Rounding Third Softball

NCAA has released an updated RPI. Similar to any and every softball poll nationally, the Oklahoma Sooner sit atop the ranking. The Rating Percentage Index is used to rank teams based upon wins and losses and its strength of schedule. It is used by the NCAA Selection Committee to choose the field of 64 for postseason play. The complete RPI can be found at DI Softball Rankings – NCAA Women’s Softball RPI | NCAA.com.

Christopher Newport keeps their unanimous hold on No. 1 in this week’s NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.

Rank	Team	Points	2022 Record	Previous
1	Christopher Newport (10)	250	25-1	1
2	Salisbury	240	26-2	2
3	Texas Lutheran	230	26-4	3
4	Birmingham-Southern	220	25-4	4
5	Belhaven	210	22-4	5
6	Randolph-Macon	200	20-3	6
7	East Texas Baptist	190	22-7	7
8	Eastern Connecticut State	180	16-4	8
9	DePauw	170	17-6	10
10	Roanoke	160	17-7	11
11	Tufts	150	15-3	14
12	Berry	140	22-8	13
13	Linfield	130	25-7	12
14	Virginia Wesleyan	120	21-8	9
15	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	110	10-4	15
16	Concordia (Wis.)	100	12-1	16
17	Milwaukee School of Engineering	90	5-1	17
18	Rowan	80	17-5	19
19	Millikin	70	20-2	20
20	Chapman	60	19-5	18
21	Saint Benedict (Minn.)	40	13-2	22
22	Loras	36	15-1	23
23	Mount St. Joseph	23	18-5	24
24	Babson	18	14-4	RV
25	Mary Hardin-Baylor	10	19-9	RV

Others receiving votes: Bethel 5, Wartburg 5, WashU 5, York (Pa.) 4, Moravian 2, Pfeiffer 1, and The College of New Jersey 1.

Dropped out: Lebanon Valley and Nebraska Wesleyan.

UT Tyler (30-4) returned to the No. 1 spot in this week’s NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. After a week’s absence, the Patriots reclaimed the top spot from previous No. 1 Concordia Irvine (38-3).

Rank	School	Points	2022 Record	Prev. Ranking
1	UT Tyler (14)	398	30-4	2
2	Concordia Irvine (2)	382	38-3	1
3	Rogers State	368	31-3	3
4	Valdosta State	355	24-5	4
5	Indianapolis	329	28-4	5
6	Tampa	315	25-9	6
7	Texas A&M-Kingsville	302	33-6	12
8	Cal State San Marcos	281	31-3	8
9	Auburn Montgomery	260	27-6	11
10	Central Oklahoma	258	30-6	19
11	Angelo State	239	29-7	14
12	Lincoln Memorial	211	31-7	18
13	Texas A&M-Commerce	203	31-9	9
14	Augustana	197	20-6	7
15	Lubbock Christian	173	30-6	17
16	North Georgia	160	30-11	13
17	West Florida	141	21-9	16
18	Minnesota State	114	22-8	15
19	Oklahoma Christian	101	28-8	22
20	Southern Indiana	70	26-8	NR
21	Anderson	66	29-5	RV
22	West Texas A&M	53	21-12	20
23	Embry-Riddle	43	18-9	23
24	Grand Valley State	39	19-4	10
25	Carson-Newman	37	27-9	21

New to Poll: No. 20 Southern Indiana, No. 21 Anderson

Dropped Out:  No. 24 Seton Hill, No. 25 Chico State

Receiving Votes: Adelphi (27), East Stroudsburg (26), Chico State (21), Rollins (8), St. Mary’s (8), Southern Arkansas (5), Kutztown (4), Cal State Monterey Bay (2), Seton Hill (2), Nova Southeastern (1), UAH (1). 

Oklahoma (32-0) kept their tight grip on the No. 1 spot in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Top 5 remained the same with Virginia Tech (27-4) moving up a spot to No. 4.

Rank	School (First Place Votes)	Points	2022 Record	Prev. Ranking
1	Oklahoma (32)	800	32-0	1
2	Florida State	764	35-2	2
3	UCLA	736	31-3	3
4	Virginia Tech	691	27-3	5
5	Alabama	682	30-5	4
6	Oklahoma State	639	28-6	6
7	Florida	588	30-6	7
8	Kentucky	559	25-8	8
9	Northwestern	536	24-5	9
10	Arkansas	509	24-7	10
11	Washington	457	22-11	11
12	Tennessee	421	25-10	13
13	Duke	410	28-5	14
14	Oregon	394	24-8	12
15	Georgia	366	31-6	15
16	Arizona State	339	25-5	16
17	Auburn	304	29-6	17
18	Clemson	269	25-10	18
19	Texas	179	29-10-1	21
20	Arizona	143	20-12	19
21	LSU	133	22-15	20
22	Michigan	124	20-11	23
23	UCF	105	29-10	22
24	Missouri	85	22-13	24
25	Notre Dame	72	27-7	25

New to Poll: None.

Dropped Out: None

Receiving Votes: Louisiana (30), Oregon State (30), USC Upstate (11), Stanford (9), Ohio State (6), Wisconsin (4), Boise State (2), UNLV (1), USF (1), Western Kentucky (1).

Missouri Western State Coach Joe Yegge collected his 700th career coaching win on Saturday in a 2-1 victory over Emporia State as part of a doubleheader sweep. Yegge is in his first season coaching the Griffins. He has also served as head coach at Kirkwood Community College and Cedar Rapids Prairie High School during his long and distinguished career.

RTS will be in Orlando tomorrow for the start of the three-game series between No. 5 Virginia Tech (25-3) and No. 22 Central Florida (29-8). Game 1 & 2 will be at 2 pm and 4 pm Sunday, while the series will finish Monday evening with Game 3 at 6 pm. Check-in starting at 1 pm tomorrow here, on Twitter, and Instagram for real-time updates from the Top 25 matchup between the Hokies and Knights.

Florida Gator Legend Michelle Moultrie will be inducted into the UF Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the 2022 class it’s been announced. Moultrie, a longtime member of the U.S. Women’s National Team Program, played for Florida from 2009-2012. A two-time All-American, Moultrie finished her Gators career as the single-season record holder for on base percentage (.519), triples (5), and stolen bases (31). She also owns a pair of career records in batting average (.395) and stolen bases (83).

USA Softball has announced the coaching staff that will assist U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach Heather Tarr at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama this summer. The All-Star Staff will include Cindy Ball-Malone Head Coach at Central Florida, Tony Baldwin Head Coach at Georgia, and Tim Walton Head Coach at Florida.

Florida Atlantic has named Chan Walker interim head coach. Walker has been a part of the coaching staff at FAU the last 21 years. In 2018 she was elevated to associate head coach. The program alum takes leadership of the Owls after the passing of longtime head coach and softball legend Joan Joyce last weekend.

Campbellsville Coach Shannon Wathen collected her 700th career coaching victory on Tuesday in a double-header sweep of Brescia 15-5 and 16-6. Wathen is in her 19th season coaching the Tigers.