Where Mississippi State Softball is Ranked After Week 9

It appeared as though another bump in the rankings was inevitable for the Bulldogs after the first three wins of the week, but the result of this past Sunday's game altered that reality.

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The Mississippi State softball team continued its success from Week 8 with a dominant 14-0 victory over UAB in a run-ruling five innings on April 3.

Additionally, the then-No. 16 Bulldogs defeated the then-No. 22 South Carolina Gamecocks in each of the first two matchups of the series by a combined score of 10-0. However, Mississippi State couldn't finish the week strong as it fell to South Carolina 3-1 in the final game of the series.

It appeared as though another bump in the rankings was inevitable for the Bulldogs after the first three wins of the week, but the result of this past Sunday's game altered that reality.

Here is where Mississippi State is ranked after Week 9:

USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 9

(Team, first-place votes, record, points)

1. Texas (12), 31-6, 605

2. Oklahoma (5), 35-3, 590

3. Duke (6), 33-3, 589

4. Tennessee (1) 30-6, 547

5. Oklahoma State (1), 33-6, 537

6. LSU, 31-5, 469

7. Stanford, 31-6, 466

8. Georgia, 31-8, 454

9. Florida, 33-6, 439

10. Washington, 26-7, 366

11. UCLA, 22-9, 364

12. Texas A&M, 31-8, 302

13. Alabama, 29-8, 299

14. Arkansas, 28-10, 289

15. Missouri, 30-10, 282

16. Virginia Tech, 28-9-1, 277

17. Mississippi State, 28-10, 261

18. Florida State, 28-10, 194

19. Clemson, 27-11, 182

20. Oregon, 22-13, 148

21. Louisiana 27-13, 93

22. Texas State, 32-9, 87

23. California, 29-11, 60

24. Baylor, 21-14, 51

T25. Arizona, 24-12-1, 33

T25. South Carolina, 28-12, 33

Others receiving votes: Northwestern (30), Kansas (26), Boston U (16), Kentucky (11), Miami-OH (9), Penn State (7), Virginia (3), Wichita State (1), Auburn (1), Louisville (1), UCF (1).

NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 9

(Team, first-place votes, record, points)

1. Oklahoma (12), 35-3, 770

2. Texas (9), 31-6, 766

3. Duke (10), 33-3, 760

4. Tennessee, 30-6, 666

5. Oklahoma State (1), 33-6, 647

6. LSU, 31-5, 643

7. Georgia, 31-8, 620

8. Stanford, 31-6, 604

9. Florida, 33-6, 550

10. Washington, 26-7, 486

11. Texas A&M, 31-8, 443

T12. Alabama, 29-8, 409

T12. UCLA, 22-9, 409

14. Missouri, 30-10, 373

15. Virginia Tech, 28-9-1, 358

16. Mississippi State, 28-10, 337

17. Arkansas, 28-10, 316

18. Florida State, 28-10, 250

19. Clemson, 27-11, 238

20. California, 29-11, 156

21. Arizona 24-12-1, 128

22. Oregon 22-13, 113

23. South Carolina, 28-12, 105

24. Boston University, 29-4, 82

25. Texas State, 32-9, 68

Other receiving votes: Louisiana (25), Baylor (19), Kentucky (17), Miami (17), Kansas (8), FAU (5), Virginia (5), Nevada (3), Northwestern (2), Auburn (1), Grand Canyon (1).