2022 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Four (April 20, 2022)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mobile (Ala.) grabbed 11, first-place votes en-route to the top spot in the latest edition of the Top 25. The Rams held an incredible 37-1 record as of the end of the ratings period. Oklahoma City and Oregon Tech both slid down one spot while Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) and Science & Arts (Okla.) remained at Nos. 4 and 5 respectively. Tennessee Wesleyan made the most positive movement this week, up three spots to No. 21.
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 Poll Four (April 20, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | Mobile (Ala.) [11] | 37-1 | 518 |
| 2 | 1 | Oklahoma City [7] | 31-4 | 511 |
| 3 | 2 | Oregon Tech [1] | 38-7 | 495 |
| 4 | 4 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 39-3 | 489 |
| 5 | 5 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 37-6 | 461 |
| 6 | 7 | William Carey (Miss.) | 37-6 | 441 |
| 7 | 6 | College of Idaho | 35-8 | 425 |
| 8 | 8 | Indiana Wesleyan | 35-6 | 409 |
| 9 | 11 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 27-4 | 388 |
| 10 | 9 | Southern Oregon | 38-10 | 383 |
| 11 | 12 | Grand View (Iowa) | 30-5 | 347 |
| 12 | 10 | Coastal Georgia | 34-7 | 335 |
| 13 | 13 | Texas A&M Texarkana | 32-8 | 330 |
| 14 | 16 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 25-5 | 286 |
| 15 | 14 | Georgia Gwinnett | 29-15 | 276 |
| 15 | 17 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 31-11 | 276 |
| 17 | 18 | Marian (Ind.) | 26-7 | 249 |
| 18 | 20 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 36-7 | 242 |
| 19 | 21 | Columbia (Mo.) | 22-10 | 191 |
| 20 | 19 | Madonna (Mich.) | 20-4 | 178 |
| 21 | 24 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 30-5 | 162 |
| 22 | RV | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 28-13 | 138 |
| 23 | 24 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 22-6 | 134 |
| 24 | 23 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 29-3 | 130 |
| 25 | RV | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 37-8 | 122 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Ottawa (Kan.), Cumberlands (Ky.)
Others Receiving Votes: Ottawa (Kan.) 120, Cumberlands (Ky.) 105, William Jessup (Calif.) 77, Midland (Neb.) 45, Vanguard (Calif.) 31, Eastern Oregon 25, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 24, Bellevue (Neb.) 10, Oklahoma Wesleyan 7, Cottey (Mo.) 7, Middle Georgia State 6, Rio Grande (Ohio) 5, Webber International (Fla.) 4, Mount Marty (S.D.) 4.
