2020-21 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 – Poll 2 (March 24, 2021)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Raiders are on a 17 game winning streak and earns the top spot in the second edition of the NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25. Southern Oregon currently ranks top five in six NAIA team offensive/pitching categories. Including No. 1 in hits (208) and ranking third in batting (.403). No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and No.3 Science & Arts (Okla.) both earn one first place vote this week coming in just seven points apart. Rounding out the top five was Oklahoma City and Oregon Tech.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
- 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.
2021 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 - Poll 2 (March 24, 2021)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Southern Oregon [15] | 23-1 | 466 |
| 2 | 3 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [1] | 22-0 | 448 |
| 3 | 2 | Science & Arts (Okla.) [1] | 20-2 | 441 |
| 4 | 4 | Oklahoma City | 14-2 | 417 |
| 5 | 7 | Oregon Tech | 21-1 | 397 |
| 6 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 15-5 | 383 |
| 7 | 9 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 18-1 | 373 |
| 8 | 8 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 25-5 | 350 |
| 9 | 14 | Hope International (Calif.) | 17-1 | 349 |
| 10 | 6 | Georgia Gwinnett | 17-7 | 347 |
| 11 | 12 | Indiana Wesleyan | 15-1 | 322 |
| 12 | 16 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 21-7 | 287 |
| 13 | 11 | Mobile (Ala.) | 13-12 | 245 |
| 13 | 9 | Central Baptist (Ark.) | 11-5 | 245 |
| 13 | 13 | William Carey (Miss.) | 21-7 | 245 |
| 16 | 18 | Morningside (Iowa) | 22-3 | 244 |
| 17 | 17 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 8-2 | 227 |
| 18 | 19 | Warner (Fla.) | 18-6 | 207 |
| 19 | 20 | Columbia (Mo.) | 10-5 | 181 |
| 20 | 24 | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | 15-5 | 167 |
| 21 | 23 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 9-0 | 159 |
| 22 | RV | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 20-6 | 152 |
| 23 | 25 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 19-8 | 104 |
| 23 | RV | Ottawa (Kan.) | 17-3 | 104 |
| 25 | RV | College of Idaho | 19-7 | 86 |
Dropped Out: Cumberlands (Ky.), Indiana Southeast, Vanguard (Calif.)
Receiving Votes: Cumberlands (Ky.) 74, Concordia (Neb.) 73, Indiana Southeast 53, William Jessup (Calif.) 50, Texas A&M Texarkana 48, Vangaurd (Calif.) 38, Grand View (Iowa) 32, Taylor (Ind.) 20, Ave Maria (Fla.) 12, Madonna (Mich.) 12, Simpson (Calif.) 10, Jamestown (N.D.) 8, St. Francis (Ill.) 6, Midland (Neb.) 5, Mid-America Christian 3, Valley City State (N.D.) 3
