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 March 31, 2003.

This poll was revised at 10:30 a.m. April 2, 2003.

      School                          Record     Pts.   Previous Ranking
 1.   Emory (Ga.) (8)                 19-1       198         3
 2.   Simpson (Iowa) (2)              19-1       189         NR 
3.   Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)        14-1       177         5 
4.   SUNY Cortland (N.Y.)            14-2       167         NR 
5.   Wheaton (Mass.)                 16-2       161         14
 6.   Muskingum (Ohio)                16-3       155         6 
7.   Montclair State (N.J.)          13-1       153         NR 
8.   Salisbury (Md.)                 16-2-1     146         7 
9.   Lake Forest (Ill.)              8-3        136         2 
10.  College of New Jersey           15-3       117         NR 
11.  Alma (Mich.)                    15-2       116         18 
12.  Roanoke (Va.)                   14-3       99          13 
13.  Ithaca (N.Y.)                   10-5       96          1 
14.  Washington U. (Mo.)             16-4       92          NR      
15.  Cal State Hayward               16-9       92          NR 
16.  Plymouth State (N.H.)           11-1       81          NR 
17.  Illinois Wesleyan               9-1        69          NR 
18.  Moravian (Pa.)                  14-4       48          20 
19.  Ohio Northern                   14-3       47          NR      
20.  East Texas Baptist              14-6       47          11
 21.  LaVerne (Calif.)                20-9       24          17      
22.  Central (Iowa)                  13-1       24          12 
23.  Keene State (N.H.)              11-4       21          NR      
24.  Methodist (N.C.)                20-6       21          NR
 25.  North Central (Ill.)            9-4-1      16          NR      
(tie) Bethany (W.Va.)                10-5       16          9 

Dropped out: St. Thomas (Minn.), Geneseo (N.Y.), Rowan (N.J.), Capital (Ohio), Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Western New England (Mass.), Webster (Mo.), Coe (Iowa), Tufts (Mass.), Cabrini (Pa.).

Others receiving votes: Geneseo (N.Y.) 14, Chapman (Calif.) 14, Augustana (Ill.) 14, St. Thomas (Minn.) 14, Maryville (Tenn.) 11, Maryville (Mo.) 10, William Patterson (N.J.) 4, Coast Guard Academy (Conn.) 2, St. Norbert (Wis.) 1, Webster (Mo.) 1.