2018 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll — Final (May 8)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the final regular-season edition, Georgia Gwinnett again lands in the No. 1 ranking in the 2018 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced Tuesday by the national office. As the unanimous selection, the Grizzlies hold the top spot for the fifth-straight week in collecting 18 first-place votes and 498 total points.
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.
- For the complete calendar of 2018 Top 25 Polls,click here.
2018 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Final (May 8)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK^ |
SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES) |
2018 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Georgia Gwinnett (18) |
49-3 |
498 |
| 2 |
5 |
Oklahoma City |
47-7 |
468 |
| 3 |
2 |
Marian (Ind.) |
47-5 |
462 |
| 4 |
4 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
45-8 |
452 |
| 5 |
3 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
50-5 |
444 |
| 6 |
6 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
46-9 |
411 |
| 7 |
10 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
54-9 |
389 |
| 8 |
8 |
Southern Oregon |
44-12 |
385 |
| 9 |
9 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
42-13 |
369 |
| 10 |
7 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
50-10 |
362 |
| 11 |
15 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
43-7 |
300 |
| 12 |
14 |
Thomas (Ga.) |
38-14 |
293 |
| 13 |
11 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
39-14 |
291 |
| 14 |
12 |
Corban (Ore.) |
35-13 |
286 |
| 15 |
16 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
38-7 |
283 |
| 16 |
17 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
46-8 |
278 |
| 17 |
13 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
44-12 |
270 |
| 18 |
19 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
41-9 |
225 |
| 19 |
18 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
38-13 |
210 |
| 20 |
20 |
Oregon Tech |
36-13 |
162 |
| 21 |
22 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
31-13 |
158 |
| 22 |
21 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
40-16 |
147 |
| 23 |
NR |
Truett-McConnell (Ga.) |
40-15 |
125 |
| 24 |
NR |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
35-11 |
110 |
| T25 |
NR |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
39-12 |
72 |
| T25 |
T25 |
Baker (Kan.) |
40-14 |
72 |
|
Others Receiving Votes: Midland (Neb.) 52; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 45; Columbia (Mo.) 45; Georgetown (Ky.) 36; Texas Wesleyan 36; USC Beaufort (S.C.) 27; Aquinas (Mich.) 26; Northwestern (Iowa) 21; William Jessup (Calif.) 16; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 10; Tabor (Kan.) 6; Taylor (Ind.) 4; Warner (Fla.) 3.
Dropped Out: No. 23 Morningside (Iowa), No. 24 Warner (Fla.).
^ Previous ranking occurred April 24, 2018 (Poll No. 4)