By: Chad Waller, Director of Communications & Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With 591 total points and 21 first-place votes, Oklahoma City is the unanimous No. 1 selection in the sixth regular-season edition of the 2015 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The Stars are on the top of the poll for the sixth-straight week and is the unanimous pick for the fourth-consecutive time.

Despite a setback on April 18 against then-No. 20 Science & Arts (Okla.), Oklahoma City continues its dominance in the ranking. The Stars lead the NAIA in wins (44) and winning percentage (.957) and rank No. 1 in home runs per game (1.7), total runs scored (427) and total RBIs (393). A pair of wins Tuesday against Mid-America Christian (Okla.) would all but ensure Oklahoma City’s 16th overall Sooner Athletic Conference championship and first since 2011.

For the fifth-straight week, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) checks in at the No. 2 slot with 560 total points. Third-ranked Concordia (Calif.) gathered 558 points. No. 4 LSU Alexandria (La.) posted 539 total points and No. 5 Saint Xavier (Ill.) stands with 510 points.

No. 14 Science & Arts (Okla.) is the biggest mover up this week. Thanks to a win over No. 1 Oklahoma City, 3-0, on April 18 which snapped the Stars’ 20-game winning streak, the Drovers boast their best ranking in 2015.

On the flip side, No. 24 Davenport (Mich.) suffers the worst fall, dropping down six spots.

No. 17 Southeastern (Fla.) and No. 25 Madonna (Mich.) enter the ranking for the first time all year. For Southeastern, this marks the first time in program history the Fire have been nationally ranked. Southeastern improved to 35-10 overall with a pair of doubleheader sweeps over then-No. 16 Thomas (Fla.) on April 17 and then-No. 13 USC Beaufort (S.C.) on April 18. Overall, the Fire have won 12-out-of-their-last-13 contests.

Madonna is recognized in the Top 25 for the first time since March 29, 2011 (No. 20).
Marian (Ind.) (No. 24) and Grand View (Iowa) (No. 25) both drop out this week.

Eleven of 21 conferences and Unaffiliated Groups are represented this week, led by five leagues with three members each. A trio of other conferences land two teams in the Top 25.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences /independent /unaffiliated groupings. The seventh regular-season Top 25 will be announced on April 28.

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

Notes: (all information dating back to 2000) In three of the last four polls, the top-five teams have held their positions… Through seven polls (including preseason), there have been 37 different ranked teams this year… There are three teams currently with 40-or-more wins, led by Oklahoma City’s 44, followed by No. 3 Concordia (Calif.) with 43 and No. 19 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) with 41… Seventeen programs have held a Top 25 ranking in each of the seven polls… No. 4 LSU Alexandria (La.) is in its second-season of being eligible for the polls and has held a top-10 ranking for 16-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 108-straight rankings, falling no lower than 18th during that stretch, which dates back to start of 2004 season… No. 9 William Carey (Miss.) is second with 71-consecutive mentions and Concordia is right behind at 62-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 Oklahoma City at 26, Concordia with 24, 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 – April 21

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)	2015 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma City (21)	44-2	591
2	2	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)	32-6	560
3	3	Concordia (Calif.)	43-5	558
4	4	LSU Alexandria	37-3	539
5	5	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	34-4-2	510
6	7	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	39-6	483
7	8	Campbellsville (Ky.)	30-5	480
8	9	Central Methodist (Mo.)	33-6	452
9	6	William Carey (Miss.)	31-12	433
10	10	St. Gregory's (Okla.)	28-8	418
11	11	Cal State San Marcos	33-12	410
12	12	Oregon Tech	38-12	385
13	14	Mobile (Ala.)	28-11	338
14	20	Science & Arts (Okla.)	30-7	313
15	17	Concordia (Ore.)	39-13	308
16	15	Vanguard (Calif.)	36-16	305
17	RV	Southeastern (Fla.)	35-10	299
18	13	USC Beaufort (S.C.)	29-10	252
19	21	Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)	41-7	244
20	19	Biola (Calif.)	28-12	223
21	16	Thomas (Ga.)	30-11	188
22	22	Houston-Victoria (Texas)	25-15	185
23	23	Corban (Ore.)	35-15	144
24	18	Davenport (Mich.)	33-7	125
25	RV	Madonna (Mich.)	30-9-1	104

Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 99; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 88; Reinhardt (Ga.) 63; Grand View (Iowa) 59; Doane (Neb.) 46; Bellevue (Neb.) 43; Belhaven (Miss.) 37; Georgia Gwinnett 35; Indiana Southeast 17; Simpson (Calif.) 17; Taylor (Ind.) 7; Bryan (Tenn.) 5; Indiana Wesleyan 3; Lyon (Ark.) 3.