LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nebraska’s Gretna High School won four more games to stay perfect and No. 1 for a fifth straight week in the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll.
When the (24-0) Dragons beat Millard West, 9-2, on Tuesday, they allowed runs to an opponent for the first time in five games. Gretna had won the previous four games by a combined 40-0 margin. Next up on the schedule is Papillion-LaVista South later today.
Meanwhile, the reformulated top five includes Columbine (16-0) moving up one place to second and fellow unbeaten Buford (17-0) taking over the No. 3 spot. Rock Bridge (20-1), who beat last week’s No. 2 team Blue Springs South, 11-5, on Saturday in a matchup of top-five teams — and has now won 16 straight — climbed one place to fourth, while Pope (19-1) leapfrogged the (21-1) Jaguars into fifth. Blue Springs South has a third matchup with Rock Bridge (each team has won once) slated for next Wednesday.
Westmoore (25-5) made the biggest move in the rankings, dropping all the way from 10th to 25th off a 3-3 week. Helias Catholic (19-4) slipped six places to 17th after two losses.
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. 22, 2022
|
Rank |
Team |
2022 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
Gretna (Neb.) |
24-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Columbine (Colo.) |
16-0 |
3 |
|
3 |
Buford (Ga.) |
17-0 |
7 |
|
4 |
Rock Bridge (Mo.) |
20-1 |
5 |
|
5 |
Pope (Ga.) |
19-1 |
4 |
|
6 |
Blue Springs South (Mo.) |
21-1 |
2 |
|
7 |
Washington (Okla.) |
30-2 |
6 |
|
8 |
Marian (Neb.) |
20-2 |
8 |
|
9 |
Piedmont (Okla.) |
29-2 |
9 |
|
10 |
Washington (Mo.) |
22-2 |
12 |
|
11 |
Pocola (Okla.) |
33-2 |
13 |
|
12 |
Lassiter (Ga.) |
15-3 |
14 |
|
13 |
Millard North (Neb.) |
20-4 |
15 |
|
14 |
Carl Albert (Okla.) |
18-4 |
16 |
|
15 |
North Gwinnett (Ga.) |
16-4 |
17 |
|
16 |
Chatfield (Colo.) |
12-4 |
18 |
|
17 |
Helias Catholic (Mo.) |
19-4 |
11 |
|
18 |
Mount Vernon (Iowa) |
36-4 |
19 |
|
19 |
Douglas County (Colo.) |
13-1 |
20 |
|
20 |
Legend (Colo.) |
13-3 |
22 |
|
21 |
Horizon (Colo.) |
13-3 |
23 |
|
22 |
Eureka (Mo.) |
13-3 |
21 |
|
23 |
Winterset (Iowa) |
37-4 |
24 |
|
24 |
Twin Cedars (Iowa) |
29-3 |
25 |
|
25 |
Westmoore (Okla.) |
25-5 |
10 |
Dropped out: None.
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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