-7	459	1
4.	Arizona State	53-11	441	2
5.	Oregon	45-18	414	12
6.	LSU	40-25	395	RV
7.	Tennessee	52-14	389	5
8.	South Florida	50-14	354	22
9.	Louisiana	53-6	303	10
10.	Georgia	45-17	302	11
11.	Missouri	47-14	297	9
12.	Texas	47-13	294	8
13.	Arizona	38-19	233	15
14.	Washington	39-19	223	18
15.	Michigan	42-17	216	19
16.	Florida	48-13	196	6
17.	Hofstra	42-15	187	NR
18.	Louisville	55-5	171	7
19.	Texas A&M	41-18	141	13
20.	Stanford	40-19	89	17
21.	UCLA	36-20	68	14
22.	Florida State	47-16	52	20
23.	Hawaii	44-9	47	16
24.	Syracuse	43-16	46	RV
25.	North Carolina	43-15	39	21

Parenthesis denotes first place votes.

Dropped Out: -Texas Tech (23); Oregon State (24); Tulsa (25)
New to Poll: – LSU (RV); Hofstra (-); Syracuse (RV)

Others receiving votes: Texas Tech (35); Oregon State (34); Baylor (16); Georgia Tech (13); Notre Dame (11); San Diego State (10); Virginia Tech (9); Arkansas (7); Northwestern (6); Tulsa (6); Kentucky (5); BYU (4); Texas State (4); South Alabama (4); UMASS (1)

USA TODAY/NFCA DIVISION I TOP 25 POLL

Rank	Team	Record	Totals	Last Poll
1	Alabama (28)	60-8	748	3
2	Oklahoma (2)	54-10	722	4
3	California	58-7	681	1
4	Arizona St.	53-11	666	2
5	Oregon	45-18	622	12
6	Tennessee	45-17	590	5
7	LSU	40-25	556	RV
8	USF	50-14	526	19
9	Texas	47-13	484	8
10	Georgia	45-17	464	11
11	Missouri	47-14	431	10
12	Louisiana	53-6	409	7
13	Arizona	38-19	360	17
14	Washington	39-19	345	18
15	Michigan	42-17	324	21
16	Hofstra	42-15	300	NR
17	Louisville	55-5	282	9
18	Florida	48-11	258	6
19	Texas A&M	41-18	222	14
20	UCLA	36-20	173	15
21	Stanford	40-19	150	16
22	Hawai‘i	44-9	129	13
23	Syracuse	43-16	77	25
24	North Carolina	43-15	58	22
25	Oregon St.	36-23	36	RV

Dropped Out: No. 20 Florida St., No. 21 Texas Tech, No. 23 Baylor

Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 22, Florida St. 17, Northwestern 16, Texas Tech 16, BYU 12, Kentucky 11, Baylor 9, Arkansas 8, Virginia Tech 6, Tulsa 4; five others received votes, but only appeared on one ballot.

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Cory Weigel
Sports Information Assistant
University of Louisiana

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