KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw four teams remain ranked in the latest NAIA Softball Coaches Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Southern Oregon University earned all 19 first-place votes to hold its top spot. Oregon Tech came in right behind at No. 2 and Eastern Oregon University followed at No. 11. College of Idaho secured the No. 20 spot.
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Southern Oregon [19] |
30-2 |
510 |
| 2 |
2 |
Oregon Tech |
24-4 |
491 |
| 3 |
3 |
Science and Arts (Okla.) |
26-6 |
474 |
| 4 |
4 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
24-6 |
449 |
| 5 |
5 |
Oklahoma City |
26-6 |
434 |
| 6 |
9 |
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
30-3 |
411 |
| 7 |
7 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
30-5 |
399 |
| 8 |
8 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
27-5 |
390 |
| 9 |
6 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
23-5 |
379 |
| 10 |
10 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
28-6 |
375 |
| 11 |
12 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
21-6 |
318 |
| 11 |
13 |
Eastern Oregon |
18-3 |
318 |
| 13 |
15 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
22-4 |
311 |
| 14 |
11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
23-5 |
293 |
| 15 |
16 |
Missouri Baptist |
25-5 |
270 |
| 16 |
18 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
31-4 |
252 |
| 17 |
14 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
27-6 |
249 |
| 18 |
19 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
21-7 |
232 |
| 19 |
22 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
17-6 |
172 |
| 20 |
20 |
College of Idaho |
20-6 |
170 |
| 21 |
24 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
26-6 |
145 |
| 22 |
23 |
Midland (Neb.) |
21-10 |
120 |
| 23 |
RV |
Middle Georgia State |
22-8 |
108 |
| 23 |
RV |
Texas A&M Texarkana |
27-5 |
108 |
| 25 |
25 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
16-8 |
97 |
Dropped from Top 25: Mobile (Ala.), William Carey (Miss.)
Receiving Votes: Mobile (Ala.) 88, Benedictine (Kan.) 63, William Carey (Miss.) 56, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 42, Rio Grande (Ohio) 40, Grand View (Iowa) 19, Jamestown (N.D.) 16, Friends (Kan.) 15, Keiser (Fla.) 12, Thomas (Ga.) 10, Johnson (Tenn.) 5, Brenau (Ga.) 4, Coastal Georgia 3, Saint Francis (Ind.) 2
Rating Methodology:
- The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents).
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team’s rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes".