The 2008 Oregon Tech Lady Owls (Photo by Kelly Caleb).
OIT Climbs to No. 20 in NAIA Top 25 Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Oregon Tech's softball team, winner of 12 consecutive games and the Cascade Collegiate Conference front-runner with a 16-2 league mark, has climbed one spot to the No. 20 position in this week's NAIA softball Top 25 poll.
The Owls, who have a 28-10 overall record, garnered a total of 69 points.
One other CCC team, Concordia University, received votes, but did not crack the Top 25.
This week's poll:
| 2008 NAIA Softball Preseason Top 25 Poll - April 23 |
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
California Baptist University (II) |
47-5 |
325 |
| 2 |
2 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (II) |
37-7 |
312 |
| 3 |
5 |
Oklahoma City University (VI) |
36-10 |
287 |
| 4 |
4 |
Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) (XI) |
36-4 |
286 |
| 5 |
7 |
University of Mobile (Ala.) (XIII) |
31-7 |
273 |
| 6 |
9 |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (VI) |
43-6 |
258 |
| 7 |
8 |
Dickinson State University (N.D.) (III) |
27-3 |
235 |
| 8 |
6 |
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV) |
35-9 |
229 |
| 9 |
17 |
Shorter College (Ga.) (XIII) |
43-9 |
210 |
| 10 |
3 |
Saint Gregory's University (Okla.) (VI) |
39-10 |
207 |
| 11 |
11 |
Rogers State University (Okla.) (VI) |
34-9 |
195 |
| 12 |
12 |
Simon Fraser University (B.C.) (I) |
11-5 |
180 |
| 13 |
10 |
William Carey University (Miss.) (XIII) |
32-9 |
157 |
| 14 |
14 |
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (VII) |
39-6 |
152 |
| 15 |
16 |
Bethel College (Ind.) (VIII) |
40-4 |
151 |
| 16 |
14 |
Columbia College (Mo.) (V) |
29-9 |
144 |
| 17 |
18 |
Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) (XI) |
37-8 |
109 |
| 18 |
NR |
Biola University (Calif.) (II) |
23-21 |
98 |
| 19 |
19 |
Faulkner University (Ala.) (XIII) |
32-19 |
80 |
| 20 |
21 |
Oregon Institute of Technology (I) |
28-10 |
69 |
| 21 |
20 |
California State University-San Marcos (II) |
25-15 |
64 |
| 22 |
25 |
Warner Southern College (Fla.) (XIV) |
31-8 |
59 |
| 23 |
23 |
Georgetown College (Ky.) (XI) |
33-11 |
38 |
| 24 |
RV |
University of Houston - Victoria (TX) (VI) |
28-16 |
36 |
| 25 |
13 |
Vanguard University (Calif.) (II) |
33-19 |
20 |
Others receiving votes: Central Methodist (Mo.) 14; Concordia (Neb.) 11; Walsh (Ohio) 9;
Concordia (Ore.) 6; Lee (Tenn.) 3; Milligan (Tenn.) 3; Waldorf (Iowa) 2; Morningside (Iowa) 1; Belhaven (Miss.) 1; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1.