KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eastern Oregon University catapulted into the rankings to join a quartet of Cascade Collegiate Conference teams ranked on the final edition of the Top 25, released Wednesday by the NAIA office.
Oregon Tech dropped one spot to No. 4 to lead the pack, while Southern Oregon University moved up two spots to No. 8. The Mounties broke into the rankings at No. 15 and the College of Idaho rounded out the CCC teams at No. 20.
2022 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 FINAL Poll (May 4, 2022)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Mobile (Ala.) [16] |
46-2 |
497 |
| 2 |
2 |
Oklahoma City [2] |
42-5 |
479 |
| 3 |
4 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
45-3 |
467 |
| 4 |
3 |
Oregon Tech |
43-10 |
447 |
| 5 |
5 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
44-7 |
440 |
| 6 |
6 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
45-9 |
401 |
| 7 |
8 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
46-8 |
397 |
| 8 |
10 |
Southern Oregon |
46-10 |
390 |
| 9 |
9 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
35-4 |
388 |
| 10 |
11 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
40-6 |
348 |
| 11 |
18 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
43-8 |
315 |
| 12 |
15 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
35-13 |
284 |
| 12 |
15 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
32-18 |
284 |
| 14 |
17 |
Marian (Ind.) |
38-9 |
271 |
| 15 |
RV |
Eastern Oregon |
39-13 |
247 |
| 16 |
12 |
Coastal Georgia |
37-10 |
241 |
| 17 |
25 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
41-9 |
239 |
| 18 |
19 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
28-10 |
228 |
| 19 |
20 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
29-5 |
204 |
| 20 |
7 |
College of Idaho |
37-13 |
202 |
| 21 |
22 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
35-14 |
181 |
| 22 |
13 |
Texas A&M Texarkana |
37-11 |
166 |
| 23 |
21 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
34-7 |
164 |
| 24 |
24 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
37-3 |
144 |
| 25 |
23 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
32-6 |
142 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Aquinas (Mich.)
Others Receiving Votes: Ottawa (Kan.) 90, William Jessup (Calif.) 73, Midland (Neb.) 53, Bellevue (Neb.) 25, Vanguard (Calif.) 21, Mount Mercy (Iowa) 20, Rio Grande (Ohio) 19, Cumberlands (Ky.) 16, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 14, Bryan (Tenn.) 8, Webber International (Fla.) 7, Cottey (Mo.) 5, Oklahoma Panhandle State 5
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.