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Three CCC Teams Sit in Top-Three of Postseason NAIA Softball Poll

| By: Sammi Wellman, CCC Director of Communications
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – NAIA National Champion Southern Oregon University finish the postseason edition of the NAIA Softball Coaches’ Poll at No. 1, released Wednesday.
 
The Raiders won back-to-back national titles after battling the elimination bracket at the NAIA Softball World Series. The top-three teams in the NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 hail from the Cascade Collegiate Conference: National Runner-up Oregon Tech (No. 2). and College of Idaho (No. 3).

Corban University also received votes in the postseason poll to put the CCC's total to four teams represented on the poll.
 
2021 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 - Postseason (June 6, 2021)
RANK PREVIOUS POLL SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Southern Oregon [15] 55-6 405
2 17 Oregon Tech 48-10 392
3 15 College of Idaho 44-19 374
4 20 Ottawa (Kan.) 45-7 337
5 12 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 35-8 318
6 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 39-11 308
7 7 Columbia (Mo.) 35-7 307
8 2 Oklahoma City 44-6 299
9 3 Science & Arts (Okla.) 49-8 281
10 6 Indiana Wesleyan 44-9 275
11 22 Grand View (Iowa) 43-14 270
12 4 Central Methodist (Mo.) 50-9 230
13 NR Madonna (Mich.) 34-11 215
14 8 Georgia Gwinnett 33-13 209
15 14 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 35-4 205
16 16 Campbellsville (Ky.) 41-13 204
17 NR Bethany (Kan.) 32-29 201
18 NR Milligan (Tenn.) 32-9 188
19 11 Hope International (Calif.) 30-11 185
19 NR Houston-Victoria (Texas) 23-23 185
21 10 William Carey (Miss.) 39-11 174
22 9 Marian (Ind.) 45-15 166
23 25 Midland (Neb.) 39-10 141
24 NR Mount Mercy (Iowa) 38-17 133
25 18 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 41-13 105
Receiving Votes: Morningside (Iowa) 86, Central Baptist (Ark.) 85, Reinhardt (Ga.) 56, Rio Grande (Ohio) 50, Coastal Georgia 35, Indiana Southeast 12, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 11, Dickinson State (N.D.) 9, Cumberlands (Ky.) 4, Corban (Ore.) 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.

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