The USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 is voted on by eight NCAA Division III coaches representing each of the eight Division III regions. First-place votes are in parentheses.
School 2002 Record Pts. 2002 Ranking
1. Ithaca (N.Y.) (8) 37-13 200 1
2. Lake Forest (Ill.) 34-12 187 2
3. Emory (Ga.) 43-10 171 3
4. St. Thomas (Minn) 38-9 174 5
5. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 36-2 161 4
6. Muskingum (Ohio) 40-8 152 8
7. Salisbury (Md.) 40-11 150 7
8. Western Connecticut 34-9 149 9
9. Bethany (W.Va.) 32-10 148 6
10. Geneseo St. (N.Y.) 36-5 126 10
11. East Texas Baptist 38-8 110 12
12. Central (Iowa) 36-5 107 14
13. Roanoke (Va.) 38-5 92 11
14. Wheaton (Mass.) 31-9 91 20
15. Rowan (N.J.) 33-16 86 19
16. Capital (Ohio) 30-10 72 16
17. La Verne (Calif.) 37-6 63 18
18. Alma (Mich.) 28-11 59 22
19. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 18-15 47 NR
20. Moravian (Pa.) 34-8 40 NR
21. Western New England 34-9 34 NR
22. Webster (Mo.) 32-7 23 NR
23. Coe (Iowa) 37-9 23 13
24. Tufts (Mass.) 29-9 2 24
25. Cabrini (Pa.) 37-8 17 21
Dropped out: Bridgewater State (Mass.), Benedictine (Ill.), Cabrini (Pa.), Illinois Wesleyan, Cortland State (N.Y.).
Others receiving votes: Methodist (N.C.) 16, Benedictine (Ill.) 16, Illinois Wesleyan 14, Cortland State (N.Y.) 10, Ferrum College (Va.) 7, William Patterson (N.J.) 6, McDaniel (Md.) 6, Wartburg (Iowa) 5, Endicott (Mass.) 3, Bridgewater State (Mass.) 3, Linfield (Ore.) 3, Hope College (Mich.) 1.
Others considered: Maryville (Tenn.), King's College (Pa.), Denison (Ohio), St. Mary's (Minn.), Hamline (Minn.), Wisconsin-Superior, St. John Fisher (N.Y.), Plattsburgh State (N.Y.), Chapman (Calif.).
