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OIT Leads Four CCC Teams on Latest NAIA Softball Coaches’ Poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oregon Tech remained in the top spot in the first regular-season edition of the Top 25 released Wednesday by the NAIA office. Oregon Tech received nine first-place votes, leading four Cascade Collegiate Conference teams represented on the poll.
 
The College of Idaho dropped one spot to No. 3, while Southern Oregon University slipped to No. 6. Eastern Oregon University is receiving votes in the poll.  
 
2022 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll One (March 9, 2022)
RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [First-Place Votes] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Oregon Tech [9] 19-3 488
2 4 Oklahoma City [8] 17-0 484
3 2 College of Idaho 18-2 468
T4 15 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) [1] 15-0 426
T4 3 Science & Arts (Okla.) 11-4 426
6 5 Southern Oregon 15-5 417
7 16 William Carey (Miss.) 18-3 391
T8 8 Indiana Wesleyan 8-2 377
T8 RV Mobile (Ala.) 15-0 377
10 RV Coastal Georgia 17-1 363
11 13 Central Methodist (Mo.) 8-3 357
12 12 Grand View (Iowa) 5-1 288
13 23 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 12-4 269
14 11 Georgia Gwinnett 13-10 251
15 RV Texas A&M Texarkana 14-4 237
16 18 Marian (Ind.) 2-0 232
17 22 Cumberlands (Ky.) 14-8 227
18 14 Madonna (Mich.) 5-1 224
19 9 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 2-2 215
20 21 Milligan (Tenn.) 11-1 197
21 NR Southeastern (Fla.) 12-4 163
22 RV Vanguard (Calif.) 21-5 147
23 7 Ottawa (Kan.) 8-7 119
24 6 Columbia (Mo.) 7-8 102
25 20 Morningside (Iowa) 7-4 95
 
Dropped from the Top 25: Saint Xavier (Ill.), Hope International (Calif.), Houston-Victoria (Texas), Campbellsville (Ky.), Central Baptist (Ark.)
 
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Xavier (Ill.) 83, Aquinas (Mich.) 76, Baker (Kan.) 73, Hope International (Calif.) 67, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 55, Tennessee Wesleyan 49, Rio Grande (Ohio) 45, Houston-Victoria (Texas) 35, Northwestern (Iowa) 32, Eastern Oregon 22, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 12, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 12, Thomas (Ga.) 6, William Jessup (Calif.) 6, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 3, Cottey (Mo.) 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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