April 3, 2024
2023-24 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 - No. 3 (April 3)
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) maintained control of the No. 1 spot in the third NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Rating. Oklahoma City and Central Methodist (Mo.) held strong at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Oregon Tech jumped one spot to No. 4 this week, while Cumberlands (Ky.) rounded out the top five.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) maintained control of the No. 1 spot in the third NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Rating. Oklahoma City and Central Methodist (Mo.) held strong at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Oregon Tech jumped one spot to No. 4 this week, while Cumberlands (Ky.) rounded out the top five. Benedictine (Kan.) joined the top 25 this week, coming in tied with Vanguard (Calif.) at No. 22.
Rating Methodology
- The rating 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”
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) [19] | 37-1 | 529 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma City | 30-2 | 512 |
| 3 | 3 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 25-0 | 494 |
| 4 | 5 | Oregon Tech | 24-6 | 465 |
| 5 | 6 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 31-4 | 462 |
| 6 | 4 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 24-7 | 447 |
| 7 | 7 | Marian (Ind.) | 23-5 | 414 |
| 8 | 8 | Jessup (Calif.) | 23-5 | 412 |
| 9 | 9 | Georgia Gwinnett | 22-8 | 393 |
| 10 | 10 | Southern Oregon | 24-9 | 379 |
| 11 | 11 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 26-2 | 366 |
| 12 | 12 | Hope International (Calif.) | 28-7 | 334 |
| 13 | 13 | Midland (Neb.) | 25-4 | 328 |
| 14 | 13 | Mobile (Ala.) | 19-9 | 302 |
| 15 | 15 | Eastern Oregon | 22-5 | 289 |
| 16 | 17 | Indiana Wesleyan | 23-5 | 287 |
| 17 | 18 | Coastal Georgia | 25-6 | 225 |
| 18 | 19 | William Carey (Miss.) | 21-9 | 220 |
| 19 | 21 | College of Idaho | 23-7 | 217 |
| 20 | 24 | Madonna (Mich.) | 26-3 | 208 |
| 21 | 20 | Middle Georgia State | 20-8 | 171 |
| 22 | RV | Benedictine (Kan.) | 26-6 | 152 |
| 22 | 22 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 28-8 | 152 |
| 24 | 25 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 21-7 | 131 |
| 25 | 23 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 25-11 | 114 |
Dropped from Top 25: Grand View (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 104; Baker (Kan.) 82; Missouri Baptist 49; Grand View (Iowa) 43; LSU Alexandria (La.) 40; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 36; Campbellsville (Ky.) 32; Avila (Mo.) 22; Southeastern (Fla.) 7; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 7; Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 3