KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw three teams ranked and two received votes in the postseason NAIA Softball Coaches Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Southern Oregon University returned to the top spot in the standings after taking the fourth red banner back to Ashland, Ore., last week. The Raiders garnered all 17 first-place votes in the postseason poll. Eastern Oregon University earned the No. 3 spot and Oregon Tech landed at No. 10. College of Idaho and University of British Columbia received votes.
| RANK |
LAST TIME
(FINAL RATING OF 2025 REGULAR SEASON) |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
4 |
Southern Oregon [17] |
55-9 |
450 |
| 2 |
7 |
Oklahoma City |
53-11 |
435 |
| 3 |
14 |
Eastern Oregon |
38-11 |
417 |
| 4 |
6 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
48-10 |
408 |
| 5 |
13 |
Marian (Ind.) |
48-9 |
379 |
| 6 |
23 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
42-16 |
367 |
| 7 |
3 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
40-9 |
356 |
| 8 |
11 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
42-11 |
339 |
| 9 |
1 |
Science and Arts (Okla.) |
50-9 |
326 |
| 10 |
2 |
Oregon Tech |
45-11 |
307 |
| 11 |
5 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
47-9 |
297 |
| 12 |
21 |
Midland (Neb.) |
40-18 |
292 |
| 13 |
RV |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
32-12 |
249 |
| 14 |
8 |
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
47-9 |
227 |
| 15 |
9 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
45-10 |
226 |
| 16 |
16 |
Missouri Baptist |
46-8 |
225 |
| 17 |
10 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
48-13 |
218 |
| 18 |
17 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
46-8 |
188 |
| 19 |
15 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
42-11 |
176 |
| 20 |
12 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
44-11 |
170 |
| 21 |
20 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
37-15 |
149 |
| 22 |
19 |
Middle Georgia State |
40-10 |
146 |
| 23 |
22 |
Texas A&M Texarkana |
41-12 |
134 |
| 24 |
18 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
37-8 |
129 |
| 25 |
25 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
46-11 |
116 |
Dropped from Top 25: Evangel (Mo.)
Receiving Votes: Evangel (Mo.) 95,
College of Idaho 39, Friends (Kan.) 24, Tennessee Southern 22, Mobile (Ala.) 18,
British Columbia 13, Baker (Kan.) 13, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 11, Keiser (Fla.) 7, Campbellsville (Ky.) 6, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 6, William Carey (Miss.) 3, Jamestown (N.D.) 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".