LOUISVILLE, Ky. — No. 1 Salisbury kept rolling and the entire top 10 followed suit as there were few changes in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The (26-1) Sea Gulls swept Mary Washington and Shenandoah over the last week and will put their 21-game win streak on the line with a twinbill against Stevenson on Wednesday. No. 2 Linfield (32-0) stayed undefeated with a four-game sweep of Lewis and Clark, while third-ranked East Texas Baptist (29-2) took a doubleheader from Texas-Dallas, No. 4 Trine (30-3) scored two sweeps, and No. 5 Berry (37-3) wrapped up its regular season with two victories over Covenant.
Pfeiffer (35-1) and Texas Lutheran (25-3) swapped the No. 11 and 12 positions this week after the Bulldogs dropped the final game of their three-game series with Trinity and the Falcons swept Greensboro to push their win streak to 10.
Tufts (26-5) and Rowan (27-7) both kept winning, but exchanged the 14th and 15th spots. Central (21-6) moved up one position to 18th after extending its win streak to eight with a sweep of Simpson, and will embark on a stretch of 10 games over six days starting later today at Luther.
No. 19 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (27-1) suffered its first defeat of the season in a ranked split with then-No. 23 Wisconsin-Whitewater (19-5) and their fellow Wisconsin school Stevens Point (25-3) gained two places to 20th after notching a fifth-straight triumph.
Losses caused Ramapo (24-6) and Dominican (29-3) to slip three and four places, respectively.
SUNY New Paltz (24-4) is the lone newcomer this week in the receiving votes category. The Hawks are riding a 15-game win streak that includes sweeping three SUNYAC doubleheaders over six days to stay a perfect 10-0 in conference play.
The NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll is selected by 10 NCAA Division III head coaches representing the 10 NCAA regions. Current records are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses.
NFCA Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
April 23, 2024
|
Rank |
Team |
Points |
2024 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
Salisbury (10) |
250 |
26-1 |
1 |
|
2 |
Linfield |
240 |
32-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
East Texas Baptist |
230 |
29-2 |
3 |
|
4 |
Trine |
220 |
30-3 |
4 |
|
5 |
Berry |
210 |
37-3 |
5 |
|
6 |
Belhaven |
200 |
34-4 |
6 |
|
7 |
Randolph-Macon |
190 |
26-2-2 |
7 |
|
8 |
Christopher Newport |
180 |
24-5 |
8 |
|
9 |
Huntingdon |
170 |
32-4 |
9 |
|
10 |
Case Western Reserve |
160 |
28-5 |
10 |
|
11 |
Pfeiffer |
150 |
35-1 |
12 |
|
12 |
Texas Lutheran |
140 |
25-3 |
11 |
|
13 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
130 |
26-7 |
13 |
|
14 |
Tufts |
120 |
26-5 |
15 |
|
15 |
Rowan |
110 |
27-7 |
14 |
|
16 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
100 |
25-2-1 |
16 |
|
17 |
Bethel |
90 |
21-7 |
17 |
|
18 |
Central |
80 |
21-6 |
19 |
|
19 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
70 |
27-1 |
20 |
|
20 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
60 |
25-3 |
22 |
|
21 |
Ramapo |
50 |
24-6 |
18 |
|
22 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
40 |
19-5 |
23 |
|
23 |
Transylvania |
30 |
22-7 |
25 |
|
24 |
Calvin |
20 |
21-7 |
24 |
|
25 |
Dominican |
3 |
29-3 |
21 |
Others receiving votes: Lynchburg 2, WashU 2, Coe 1, Eastern 1 and SUNY New Paltz 1.
Dropped out: Saint Mary’s (Minn.).
2024 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee
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