KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The state of Oregon owns the top three spots in the second NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll this season, with a new No. 1 as well. Eastern Oregon takes over the top spot from the previous No. 1, Southern Oregon, which is now No. 3. At the same time, Oregon Tech leaps two spots and sits at No. 2. All three Oregon clubs received a piece of the first-place votes, with the remaining first-place votes going to No. 4 Oklahoma City and No. 6 Southeastern (Fla.). Two teams climbed into the Top 25 for the first time this season with Tennessee Southern at No. 24 and Faulkner (Ala.) at No. 25.

TREND	RANK	LAST TIME		INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	POINTS
▲	1	2		Eastern Oregon [4]	19-3	423
▲	2	4		Oregon Tech [2]	23-3	417
▼	3	1		Southern Oregon [5]	21-9	415
▼	4	3		Oklahoma City [3]	19-3	413
▲	5	T-6		Madonna (Mich.)	20-2	374
▲	6	10		Southeastern (Fla.) [2]	25-3	370
▼	7	T-6		Marian (Ind.)	13-2	339
▲	8	9		Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	21-4	334
▼	9	5		Science and Arts (Okla.)	19-7	326
▲	10	15		Missouri Baptist (Mo.)	16-5	306
▲	T-11	14		Keiser (Fla.)	25-2	255
▲	T-11	12		St. Thomas (Fla.)	19-6	255
▼	13	11		Grand View (Iowa)	14-6	220
▲	14	17		Evangel (Mo.)	20-4	219
▼	15	13		Cumberlands (Ky.)	18-8	217
▲	16	25		Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	18-2	198
▼	17	8		Central Methodist (Mo.)	13-8	171
▲	18	20		Mobile (Ala.)	15-8	157
●	19	19		Midland  (Neb.)	18-8	137
▼	20	16		LSU Alexandria (La.)	17-8	131
▲	T-21	23		Texas A&M University -Texarkana	20-5	124
▲	T-21	22		William Carey (Miss.)	17-8	124
▼	23	18		Northwestern (Iowa)	15-8	106
▲	24	RV		Tennessee Southern (Tenn.)	17-3	91
▲	25	RV		Faulkner (Ala.)	17-6	89
Dropped from Top 25: Georgia Gwinnett, Hope International (Calif.)
Receiving Votes: Coastal Georgia 85; Benedictine (Kan.) 64; British Columbia 54; Georgia Gwinnett 36; Hope International (Calif.) 35; Arizona Christian 31; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 27; College of Idaho 26; Dordt (Iowa) 24; Reinhardt (Ga.) 17; Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 10; Indiana Wesleyan 9; Ottawa (Kan.) 8; Avila (Mo.) 6; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 5; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 4; Morningside (Iowa) 2; Oklahoma Wesleyan 2

Key:
RV - Receiving Votes

NR - Not Ranked

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Poll Methodology

• The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
• A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
• The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
  • 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
• The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
• Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
• For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.