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 six.
The CCC continues to dominate in the final Coaches’ Top 25 poll of the season. No. 1 Oregon Tech, No. 4 Southern Oregon University and No. 24 Eastern Oregon University all held its positions. College of Idaho shot up to be ranked No. 6 to conclude the regular season, right before the Conference Tournament Championship.
2023 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Oregon Tech [17] |
43-6 |
528 |
| 2 |
2 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Tx.) [2] |
42-4 |
512 |
| 3 |
3 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
42-3 |
496 |
| 4 |
4 |
Southern Oregon |
40-9 |
472 |
| 5 |
5 |
Oklahoma City |
40-8 |
464 |
| 6 |
8 |
College of Idaho |
43-6 |
429 |
| 7 |
7 |
Baker (Kan.) |
41-7 |
419 |
| 8 |
11 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
37-9 |
400 |
| 9 |
10 |
Marian (Ind.) |
42-6 |
396 |
| 10 |
9 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
34-13 |
392 |
| 11 |
6 |
Texas A&M Texarkana |
31-8 |
358 |
| 12 |
12 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
43-6 |
336 |
| 13 |
15 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
36-11 |
326 |
| 14 |
16 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
40-7 |
304 |
| 15 |
17 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
34-10 |
281 |
| 16 |
13 |
Middle Georgia State |
38-12 |
268 |
| 16 |
20 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
39-11 |
268 |
| 18 |
21 |
Coastal Georgia |
37-10 |
233 |
| 19 |
23 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
28-14-1 |
226 |
| 20 |
17 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
31-14 |
196 |
| 21 |
14 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
24-11 |
175 |
| 22 |
19 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
38-12 |
173 |
| 23 |
22 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
36-12 |
140 |
| 24 |
24 |
Eastern Oregon |
31-17 |
123 |
25
|
25
|
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)
|
31-14
|
94
|
Dropped from the Top 25: N/A
Others Receiving Votes: Reinhardt (Ga.) 80, Indiana Tech 63, Cottey (Mo.) 59, Friends (Kan.) 58, Missouri Baptist 29, Mount Mercy (Iowa) 23, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 21, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 16, Midland (Neb.) 12, St. Francis (Ill.) 11, Bellevue (Neb.) 11, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 4, Grand View (Iowa) 4, Arizona Christian 3, Oklahoma Wesleyan 3, Indiana Southeast 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.