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Ranking the SEC’s Softball Programs
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:23 am
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:23 am
This is a rough formula but should get them ordered pretty close.
25 points for a season ending with a National Title
12 points for a season ending with a National Runner-Up
8 points for a season ending with a WCWS appearance
3 points for a season ending in a Super Regional (2005-present only)
1 point for a season ending with an NCAA Tournamanr appearance
1. Oklahoma- 278
2. Florida- 152
3. Alabama- 149
4. Texas A&M- 143
5. Tennessee- 92
6. Missouri- 74
7. Texas- 73
8. LSU- 72
9. Georgia- 70
10. S Carolina- 42
11. Auburn- 38
12. Kentucky- 35
13. Arkansas- 19
13. Miss St- 19
15. Ole Miss- 11
Just for reference, this is how they each stack up nationally:
1. UCLA- 451
2. Arizona- 348
3. Oklahoma- 278
4. Washington- 163
5. Florida St- 157
6. Florida- 152
7. California- 150
8. Alabama- 149
9. Arizona St- 148
10. Texas A&M- 143
11. Michigan- 132
12. Fresno St- 127
13. Tennessee- 92
14. Oklahoma St- 90
15. Cal St Fullerton- 84
16. Louisiana- 78
17. Missouri- 74
18. Texas- 73
19. LSU- 72
20. Oregon- 72
21. Georgia- 70
22. Northwestern- 69
23. Nebraska- 65
24. Long Beach St- 51
25. Stanford- 49
26. Baylor- 47
27. DePaul- 45
28. Utah- 43
29. S Carolina- 42
30. Auburn- 38
25 points for a season ending with a National Title
12 points for a season ending with a National Runner-Up
8 points for a season ending with a WCWS appearance
3 points for a season ending in a Super Regional (2005-present only)
1 point for a season ending with an NCAA Tournamanr appearance
1. Oklahoma- 278
2. Florida- 152
3. Alabama- 149
4. Texas A&M- 143
5. Tennessee- 92
6. Missouri- 74
7. Texas- 73
8. LSU- 72
9. Georgia- 70
10. S Carolina- 42
11. Auburn- 38
12. Kentucky- 35
13. Arkansas- 19
13. Miss St- 19
15. Ole Miss- 11
Just for reference, this is how they each stack up nationally:
1. UCLA- 451
2. Arizona- 348
3. Oklahoma- 278
4. Washington- 163
5. Florida St- 157
6. Florida- 152
7. California- 150
8. Alabama- 149
9. Arizona St- 148
10. Texas A&M- 143
11. Michigan- 132
12. Fresno St- 127
13. Tennessee- 92
14. Oklahoma St- 90
15. Cal St Fullerton- 84
16. Louisiana- 78
17. Missouri- 74
18. Texas- 73
19. LSU- 72
20. Oregon- 72
21. Georgia- 70
22. Northwestern- 69
23. Nebraska- 65
24. Long Beach St- 51
25. Stanford- 49
26. Baylor- 47
27. DePaul- 45
28. Utah- 43
29. S Carolina- 42
30. Auburn- 38
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:31 am to AUTiger789
Good list. We didn't start our softball program until 1997, but hopefully we can keep moving up the list..
OU's program is ridiculous.. I expect that lead to grow.
OU's program is ridiculous.. I expect that lead to grow.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:34 am to AUTiger789
That's surprising Oklahoma is that far behind UCLA given their last 10 years alone. I don't follow softball very closely but i guess ucla went on a hell of a run at some point.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:35 am to AUTiger789
Bama huge disappointment the last few years
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:05 am to AUTiger789
I see why butch softball players gravitate to Oklahoma, but UCLA?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:06 am to AUTiger789
Any time someone makes up an arbitrary points system, then proceeds to do math with it, an engineer dies inside.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:19 am to AUTiger789
LSU could have been a few spots higher, but our coach is the master of winning 40 games, regional/super regional (no WCWS), no sec titles, and Torina being a very likable person.
LSU has a top 5 facility and pays her a top 5 salary.
LSU has a top 5 facility and pays her a top 5 salary.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:40 am to AUTiger789
Just for reference, the WCWS has only been held since 1982. That's 41 years. UCLA has won almost 1/3 of all the titles (12). Arizona is next (8) followed by Oklahoma (7).
1. UCLA - 12
2. Arizona - 8
3. Oklahoma - 7
4. Arizona State, Florida, Texas A&M - 2
7. Alabama, California, California-St. Fullerton, Florida State, Fresno State, Michigan, Washington - 1
That's all, folks.
1. UCLA - 12
2. Arizona - 8
3. Oklahoma - 7
4. Arizona State, Florida, Texas A&M - 2
7. Alabama, California, California-St. Fullerton, Florida State, Fresno State, Michigan, Washington - 1
That's all, folks.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:45 am to AUTiger789
It's hard to take a sport seriously when if a team is up by 5 runs or down by 5 runs the players will be in the dugouts acting like 11 year-olds at a slumber party.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:35 pm to AUTiger789
Great post, OP.
This is a sport where the SEC is going to leave every other conference in the dust. Besides adding OU and Texas, as noted, the Pac used to be the best conference, but now that conference has been blown apart and UCLA, Arizona and Washington are going to lose out on the best recruits. What great player wants to fly all the way across the country to play against Rutgers, Indiana, West Virginia, Cincinnati, etc.? The best softball players are all coming to the SEC from now on.
This is a sport where the SEC is going to leave every other conference in the dust. Besides adding OU and Texas, as noted, the Pac used to be the best conference, but now that conference has been blown apart and UCLA, Arizona and Washington are going to lose out on the best recruits. What great player wants to fly all the way across the country to play against Rutgers, Indiana, West Virginia, Cincinnati, etc.? The best softball players are all coming to the SEC from now on.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:38 pm to AUTiger789
I know State is at the bottom but we have been pretty good over the recent years.
We are no longer an easy win for any team and we can beat just about anybody not named Oklahoma in the present day.
We are no longer an easy win for any team and we can beat just about anybody not named Oklahoma in the present day.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:58 pm to AUTiger789
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5. Florida St- 157
6. Florida- 152
Florida started their program in 1997. FSU started theirs in 1979.
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