By: Chad Waller, Director of Athletics Communications and Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the 13th-straight time, Oklahoma City holds the No. 1 position in the final regular-season edition of the 2017 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, announced Wednesday by the national office. The 13-consecutive top rankings by the Stars is the longest for an NAIA program since former member Concordia (Calif.) went 18-consecutive weeks at No. 1 that spanned the 2013-14 seasons.
Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
• Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.
• For the complete calendar of 2017 Top 25 Polls, click here.
2017 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – May 10 (Final)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK^ |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2017 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Oklahoma City (19) |
61-1 |
529 |
| 2 |
2 |
Brenau (Ga.) |
52-5 |
509 |
| 3 |
3 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
43-5 |
494 |
| 4 |
4 |
Marian (Ind.) |
44-4 |
476 |
| 5 |
5 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
48-7-1 |
464 |
| 6 |
6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
39-11 |
435 |
| 7 |
7 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
42-9 |
426 |
| 8 |
8 |
Davenport (Mich.) |
43-7 |
407 |
| 9 |
11 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
41-5 |
371 |
| 10 |
9 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
38-8 |
367 |
| 11 |
10 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
37-13 |
359 |
| 12 |
12 |
LSU Alexandria |
46-8 |
351 |
| 13 |
14 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
41-14-1 |
305 |
| 14 |
15 |
Corban (Ore.) |
40-11 |
303 |
| 15 |
16 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
46-13 |
299 |
| 16 |
17 |
Simpson (Calif.) |
42-8 |
279 |
| 17 |
18 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
45-8 |
237 |
| 18 |
19 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
40-18 |
222 |
| 19 |
25 |
Warner (Fla.) |
25-13 |
218 |
| 20 |
20 |
Southern Oregon |
40-12 |
213 |
| 21 |
21 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
41-13 |
173 |
| 22 |
13 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
41-15 |
170 |
| 23 |
23 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
49-14 |
157 |
| 24 |
24 |
Williams Baptist (Ark.) |
34-11 |
142 |
| 25 |
22 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
38-16 |
137 |
Dropped from rankings: none
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon Tech 73; Taylor (Ind.) 58; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 45; Clarke (Iowa) 42; Jamestown (N.D.) 34; Georgetown (Ky.) 29; Thomas (Ga.) 27; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 14; Indiana Wesleyan 12; Ottawa (Kan.) 12; Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 7.
^ Ranking from 2017 Coaches Top 25 Poll (May 2)