Few conferences in any collegiate sport stack up to Southeastern Conference softball.
Twelve of the conference’s 13 teams find themselves scattered throughout the latest USA Softball Top 25 poll, including Missouri (18-2) at No. 12. Incoming SEC talents Texas and Oklahoma also hold the top two spots, bringing even more star power.
“It’s an extremely competitive schedule. It always is,” Tigers softball coach Larissa Anderson said in her preseason press conference. “It’s always going to be competitive. You’re playing a super regional team every single weekend, so you better be prepared.”
MU faces the brunt of that reality this season with all of its conference games coming against teams currently ranked in the poll.