The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 is voted on by eight Division III softball coaches representing the eight NCAA Division III regions. First place votes are in parentheses. Records are through games of Sunday, April 1.
School Record Pts. Previous
1. St. Mary's (Minn.) (7) 6-2 198 1
2. Alma (Mich.) 18-7 183 8
3. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 10-8 167 5
4. Central (Iowa) (1) 19-4 166 7
5. Salisbury State (Md.) 21-5 156 18
6. Springfield (Mass.) 11-4 156 20
7. Cabrini (Penn.) 16-2 150 NR
8. North Central (Ill.) 14-2 142 NR
9. Western Connecticut 11-1 135 17
10. Roanoke (Va.) 19-4 116 11
11. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 10-4 104 6
12. William Paterson (N. J.) 16-2 103 15
13. Muskingum (Ohio) 13-5 101 3
14. Chapman (Calif.) 21-7 100 2
15. Cal State Hayward 10-9 98 NR
16. Bridgewater State (Mass.) 8-9 83 16
17. Ithaca (N. Y.) 7-6 69 10
18. Chicago (Ill.) 9-1 61 NR
19. Moravian (Penn.) 18-4 56 NR
20. Emory (Ga.) 29-11 50 NR
21. La Verne (Calif.) 24-7 47 NR
22. St. Thomas (Minn.) 11-3 39 19
23. Wheaton (Mass.) 14-3 31 NR
24. Denison (Ohio) 12-2 27 NR Dropped Out: Bridgewater (Va.), College of New Jersey, Hope (Mich.), Mount Union (Ohio), Rowan (N. J.), Simpson (Iowa), Tufts (Mass.), Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Willamette (Ore.). Others Receiving Votes: Montclair State (N. J.) 12, Illinois Wesleyan 10, Christopher Newport (Va.) 5, Williams (Mass.) 5, Simpson (Iowa) 3, Rochester Institute of Technology (N. Y.) 2, Tufts (Mass.) 1.