April 16, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - California Baptist Lancers were unanimous choice for the top spot in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) softball ratings for the second straight week. CBU received all 13 first place votes and occupied the top spot in four of the five ratings this season.
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) remains in the second position for the third straight week with 312 total points. After climbing nine spots to No. 6 last week, Saint Gregory's (Okla.) jumped up three more spots to No. 3 with 282 points. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) remained No. 4 with 280 total points for the third consecutive rating. No. 5 Oklahoma City moved up seven spots with 269 total points to round out top-five.
The sixth regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, April 23.
2008 NAIA Softball Preseason Top 25 Poll - April 16
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | 1ST PLACE VOTES | RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | California Baptist (II) | 13 | 44-4 | 325 |
2 | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II) | | 33-7 | 312 |
3 | 6 | Saint Gregory's (Okla.) (VI) | | 34-7 | 282 |
4 | 4 | Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (XI) | | 30-4 | 280 |
5 | 12 | Oklahoma City (VI) | | 27-10 | 269 |
6 | 7 | SCAD (Ga.) (XIV) | | 33-7 | 256 |
7 | 10 | Mobile (Ala.) (XIII) | | 25-7 | 245 |
8 | 8 | Dickinson State (N.D.) (III) | | 24-2 | 239 |
9 | 3 | Lubbock Christian (Texas) (VI) | | 41-6 | 237 |
10 | 5 | William Carey (Miss.) (XIII) | | 28-7 | 206 |
11 | 9 | Rogers State (Okla.) (VI) | | 28-7 | 188 |
12 | 11 | Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I) | | 10-4 | 181 |
13 | 13 | Vanguard (Calif.) (II) | | 31-17 | 167 |
14 | 14 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII) | | 32-4 | 160 |
15 | 15 | Columbia (Mo.) (V) | | 23-7 | 145 |
16 | 16 | Bethel (Ind.) (VIII) | | 35-4 | 137 |
17 | 18 | Shorter (Ga.) (XIII) | | 37-9 | 117 |
18 | 17 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (XI) | | 31-8 | 99 |
19 | 20 | Faulkner (Ala.) (XIII) | | 24-17 | 71 |
20 | 21 | California State -San Marcos (II) | | 24-12 | 63 |
21 | 21 | Oregon Tech (I) | | 24-10 | 56 |
22 | 24 | Morningside (Iowa) (III) | | 24-5 | 40 |
23 | 19 | Georgetown (Ky.) (XI) | | 29-9 | 39 |
24 | 23 | Central Methodist (Mo.) (V) | | 19-8 | 35 |
25 | 24 | Warner Southern (Fla.) (XIV) | | 26-7 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: Houston-Victoria (Texas) 15; Concordia (Ore.) 15; Walsh (Ohio) 7; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 7; Marian (Ind.) 4; Milligan (Tenn.) 2; Rio Grande (Ohio) 1; Evangel (Mo.) 1; Lee (Tenn.) 1.
