Texas State softball (32-9, 9-3 Sun Belt Conference) jumped to #22 from #23 in week eight of ESPN’s Division One Softball rankings following its 6-1 victory over #24 Baylor University (21-14, 5-10 BIG 12 Conference) and 2-1 series victory over Troy University (27-15, 7-5 Sun Belt Conference).
Additionally, the Bobcats entered the top 25 in the USA Today/NFCA coaches poll for the first time this season at #25. The poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division One coaches, one representing each Division One conference.
Texas State remains #20 in D1 Softball’s rankings and dropped from #18 to #19 in Softball America’s rankings.
The NCAA Women’s Softball RPI ranking has Texas State ranked at #14. The Bobcats slightly improved; they were ranked #15 a week ago.
This week can drastically change Texas State’s national rankings, as they are set to square off against #1 University of Texas (31-6, 11-4 BIG 12 Conference) on Wednesday and play a three-game series against Sun Belt Conference leaders #21 University of Louisiana-Lafayette (27-13, 12-0 Sun Belt Conference) Friday through Sunday.
