2005 NAIA Softball Ratings
| Rank | Last Week | School (Region) | 1st Place Votes | Record | Total Points |
1 | 1 | Thomas (Ga.) (XIII) | 10 | 40-5-0 | 322 |
2 | 2 | Houston Baptist (Texas) (VI) | 2 | 43-2-0 | 310 |
3 | 3 | Mobile (Ala.) (XIII) |
| 43-8-0 | 296 |
4 | 4 | California Baptist (II) | 1 | 44-5-0 | 292 |
5 | 5 | Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I) |
| 27-7-0 | 272 |
6 | 6 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II) |
| 42-10-0 | 257 |
7 | 7 | Oklahoma City (VI) |
| 44-12-0 | 251 |
8 | 8 | North Georgia (XIII) |
| 40-13-0 | 222 |
9 | 9 | Science & Arts (Okla.) (VI) |
| 46-17-0 | 220 |
10 | 10 | Columbia (Mo.) (V) |
| 47-16-0 | 205 |
11 | 21 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (XI) |
| 43-11-0 | 173 |
12 | 11 | Spring Hill (Ala.) (XIII) |
| 35-17-0 | 159 |
13 | 15 | William Woods (Mo.) (V) |
| 48-12-0 | 156 |
14 | 14 | Concordia (Calif.) (II) |
| 30-16-0 | 154 |
15 | 13 | Bacone (Okla.) (VI) |
| 31-13-0 | 151 |
16 | 16 | Union (Tenn.) (XI) |
| 41-13-0 | 130 |
17 | 19 | Ohio Dominican (IX) |
| 40-11-0 | 101 |
18 | 17 | Lee (Tenn.) (XIII) |
| 40-12-0 | 94 |
19 | 24 | Waldorf (Iowa) (VII) |
| 49-9-0 | 92 |
20 | 12 | Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (XI) |
| 37-7-0 | 85 |
21 | 20 | Biola (Calif.) (II) |
| 34-14-0 | 69 |
22 | 22 | Evangel (Mo.) (V) |
| 41-16-0 | 63 |
23 | 18 | St. Xavier (Ill.) (VII) |
| 40-17-0 | 33 |
24 | 25 | Southern Oregon (I) |
| 36-17-0 | 22 |
25 | NR | Mary (N.D.) (III) |
| 25-13-0 | 19 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Brescia (Ky.) (XII), 13; Savannah Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV), 13; Concordia (Neb.) (IV), 12; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II), 11; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (XI), 6; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII), 6; Indiana Wesleyan (VIII), 5; St. Gregory's (Okla.) (VI), 3; Tennessee Wesleyan (XII), 3; Faulkner (Ala.) (XIII), 2; Spring Arbor (Mich.) (VIII), 2; William Penn (Iowa) (VII), 1.
