Highlights vs MIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKiEzJjcQ-4
jonriv wrote:BOSTON, Mass. – Babson College received seven first-place votes to earn the top spot in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) softball preseason poll, as announced by the league on Monday. Coast Guard Academy, Springfield College and Wheaton College also received first-place votes from the coaches.
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NEWMAC Softball Preseason Poll
Rank Institution (First place votes)
1. Babson (7)
2. Springfield (1)
3. Wheaton (1)
4. Coast Guard (1)
5. Wellesley
6. MIT
7. WPI
8. Emerson
9. Clark
10. Smith
PDad wrote:jonriv wrote:BOSTON, Mass. – Babson College received seven first-place votes to earn the top spot in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) softball preseason poll, as announced by the league on Monday. Coast Guard Academy, Springfield College and Wheaton College also received first-place votes from the coaches.
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NEWMAC Softball Preseason Poll
Rank Institution (First place votes)
1. Babson (7)
2. Springfield (1)
3. Wheaton (1)
4. Coast Guard (1)
5. Wellesley
6. MIT
7. WPI
8. Emerson
9. Clark
10. Smith
Final standings:
School . . . . Conf . . All
Wellesley . . . 15-3-0 . 26-9-0
Wheaton . . . .13-5-0 . 30-9-0
WPI .. . . . . . . 12-6-0 . 27-11-0
Springfield . . 11-7-0 . 20-12-1
Babson . . . . . 9-9-0 . 17-20-0
Smith . . . . . . 8-10-0 . 18-12-0
Coast Guard . 7-11-0 . 14-20-0
MIT . . . . . . . . 7-11-0 . 10-21-0
Clark . . . . . . . 6-12-0 . 12-20-0
Emerson . . . . 2-16-0 . 13-23-0
Just another example that preseason polls are generally garbage...
jonriv wrote:I think being at the top of pre-season pole can be more harmful than good. Extra pressure, target, other teams want to beat a ranked team etc....
The only pole that really counts is the one at the end of the season