LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UT Tyler is back at No. 1 in this week’s NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The co-Lone Star Conference champs regained the top spot which they held for the first eight polls of the season.
The Patriots (49-4) finished out the regular season with two LSC sweeps of then-No. 16 Oklahoma Christian and Cameron. They tied previous-No. 1 West Texas A&M for the conference title. The duo won the East and West Divisions, respectively with identical conference records, while also splitting the lone doubleheader of the season.
No. 2 Francis Marion, which received one first-place vote, had to battle back through the elimination bracket of the Conference Carolinas Tournament after dropping the opener to No. 8 seed North Greenville. The Patriots’ (47-4) 22-game win streak was snapped in the process. However, FMU was able to advance to the title game, which was contested on Monday, April 27.
The third-ranked Lady Buffs (50-4) split a pair of LSC twinbills with No. 7 Angelo State and Texas Woman’s to close out the season. WT will be the No. 1 see at the LSC Tournament after winning the tiebreaker with UT Tyler.
Central Oklahoma moved into the No. 4 spot, leapfrogging No. 5 Tampa. The Bronchos (43-8) closed out the regular season as the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association regular season champions and the tournament’s top seed. The Spartans (38-7) won its Sunshine State Conference series at Eckerd and hold a two-game lead over No. 14 Saint Leo and Barry. UT plays the latter in a crucial end-of-the-season series at home this weekend.
No. 6 Auburn Montgomery and No. 7 Angelo State stayed in their respective spots for the fourth consecutive week, while Augustana climbed its way back into the top-10 at No. 8. Western Washington moved up to No. 9 and North Georgia fell two spots to No. 10.
All but the seventh-ranked Rambelles (43-11), which finished second in the LSC West Division behind No. 3 West Texas A&M, won their respective regular-season league titles. Two programs extended their regular-season championship streaks as the 10th-ranked NightHawks (40-11) and eight-ranked Vikings (43-9) won their 11th and fifth straight league titles.
Two newcomers to the regular-season ranking this week are Bridgeport and Wingate, who tied for 25th. The Purple Knights (32-12) won their first regular season as a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, while the Bulldogs (35-19) advanced to the South Atlantic Conference semifinals this week.
Other nationally-ranked programs that won their regular-season title are No. 13 Cal State East Bay, No. 15 Pace, No. 18 Tiffin and No. 21 Saginaw Valley State. It marked the first-ever regular-season title for 13th-ranked Pioneers (38-11) in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and the 18th-ranked Dragons (39-11) in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The 15th-ranked Setters (37-9) captured their first-ever outright Northeast 10 Conference crown after an undefeated run through the league.
The 2025 NFCA/GoRout 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. The poll will be announced Tuesdays at noon ET throughout the regular season. Records reflect games played through April 27.
2025 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
4/29/25 (Week 12)
|
Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
2025 Record |
Previous Ranking |
|
1 |
UT Tyler (15) |
399 |
49-4 |
3 |
|
2 |
Francis Marion (1) |
378 |
47-4 |
2 |
|
3 |
West Texas A&M |
375 |
50-4 |
1 |
|
4 |
Central Oklahoma |
348 |
43-8 |
5 |
|
5 |
Tampa |
336 |
38-7 |
4 |
|
6 |
AUM |
314 |
34-10 |
6 |
|
7 |
Angelo State |
290 |
43-11 |
7 |
|
8 |
Augustana |
276 |
43-9 |
11 |
|
9 |
Western Washington |
272 |
37-10 |
10 |
|
10 |
North Georgia |
269 |
40-11 |
8 |
|
11 |
East Stroudsburg |
252 |
42-9-1 |
12 |
|
12 |
Southern Arkansas |
228 |
39-8 |
9 |
|
13 |
Cal State East Bay |
202 |
38-11 |
13 |
|
14 |
Saint Leo |
189 |
36-11 |
14 |
|
15 |
Pace |
164 |
37-9 |
17 |
|
16 |
Rogers State |
163 |
35-12 |
15 |
|
17 |
Tiffin |
144 |
39-11 |
18 |
|
18 |
Kutztown |
125 |
37-14 |
19 |
|
19 |
Nova Southeastern |
108 |
35-14 |
20 |
|
20 |
Oklahoma Christian |
102 |
36-18 |
16 |
|
21 |
Saginaw Valley State |
61 |
40-12 |
24 |
|
22 |
San Francisco State |
60 |
34-18 |
22 |
|
23 |
Harding |
51 |
38-15 |
23 |
|
24 |
Pittsburg State |
27 |
37-13 |
21 |
|
t25 |
Bridgeport |
17 |
32-12 |
RV |
|
t25 |
Wingate |
17 |
35-19 |
RV |
New to Poll: t-No. 25 Bridgeport, t-No. 25 Wingate
Dropped Out: No. 25 Cal State San Marcos (35-18)
Receiving Votes: Lenoir Rhyne (9), West Florida (9), Cal State San Marcos (4), Glenville State (3), Lubbock Christian (3), Rollins (3), Concordia (2).
The 2025 NFCA/Go Rout 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 April 27.
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