LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Unbeaten No. 1 Buford kept rolling and most everything else remained the same in this week’s NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The reigning Georgia 7A champion (24-0) Wolves defeated Collins Hill, 9-1 Tuesday, in their only action over the past seven days. Buford plays Dacula later today in a Region 8-7A contest, having defeated the Falcons by a combined 24-2 margin in their two earlier meetings.
A second loss in two weeks couldn’t keep Gretna on Buford’s heels any longer, as the (30-3) Dragons fell behind Holy Family (22-1) to the No. 3 spot. New No. 2 Holy Family rolled by Rocky Mountain, 16-3, in its lone game last Friday.
Oklahoma state titlist Caddo (39-2), which defeated Red Oak, 1-0, in last Saturday’s Class A final remains fourth, while Eaton (22-1), a 16-0 victor over Brush last Thursday, rounds out the first five.
Elsewhere, new No. 16 Arvada West (19-3) moved ahead of Columbine (19-4) among Colorado schools, and Iowa 2A state champion Regina Catholic (30-8) leapfrogged the Nebraska duo of Papillion-LaVista (25-8) and Lincoln East (29-8) into the No. 22 position.
State rankings submitted by the 2023 NFCA High School Steering Committee are used to compile the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll. Teams are chosen based on performance, roster quality, strength of schedule, and active NFCA membership. Five states — Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri — play a fall fastpitch schedule, while Iowa recently completed its summer season.
NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll – Oct. 12, 2023
|
Rank |
Team |
2023 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
Buford (Ga.) |
24-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Holy Family (Colo.) |
22-1 |
3 |
|
3 |
Gretna (Neb.) |
30-3 |
2 |
|
4 |
Caddo (Okla.) |
39-2 |
4 |
|
5 |
Eaton (Colo.) |
22-1 |
5 |
|
6 |
Blue Springs South (Mo.) |
23-2 |
6 |
|
7 |
Owasso (Okla.) |
33-1-1 |
7 |
|
8 |
Washington (Mo.) |
31-1-1 |
8 |
|
9 |
Lassiter (Ga.) |
24-1 |
9 |
|
10 |
Riverdale Ridge (Colo.) |
21-2 |
10 |
|
11 |
Moore (Okla.) |
32-3 |
11 |
|
12 |
Raymore-Peculiar (Mo.) |
26-2 |
12 |
|
13 |
East Coweta (Ga.) |
25-3 |
13 |
|
14 |
Pope (Ga.) |
25-3 |
14 |
|
15 |
Houston County (Ga.) |
26-3 |
15 |
|
16 |
Arvada West (Colo.) |
19-3 |
19 |
|
17 |
Millard North (Neb.) |
27-4 |
16 |
|
18 |
Columbine (Colo.) |
19-4 |
17 |
|
19 |
East Paulding (Ga.) |
22-4 |
18 |
|
20 |
North Linn (Iowa) |
39-6 |
20 |
|
21 |
Ankeny Centennial (Iowa) |
36-5 |
21 |
|
22 |
Regina Catholic (Iowa) |
30-8 |
24 |
|
23 |
Papillion-LaVista (Neb.) |
25-8 |
22 |
|
24 |
Lincoln East (Neb.) |
29-8 |
23 |
|
25 |
Williamsburg (Iowa) |
36-9 |
25 |
Dropped out: None.
State rankings submitted by the 2023 NFCA High School Steering Committee are used to compile the NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches Poll. Teams are chosen based on performance, roster quality, strength of schedule, and active NFCA membership. Five states — Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri — play a fall fastpitch schedule, while Iowa recently completed its summer season.
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