KANSAS CITY, Mo. — NAIA National Champion Southern Oregon finish the postseason edition No. 1. The Raiders won back-to-back national titles after battling the elimination bracket at the NAIA Softball World Series. The top three teams in the NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 hail from the Cascade Collegiate Conference including Runner-up Oregon Tech and College of Idaho. Rounding out the top five was Ottawa (Kan.) and Olivet Nazarene.

 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 - Postseason (June 6, 2021)

Receiving Votes: Morningside (Iowa) 86, Central Baptist (Ark.) 85, Reinhardt (Ga.) 56, Rio Grande (Ohio) 50, Coastal Georgia 35, Indiana Southeast 12, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 11, Dickinson State (N.D.) 9, Cumberlands (Ky.) 4, Corban (Ore.) 3