LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 1 Saint Leo swept Nova Southeastern to run its win streak to 34 and remain No. 1 in this week’s NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The Lions (39-2-1) extended their best Sunshine State Conference start to 24-0 with three road wins, blanking the Sharks in the opener, 5-0, scoring a run in to the top of the seventh in game two to win a 3-2 affair and cruising to an 11-3 victory in the series finale.
No. 2 Pittsburg State, No. 3 Cal State San Marcos each surpassed the 40-win plateau last weekend, collecting four wins apiece. The Gorillas (43-2) pushed their win streak to nine games with home doubleheader sweeps of Northeastern State and Central Missouri in MIAA action, while the Cougars (42-5) dispatched Cal Poly Humboldt in a CCAA series sweep.
No. 4 UIndy also picked up four victories last week taking a pair of GLVC road twinbills from UMSL and Maryville and have won 10 in-a-row.
The hottest team in NCAA softball, Colorado Christian, won its four-game RMAC series at Colorado Mesa to elevate to No. 5. Extending their winning streak to 42 games, the Cougars (46-2) posted three more run-rule wins bringing their season total to 18.
West Texas A&M and Auburn University at Montgomery fell to No. 6 and 7 despite unblemished weeks with North Georgia hanging onto its rankings after a Peach Belt series sweep of Flagler.
Southern Arkansas leapfrogged Cal State East Bay for the No. 9 spot as the Muleriders (39-5) took care of Southeastern Oklahoma State on the road, while the 10th-ranked Pioneers (34-10) took three-of-four-on the road at Cal State San Bernardino.
Outside of the top 10, No. 16 McKendree, No. 17 Central Oklahoma and No. 18 Franklin Pierce improved three spots each with Oklahoma Baptist slid down the poll seven positions to No. 24. Shippensburg reentered the rankings, tying Concordia at No. 25.
The 2026 NFCA/GoRout 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. The poll is announced every Tuesday at noon ET during the regular season. Records reflect games played through April 19.
2026 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
April 21, 2026 (Week 11)
|
RANK |
TEAM |
POINTS |
RECORD |
PREV. RANKING |
|
1 |
Saint Leo (16) |
400 |
39-2-1 |
1 |
|
2 |
Pittsburg State |
384 |
43-2 |
2 |
|
3 |
Cal State San Marcos |
364 |
42-5 |
3 |
|
4 |
Indianapolis |
349 |
47-3 |
4 |
|
5 |
Colorado Christian |
336 |
46-2 |
7 |
|
6 |
West Texas A&M |
315 |
38-6 |
5 |
|
7 |
AUM |
314 |
37-7 |
6 |
|
8 |
North Georgia |
289 |
36-8 |
8 |
|
9 |
Southern Arkansas |
265 |
39-5 |
10 |
|
10 |
Cal State East Bay |
256 |
34-10 |
9 |
|
11 |
Francis Marion |
233 |
39-10 |
12 |
|
12 |
Missouri Southern |
223 |
39-7 |
11 |
|
13 |
Angelo State |
215 |
38-9 |
13 |
|
14 |
West Florida |
195 |
35-9 |
14 |
|
15 |
Oklahoma Christian |
162 |
36-11 |
15 |
|
16 |
McKendree |
148 |
34-10 |
19 |
|
17 |
Central Oklahoma |
134 |
37-10 |
20 |
|
18 |
Franklin Pierce |
118 |
30-4 |
21 |
|
19 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
116 |
33-11 |
18 |
|
20 |
Montevallo |
110 |
38-9 |
16 |
|
21 |
Carson-Newman |
83 |
37-8 |
23 |
|
22 |
Winona State |
59 |
40-7 |
24 |
|
23 |
UT Tyler |
45 |
36-10 |
22 |
|
24 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
18 |
36-11 |
17 |
|
t25 |
Concordia |
17 |
37-13 |
25 |
|
t25 |
Shippensburg |
17 |
27-13 |
RV |
Receiving Votes: Anderson (15), West Alabama (14), Saginaw Valley State (5), East Stroudsburg (1).
The 2026 NFCA/Go Rout 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 19.
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