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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The top seven teams remain unchanged and two teams cracked the top 10 in this week’s NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.

Top-ranked Salisbury (32-2) picked up right where it left off after an 11-day break, adding six more wins to its ledger — four in run-rule fashion — to keep a firm hold on the No. 1 spot for a seventh straight week. Defending national champion Christopher Newport (20-4) remained second after doubleheader sweeps of William Peace and Ferrum and a split with Lynchburg.

No. 3 Texas Lutheran (30-4) extending its win streak to 14 with a three-game sweep of Trinity, while No. 4 Berry (32-4) wrapped up its regular season with a doubleheader sweep of Piedmont and a three-game sweep of Millsaps to head into the postseason having won 18 straight. Fifth-ranked Trine (23-3) rolled in its four games by a 38-0 margin, while sixth-ranked Linfield (35-3) and No. 7 Case Western Reserve (27-2) also kept winning.

New No. 8 Bethel (17-3) moved up three spots this week after a sweep of then-No. 13 Saint Benedict among its four victories. No. 14 Rowan and 15th-ranked Concordia (Wis.) both hit double figures in their win streaks, while Rochester (21-5) made the biggest jump of the week, going from tied for 25th to 20 on the strength of an eight-win week that tied the program record for consecutive victories at 18.

The NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll is selected by 10 NCAA Division III head coaches representing the 10 NCAA regions. Current 2023 records are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses. Weekly polls continue through May 16. A final poll will be released on June 13 following completion of the national championship.

NFCA Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll

Rank

Team

Points

2023 Record

Previous

1

Salisbury (10)

250

32-2

1

2

Christopher Newport

240

20-4

2

3

Texas Lutheran

230

30-3

3

4

Berry

220

32-4

4

5

Trine

210

23-3

5

6

Linfield

200

35-3

6

7

Case Western Reserve

190

27-2

7

8

Bethel

180

17-3

11

9

Tufts

170

26-2

8

10

East Texas Baptist

160

26-5

12

11

Birmingham-Southern

150

25-7

14

12

Randolph-Macon

140

25-7

9

13

Virginia Wesleyan

130

24-8

10

14

Rowan

120

27-3

15

15

Concordia (Wis.)

110

20-3

17

16

Wisconsin-Oshkosh

100

25-1

18

17

Saint Benedict (Minn.)

90

14-4

13

18

Mary Hardin-Baylor

80

21-9

19

19

Pfeiffer

70

25-9

20

20

Rochester

60

21-5

T25

21

Central (Iowa)

50

22-4

21

22

Transylvania

40

19-8

16

23

Hardin-Simmons

19

23-7

23

24

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

18

22-3

T25

25

Coe

15

24-4

22

Others receiving votes: Huntingdon 3, Luther 2, Greensboro 1 and St. Thomas (Texas) 1.

Dropped out: None.

2023 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee

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