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Gophers with Highest Ranking Ever to Finish a Season
6/12/2019 10:41:00 AM | Softball
The University of Minnesota Gophers close out the 2019 season ranked No. 8 in both the USA Today/NFCA Top-25 Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top-25 Poll.Â
The No. 8 ranking is the highest the Gophers have finished a season in either major poll. They also finished No. 7 in the NCAA RPI, which is not only the highest RPI to finish a season, but the highest at any point in program history.Â
The Gophers earned the No. 7 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament this season. They rolled through the Minneapolis Regional with three wins, one over NDSU and two over Georgia. They followed with two victories over LSU in the first ever Minneapolis Super Regional to advance to the Women's College World Series for the first time in the NCAA softball era.Â
Minnesota finished the year with a 46-14 record. They graduate four seniors from this year's historic team but return eight starters for the 2020 season.Â
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The No. 8 ranking is the highest the Gophers have finished a season in either major poll. They also finished No. 7 in the NCAA RPI, which is not only the highest RPI to finish a season, but the highest at any point in program history.Â
The Gophers earned the No. 7 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament this season. They rolled through the Minneapolis Regional with three wins, one over NDSU and two over Georgia. They followed with two victories over LSU in the first ever Minneapolis Super Regional to advance to the Women's College World Series for the first time in the NCAA softball era.Â
Minnesota finished the year with a 46-14 record. They graduate four seniors from this year's historic team but return eight starters for the 2020 season.Â
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