Conference/Independents/Unaffiliated Group Poll

April 6, 2009

 

American Mideast Conference

1. Notre Dame College (Ohio) (5-1 / 12-8)

3. Ohio Dominican University (2-0 / 12-15)

4. University of Rio Grande (Ohio) (2-2 / 9-9)

5. Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) (3-3 / 6-8)

6. Point Park University (Pa.) (2-2 / 13-5)

 

American Midwest Conference

1. Columbia College (Mo.) (6-0 / 20-7)

2. Williams Baptist College (Ark.) (6-2 / 15-12)

3. McKendree University (Ill.) (4-4 / 15-12)

4. William Woods University (Mo.) (6-2 / 20-14)

5. Missouri Baptist University (3-3 / 23-11)

6. Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.) (2-4 / 9-10)

7. Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.) (3-7 / 13-18)

8. University of Illinois at Springfield (0-4 / 1-15)

9. Stephens College (Mo.) (0-4 / 1-13)

 

Appalachian Athletic Conference

1. Milligan College (Tenn.) (7-1 / 20-10)

2. University of Virginia's College at Wise (5-3 / 19-11)

3. Virginia Intermont College (5-3 / 14-16)

3. Montreat College (N.C.) (6-4 / 15-17)

5. Union College (Ky.) (4-4 / 18-13)

6. Covenant College (Ga.) (4-4 / 11-9)

7. King College (Tenn.) (3-5 / 16-8)

8. Tennessee Wesleyan College (2-4 / 11-15)

9. Bluefield College (Va.) (0-8 / 2-12)

 

California Pacific Conference

1. Simpson University (Calif.) (9-3 / 23-19)

2. Holy Names University (Calif.) (9-3 / 15-13)

3. California State University-East Bay (8-4 / 11-19)

4. Bethany University (Calif.) (6-7 / 9-18)

5. Dominican University (Calif.) (3-9 / 5-22)

6. Menlo College (Calif.) (2-11 / 7-18)

 

Cascade Collegiate Conference

1. College of Idaho (6-2 / 14-11)

2. Concordia University (Ore.) (4-4 / 17-5)

3. Southern Oregon University (5-1 / 9-10)

4. Corban College (Ore.) (5-3 / 17-13)

5. Oregon Institute of Technology (3-3 / 13-10)

6. Eastern Oregon University (2-6 / 4-16)

7. Northwest Christian University (Ore.) (1-7 / 6-9)

 

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

1. Saint Xavier University (Ill.) (10-2 / 19-12)

2. Robert Morris College (Ill.) (6-2 / 17-14)

3. Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (2-2 / 16-14)

4. Judson University (Ill.) (5-3 / 14-11)

5. Purdue University-North Central (Ind.) (5-5 / 18-13)

6. University of St. Francis (Ill.) (2-2 / 8-14)

 

Dakota Athletic Conference

1. Dickinson State University (N.D.) (4-0 / 17-3)

2. Minot State University (N.D.) (0-0 / 14-5)

3. Valley City State University (N.D.) (0-0 / 7-6)

4. Jamestown College (N.D.) (0-0 / 11-6)

5. Black Hills State University (S.D.) (1-1 / 9-5)

6. Dakota State University (S.D.) (0-0 / 9-12)

7. Mayville State University (N.D.) (0-0 / 6-15)

 

Golden State Athletic Conference

1. California Baptist University (16-2 / 40-2)

2. Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (15-3 / 35-4)

3. Concordia University (Calif.) (11-5 / 32-14)

4. Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (7-9 / 21-17)

5. Biola University (Calif.) (7-11 / 15-16)

6. Vanguard University (Calif.) (4-12 / 19-20)

7. Hope International University (Calif.) (0-18 / 11-27)

 

Great Plains Athletic Conference

1. Morningside College (Iowa) (7-1 / 17-12)

2. Hastings College (Neb.) (7-3 / 21-9)

3. Doane College (Neb.) (7-3 / 11-10)

4. Midland Lutheran College (Neb.) (4-4 / 18-9)

5. Briar Cliff University (Iowa) (4-2 / 11-8)

6. Dana College (Neb.) (4-2 / 11-9)

 

Heart of America Athletic Conference

1. Evangel University (Mo.) (8-1 / 23-9)

2. Central Methodist University (Mo.) (7-3 / 20-12)

 3. Missouri Valley College (3-1 / 18-13)

4. Benedictine College (Kan.) (3-3 / 17-11)

5. MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) (3-6 / 19-15)

6. Lindenwood University (Mo.) (1-1 / 16-19)

7. William Jewell College (Mo.) (3-7 / 14-18)

8. Culver-Stockton College (Mo.) (2-4 / 8-16)

9. Graceland University (Iowa) (2-2 / 6-13)

10. Avila University (Mo.) (1-3 / 4-15)

11. Baker University (Kan.) (0-2 / 4-13)

 

Independent

1. Simon Fraser University (B.C.) (0-0 / 16-9)

2. University of Houston - Victoria (TX) (0-0 / 25-8)

3. California State University-San Marcos (0-0 / 26-16)

 

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

1. Sterling College (Kan.) (4-0 / 19-12-2)

2. Friends University (Kan.) (5-1 / 25-6)

3. Bethany College (Kan.) (3-3 / 18-13)

4. McPherson College (Kan.) (2-2 / 10-11)

5. Ottawa University (Kan.) (1-1 / 13-13)

6. University of Saint Mary (Kan.) (2-2 / 5-19)

7. Kansas Wesleyan University (1-1 / 9-20)

8. Southwestern College (Kan.) (1-5 / 7-14)

9. Tabor College (Kan.) (1-5 / 4-23)

 

Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

1. Midway College (Ky.) (6-2 / 9-5)

2. Brescia University (Ky.) (6-3 / 11-11)

3. Indiana University Southeast (4-3 / 14-19)

4. Asbury College (Ky.) (2-2 / 8-8)

5. Mountain State University (W.Va.) (2-4 / 7-13)

6. Berea College (Ky.) (1-1 / 3-7)

7. Alice Lloyd College (Ky.) (0-6 / 0-15)

 

Mid-Central College Conference

1. Bethel College (Ind.) (7-1 / 31-3)

2. Marian College (Ind.) (8-2 / 25-7)

3. Spring Arbor University (Mich.) (4-2 / 13-13)

4. Indiana Wesleyan University (3-3 / 20-9)

5. Huntington University (Ind.) (2-2 / 14-8)

6. Taylor University (Ind.) (2-4 / 12-14)

 

Mid-South Conference

1. Campbellsville University (Ky.) (12-1 / 28-5)

2. Georgetown College (Ky.) (14-3 / 22-6)

3. Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (9-7 / 18-13)

4. Pikeville College (Ky.) (5-8 / 12-17)

5. University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) (5-12 / 11-22)

 

Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference

1. Park University (Mo.) (4-0 / 15-4)

2. Bellevue University (Neb.) (4-0 / 17-10)

3. York College (Neb.) (2-2 / 21-18)

4. Peru State College (Neb.) (2-2 / 12-17)

5. College of Saint Mary (Neb.) (0-2 / 5-17)

6. Haskell Indian Nations University (Kan.) (0-4 / 10-19)

7. Central Christian College (Kan.) (0-2 / 3-25)

 

Midwest Collegiate Conference

1. William Penn University (Iowa) (9-1 / 19-13)

2. Grand View University (Iowa) (9-3 / 19-11)

3. Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) (6-4 / 18-10)

4. Waldorf College (Iowa) (4-4 / 12-8)

5. Mount Mercy College (Iowa) (4-4 / 15-10)

6. Iowa Wesleyan College (6-4 / 10-14)

7. Clarke College (Iowa) (4-6 / 8-15)

8. Viterbo University (Wis.) (4-10 / 5-25)

9. Ashford University (Iowa) (0-11 / 0-23)

 

Red River Athletic Conference

1. Bacone College (Okla.) (7-3 / 21-18)

2. Texas Wesleyan University (9-3 / 17-16)

3. Northwood University (Texas) (10-0 / 15-21-2)

4. University of the Southwest (N.M.) (6-6 / 13-15)

5. Langston University (Okla.) (0-12 / 0-21)

 

Sooner Athletic Conference

1. Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (12-4 / 37-4)

2. Oklahoma City University (14-2 / 32-4)

3. Saint Gregory's University (Okla.) (13-3 / 27-8)

4. Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) (5-3 / 27-5)

5. Oklahoma Christian University (6-4 / 22-11)

6. Oklahoma Baptist University (4-6 / 22-13)

7. Rogers State University (Okla.) (4-8 / 21-13)

8. Northwestern Oklahoma State University (2-10 / 13-22)

9. Univ of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (Okla.) (4-12 / 15-20)

10. Mid-America Christian University (Okla.) (2-14 / 15-22)

 

Southern States Athletic Conference

1. Shorter College (Ga.) (12-2 / 23-9)

2. Brenau University (Ga.) (14-2 / 25-4)

3. Lee University (Tenn.) (11-3 / 19-9)

4. Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (12-5-1 / 24-13-1)

5. Reinhardt College (Ga.) (11-7 / 20-12)

6. Faulkner University (Ala.) (7-7 / 15-16)

7. Emmanuel College (Ga.) (4-12 / 11-21)

8. Brewton-Parker College (Ga.) (4-19-1 / 21-26-1)

9. Southern Wesleyan University (S.C.) (2-20 / 12-26)

 

The Sun Conference

1. Warner University (Fla.) (5-1 / 24-4)

2. Saint Thomas University (Fla.) (5-1 / 16-14)

3. Webber International University (Fla.) (4-2 / 22-13)

4. Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (3-3 / 14-9)

 

TranSouth Athletic Conference

1. Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) (5-1 / 26-7)

2. Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) (3-1 / 16-5)

3. Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) (4-1 / 15-12)

4. Lyon College (Ark.) (3-2 / 14-13)

4. Bethel College (Tenn.) (2-2 / 18-8)

6. Union University (Tenn.) (2-0 / 15-16)

7. Mid-Continent University (Ky.) (0-6 / 8-23)

8. Cumberland University (Tenn.) (0-6 / 3-17)

 

Unaffiliated - Frontier/Gulf Coast/Sunrise

1. William Carey University (Miss.) (4-0 / 29-4)

2. University of Mobile (Ala.) (3-3 / 24-7)

3. Belhaven College (Miss.) (3-5 / 27-13)

4. Spring Hill College (Ala.) (2-4 / 13-24)

 

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

1. Madonna University (Mich.) (8-0 / 30-6)

2. Aquinas College (Mich.) (6-0 / 18-6)

3. University of Michigan-Dearborn (4-2 / 7-8)

4. Indiana Institute of Technology (3-4 / 14-14)

5. Davenport University (Mich.) (0-6 / 15-14)

6. Cornerstone University (Mich.) (3-2 / 7-17)

7. Concordia University (Mich.) (2-6 / 7-17)

7. Siena Heights University (Mich.) (0-6 / 10-24)

Championship Information

NAIA Softball Championship

43rd ANNUAL
NAIA SOFTBALL 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP


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