The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll is voted on by eight NCAA Division III head coaches representing the eight NCAA regions. Records shown are as of May 19. First place votes are in parentheses.
Rank
Team
Record
Pts
Pvs
1
Messiah (8)
43-4
200
NR
2
Coe
41-13
192
17
3
Gustavus Adolphus
41-9
178
25
4
Tufts
44-3
177
7
5
Salisbury
40-7
159
11
6
Ohio Northern
39-6
152
4
7
Texas-Tyler
39-10
144
4
8
Cortland State
44-9
142
10
9
Linfield
39-6
136
1
10
Central
36-8
122
3
11
Illinois Wesleyan
37-6
99
14
12
East Texas Baptist
39-9
97
8
13
DePauw
32-9
92
15
14
Louisiana College
38-9
74
9
15
Wisconsin-Whitewater
38-7
71
13
16
Lynchburg
38-8-1
67
6
17
St. Thomas
40-6
64
2
18
Bridgewater
36-11
57
NR
19
Luther
35-10
52
NR
20
William Paterson
35-9
49
16
21
Rochester
33-12
39
19
22
Washington-St. Louis
27-13
36
20
23
Wartburg
37-8
28
12
24
Coast Guard Academy
39-7-1
26
NR
25
Buffalo State
33-14
25
NR
25
Willamette
29-6
25
21
Others receiving votes:
Point totals in parentheses: Rhode Island College (24); Emory (23); Wisconsin-La Crosse (19); Thomas More (7); Emerson (6); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (3); four others received votes but appeared on only one ballot.
Dropped out:
No. 18 University of Redlands, No. 22 Moravian, No. 23 Rhode Island College, No. 24 Emory.
