2022 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll One (March 9, 2022)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oregon Tech remained in the top spot with Oklahoma City just four points back in first regular season edition of the Top 25. Oregon Tech received nine first place votes while Oklahoma City garnered eight. College of Idaho dropped one spot to No. 3 while Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) both received one first-place vote, and tied Science & Arts (Okla.) at No. 4.
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 One (March 9, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Oregon Tech [9] | 19-3 | 488 |
| 2 | 4 | Oklahoma City [8] | 17-0 | 484 |
| 3 | 2 | College of Idaho | 18-2 | 468 |
| T4 | 15 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) [1] | 15-0 | 426 |
| T4 | 3 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 11-4 | 426 |
| 6 | 5 | Southern Oregon | 15-5 | 417 |
| 7 | 16 | William Carey (Miss.) | 18-3 | 391 |
| T8 | 8 | Indiana Wesleyan | 8-2 | 377 |
| T8 | RV | Mobile (Ala.) | 15-0 | 377 |
| 10 | RV | Coastal Georgia | 17-1 | 363 |
| 11 | 13 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 8-3 | 357 |
| 12 | 12 | Grand View (Iowa) | 5-1 | 288 |
| 13 | 23 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 12-4 | 269 |
| 14 | 11 | Georgia Gwinnett | 13-10 | 251 |
| 15 | RV | Texas A&M Texarkana | 14-4 | 237 |
| 16 | 18 | Marian (Ind.) | 2-0 | 232 |
| 17 | 22 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 14-8 | 227 |
| 18 | 14 | Madonna (Mich.) | 5-1 | 224 |
| 19 | 9 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 2-2 | 215 |
| 20 | 21 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 11-1 | 197 |
| 21 | NR | Southeastern (Fla.) | 12-4 | 163 |
| 22 | RV | Vanguard (Calif.) | 21-5 | 147 |
| 23 | 7 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 8-7 | 119 |
| 24 | 6 | Columbia (Mo.) | 7-8 | 102 |
| 25 | 20 | Morningside (Iowa) | 7-4 | 95 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Saint Xavier (Ill.), Hope International (Calif.), Houston-Victoria (Texas), Campbellsville (Ky.), Central Baptist (Ark.)
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Xavier (Ill.) 83, Aquinas (Mich.) 76, Baker (Kan.) 73, Hope International (Calif.) 67, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 55, Tennessee Wesleyan 49, Rio Grande (Ohio) 45, Houston-Victoria (Texas) 35, Northwestern (Iowa) 32, Eastern Oregon 22, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 12, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 12, Thomas (Ga.) 6, William Jessup (Calif.) 6, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 3, Cottey (Mo.) 3.
