Like I stated this is a weekly top 25 team ranking poll that should base rankings on if teams win or lose each week, not a poll on what teams are going to do when they get a pitcher back for future games or playoffs. When they win 9 in a row like they lost 9 in a row then they will be a deserving team to be ranked. What they have done the 1st 4 weeks is not deserving of a top 25 ranking over teams that actually won 4 times more games imo. Best of luck to Rusk in making the miraculous turn around from 3-9 to a state title.
Any weekly top 25 poll that keeps a team in its top 25 poll while going 0-9 for 3 weeks defeats the purpose of teams earning a ranking based on winning there games each week. It's all good though some polls are known for"giving" teams a ranking & not earning one.
Lamar should win the Southwest division. Not another team in their WAC division to match their talent.
Good chance they can win the WAC Conference, Grand Canyon & Dixie State will give them their toughest match ups.