Rounding Third Softball

Two undefeated teams sit atop this week’s NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. Texas Tyler (14-0) and Concordia Irvine (18-0) come in at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. UT Tyler is again unanimous in the top spot with all 16 first-place votes.

Rank	School	Points	2022 Record	Prev. Ranking
1	UT Tyler (16)	400	14-0	1
2	Concordia Irvine	380	18-0	3
3	Valdosta State	370	12-3	2
4	West Texas A&M	351	11-2	5
5	UIndy	320	11-1	8
6	Angelo State	308	15-1	7
7	Grand Valley State	300	5-0	9
8	Rogers State	286	14-2	12
9	North Georgia	276	14-6	4
10	Augustana	249	4-3	10
11	Tampa	248	11-5	13
12	Auburn Montgomery	209	11-3	15
13	Central Oklahoma	200	12-2	16
14	Lincoln Memorial	177	13-5	11
15	Texas A&M-Kingsville	167	12-1	17
16	Chico State	160	14-4	6
17	Minnesota State	149	6-3	21
18	Oklahoma Christian	134	11-4	18
19	West Florida	109	11-3	22
20	Cal State Monterey Bay	97	12-5	14
21	Anderson	93	16-2	19
22	Georgian Court	48	2-2	20
23	Texas A&M-Commerce	37	12-4	25
24	Harding	31	13-4	RV
25	Carson-Newman	26	17-3	RV

New to Poll: No. 24 Harding, No. 25 Carson-Newman

Dropped Out: No. 23 Biola, No. 24 West Liberty

This week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll features undefeated teams in the top four spots. Unanimous No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Alabama, and No. 3 Florida State sit atop the poll all at 15-0 on the season, while Florida comes in right behind in the No. 4 slot at 16-0.

Rank	School (First Place Votes)	Points	2022 Record	Prev. Ranking
1	Oklahoma (32)	800	15-0	1
2	Alabama	768	15-0	2
3	Florida State	734	15-0	3
4	Florida	704	16-0	4
5	UCLA	669	12-3	6
6	Virginia Tech	639	11-2	7
7	Washington	526	11-4	5
8	Oklahoma State	504	10-4	11
9	Arizona	492	10-4	8
10	Kentucky	488	13-1	12
11	Arkansas	466	8-3	10
12	Oregon	449	11-3	9
13	Duke	424	13-3	13
14	Clemson	416	11-3	14
15	Missouri	374	12-4	16
16	Georgia	348	14-2	15
17	Northwestern	296	10-4	18
18	Tennessee	247	9-6	17
19	Michigan	231	8-5	19
20	Auburn	214	15-1	21
21	Louisiana	182	10-2	20
22	LSU	133	12-5	24
23	Arizona State	106	9-4	22
24	UCF	50	10-6	RV
25	Notre Dame	39	12-3	RV

New to Poll: NO. 24 UCF, No. 25 Notre Dame

Dropped Out: No. 22 Texas, No. 25 USF

Receiving Votes: Texas (36), Stanford (25), USF (13), Charlotte (6), Iowa State (6), Liberty (5), James Madison (3), Texas A&M (2), Wisconsin (2), Fullerton (1), Georgia Tech (1), Illinois (1).

Florida SouthWestern State College (21-2) is the unanimous No. 1 in the NCJAA Division I Rankings released today. The defending National Champion Buccaneers received all nine first-place votes. Yavapai College (20-1) follows closely at No. 2, while undefeated Wallace State-Hanceville (18-0) sits at No. 3.

Place	Name	Record	Points	1st Place	Prev.
1	Florida Southwestern State College	21-2	180	9	N/A
2	Yavapai College	20-1	171	0	N/A
3	Wallace State Community College-Hanceville	18-0	162	0	N/A
4	Grayson College	9-1	153	0	N/A
5	Butler Community College – KS	6-0	144	0	N/A
6	Seminole State College (OK)	7-1	135	0	N/A
7	Odessa College	14-2	126	0	N/A
8	Chipola College	18-2	117	0	N/A
9	Chattanooga State Community College	12-2	108	0	N/A
10	San Jacinto College-South	15-6	99	0	N/A
11	Bossier Parish Community College	5-1	90	0	N/A
12	Three Rivers Community College – MO	8-2	81	0	N/A
13	McLennan Community College	15-3	72	0	N/A
14	Howard College	13-3	63	0	N/A
15	Pensacola State College	16-2	54	0	N/A
16	Central Arizona College	16-1	45	0	N/A
17	Salt Lake Community College	5-5	36	0	N/A
18	Northwest Florida State College	21-4	27	0	N/A
19	College of Central Florida	20-6	18	0	N/A
20	Crowder College	8-2	9	0	N/A

Receiving Votes: Volunteer State, Gulf Coast, Rose State, Paris, Eastern Arizona, Angelina

Coastal Georgia (15-1) was crowned champions of the 2022 NFCA NAIA Leadoff Classic on Sunday. The Mariners went undefeated 5-0 at the event in Columbus, GA. CCGA were one of three teams to finish 5-0 and earned the title after having the highest run differential. Mobile and Freed-Hardeman also ended the tournament undefeated.

California Baptist has scored their first big win in the Mike Smith Era 2.0. The Lancers knocked off No. 24 (DI) ranked BYU 6-3 at the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City. The victory is the first against a ranked team since CBU joined the ranks of Division I in 2019.

Louisburg College had an unfortunate start/end to their road trip from North Carolina to Alabama yesterday. After a tire blowout, their charter bus caught fire. All team members, staff, and the bus driver safely escaped. However, most of the team equipment was lost/unusable. A GoFundMe has been established to help replace what was lost for the team. Fundraiser by Eric Lee : Help Louisburg College Softball (gofundme.com)

College Softball’s All-Time Winningest Coach shows no signs of slowing down. Oklahoma City University Coach Phil McSpadden recently recorded his 1,800th career win. The current No. 1 NAIA ranked Stars defeated No. 6 Columbia (Mo.) 5-1 for the milestone win. McSpadden is in his 35th season coaching OCU and has also amassed 10 National Championships.

Lindenwood University has announced its intentions to move from Division II to Division I. The school located in Saint Charles, Missouri, will join the Ohio Valley Conference starting July 1. The Lions are currently a DII member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Lindenwood Softball went 23-15-1 in 2021, and are off to a 5-1 start this season.

Much like Division I, Division II seems to have their dominate team sitting atop their Top 25 also. University of Texas Tyler (14-0) has been ripping through opponents on their way to yet another unanimous No. 1 spot in this weeks NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. UT Tyler has outscored their opponents 148-28 through 14 games.

Rank	School	Points	2022 Record	Prev. Ranking
1	UT Tyler (16)	400	9-0	1
2	Valdosta State	384	9-2	2
3	Concordia Irvine	360	12-0	4
4	North Georgia	353	11-3	3
5	West Texas A&M	343	11-2	5
6	Minnesota State	301	5-2	6
7	Angelo State	298	15-1	9
7	Indianapolis	298	7-1	10
9	Grand Valley State	268	0-0	7
10	Augustana	265	4-3	8
11	Lincoln Memorial	237	10-2	13
12	Rogers State	205	14-2	14
13	Tampa	192	8-3	17
14	Cal State Monterey Bay	189	8-3	12
15	Auburn Montgomery	173	8-3	11
16	Central Oklahoma	169	11-2	16
17	Texas A&M-Kingsville	142	12-1	20
18	Oklahoma Christian	112	10-4	15
19	Anderson	106	15-1	23
20	Georgian Court	105	0-0	18
21	Chico State	87	10-4	19
22	West Florida	73	8-3	21
23	Biola	34	5-4	22
24	West Liberty	24	0-0	25
25	Texas A&M-Commerce	23	12-4	RV

New to Poll: No. 25 Texas A&M University-Commerce

Dropped Out: No. 24 Saint Anselm, t-No. 25 UAH

Receiving Votes: UAH (18), Harding (17), Saint Anselm (10), Carson-Newman (9), Kutztown (5), 

The unanimous No. 1 Oklahoma (10-0) still sits atop the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll for the 16th straight week dating back to last season. The Sooners once again took all 32 first-place votes.

Rank	School (First Place Votes)	Points	2022 Record	Prev. Ranking
1	Oklahoma (32)	800	10-0	1
2	Alabama	765	9-0	2
3	Florida State	728	10-0	5
4	Florida	710	10-0	4
5	Washington	662	9-1	6
6	UCLA	638	7-3	3
7	Virginia Tech	591	8-2	8
8	Arizona	532	7-2	9
9	Oregon	470	8-1	12
10	Arkansas	462	7-3	10
11	Oklahoma State	449	6-4	7
12	Kentucky	448	9-1	16
13	Duke	427	8-2	14
14	Clemson	389	6-3	15
15	Georgia	380	9-2	13
16	Missouri	244	8-3	17
17	Tennessee	236	6-3	18
18	Northwestern	233	7-2	RV
19	Michigan	226	5-4	19
20	Louisiana	203	6-0	20
21	Auburn	167	9-1	RV
22	Arizona State	140	7-3	23
23	Texas	131	5-6	11
24	LSU	129	6-5	21
25	USF	70	6-2	RV

New to Poll: No. 18 Northwestern, No. 21 Auburn, No. 25 USF

Dropped Out: No. 22 James Madison, No. 24 UCF, No. 25 Wichita State

Receiving Votes: UCF (46), Notre Dame (37), Stanford (20), Wichita State (15), Minnesota (14), Iowa State (11), James Madison (11), Wisconsin (8), Illinois (5), Charlotte (2), Liberty (1).