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California Baptist moves back to No. 1 in NAIA Softball Rating

Apr 02, 2008
California Baptist moves back to No. 1 in NAIA Softball Rating

April 2, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - California Baptist collected 12 of the possible 13 first place votes and 324 total points to move back to No. 1 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) softball ratings.  The Lancers were edged by Lubbock Christian (Texas) by three points for the top spot last week.  
 
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) also moved up a spot to No. 2 with 303 total points after dropping to No. 3 last week.  Lubbock Christian dropped two spots to No. 3 with 298 total points.  Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) climbed two spots into the top-five at No. 4 with 281 total points while Rogers State (Okla.) jumped up five spots to No. 5 with 261 total points and one first place vote.
 
Three teams made their debut in the top-25 this week.  No. 21 Azusa Pacific (Calif.), No. 23 Oregon Tech and No. 24 Northwestern Oklahoma all appeared in the poll for the first time this year.
 
The fourth regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, April 9.
 
2008 NAIA Softball Preseason Top 25 Poll - April 2
RANK
LAST WEEK
SCHOOL
1ST PLACE VOTES
RECORD
TOTAL POINTS
1
2
California Baptist (II)
12
37-3
324
2
3
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)
 
26-6
303
3
1
Lubbock Christian (Texas) (VI)
 
33-4
298
4
6
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (XI)
 
21-3
281
5
10
Rogers State (Okla.) (VI)
1
28-4
261
6
5
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV)
 
26-5
256
7
12
William Carey (Miss.) (XIII)
 
26-5
240
8
9
Dickinson State (N.D.) (III)
 
16-2
221
9
11
Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I)
 
10-4
207
10
8
Vanguard (Calif.) (II)
 
29-11
204
11
4
Mobile (Ala.) (XIII)
 
18-6
202
12
13
Bethel (Ind.) (VIII)
 
21-1
180
13
18
Oklahoma City (VI)
 
16-7
176
14
14
Columbia (Mo.) (V)
 
18-3
171
15
7
Saint Gregory's (Okla.) (VI)
 
21-7
147
16
17
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII)
 
22-3
142
17
16
Shorter (Ga.) (XIII)
 
28-8
119
18
21
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (XI)
 
23-4
111
19
21
Georgetown (Ky.) (XI)
 
22-6
71
20
24
Faulkner (Ala.) (XIII)
 
20-15
56
21
NR
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II)
 
17-16
48
22
20
The College of Idaho (Idaho) (I)
 
13-8
37
23
NR
Oregon Institute of Technology (I)
 
16-8
30
24
NR
Northwestern Oklahoma State (VI)
 
18-4
26
25
23
Morningside (Iowa) (III)
 
12-4
25
 
Others receiving votes: Evangel (Mo.) 16; Concordia (Calif.) 15; Indiana Southeast 13; Warner Southern (Fla.) 12; Lee (Tenn.) 10; Oklahoma Christian 7; Ohio Dominican 5; Bellevue (Neb.) 4; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 4; Walsh (Ohio) 2; Milligan (Tenn.) 1. 
  
                
                                	                

                
                                
            
 
                                  
        
     
     
        

    
        










  









 
 
 
 

 
 
   

    	




  
	
	


	
	  



	
			
		



	

	



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