2022 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 POSTSEASON Poll (June 8, 2022)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After earning its 11th NAIA Softball World Series crown last week, Oklahoma City has ascended to the No. 1 spot in the postseason edition of the Top 25. The Stars earned all 18, first-place votes, followed by national championship runner-up Mobile (Ala.). Science & Arts (Okla.) landed in the No. 3-spot while Southeaster vaulted all the way up from 11 to No. 4. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) rounded-out the top five. Tennessee Wesleyan, behind the incredible pitching performances of Cheyenne Strong, made the biggest jump from the final poll, up 14 spots to No. 9 while Webber International (Fla.) moved to 10 from receiving votes after earning a spot in the 2022 Softball Spring Classic.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents).
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- The frequency of the polls is bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) prior to the 2016-17 academic season. This change allows raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work between rating periods.
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2022 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 POSTSEASON Poll (June 8, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Oklahoma City [18] | 54-6 | 498 |
| 2 | 1 | Mobile (Ala.) | 52-4 | 482 |
| 3 | 5 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 53-10 | 466 |
| 4 | 11 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 52-13 | 448 |
| 5 | 3 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 54-6 | 429 |
| 6 | 7 | Indiana Wesleyan | 54-10 | 426 |
| 7 | 4 | Oregon Tech | 50-13 | 402 |
| 8 | 10 | Grand View (Iowa) | 46-12 | 386 |
| 9 | 23 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 37-9 | 362 |
| 10 | RV | Webber International (Fla.) | 42-24 | 352 |
| 11 | 6 | William Carey (Miss.) | 48-11 | 328 |
| 12 | 8 | Southern Oregon | 49-14 | 324 |
| 13 | 9 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 42-7 | 318 |
| 14 | 15 | Eastern Oregon | 43-17 | 259 |
| 15 | 17 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 46-13 | 241 |
| 16 | 18 | Columbia (Mo.) | 35-12 | 224 |
| 17 | 12 | Georgia Gwinnett | 36-20 | 221 |
| 18 | 12 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 38-17 | 217 |
| 19 | 14 | Marian (Ind.) | 40-13 | 208 |
| 20 | 16 | Coastal Georgia | 39-14 | 189 |
| 21 | 25 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 39-8 | 188 |
| 22 | 20 | College of Idaho | 43-17 | 146 |
| 23 | RV | William Jessup (Calif.) | 39-15 | 140 |
| 24 | 19 | Madonna (Mich.) | 31-9 | 122 |
| 25 | 21 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 38-18 | 114 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Texas A&M Texarkana, Embry Riddle (Ariz.)
Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M Texarkana 102, Midland (Neb.) 95, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 93, Ottawa (Kan.) 76, Rio Grande (Ohio) 28, Bellevue (Neb.) 21, Bryan (Tenn.) 16, Friends (Kan.) 14, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 11, Vanguard (Calif.) 5, Mount Mercy (Iowa) 3.
