| NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll - March 17 |
| The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll is voted on by eight NCAA Division III head coaches representing the eight NCAA regions. Records shown are as of March 15. First place votes are in parentheses. |
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| 1 | Louisiana College (8) | 16-0 | 200 | 3 |
| 2 | Texas-Tyler | 11-1 | 191 | 2 |
| 3 | East Texas Baptist | 11-1 | 181 | 4 |
| 4 | Messiah | 5-2 | 166 | 1 |
| 5 | Christopher Newport | 12-4 | 151 | 16 |
| 6 | Cortland State | 4-2 | 149 | 6 |
| 7 | Luther | 4-0 | 146 | 13 |
| 8 | Augustana | 7-2 | 143 | 8 |
| 9 | Mississippi College | 13-1 | 125 | 10 |
| 10 | Ohio Northern | 7-1 | 112 | 7 |
| 11 | Linfield | 9-1 | 109 | 15 |
| 12 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 0-0 | 98 | 11 |
| 13 | Capital | 9-0 | 87 | 12 |
| 14 | Brandeis | 7-3 | 80 | NR |
| 15 | Central | 5-4 | 77 | 20 |
| 16 | Ursinus | 6-0 | 74 | NR |
| 16 | Washington-St. Louis | 11-3 | 74 | 5 |
| 18 | Willamette | 11-3 | 61 | NR |
| 19 | Coast Guard | 5-3 | 45 | 14 |
| 20 | Coe | 6-3 | 44 | 22 |
| 21 | Salisbury | 7-2 | 36 | 18 |
| 22 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3-1 | 33 | 17 |
| 23 | Virginia Wesleyan | 11-0 | 32 | NR |
| 24 | Lake Forest | 7-3 | 22 | NR |
| 24 | Rhode Island College | 0-0 | 22 | 21 |
| Others receiving votes: Point totals in parentheses: Gustavus Adolphus (18); DePauw (16); St. Thomas (15); Alma (15); Defiance (13); Moravian (13); Lakeland (12); Redlands (10); William Paterson (10); Rowan (4); five others received votes but appeared on only one ballot. |
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| Dropped out: No. 9 Gustavus Adolphus; No. 19 Tufts; No 23 Alma; No. 24 DePauw; No. 25 Hardin Simmons. |
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