NAIA has released its first regular season Softball Coaches Top 25 Poll. Oregon Tech (19-3) which was picked No. 1 in the preseason poll, remains in the top spot with nine first-place votes. Oklahoma City (17-0) follows closely at No. 2 with eight first-place votes.
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Oregon Tech [9] | 19-3 | 488 |
| 2 | 4 | Oklahoma City [8] | 17-0 | 484 |
| 3 | 2 | College of Idaho | 18-2 | 468 |
| T4 | 15 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) [1] | 15-0 | 426 |
| T4 | 3 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 11-4 | 426 |
| 6 | 5 | Southern Oregon | 15-5 | 417 |
| 7 | 16 | William Carey (Miss.) | 18-3 | 391 |
| T8 | 8 | Indiana Wesleyan | 8-2 | 377 |
| T8 | RV | Mobile (Ala.) | 15-0 | 377 |
| 10 | RV | Coastal Georgia | 17-1 | 363 |
| 11 | 13 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 8-3 | 357 |
| 12 | 12 | Grand View (Iowa) | 5-1 | 288 |
| 13 | 23 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 12-4 | 269 |
| 14 | 11 | Georgia Gwinnett | 13-10 | 251 |
| 15 | RV | Texas A&M Texarkana | 14-4 | 237 |
| 16 | 18 | Marian (Ind.) | 2-0 | 232 |
| 17 | 22 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 14-8 | 227 |
| 18 | 14 | Madonna (Mich.) | 5-1 | 224 |
| 19 | 9 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 2-2 | 215 |
| 20 | 21 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 11-1 | 197 |
| 21 | NR | Southeastern (Fla.) | 12-4 | 163 |
| 22 | RV | Vanguard (Calif.) | 21-5 | 147 |
| 23 | 7 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 8-7 | 119 |
| 24 | 6 | Columbia (Mo.) | 7-8 | 102 |
| 25 | 20 | Morningside (Iowa) | 7-4 | 95 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Saint Xavier (Ill.), Hope International (Calif.), Houston-Victoria (Texas), Campbellsville (Ky.), Central Baptist (Ark.)
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Xavier (Ill.) 83, Aquinas (Mich.) 76, Baker (Kan.) 73, Hope International (Calif.) 67, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 55, Tennessee Wesleyan 49, Rio Grande (Ohio) 45, Houston-Victoria (Texas) 35, Northwestern (Iowa) 32, Eastern Oregon 22, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 12, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 12, Thomas (Ga.) 6, William Jessup (Calif.) 6, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 3, Cottey (Mo.) 3.