The 16 NCAA softball super regional teams, re-ranked

Let’s re-rank the remaining 16 teams that will compete in super regionals and for a spot at the Women’s College world series. 

I took their original seedings and adjusted them based on their regional performance. 

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1. Alabama

Alabama stays at No. 1 as it cruised through its regional. Bama is the only team in the entire tournament to not give up a single run, as the pitching staff dominated. 

2. Oklahoma

I moved Oklahoma to No. 2 as the offense hit .403 as a team in the regionals and gave up just one run. 

3. Texas

The Longhorns shut out Wisconsin and Baylor through the last two games as the offense poured on runs. 

4. Nebraska

Jordy Frahm continues to be incredible for this team. She notched over 20 strikeouts in the circle as the team notched a .33 ERA on the weekend and had the lowest hits allowed per seven innings. 

5. Arkansas

The offense was the most impressive, hitting close to .400 and averaging over nine runs per game. 

6. Florida, 7. Tennessee

Florida and Tennessee stay put at 6 and 7, their original seedings. The Gators got through their regional without a hitch, and Tennessee played a close game with Virginia, but then handled them in the regional final. 

8. Texas Tech

I have a jump for Texas Tech here — moving up from 11 to 8 after the regionals. Some may see the 8-0 comeback as a bad thing, but I thought it was incredibly impressive against a strong team in Ole Miss. They hit .400 as a team and then responded with a 14-2 win over the Rebels in the regional final. 

9. UCLA

UCLA put everyone on the edge of their seats when they gave up 11 runs in Game 1 and had to put together a late inning rally to win it and stay in the winners bracket. But the bats turned on after that, and it was a home run clinic. Megan Grant smashed three more bombs to extend her record to 40. 

10. Georgia

The Bulldogs stay put at 10, same as their original seeding. They showed depth in the circle again and continued their strong outings we saw in the SEC tournament. 

11. Mississippi State

Alright, I have a bold take here. I have Mississippi State all the way up at 11. No matter what, I think throwing a no-hitter against a top-16 seed in Oregon is incredibly impressive. This pitching staff is one to be reckoned with, and while it was Alyssa Faircloth who made the headlines, there is still Peja Goold on the staff, one of the best arms in the country. Now they will match up against one of, if not the best offense in the nation in OU. 

12. Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State is next — the offense averaged over 11 runs per game and had to go through Stanford. 

14. Arizona State

ASU next, from un-ranked to No. 13 in my re-ranking. Kenzie Brown was so impressive in both wins against Texas A&M. 

14. LSU

LSU moves up two spots from their original seed. The Tigers played really well in the regionals and shut down Virginia Tech’s bats.

15. Duke

I know this feels low, especially when the offense came up so big in their wins. But, since they lost 10-1 to Arizona and then had to come back and win two more against them, I couldn't put Duke above any of the teams that managed to go 3-0 in the regionals. 

16. UCF

UCF took down Florida State to advance out of their regional and shock the Seminoles. They enter the top 16 at No. 16 with a motto that anything can happen. I was really impressed by the depth of their pitching staff and timely hitting. 

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