LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball was selected as the preseason Sun Belt Conference favorite for the 2017 season. The poll, released by the conference office on Monday, was voted upon by the league's 10 head coaches.
The Ragin' Cajuns received all 10 of the first place votes in the SBC's preseason poll and sat atop the ranking with 100 total points. Texas State, the opponent in last season's SBC Tournament championship game, came in second place with 87 points.
Louisiana finished the 2016 campaign with a 46-9 overall record and with a 21-2 Sun Belt mark claimed its 14th championship in the 16 years of league competition since 2001.