SOU Leads Three CCC Teams in NAIA Softball Rankings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the fourth week in a row, Southern Oregon earns the No. 1 spot in the nation. The Raiders claimed 19 first-place votes for a total of 529 final points in this week’s NAIA Softball Coaches’ Poll Top 25, released Wednesday by the national office. The 2019 national champions hold a current record of 38-2 and are No. 1 in five different statistical categories.
Two more Cascade Collegiate Conference teams join the Raiders in the rankings, with Oregon Tech sitting at No. 6 and the College of Idaho holding at No. 23.
2021 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 - Poll 4 (April 21, 2021)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Southern Oregon [19] |
38-2 |
529 |
| 2 |
4 |
Oklahoma City |
29-3 |
508 |
| 3 |
3 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
36-4 |
488 |
| 4 |
2 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
35-5 |
486 |
| 5 |
6 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
37-4 |
449 |
| 6 |
5 |
Oregon Tech |
32-6 |
436 |
| 7 |
10 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
33-5 |
401 |
| 8 |
9 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
22-2 |
396 |
| 9 |
11 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
25-5 |
393 |
| 10 |
8 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
25-9 |
380 |
| 11 |
14 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
35-4 |
350 |
| 12 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
32-10 |
346 |
| 13 |
12 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
33-8 |
329 |
| 14 |
19 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
19-0 |
327 |
| 15 |
16 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
21-3 |
290 |
| 16 |
13 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
31-9 |
257 |
| 17 |
24 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
33-11 |
242 |
| 18 |
20 |
Central Baptist (Ark.) |
23-9 |
204 |
| 19 |
NR |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
27-5 |
199 |
| 20 |
18 |
Warner (Fla.) |
25-13 |
176 |
| 21 |
25 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
31-5 |
172 |
| 22 |
15 |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
28-12 |
165 |
| 23 |
23 |
College of Idaho |
30-12 |
156 |
| 24 |
21 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
37-13 |
152 |
| 25 |
17 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
34-10 |
116 |
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Dropped Out: Mobile (Ala.)
Receiving Votes: Grand View (Iowa) 96, Mobile (Ala.) 91, Midland (Neb.) 55, Valley City State (N.D.) 42, Texas A&M Texarkana 36, Indiana Southeast 22, Taylor (Ind.) 14, Vanguard (Calif.) 12, Concordia (Neb.) 11, St. Francis (Ill.) 9, Webber International (Fla.) 9, Cottey (Mo.) 7, Simpson (Calif.) 4, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 3, Rio Grande (Ohio) 3, and Madonna (Mich.) 3
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 rating) 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 appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- The frequency of the polls is bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) prior to the 2016-17 academic season. This change allows raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work between rating periods.
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.