KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oregon Tech was dethroned as the top team by one vote in latest edition of the Top 25, released Wednesday by the NAIA office. The Owls sit in the No. 2 spot, leading four Cascade Collegiate Conference teams represented.
The College of Idaho also slipped one spot to No. 6, while Southern Oregon University dropped a notch to No. 9. Eastern Oregon University continued to receive votes in the poll.
2022 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Three (April 6, 2022)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Oklahoma City [6] |
25-2 |
510 |
| 2 |
1 |
Oregon Tech [5] |
33-6 |
509 |
| 3 |
6 |
Mobile (Ala.) [8] |
32-0 |
499 |
| 4 |
3 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
33-3 |
488 |
| 5 |
4 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
29-6 |
458 |
| 6 |
5 |
College of Idaho |
28-6 |
451 |
| 7 |
7 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
32-5 |
426 |
| 8 |
9 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
25-5 |
405 |
| 9 |
8 |
Southern Oregon |
29-9 |
392 |
| 10 |
10 |
Coastal Georgia |
29-4 |
376 |
| 11 |
11 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
17-4 |
375 |
| 12 |
13 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
17-5 |
326 |
| 13 |
14 |
Texas A&M Texarkana |
25-7 |
318 |
| 14 |
15 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
25-13 |
287 |
| 15 |
17 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
26-12 |
285 |
| 16 |
18 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
22-4 |
264 |
| 17 |
12 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
24-10 |
253 |
| 18 |
16 |
Marian (Ind.) |
18-5 |
247 |
| 19 |
20 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
16-2 |
198 |
| 20 |
19 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
28-7 |
196 |
| 21 |
21 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
16-10 |
167 |
| 22 |
22 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
19-8-1 |
160 |
| 23 |
NR |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
26-2 |
135 |
| 24 |
RV |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
24-3 |
122 |
| 24 |
25 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
15-5 |
122 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Morningside (Iowa), William Jessup (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Morningside (Iowa) 107, William Jessup (Calif.) 99, Vanguard (Calif.) 45, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 30, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 30, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 26, Rio Grande (Ohio) 26, Cottey (Mo.) 18, Bellevue (Neb.) 17,
Eastern Oregon 15, Oklahoma Panhandle State 11, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 7, Midland (Neb.) 5, Webber International (Fla.) 5, Brenau (Ga.) 5, Campbellsville (Ky.) 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.