By: Chad Waller, Director of Communications & Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oklahoma City is the unanimous No. 1 selection in the fourth regular-season edition of the 2015 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. For four-straight rankings, the Stars have locked down the top position. This week, Oklahoma City collected all 21 first-place votes and 591 total points. Oklahoma City is now tied at No. 2 for the most all-time No. 1 rankings in NAIA history with 24 – Concordia (Calif.) also has 24.

With a 31-1 mark, the Stars own the NAIA’s best winning percentage (.969) and leads the country in home runs per game (1.8). Since a loss to then-No. 17 Houston-Victoria (Texas) on March 19, Oklahoma City has out-scored opponents by a 79-16 count during a current seven-game winning streak. They will next face Oklahoma Wesleyan on Tuesday in Bartlesville, Okla.

Both No. 2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) and No. 3 Concordia (Calif.) both held their spot from last week. No. 4 LSU Alexandria (La.) and No. 5 Saint Xavier (Ill.) switched positions.

No. 14 USC Beaufort (S.C.) holds the best improvement from last week with an eight-spot jump. The Sand Sharks are riding a 12-game winning streak after a sweep over then-No. 8 Thomas (Ga.) on April 3.

Thomas dipped down to No. 17 for the worst fall within the poll.

There are no newcomers this week.

The Southern States Athletic Conference claims the most ranked teams with four: Auburn Montgomery, No. 7 William Carey (Miss.), No. 15 Mobile (Ala.) and No. 25 Belhaven (Miss.). The Sooner Athletic Conference, the Unaffiliated Group No. 1 (California Pacific/Golden State Athletic) and Unaffiliated Group No. 2 (Cascade Collegiate/Frontier) all landed a trio of programs in the Top 25. Overall, 12 of 21 conferences are represented this week.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences /independent /unaffiliated groupings. The fifth regular-season Top 25 will be announced on April 14.

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

Notes: (all information dating back to 2000) Through five polls (including preseason), there have been 33 different ranked teams this year… No. 3 Concordia (Calif.) leads the NAIA with 37 total wins and is currently on a 14-game winning streak… Seventeen programs have held a Top 25 ranking in each of the five 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 14-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 106-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 69-consecutive mentions and No. 3 Concordia is right behind at 60-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 and Oklahoma City 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 7

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)	2015 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma City (21)	31-1	591
2	2	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)	25-5	567
3	3	Concordia (Calif.)	37-5	550
4	5	LSU Alexandria	29-3	530
5	4	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	24-3-1	517
6	6	St. Gregory's (Okla.)	21-5	490
7	7	William Carey (Miss.)	25-10	452
8	9	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	27-6	446
9	12	Campbellsville (Ky.)	22-5	431
10	10	Central Methodist (Mo.)	25-6	425
11	11	Cal State San Marcos	26-11	400
12	13	Oregon Tech	30-9	368
13	14	Vanguard (Calif.)	33-11	337
14	22	USC Beaufort (S.C.)	22-8	320
15	18	Mobile (Ala.)	24-7	314
16	15	Davenport (Mich.)	24-4	308
17	8	Thomas (Ga.)	28-9	281
18	19	Indiana Wesleyan	30-3	271
19	17	Concordia (Ore.)	31-11	258
20	16	Biola (Calif.)	26-12	256
21	21	Science & Arts (Okla.)	27-4	250
22	20	Houston-Victoria (Texas)	22-12	201
23	24	Corban (Ore.)	30-9	172
24	25	Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)	31-5	159
25	23	Belhaven (Miss.)	19-17	68

Others Receiving Votes: Kansas Wesleyan 60; Reinhardt (Ga.) 54; Grand View (Iowa) 53; Georgia Gwinnett 41; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 38; Dickinson State (N.D.) 35; Doane (Neb.) 30; Bellevue (Neb.) 26; Southeastern (Fla.) 25; Bryan (Tenn.) 18; Simpson (Calif.) 11; Marian (Ind.) 11; Indiana Southeast 7; Madonna (Mich.) 5.