LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nebraska’s Gretna High School stayed perfect and No. 1 for a fourth straight week in the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The (20-0) Dragons won five more games, including a 6-1 victory over then-No. 25 Elkhorn South on Monday. Gretna outscored its opponents over the past week by a 47-3 margin. They play later today at Omaha Central, a team they breezed by 13-1 last Thursday.
There was no change in the top three, as Blue Springs South (15-0) and Columbine (14-0) also continued their winning ways. Pope (16-1), Rock Bridge (15-1) and Oklahoma’s Washington (28-2) each moved up two places to the fourth through sixth spots, after going a combined 15-0 since last week’s ranking.
Buford (14-0) is the lone newcomer to the poll, jumping right into the top 10 at the No. 7 position. The Wolves edged No. 17 North Gwinnett, 2-1, in their opener on Aug. 10 and haven’t looked back, dominating the competition by a 122-21 margin so far this season.
Elsewhere, Missouri’s Washington (20-2) made the biggest climb of any team this week — gaining seven places to No. 12 — after excelling in two tournaments and adding 10 wins in seven days.
State rankings submitted by the 2022 NFCA High School Steering Committee are used to compile the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll. Teams are chosen based on performance, roster quality, strength of schedule, and active NFCA membership. Five states — Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri — play a fall fastpitch schedule, while Iowa recently completed its summer season.
NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll – Sept. 15, 2022
|
Rank |
Team |
2022 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
Gretna (Neb.) |
20-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Blue Springs South (Mo.) |
15-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Columbine (Colo.) |
14-0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Pope (Ga.) |
16-1 |
6 |
|
5 |
Rock Bridge (Mo.) |
15-1 |
7 |
|
6 |
Washington (Okla.) |
28-2 |
8 |
|
7 |
Buford (Ga.) |
14-0 |
NR |
|
8 |
Marian (Neb.) |
16-2 |
5 |
|
9 |
Piedmont (Okla.) |
22-2 |
9 |
|
10 |
Westmoore (Okla.) |
22-2 |
12 |
|
11 |
Helias Catholic (Mo.) |
15-2 |
13 |
|
12 |
Washington (Mo.) |
20-2 |
19 |
|
13 |
Pocola (Okla.) |
27-2 |
4 |
|
14 |
Lassiter (Ga.) |
13-3 |
10 |
|
15 |
Millard North (Neb.) |
16-4 |
11 |
|
16 |
Carl Albert (Okla.) |
14-4 |
14 |
|
17 |
North Gwinnett (Ga.) |
13-4 |
15 |
|
18 |
Chatfield (Colo.) |
9-3 |
17 |
|
19 |
Mount Vernon (Iowa) |
36-4 |
18 |
|
20 |
Douglas County (Colo.) |
11-1 |
20 |
|
21 |
Eureka (Mo.) |
12-2 |
22 |
|
22 |
Legend (Colo.) |
11-3 |
16 |
|
23 |
Horizon (Colo.) |
12-2 |
21 |
|
24 |
Winterset (Iowa) |
37-4 |
23 |
|
25 |
Twin Cedars (Iowa) |
29-3 |
24 |
Dropped out: Elkhorn South (Neb.).
State rankings submitted by the 2022 NFCA High School Steering Committee are used to compile the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll. Teams are chosen based on performance, roster quality, strength of schedule, and active NFCA membership. Five states — Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri — play a fall fastpitch schedule, while Iowa recently completed its summer season.
The NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) is the professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches. Known for its highly-regarded coaches polls and All-America awards, the NFCA also educates and supports softball coaches on a variety of different levels: from podcasts to awards, to in-person events and National Convention.
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