Where Mississippi State Softball is Ranked After Week 6

The Mississippi State softball team split two of its four games this past week.

The Mississippi State softball team couldn't have started this past week much stronger as they run-ruled ULM 15-0 after five innings. However, the Bulldogs went on to lose two of their three games against Texas A&M in their first SEC series of the young season.

Mississippi State was run-ruled 9-0 in the first matchup against the now-No. 14/12-ranked Aggies and fell to them 8-5 in game two. But they ended the series in style with a 6-5 victory this past Sunday.

Here is where Mississippi State is ranked after six full weeks of play.

USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 6

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (25), 27-1, 625

2. Texas, 24-3, 579

3. LSU, 24-1, 566

4. Duke, 22-2, 542

5. Georgia, 23-4, 525

6. Oklahoma State, 24-3, 482

7. Tennessee, 22-4, 471

8. Stanford, 22-5, 456

9. Washington, 20-4, 447

10. Florida, 25-4, 395

11. Clemson, 21-6, 363

12. Virginia Tech, 21-4-1, 338

13. UCLA, 17-6, 297

14. Texas A&M, 25-3, 290

15. Alabama, 22-5, 283

16. Missouri, 22-6, 281

17. Arkansas, 22-6, 212

18. Florida State, 18-1, 192

19. Baylor, 16-8, 185

20. Mississippi State, 21-6, 133

21. California, 21-7, 84

22. Oregon, 16-10, 80

23. Kentucky, 19-8, 55

24. Arizona, 20-7-1, 44

25. South Carolina, 21-7, 38

Others receiving votes: Auburn (36), Louisiana (31), Kansas (26), Texas State (19), Ole Miss (14), Boston U (13), UNC-Charlotte (13), Florida Atlantic (3), Miami-OH (1)

NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 6

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (26), 27-1, 794

2. LSU (6), 24-1, 771

3. Texas, 24-3, 727

4. Oklahoma State, 24-3, 692

5. Georgia, 23-4, 666

6. Duke, 2202, 637

7. Tennessee, 22-4, 610

8. Washington, 20-4, 584

9. Stanford, 22-5, 545

10. Florida, 25-4, 512

11. Clemson, 21-6, 461

12. Texas A&M, 25-3, 432

13. Alabama, 22-5, 392

14. UCLA, 17-6, 371

15. Missouri, 22-6, 369

16. Virginia Tech, 21-4-1, 306

17. Florida State, 18-8, 280

18. Arkansas, 22-6, 245

19. California, 21-7, 193

20. Mississippi State, 21-6, 190

21. Arizona, 20-7-1, 130

22. Baylor, 16-8, 101

23. South Carolina, 21-7, 78

24. Boston University, 20-3, 66

25. Auburn University, 14-6-1, 59

Others receiving votes: Oregon (55), Louisiana (43), Kansas (40), Kentucky (25), Texas State (19), Miami (6), Grand Canyon (1).

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