By: Chad Waller, Director of Communications & Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third-straight week, Oklahoma City tops the charts in the third regular-season edition of the 2015 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. At 25-1 overall, the Stars own the NAIA’s best win percentage (.962). Oklahoma City collected all 21 possible first-place votes and 591 total points.

The rest of the top five also held their position from last week: No. 2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.), No. 3 Concordia (Calif.), No. 4 Saint Xavier (Ill.) and No. 5 LSU Alexandria (La.).

Holding its 23rd all-time No. 1 ranking, Oklahoma City started off the year with a 23-game winning streak. In the early going, the Stars lead the Sooner Athletic Conference with a 6-0-0 record. On Tuesday, Oklahoma City has a home showdown with No. 6 St. Gregory’s (Okla.).

Defending national champion and No. 2-ranked Auburn Montgomery is riding a current 10-game winning streak.
For the second-straight week, No. 12 Campbellsville (Ky.) claims the most positive movement within the Top 25 – this time vaulting up seven spots. No. 23 Belhaven (Miss.) drops down nine positions for the worst fall.

With a 23-5 record, No. 25 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) vaults into the Top 25 for the first time in school history. Heading into this week, the Wolves are on a six-game winning streak.

Reinhardt (Ga.) (No. 22) fell out this week. The absence snaps 26-consecutive weeks of being ranked dating back to middle of 2012 season.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences /independent /unaffiliated groupings. The fourth regular-season Top 25 will be announced on April 7.

For the complete calendar of 2015 Top 25 Polls, click here.

Notes: (all information dating back to 2000) With No. 25 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) added today, there now have been 33 different ranked teams this year (through four polls)… No. 3 Concordia (Calif.) leads the NAIA with 36 total wins and is currently on a 13-game winning streak… Seventeen programs have held a Top 25 ranking in each of the four polls… No. 5 LSU Alexandria (La.) is in its second-season of being eligible for the polls and has held a top-10 ranking for 13-straight weeks… Preseason No. 1 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) is looking to become the first team to be on top of the preseason charts and win the national championship in the same season since Oklahoma City did so in 2002… Last year, there were 36 different teams ranked, with 16 of them ranked in every poll... Oklahoma City and Auburn Montgomery have held a No. 1 ranking this year – last year, Auburn Montgomery and Concordia were the only No. 1 ranked teams... Oklahoma City leads all active schools with 105-straight rankings, falling no lower than 18th during that stretch, which dates back to start of 2004 season… No. 7 William Carey (Miss.) is second with 68-consecutive mentions and No. 3 Concordia is right behind at 59-straight polls… Since 2000, 12 teams have topped the poll with former member California Baptist leading the way with 46 all-time No. 1 appearances, followed by Concordia with 24, Oklahoma City with 23, former member Simon Fraser (B.C.) with 18, Thomas (Ga.) with 13, Mobile (Ala.) with five, former member Lubbock Christian (Texas) with four, Auburn Montgomery, Cal State San Marcos and Oklahoma Baptist with two apiece – Oregon Tech and former member Shorter (Ga.) each have one.

2015 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – March 31

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)	2015 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma City (21)	25-1	591
2	2	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)	22-4	569
3	3	Concordia (Calif.)	36-4	555
4	4	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	19-2-1	524
5	5	LSU Alexandria	25-3	519
6	7	St. Gregory's (Okla.)	19-3	486
7	9	William Carey (Miss.)	23-8	452
8	10	Thomas (Ga.)	28-7	432
9	6	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	23-6	419
10	11	Central Methodist (Mo.)	21-6	414
11	8	Cal State San Marcos	22-9	413
12	19	Campbellsville (Ky.)	18-5	398
13	13	Oregon Tech	27-8	371
14	12	Vanguard (Calif.)	31-9	349
15	15	Davenport (Mich.)	20-4	308
16	16	Biola (Calif.)	26-10	301
17	17	Concordia (Ore.)	28-10	277
18	23	Mobile (Ala.)	18-7	259
19	20	Indiana Wesleyan	23-2	241
20	18	Houston-Victoria (Texas)	21-12	234
21	21	Science & Arts (Okla.)	21-4	233
22	24	USC Beaufort (S.C.)	18-8	162
23	14	Belhaven (Miss.)	16-12	155
24	25	Corban (Ore.)	26-9	135
25	RV	Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)	23-5	105

Others Receiving Votes: Brenau (Ga.) 68; Kansas Wesleyan 60; Bryan (Tenn.) 53; Georgia Gwinnett 45; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 31; Bellevue (Neb.) 31; Grand View (Iowa) 30; Doane (Neb.) 25; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 24; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 17; Simpson (Calif.) 17; Tennessee Wesleyan 11; Indiana Southeast 9; Reinhardt (Ga.) 7; Southeastern (Fla.) 7; Dickinson State (N.D.) 6; Taylor (Ind.) 5.