KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The latest edition of the NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll was released Wednesday by the national office. The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw the same four teams ranked, three in the top ten.
Oregon Tech increased its votes again to garner 18 of the 19, first-place votes. Southern Oregon University moved up one position to No. 4, while College of Idaho maintained its No. 8 status. Eastern Oregon University also shifted to No. 24 to round out the ranked CCC teams. The next poll will be the final one of the season.
2023 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Oregon Tech [18] |
36-5 |
529 |
|
2 |
2 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Tx.) [1] |
38-4 |
512 |
|
3 |
3 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
36-3 |
495 |
|
4 |
5 |
Southern Oregon |
31-7 |
465 |
|
5 |
7 |
Oklahoma City |
33-7 |
449 |
|
6 |
6 |
Texas A&M Texarkana |
28-3 |
442 |
|
7 |
4 |
Baker (Kan.) |
28-6 |
438 |
|
8 |
8 |
College of Idaho |
37-6 |
401 |
|
9 |
9 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
27-11 |
383 |
|
10 |
12 |
Marian (Ind.) |
33-3 |
373 |
|
11 |
10 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
32-9 |
370 |
|
12 |
13 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
37-2 |
356 |
|
13 |
11 |
Middle Georgia State |
31-9 |
323 |
|
14 |
14 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
20-7 |
312 |
|
15 |
15 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
28-11 |
278 |
|
16 |
17 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
33-6 |
273 |
|
17 |
18 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
24-8 |
241 |
|
17 |
16 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
26-12 |
241 |
|
19 |
19 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
33-9 |
224 |
|
20 |
22 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
28-10 |
213 |
|
21 |
21 |
Coastal Georgia |
31-8 |
187 |
|
22 |
24 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
29-9 |
140 |
|
23 |
23 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
25-11-1 |
125 |
|
24 |
25 |
Eastern Oregon |
24-14 |
109 |
|
25
|
20
|
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)
|
23-10
|
95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dropped from the Top 25: N/A
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 92, Reinhardt (Ga.) 83, Friends (Kan.) 56, Missouri Baptist 47, Midland (Neb.) 39, Mount Mercy (Iowa) 23, Truett McConnell (Ga.)19, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 15, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 12, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 9, Bellevue (Neb.) 7, Oklahoma Wesleyan 7, Jessup (Calif.) 6, Madonna (Mich.) 4, Dordt (Iowa) 3.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents).
- 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.