LOUISVILLE, Ky. — East Texas Baptist dropped a game and a first-place vote, but remained No. 1 in the NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll for a 10th straight week on Tuesday.
The top-ranked (33-3) Tigers split a conference doubleheader on Saturday at Mary Hardin-Baylor, losing the first game, 5-4, before rebounding to win the nightcap, 9-6. East Texas Baptist received nine of 10 first-place votes, marking the first time since March 11, 2020 that the No. 1 team in the Division III Top 25 was not unanimous.
That week, the Tigers were again the top team, with five first-place votes, while Texas Lutheran ranked second with two first-place votes, and No. 3 Christopher Newport garnered the other first-place vote. In 2022, the committee expanded from eight regional representatives to the current 10 voting members.
Meanwhile, second-ranked Rowan (39-1) swept its two twinbills to keep pace and snag the other first-place vote. The Profs needed eight innings to dispatch Montclair State, 5-4, in their final game of the week, after winning their other three contests by a 28-3 margin.
Christopher Newport (32-4) won three of four games to stay third, ahead of Texas Lutheran (37-1), Trine (30-4) and Virginia Wesleyan (36-3-1), who all advanced one place. Texas Lutheran and Trine are riding win streaks of 21 and 25 consecutive games, respectively.
Linfield (31-5), which had been ranked fourth, fell to seventh following a four-game conference split with George Fox. Salisbury (32-3-1), Huntingdon (34-3) and Redlands (30-7) continue to round out the first 10.
After WashU (29-5) at 11th, Saint Mary’s (37-3) swapped places with Moravian (31-5), followed by Gettysburg (35-4) and Belhaven (28-7).
No. 19 Baldwin Wallace (29-2) capped another undefeated week with a sweep of Capital that wrapped up the Yellow Jackets’ first-ever Ohio Athletic Conference regular-season crown.
Randolph-Macon (31-9) slid five places to 23rd this week after losing three of four games, two of which were to top-10 Virginia Wesleyan.
Illinois Wesleyan (29-7) and Hardin-Simmons (31-4) moved into the No. 22 and 25 spots after receiving votes previously.
The NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll is selected by 10 NCAA Division III head coaches representing the 10 NCAA regions. Current 2025 records are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses.
NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll – April 29, 2025
|
Rank |
Team |
Points |
2025 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
East Texas Baptist (9) |
249 |
33-3 |
1 |
|
2 |
Rowan (1) |
241 |
39-1 |
2 |
|
3 |
Christopher Newport |
230 |
32-4 |
3 |
|
4 |
Texas Lutheran |
220 |
37-1 |
5 |
|
5 |
Trine |
210 |
30-4 |
6 |
|
6 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
200 |
36-3-1 |
7 |
|
7 |
Linfield |
190 |
31-5 |
4 |
|
8 |
Salisbury |
180 |
32-3-1 |
8 |
|
9 |
Huntingdon |
170 |
34-3 |
9 |
|
10 |
Redlands |
160 |
30-7 |
10 |
|
11 |
WashU |
150 |
29-5 |
11 |
|
12 |
Saint Mary’s (Minn.) |
140 |
37-3 |
13 |
|
13 |
Moravian |
130 |
31-5 |
12 |
|
14 |
Gettysburg |
120 |
35-4 |
14 |
|
15 |
Belhaven |
110 |
28-7 |
16 |
|
16 |
Case Western Reserve |
100 |
24-9 |
17 |
|
17 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
90 |
29-5 |
19 |
|
18 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
80 |
30-6 |
15 |
|
19 |
Baldwin Wallace |
70 |
29-2 |
T21 |
|
20 |
Pfeiffer |
60 |
30-7 |
T21 |
|
21 |
Simpson |
42 |
30-6 |
20 |
|
22 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
30 |
29-7 |
RV |
|
23 |
Randolph-Macon |
29 |
31-9 |
18 |
|
24 |
Ithaca |
24 |
21-6 |
24 |
|
25 |
Hardin-Simmons |
17 |
31-4 |
RV |
Others receiving votes: Greenville 8.
Dropped out: Central, Chapman, Trinity (Texas) and Williams.
2025 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee
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