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Oregon Tech Chosen to Rule CCC Softball

Oregon Tech Chosen to Rule CCC Softball

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LA GRANDE, Ore. – Defending Cascade Collegiate Conference Regular Season Champion Oregon Tech has been voted as the team to win the 2016 regular season title, the conference office announced.

The Lady Owls earned nine first place votes and 90 points through voting conducted by the conference coaches. Last year’s tournament champion Corban University was voted second with 81 points, and College of Idaho was picked third with 68 points.
 
CCC newcomer the University of Great Falls is fourth with 66 points followed by; Southern Oregon (63), Eastern Oregon (45), Northwest Christian (41), British Columbia (33), Carroll College (28), Northwest (25), and Walla Walla (10).

With the expansion to 11 teams the CCC format also changes with a West and East Division. Teams will play a double round robin within their division and a single round robin “cross over” with the opposite division.

The west division champion will host the six-team postseason tournament, which is slated for May 6-8. The top two teams from each division will automatically advance along with the #3 team from the larger six team west division. The final seed for the tournament will be determined between #3 from the five-team division and the #4 team from the six-team division using a set criteria that was determined by the coaches.
 
At stake in the tournament will be two automatic qualifications to the NAIA Softball World Series. The winner of the CCC tournament along with the runner-up will earn the leagues AQ’s.

2015-16 CCC Preseason Coaches' Poll
 
Place Institution Points 2014-15 CCC 2014-15 Overall
1. Oregon Tech (9) 90 22-6 47-16
2 Corban (1) 81 18-10 39-18
3. College of Idaho 68 10-18 19-31
4. Great Falls* 66 N/A 26-17
5. Southern Oregon 63 13-15 33-26
6. Eastern Oregon 45 9-19 18-27
7. Northwest Christian 41 10-18 13-33
8. British Columbia* 33 N/A 14-27
9. Carroll* 28 N/A 13-27
10. Northwest 25 9-19 13-23
11. Walla Walla 10 N/A 0-10

First place votes in parentheses
*New CCC Members
 
West Division Pre-Season Rankings
  1. Oregon Tech
  2. Corban
  3. Southern Oregon
  4. Northwest Christian
  5. British Columbia
  6. Northwest
East Division Pre-Season Ratings
  1. College of Idaho
  2. Great Falls
  3. Eastern Oregon
  4. Carroll College
  5. Walla Walla

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