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 March 15. First place votes are in parentheses.
Rank
Team
Record
Pts
Pvs
1
Louisiana College (8)
16-0
200
3
2
Texas-Tyler
11-1
191
2
3
East Texas Baptist
11-1
181
4
4
Messiah
5-2
166
1
5
Christopher Newport
12-4
151
16
6
Cortland State
4-2
149
6
7
Luther
4-0
146
13
8
Augustana
7-2
143
8
9
Mississippi College
13-1
125
10
10
Ohio Northern
7-1
112
7
11
Linfield
9-1
109
15
12
Wisconsin-Whitewater
0-0
98
11
13
Capital
9-0
87
12
14
Brandeis
7-3
80
NR
15
Central
5-4
77
20
16
Ursinus
6-0
74
NR
16
Washington-St. Louis
11-3
74
5
18
Willamette
11-3
61
NR
19
Coast Guard
5-3
45
14
20
Coe
6-3
44
22
21
Salisbury
7-2
36
18
22
Illinois Wesleyan
3-1
33
17
23
Virginia Wesleyan
11-0
32
NR
24
Lake Forest
7-3
22
NR
24
Rhode Island College
0-0
22
21
Others receiving votes:
Point totals in parentheses: Gustavus Adolphus (18); DePauw (16); St. Thomas (15); Alma (15); Defiance (13); Moravian (13); Lakeland (12); Redlands (10); William Paterson (10); Rowan (4); five others received votes but appeared on only one ballot.
Dropped out:
No. 9 Gustavus Adolphus; No. 19 Tufts; No 23 Alma; No. 24 DePauw; No. 25 Hardin Simmons.