March 19, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - California Baptist earned the top spot in the season's first National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) softball ratings. The Lancers earned 10 first place votes and moved up a spot from the preseason poll with 273 total points.
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) also climbed a spot to No. 2 with 247 total points. Lubbock Christian (Texas) Lady Chaparrals playing their inaugural season have a 21-2 record and are ranked No. 3 with 244 points. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) stayed at No. 4 with 236 total points while Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) moved up three spots to No. 5 with 232 points.
The second regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, March 26.
2008 NAIA Softball Top 25 Poll - March 19
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | 1ST PLACE VOTES | RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
1 | 2 | California Baptist (II) | 10 | 28-2 | 273 |
2 | 3 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II) | | 15-5 | 247 |
3 | NR | Lubbock Christian (Texas) (VI) | | 21-2 | 244 |
4 | 4 | Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (XI) | | 11-0 | 236 |
5 | 8 | Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV) | | 22-3 | 232 |
6 | 13 | Mobile (Ala.) (XIII) | 1 | 15-3 | 225 |
7 | 6 | Saint Gregory's (Okla.) (VI) | | 16-5 | 218 |
8 | 7 | Shorter (Ga.) (XIII) | | 21-5 | 184 |
9 | 10 | Vanguard (Calif.) (II) | | 25-7 | 176 |
10 | 18 | Rogers State (Okla.) (VI) | | 19-3 | 170 |
11 | 9 | Dickinson State (N.D.) (III) | | 12-2 | 165 |
12 | 5 | Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I) | | 3-4 | 145 |
13 | NR | William Carey (Miss.) (XIII) | | 20-3 | 138 |
14 | 16 | Bethel (Ind.) (VIII) | | 16-1 | 129 |
15 | NR | Houston - Victoria (TX) (VI) | | 19-12 | 116 |
16 | RV | Columbia (Mo.) (V) | | 11-3 | 107 |
17 | 1 | Oklahoma City (VI) | | 12-7 | 98 |
T18 | 25 | Concordia (Calif.) (II) | | 25-8 | 79 |
T18 | 14 | The College of Idaho (Idaho) (I) | | 9-4 | 79 |
20 | NR | Georgetown (Ky.) (XI) | | 9-5 | 73 |
T21 | 11 | Lee (Tenn.) (XIII) | | 13-8 | 54 |
T21 | 22 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII) | | 6-3 | 54 |
23 | 24 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (XI) | | 15-4 | 41 |
24 | 12 | Bellevue (Neb.) (IV) | | 8-5 | 39 |
25 | 20 | McKendree (Ill.) (V) | | 6-4 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Warner Southern (Fla.) (XIV) 9; Ohio Dominican (IX) 5; Morningside (Iowa) (III) 5; Saint Xavier (Ill.) (VII) 5; Indiana Southeast (XII) 5; Belhaven (Miss.) (XIII) 4; Brenau (Ga.) (XIII) 3; Oregon Tech (I) 2; Robert Morris (Ill.) (VII) 1; Milligan (Tenn.) (XII) 1; Oklahoma Christian (VI) 1.
