LOUISVILLE, Ky. – While West Texas A&M continued as the unanimous No. 1, there was movement below the Lady Buffs in this week’s 2024 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
WT collected a pair of Lone Star Conference (LSC) series sweeps of St. Edward’s and Texas A&M International. With those six victories, the Lady Buffs were one of five NCAA Division II programs to reach the 40-win mark last week. Also included in the 40-win club are No. 4 North Georgia (41-7), No. 7 Colorado Christian (41-4), No. 9 Pittsburg State (42-4) and No. 10 Wingate (41-6).
Eleven of the top 13 teams went unblemished, but with two top-five teams, North Georgia and Rogers State, slipping up, allowed for shuffling amongst the top eight. The Nighthawks, despite reaching 40 wins, dipped to No. 4 following a 3-2 week which saw them split with new-No. 25 UAH and go 2-1 in Peach Belt Conference action versus Georgia College.
Central Oklahoma came out on top of an MIAA doubleheader with then-No. 4 Rogers State, sweeping the Hillcats (36-8) and moving up to No. 6, while Rogers State fell into the Bronchos’ (37-7) previous ranking of No. 8. With four wins last week, UCO has won 30 of its last 31 contests.
No. 2 Tampa, No. 3 Indianapolis and No. 5 UT Tyler took advantage of the slip ups, moving into their new rankings. The Spartans (35-6) have won 23 of their last 25, while the Greyhounds (38-3) have collected 29 wins over their last 30 matchups. The Patriots are currently riding a 10-game win streak.
In addition to UT Tyler, Colorado Christian (20 games), Pitt State (10 games / 32 of last 34), Wingate (21 game), No. 11 Western Washington (17 games) and Mississippi College (10 games) are current ranked teams enjoying double-digit win streaks.
Joining the rankings this week are No. 24 Francis Marion and No. 25 UAH. The Patriots (37-10) are ranked for the first time since March 13, 2013, while the Chargers (33-12) are returning since dropping out in Week 2.
The 2024 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee. The committee consists of 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. Results are through Sunday, April 14. The poll will be revealed on Tuesdays at Noon ET through the remainder of the regular season.
2024 NFCA Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
4/16/24 (Week 10)
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
|
1 |
West Texas A&M (16) |
400 |
41-4 |
1 |
|
2 |
Tampa |
375 |
35-6 |
3 |
|
3 |
Indianapolis |
368 |
38-3 |
5 |
|
4 |
North Georgia |
351 |
41-7 |
2 |
|
5 |
UT Tyler |
335 |
37-7 |
6 |
|
6 |
Central Oklahoma |
329 |
37-7 |
8 |
|
7 |
Colorado Christian |
295 |
41-4 |
7 |
|
8 |
Rogers State |
287 |
36-8 |
4 |
|
9 |
Pittsburg State |
267 |
42-4 |
9 |
|
10 |
Wingate |
257 |
41-6 |
10 |
|
11 |
Western Washington |
242 |
34-4 |
11 |
|
12 |
Mississippi College |
229 |
36-6 |
12 |
|
13 |
Charleston |
216 |
33-2 |
13 |
|
14 |
East Stroudsburg |
174 |
34-10 |
15 |
|
15 |
AUM |
170 |
32-9 |
17 |
|
16 |
Concordia |
154 |
34-10 |
16 |
|
17 |
Northwest Nazarene |
131 |
33-8 |
18 |
|
18 |
Grand Valley State |
124 |
23-12 |
14 |
|
19 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
119 |
36-10 |
19 |
|
20 |
Rollins |
91 |
32-11 |
20 |
|
21 |
Wilmington |
77 |
29-12 |
22 |
|
22 |
Angelo State |
73 |
36-13 |
21 |
|
23 |
Washburn |
43 |
36-12 |
23 |
|
24 |
Francis Marion |
26 |
36-10 |
RV |
|
25 |
UAH |
16 |
33-12 |
RV |
New to Poll: No. 24 Francis Marion, No. 25 UAH
Dropped Out: No. 24 Cal State San Marcos, No. 25 Nova Southeastern
Receiving Votes: Colorado Mesa (15), Oklahoma Baptist (13), Nova Southeastern (9), Cal State Dominguez Hills (7), Trevecca Nazarene (7).
The 2024 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee. The committee consists of 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. Records reflect games played through April 14.
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