UL Softball #12 In Latest RPI Standings
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun softball team is #12 in the latest RPI standings, which were released by the NCAA on Tuesday.
RPI (rating percentage index), is a formula used to rank teams based not only on their win/loss record, but also on their strength of schedule.
The index comprises a team's winning percentage (25%), its opponents' winning percentage (50%), and the winning percentage of those opponents' opponents (25%). The opponents' winning percentage and the winning percentage of those opponents' opponents both comprise the strength of schedule (SOS). Thus, the SOS accounts for 75% of the RPI calculation and is 2/3 its opponents' winning percentage and 1/3 times its opponents' opponents' winning percentage.
California is the top-ranked team in this week's rpi standings, followed by Alabama, Arizona St., Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
The second five is comprised of Florida, Texas, Oregon, Arizona, and Louisville, with Texas A&M ranking just ahead of Louisiana.
This week's top 25 in the rpi standings are below:
Rank | School | Conference | Record | Road | Neutral | Home | Non-DI |
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1 | California | Pac-12 | 42-3 | 10-2 | 23- 0- 0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
2 | Alabama | Southeastern | 42-4 | 13-1 | 6- 0- 0 | 23-3 | 0-0 |
3 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 39-5 | 2-2 | 3- 1- 0 | 34-2 | 0-0 |
4 | Tennessee | Southeastern | 40-9 | 13-3 | 9- 2- 0 | 18-4 | 0-0 |
5 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 38-7 | 7-2 | 15- 3- 0 | 16-2 | 0-0 |
6 | Florida | Southeastern | 41-5 | 11-3 | 8- 1- 0 | 22-1 | 0-0 |
7 | Texas | Big 12 | 37-7 | 8-2 | 7- 2- 0 | 22-3 | 0-0 |
8 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 32-11 | 7-3 | 17- 3- 0 | 8-5 | 0-0 |
9 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 31-12 | 3-6 | 11- 4- 0 | 17-2 | 0-0 |
10 | Louisville | Big East | 43-2 | 10-2 | 11- 0- 0 | 22-0 | 0-0 |
11 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 31-14 | 9-3 | 7- 7- 0 | 15-4 | 0-0 |
12 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 41-2 | 9-2 | 8- 0- 0 | 24-0 | 0-0 |
13 | Washington | Pac-12 | 36-11 | 6-6 | 21- 1- 0 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
14 | Missouri | Big 12 | 34-10 | 6-5 | 9- 3- 0 | 19-2 | 0-0 |
15 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 33-12 | 7-4 | 13- 6- 0 | 13-2 | 0-0 |
16 | Georgia | Southeastern | 35-12 | 7-5 | 4- 1- 0 | 24-6 | 0-0 |
17 | Florida State | Atlantic Coast | 42-11 | 7-5 | 9- 2- 0 | 26-4 | 0-0 |
18 | Hawaii | Western Athletic | 37-5 | 9-2 | 5- 0- 0 | 23-3 | 0-0 |
19 | South Florida | Big East | 40-8 | 6-3 | 8- 3- 0 | 26-2 | 0-0 |
20 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 32-16 | 3-9 | 14- 1- 0 | 15-6 | 0-0 |
21 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 37-13 | 7-5 | 14- 5- 0 | 15-3 | 1-0 |
22 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 29-15 | 5-6 | 19- 6- 0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
23 | LSU | Southeastern | 32-15 | 6-7 | 3- 3- 0 | 23-5 | 0-0 |
24 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | 36-10 | 9-3 | 12- 4- 0 | 15-3 | 0-0 |
25 | Syracuse | Big East | 34-11 | 9-2 | 14- 8- 0 | 11-1 | 0-0 |