NCAAT Softball Hosting Bubble .....
Here are some numbers for thought. I have identified 15 teams as currently solid hosting teams (subject to change of course as the season winds down) and they include the following:
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Nebraska
Texas
Arkansas
UCLA
Texas A&M
Oregon
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
LSU
Duke
Fla State
Georgia
The last spot would come from either Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Arizona, and Stanford. Their basic ranking numbers and a few other metrics (there are too many to show) are as follows:
Virginia Tech: RPI 20/DSR 12/KPI 15 - Top 25 record: 5-3 - Top 50 record: 8-3 - SOS 68
Stanford: RPI 16/DSR 17/KPI 17 - Top 25 record: 7-5 - Top 50 record: 5-3 - SOS 8
Arizona: RPI 17/DSR 20/KPI 18 - Top 25 record: 7-11 - Top 50 record: 5-0 - SOS 6
Mississippi St: RPI 18/DSR 19/KPI 19 - Top 25 record: 5-12 - Top 50 record: 7-2 - SOS 10
Oklahoma St: RPI 19/DSR 19/KPI 21 - Top 25 record: 9-10 - Top 50 record: 2-0 - SOS 19
Last 10 games and maybe conference tournaments going to decide who gets to the finishing line first. Schedule for each:
VT (UNC, @Syr)
Miss St (LSU, @Ole Miss)
Stanford (Cal)
Arizona (Hou, @Utah)
Okla St (@Texas (1 game), @Baylor, Kansas)
Good luck Hokies.
** Edited by hokietony at 4/21/2026, 10:42:59 AM
** Edited by hokietony at 4/21/2026, 10:59:05 AM
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3mo
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3mo
Ours will take a hit also from Syracuse but UNC probably helps our SOS. If we are competing for the last hosting spot, I worry most about Arizona. Best SOS and good number of Top 25 and Top 50 wins. It’s also in the west, which as of right now only has UCLA and probably Oregon as hosting locks.
Root against Arizona, folks!
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