LAFAYETTE – For the 10th consecutive season, and 25th overall in the past 28 seasons dating back to 1990, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball finished the season ranked in the major national polls.
The Ragin' Cajuns (47-8, 23-1 Sun Belt) were slotted at No. 19 in the final edition of the 2017 polls in both the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball listing.
USA Today/NFCA Top 25 poll
ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 poll
Louisiana, preseason ranked No. 11 in both polls, spent the entire 2017 season inside the Top 20. The Ragin' Cajuns won 28 of 29 games prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament, climbing as high as No.