LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the third consecutive week, Buford did not allow a run and remained perfect atop the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The (32-0) Wolves scored 19 times while sweeping a best-of-three playoff series against Grovetown on Monday, winning 9-0 and 10-0, to punch a 21st consecutive trip to the Georgia state elite eight. The pair of victories gave Buford 54 wins in its last 56 contests and extended its run at No. 1 in the rankings to six straight weeks.
The next three teams remained the same, including No. 3 Lincoln Southwest joining second-ranked Van Meter (34-2) as a state champion. The (35-3) Silver Hawks wrapped up their season Monday with a 4-2 triumph over No. 8 Millard North (35-5) in the Nebraska Class A final.
Fourth-ranked East Coweta (28-3) blanked Cherokee 3-0 and 2-0 Monday in its playoff series to continue its run through the Georgia playoffs, while poll newcomer Northwest (30-2) capped a Nebraska Class B state title with a 4-3 victory over Beatrice on Monday.
Northwest’s only losses all season came during a two-game stretch in late August. The Vikings lost 10-4 to perennial power Skutt Catholic and 4-3 in eight innings to St. Cecilia. Northwest won a Oct. 16 rematch with the Skyhawks in the Class B, Bracket 1 final, while St. Cecilia went on to capture the Nebraska Class C state championship.
No. 6 Broomfield (22-2) won two more games and will play Arapahoe on Friday in the Colorado Class 5A state tournament, while Mustang (25-3) is the other new team in the rankings at No. 7 following a decisive 8-2 victory over then 10th-ranked Choctaw on Saturday in the Oklahoma 6A championship.
State rankings submitted by the 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 and strength of schedule. 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 – Oct. 23, 2025
|
Rank |
Team |
2025 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
Buford (Ga.) |
32-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Van Meter (Iowa) |
34-2 |
2 |
|
3 |
Lincoln Southwest (Neb.) |
35-3 |
3 |
|
4 |
East Coweta (Ga.) |
28-3 |
4 |
|
5 |
Northwest (Neb.) |
30-2 |
NR |
|
6 |
Broomfield (Colo.) |
22-2 |
5 |
|
7 |
Mustang (Okla.) |
25-3 |
NR |
|
8 |
Millard North (Neb.) |
35-5 |
6 |
|
9 |
Dale (Okla.) |
20-3 |
7 |
|
10 |
University (Colo.) |
23-2 |
8 |
|
11 |
Wesleyan (Ga.) |
24-3 |
9 |
|
12 |
Choctaw (Okla.) |
31-4 |
10 |
|
13 |
Elizabeth (Colo.) |
23-2 |
11 |
|
14 |
Lutheran (Colo.) |
21-4 |
12 |
|
15 |
Northwest (Iowa) |
34-4 |
13 |
|
16 |
Raymore-Peculiar (Mo.) |
22-4 |
14 |
|
17 |
Clarksville (Iowa) |
31-4 |
15 |
|
18 |
Columbine (Colo.) |
20-5 |
16 |
|
19 |
Ft. Zumwalt West (Mo.) |
29-6 |
18 |
|
20 |
North Cobb (Ga.) |
25-7 |
22 |
|
21 |
Helias Catholic (Mo.) |
23-7 |
17 |
|
22 |
Owasso (Okla.) |
28-9 |
21 |
|
23 |
Gretna (Neb.) |
27-9 |
20 |
|
24 |
Rock Bridge (Mo.) |
24-10 |
24 |
|
25 |
Papillion-LaVista (Neb.) |
29-11 |
23 |
Dropped out: Blue Springs South (Mo.) and Lakewood (Colo.)
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