LOUISVILLE, Ky. – North Georgia has a dancing partner atop the rankings in West Texas A&M. The programs, which have been No. 1 & 2 since Feb. 20, share the top spot in this week’s 2024 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Nighthawks (32-4) and Lady Buffs (30-3) each received eight first and second place votes for 392 points.
UNG and WT posted 5-1 and 3-0 marks last week. The Nighthawks swept Montevallo in non-conference action and followed with a Peach Belt series win against Flagler, while the Lady Buffs swept then-RV St. Mary’s in Lone Star Conference play.
The only movement amongst the rest of the top 10 was Indianapolis taking over the No. 5 spot from UT Tyler. The Greyhounds (29-2) pushed their win streak to 20 games with a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader sweeps, while the Patriots (28-7) went 3-2 at home, splitting with Oklahoma Baptist and taking two-of-three from Eastern New Mexico in league play.
UIndy now owns the top active winning streak in Division II, after No. 11 Pittsburg State was edged twice by No. 3 Rogers State, ending its 22-game run of victories.
The remaining top-10 teams - No. 3 Rogers State, No. 4 Tampa, No. 7 Grand Valley State, No. 8 Colorado Christian, No. 9 Central Oklahoma and No. 10 Mississippi College – went a combined 26-0 as the entirety of the top 10 posted a 40-3 record last week. Three of those programs – Rogers State, Tampa and UCO – own win streaks of 16, 16 and 19, respectively.
There was some shuffling amongst the teams outside the top 12. Western Washington (22-4) inched up one spot to No. 13 as it captured the Tournament of Champions with a 5-0 showing which included a win over then-No. 19 Cal State San Marcos. Concordia made the biggest move up as it elevated to No. 17, while Northwest Nazarene dipped to No. 22.
The 2024 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee. The committee consists of 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. Results are through Sunday, March 24. The poll will be revealed on Tuesdays at Noon ET through the remainder of the regular season.
2024 NFCA Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
3/26/24 (Week 7)
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
Record |
Previous Ranking |
|
1 |
North Georgia (8) |
392 |
32-4 |
1 |
|
1 |
West Texas A&M (8) |
392 |
30-3 |
2 |
|
3 |
Rogers State |
366 |
26-4 |
3 |
|
4 |
Tampa |
354 |
28-4 |
4 |
|
5 |
Indianapolis |
336 |
29-2 |
6 |
|
6 |
UT Tyler |
310 |
28-7 |
5 |
|
7 |
Grand Valley State |
301 |
18-5 |
7 |
|
8 |
Colorado Christian |
283 |
29-4 |
8 |
|
9 |
Central Oklahoma |
266 |
26-6 |
9 |
|
10 |
Mississippi College |
246 |
24-5 |
10 |
|
11 |
Pittsburg State |
231 |
32-4 |
11 |
|
12 |
Wingate |
221 |
31-6 |
12 |
|
13 |
Western Washington |
215 |
22-4 |
14 |
|
14 |
East Stroudsburg |
214 |
22-6 |
13 |
|
15 |
Charleston |
173 |
22-1 |
15 |
|
16 |
AUM |
137 |
24-9 |
17 |
|
17 |
Concordia |
133 |
26-6 |
20 |
|
18 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
119 |
29-7 |
18 |
|
19 |
Cal State San Marcos |
104 |
18-11 |
19 |
|
20 |
Angelo State |
85 |
27-10 |
21 |
|
21 |
Rollins |
74 |
27-7 |
22 |
|
22 |
Northwest Nazarene |
67 |
21-6 |
16 |
|
23 |
Wilmington |
65 |
17-10 |
24 |
|
24 |
Washburn |
51 |
26-10 |
23 |
|
25 |
Nova Southeastern |
21 |
21-8 |
25 |
New to Poll: N/A
Dropped Out: N/A
Receiving Votes: Francis Marion (17), Kutztown (9), Missouri Southern (6), Ohio Dominican (6), Metropolitan State University of Denver (3), Oklahoma Baptist (2), UAH (1).
The 2024 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee. The committee consists of 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. Records reflect games played through March 24.
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