KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA released the final Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll on Wednesday. The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw the same four teams remain ranked.
Oregon Tech remained in the No. 5. Eastern Oregon University jumped one spot to rank at No. 10. College of Idaho jumped five positions to land at No. 15. Southern Oregon University fell four spots to secure No. 17.
2024 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 – No. 5
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) [19] |
47-1 |
529 |
| 2 |
2 |
Oklahoma City |
46-2 |
511 |
| 3 |
3 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
43-3 |
495 |
| 4 |
4 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
42-5 |
471 |
| 5 |
5 |
Oregon Tech |
41-7 |
464 |
| 6 |
6 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
40-7 |
439 |
| 7 |
7 |
Jessup (Calif.) |
36-9 |
431 |
| 8 |
8 |
Marian (Ind.) |
41-9 |
407 |
| 9 |
9 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
43-5 |
394 |
| 10 |
11 |
Eastern Oregon |
34-8 |
372 |
| 11 |
16 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
44-3 |
351 |
| 12 |
12 |
Midland (Neb.) |
39-8 |
335 |
| 13 |
10 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
26-15 |
317 |
| 14 |
18 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
34-12 |
297 |
| 15 |
20 |
College of Idaho |
32-15 |
288 |
| 16 |
17 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
37-11 |
264 |
| 17 |
13 |
Southern Oregon |
34-15 |
249 |
| 18 |
15 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
31-15 |
246 |
| 19 |
25 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
39-11 |
219 |
| 20 |
22 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
39-8 |
199 |
| 21 |
22 |
Coastal Georgia |
35-10 |
189 |
| 22 |
20 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
36-12 |
178 |
| 23 |
14 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
35-14 |
165 |
| 24 |
24 |
Middle Georgia State |
30-12 |
147 |
| 25 |
RV |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
34-15 |
84 |
Dropped from Top 25: St. Thomas (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: Houston-Victoria (Texas) 63; Evangel (Mo.) 57; Baker (Kan.) 54; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 42; Missouri Baptist 41; St. Thomas (Fla.) 39; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 15; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 10; Grand View (Iowa) 9; Indiana Southeast 9; LSU Alexandria (La.) 9; Bellevue (Neb.) 8; Ottawa (Kan.) 7; Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 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.