LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The top five remained the same, with undefeated Buford still the No. 1 team in the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The (18-0) Wolves collected three more victories to stay the first nationally for a fifth week, and eighth week overall dating back to last year. Buford defeated Mill Creek, 9-1, last Thursday to finish claiming both ends of a home-and-home series, then rolled past Walnut Grove, 8-0, and Central Gwinnett, 15-0, earlier this week. The Wolves travel to Collins Hill for their next contest later today.
Meanwhile, teams two through five went a combined 11-0 to keep pace. No. 3 Holy Family (17-0) is the only other unbeaten team left in the rankings, while No. 2 Gretna (21-1) and fifth-ranked Eaton (13-1) each sport one loss, and No. 4 Caddo (27-2) has two losses.
Washington (22-1-1) and East Paulding (19-3) round out the revised top 10, behind No. 6 Blue Springs South (17-2), seventh-ranked Houston County (14-2) and No. 8 Owasso (25-1-1).
Arvada West (15-2) is the lone newcomer this week at No. 12, replacing fellow Colorado school Horizon, which dropped out following an 0-3 week.
State rankings submitted by the 2023 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. 21, 2023
|
Rank |
Team |
2023 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
Buford (Ga.) |
18-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Gretna (Neb.) |
21-1 |
2 |
|
3 |
Holy Family (Colo.) |
17-0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Caddo (Okla.) |
27-2 |
4 |
|
5 |
Eaton (Colo.) |
13-1 |
5 |
|
6 |
Blue Springs South (Mo.) |
17-2 |
7 |
|
7 |
Houston County (Ga.) |
14-2 |
8 |
|
8 |
Owasso (Okla.) |
25-1-1 |
10 |
|
9 |
Washington (Mo.) |
22-1-1 |
11 |
|
10 |
East Paulding (Ga.) |
19-3 |
13 |
|
11 |
Riverdale Ridge (Colo.) |
14-2 |
14 |
|
12 |
Arvada West (Colo.) |
15-2 |
NR |
|
13 |
Pope (Ga.) |
17-3 |
16 |
|
14 |
Moore (Okla.) |
25-3 |
17 |
|
15 |
Broken Arrow (Okla.) |
24-3 |
18 |
|
16 |
Turner (Okla.) |
28-3 |
6 |
|
17 |
Millard North (Neb.) |
15-4 |
19 |
|
18 |
Columbine (Colo.) |
15-4 |
9 |
|
19 |
Lincoln East (Neb.) |
18-5 |
15 |
|
20 |
Papillion-LaVista (Neb.) |
16-5 |
20 |
|
21 |
Rock Bridge (Mo.) |
16-5 |
21 |
|
22 |
North Linn (Iowa) |
39-6 |
22 |
|
23 |
Ankeny Centennial (Iowa) |
36-5 |
23 |
|
24 |
Regina Catholic (Iowa) |
30-8 |
24 |
|
25 |
Williamsburg (Iowa) |
36-9 |
25 |
Dropped out: Horizon (Colo.).
State rankings submitted by the 2023 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.
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