April 23, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - California Baptist Lancers captured all 13 first place votes to continue their dominance at No. 1 in the sixth National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) softball ratings.
The Lancers were unanimous choice for the third straight week and earned 325 total points.
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) remains No. 2 for the fourth straight week with 312 total points. Oklahoma City moved up two spots to No. 3 with 287 points while Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) stayed at No. 4 with 286 points. Mobile (Ala.) climbed two spots to No. 5 with 273 total points.
No. 18 Biola (Calif.) made its debut in the top-25 for the first time this year.
The seventh regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, April 30.
2008 NAIA Softball Preseason Top 25 Poll - April 23
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | 1ST PLACE VOTES | RECROD | TOTAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | California Baptist University (II) | 13 | 47-5 | 325 |
2 | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (II) | | 37-7 | 312 |
3 | 5 | Oklahoma City University (VI) | | 36-10 | 287 |
4 | 4 | Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) (XI) | | 36-4 | 286 |
5 | 7 | University of Mobile (Ala.) (XIII) | | 31-7 | 273 |
6 | 9 | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (VI) | | 43-6 | 258 |
7 | 8 | Dickinson State University (N.D.) (III) | | 27-3 | 235 |
8 | 6 | Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV) | | 35-9 | 229 |
9 | 17 | Shorter College (Ga.) (XIII) | | 43-9 | 210 |
10 | 3 | Saint Gregory's University (Okla.) (VI) | | 39-10 | 207 |
11 | 11 | Rogers State University (Okla.) (VI) | | 34-9 | 195 |
12 | 12 | Simon Fraser University (B.C.) (I) | | 11-5 | 180 |
13 | 10 | William Carey University (Miss.) (XIII) | | 32-9 | 157 |
14 | 14 | Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (VII) | | 39-6 | 152 |
15 | 16 | Bethel College (Ind.) (VIII) | | 40-4 | 151 |
16 | 14 | Columbia College (Mo.) (V) | | 29-9 | 144 |
17 | 18 | Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) (XI) | | 37-8 | 109 |
18 | NR | Biola University (Calif.) (II) | | 23-21 | 98 |
19 | 19 | Faulkner University (Ala.) (XIII) | | 32-19 | 80 |
20 | 21 | Oregon Institute of Technology (I) | | 28-10 | 69 |
21 | 20 | California State University-San Marcos (II) | | 25-15 | 64 |
22 | 25 | Warner Southern College (Fla.) (XIV) | | 31-8 | 59 |
23 | 23 | Georgetown College (Ky.) (XI) | | 33-11 | 38 |
24 | RV | University of Houston - Victoria (TX) (VI) | | 28-16 | 36 |
25 | 13 | Vanguard University (Calif.) (II) | | 33-19 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: Central Methodist (Mo.) 14; Concordia (Neb.) 11; Walsh (Ohio) 9; Concordia (Ore.) 6; Lee (Tenn.) 3; Milligan (Tenn.) 3; Waldorf (Iowa) 2; Morningside (Iowa) 1; Belhaven (Miss.) 1; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1.
