Bobcats receive votes in preseason coaches poll

Texas State received 23 votes in the USA Today/NFCA Preseason Coaches Poll on Tuesday. 

The coaches poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, including one from each conference. 

Texas State is joined in the poll by Sun Belt rival Louisiana, who is ranked No. 15. The Bobcats meet the Ragin’ Cajuns on March. 9 in a three-game series at Bobcat Softball Stadium. 

Texas State is one of five Texas schools in the poll — Texas (No. 16), Baylor (No. 18), Texas A&M (No. 20) and Houston (Receiving votes). 

Florida State is ranked No. 1 as the defending national champions. UCLA comes in at No. 2 and Washington at No. 3. 

The SEC has a conference-high 11 teams ranked in the top 25, including six teams in the top 10. Florida is the highest-rated SEC team at No. 5.  

Texas State begins the 2019 campaign against UTSA at the Bobcat Classic on Thursday, Feb. 6 inside Bobcat Softball Stadium at 6 p.m. 

2019 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top-25 Coaches Preseason Poll 
1. Florida State (21) – 780 
2. UCLA (6) – 756
3. Washington (5) – 742
4. Oklahoma – 696 
5. Florida – 664 
6. Georgia – 604 
7. Arizona – 591 
8. Tennessee – 571 
t-9. Alabama – 453 
t-9. South Carolina – 453 
11. LSU – 446
12. Arizona State – 384 
13. Kentucky – 379 
14. Arkansas – 368 
15. Louisiana – 336 
16. Texas – 332 
17. Auburn – 299 
18. Baylor – 278 
19. Michigan – 249 
20. Texas A&M – 199 
21. Minnesota – 124 
22. Oklahoma State – 112 
23. James Madison – 101 
24. Mississippi State – 95 
25. Oregon – 82 

Receiving Votes: Long Beach State (69), Notre Dame (40), Liberty (30), Texas State (23), Northwestern (22), Ohio State (15), Hofstra (15), Cal State Fullerton (13), Drake (12), California (10), Missouri (9), Florida Gulf Coast (7), Oregon State (7), Boise State (4), McNeese State (3), Wichita State (2), Tulsa (1), Houston (1), Longwood (1), Ole Miss (1), USF (1).