Where Mississippi State Softball Ranks After Week 2

The Mississippi State Bulldogs have climbed into the polls after a stellar 8-1 start.

The Mississippi State softball team is off to a stellar 8-1 start to the season after two full weeks.

Five of these victories were decided earlier than expected as the Tiger run-ruled those opponents by either the fifth or sixth innings. In this past week's Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, the Bulldogs tallied wins against then-No. 5/7 Clemson and then-No. 13/16 Utah.

Mississippi State has climbed into the top-25 in both the USA Softball and NFCA Coaches polls. Twelve of the 13 SEC softball programs are in this week's top-25.

Here's where Mississippi State stands after two weeks:

USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll Week 2

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (21), 9-0, 621
2. Texas, 7-0, 604
3. Georgia, 9-0, 569
4. Washington, 6-1, 538
5. Tennessee, 4-2, 506
6. Duke, 8-1, 462
7. LSU, 8-0, 445
8. Oklahoma State, 6-2, 423
9. Clemson, 6-2, 407
10. Alabama, 10-0, 395
11. Florida State, 5-3, 372
12. Stanford, 5-4, 365
13. Missouri, 10-0, 342
14. Arkansas, 8-2, 271
15. Kentucky, 6-2, 253
16. Florida, 8-1, 239
17. Texas A&M, 5-0, 209
18. South Carolina, 8-1, 155
19. UCLA, 3-4, 122
20. Mississippi State, 8-1, 116
21. Virginia Tech, 7-2-1, 111
22. Baylor, 3-3, 111
23. Arizona, 10-1, 108
24. Auburn, 4-1-1, 92
25. Oregon, 6-5, 69

Dropped out: Louisiana, Utah

Others receiving votes: California (62), Utah (61), Louisiana (28), Northwestern (27), Indiana (11), San Diego State (10), Texas Tech (8), Boston U (7), McNeese (5), Louisville (4), Florida Atlantic (2), Miami-OH (2), UCF (2), Boise State (1), Grand Canyon (1)

NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 2

(Team, first-place votes, record points)

1. Oklahoma (32), 9-0, 800
2. Texas, 7-0, 750
3. Georgia, 9-0, 738
4. Washington, 6-1, 738
5. Tennessee, 4-2, 623
6. LSU, 585, 8-0
7. Oklahoma State, 6-2, 562
8. Duke, 8-1, 557
9. Clemson, 6-2, 496
10. Alabama, 10-0, 494
11. Missouri, 10-0, 474
12. Florida State, 5-3, 459
13. Stanford, 5-4, 447
14. Florida, 8-1, 359
15. Arkansas, 8-2, 353
16. Kentucky, 6-2, 321
17. South Carolina, 8-1, 242
18. Texas A&M, 9-0, 234
19. UCLA, 3-4, 168
20. Utah, 5-4, 143
21. California, 10-1, 120
22. Arizona, 10-1, 120
23. Oregon, 6-5, 119
24. Northwestern, 5-2, 115
25. Mississippi State, 5-2, 115

Others receiving votes: Auburn (102), Virginia Tech (88), Baylor (61), Louisiana (31), Boston University (22), San Diego State (9), Miami University (6), Penn State (3), Boise State (2), Grand Canyon (1), Indiana (1).

Dropped out: No. 21 Virginia Tech, No. 23 Louisiana, No. 24 Baylor, No. 25 Auburn

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