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. Records are as of April 28, 2003.
School Record Pts. Previous Ranking
1. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 30-1 191 (3) 5
2. Emory (Ga.) 33-4 187 (2) 1
3. Muskingum (Ohio) 34-3 185 (2) 3
4. Simpson (Iowa) 29-3 180 (1) 2
5. SUNY Cortland (N.Y.) 32-5-1 162 4
6. Salisbury (Md.) 35-3-1 158 7 (tie)
7. Wheaton (Mass.) 32-6 142 NR
8. Central (Iowa) 30-3 141 10
9. Bethany (W.Va.) 29-6 131 19
10. Alma (Mich.) 27-4 126 9
11. Illinois Wesleyan 29-6 125 6
12. SUNY Geneseo (N.Y.) 23-5 105 18
13. Ramapo (N.J.) 27-3 92 NR (tie)
14. Methodist (N.C.) 36-8 92 11
15. East Texas Baptist 27-11 86 17
16. Western Connecticut State 24-7 85 13B
17. Washington University (Mo.) 29-6 82 25
18. Ithaca (N.Y.) 25-7 59 23
19. St. Thomas (Minn.) 28-6 48 15
20. University of Chicago (Ill.) 19-8 41 NR
21. California State-Hayward 22-11 41 14
22. Rutgers-Camden (N.J.) 24-5-1 24 NR
23. Montclair State (N.J.) 29-5 20 12
24. Maryville (Tenn.) 26-8 18 NR
25. Western New England (Mass.) 27-5 17 NR
Dropped out: College of New Jersey, Lake Forest (Ill.), Ohio Northern, Coast Guard (Conn.), Augustana (Ill.), Roanoke (Va.).
Others receiving votes: Calvin (Mich.) 13, Tufts (Mass.) 12, Carthage (Wis.) 12, Wartburg (Iowa) 9, Chapman (Calif.) 6, Coe (Iowa) 5, Roanoke (Va.) 2, Springfield (Mass.) 1.
Others considered: Thomas More (Ky.), College of Mt. St. Joseph (Ohio), Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), Endicott (Mass.), St. John Fisher (N.Y.), SUNY Brockport (N.Y.), Norwich (Vt.), LaVerne (Calif.), Linfield (Ore.).
