KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA released the latest Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll on Wednesday. The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw four teams ranked and one received votes.
Oregon Tech moved up one spot to secure No. 5. Southern Oregon University dropped two positions to land at No. 10. Eastern Oregon University moved down one to hold No. 15. College of Idaho moved up one to rank at No. 21. University of British Columbia received votes.
2024 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 – No. 2
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) [18] |
27-1 |
498 |
| 2 |
5 |
Oklahoma City |
22-2 |
481 |
| 3 |
4 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
18-3 |
456 |
| 4 |
2 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
18-5 |
435 |
| 5 |
6 |
Oregon Tech |
16-6 |
431 |
| 6 |
9 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
22-4 |
426 |
| 7 |
10 |
Marian (Ind.) |
16-2 |
391 |
| 8 |
11 |
Jessup (Calif.) |
20-4 |
388 |
| 9 |
3 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
18-7 |
380 |
| 10 |
8 |
Southern Oregon |
17-8 |
352 |
| 11 |
14 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
22-2 |
327 |
| 12 |
7 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
24-7 |
314 |
| 13 |
13 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
14-7 |
303 |
| 13 |
12 |
Midland (Neb.) |
21-4 |
303 |
| 15 |
14 |
Eastern Oregon |
15-5 |
259 |
| 16 |
18 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
16-3 |
256 |
| 17 |
16 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
15-3 |
252 |
| 18 |
19 |
Coastal Georgia |
18-3 |
241 |
| 19 |
21 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
17-7 |
210 |
| 20 |
17 |
Middle Georgia State |
15-7 |
172 |
| 21 |
22 |
College of Idaho |
17-7 |
157 |
| 22 |
NR |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
24-6 |
134 |
| 23 |
23 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
19-9 |
123 |
| 24 |
NR |
Madonna (Mich.) |
22-3 |
112 |
| 25 |
25 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
18-4 |
107 |
Dropped from Top 25: Saint Xavier (Ill.), Concordia (Mich.)
Receiving Votes: Saint Xavier (Ill.) 102; Benedictine (Kan.) 90; St. Thomas (Fla.) 62; LSU Alexandria (La.) 27; Missouri Baptist 26; Avila (Mo.) 21; Campbellsville (Ky.) 15;
British Columbia 14; Baker (Kan.) 11; Concordia (Mich.) 8; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 8; Stillman (Ala.) 6; Southeastern (Fla.) 5; Arizona Christian 4
Rating Methodology:
- The rating 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”
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.