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NAIA Softball Preseason Top 25

Feb 01, 2007

Feb. 1, 2007

OLATHE, Kan. - California Baptist is the NAIA Preseason No. 1 in softball, beating out defending national champion Mobile (Ala.) with seven first-place votes to Mobile's five.

In the 2006 NAIA Softball Championship, Mobile defeated Cal Baptist 4-1 to take its first softball national title in school history. This season's preseason Top 10 includes Simon Fraser (B.C.) at No. 3, followed by Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) and Oklahoma City in the top five. The Top 10's second half begins with Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.), followed by No. 7 St. Gregory's (Okla.), Lee (Tenn.), Houston Baptist (Texas) and Concordia (Calif.).

The ratings schedule for 2007 resumes in March, with the first regular season rating scheduled for a March 21 release.

RANK	2006 FINAL	SCHOOL	1^ST PLACE VOTES	TOTAL POINTS
1	2	California Baptist (II)	7	295
2	1	Mobile (Ala.) (XIII)	5	280
3	4	Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I)		269
4	6	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)		268
5	3	Oklahoma City (VI)		259
6	10	Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (XI)		232
7	5	St. Gregory's (Okla.) (VI)		219
8	7	Lee (Tenn.) (XIII)		214
9	11	Houston Baptist (Texas) (VI)		189
10	8	Concordia (Calif.) (II)		188
11	17	Savannah Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV)		178
12	14	William Woods (Mo.) (V)		175
13	13	Tiffin (Ohio) (IX)		167
14	9	Evangel (Mo.) (V)		129
15	20	Oregon Tech (I)		123
16	22	Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (XI)		115
17	18	Dickinson State (N.D.)		109
18	12	Science & Arts (Okla.) (VI)		84
19	21	Reinhardt (Ga.) (XIII)		78
20	NR	Grand View (Iowa) (VII)		77
21	19	Biola (Calif.) (II)		63
22	NR	Notre Dame (Ohio) (IX)		62
23	15	St. Xavier (Ill.) (VII)		40
24	NR	Ohio Dominican (IX)		18
25	NR	Bethel (Ind.) (VIII)		17

Others Receiving Votes:
McKendree (Ill.) (V), 14; Dana (Neb.) (III), 13; Campbellsville (Ky.) (XI), 10; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II), 6; Brenau (Ga.) (XIII), 5; Rio Grande (Ohio) (IX), 2; Union (Tenn.) (XI), 2; Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 1.