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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