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 |
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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.