LOUISVILLE, Ky. —East Texas Baptist and Rowan lead an unchanged first 11 in the NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The defending national champion (28-2) Tigers light the way for a ninth week dating back to last season, while the (30-0) Profs continued their perfect start.
East Texas Baptist swept four conference games from Howard Payne over two days, while Rowan won both ends of a doubleheader against Stockton last Wednesday to be among four teams in the top 10 with 30 or more victories. No. 5 Virginia Wesleyan (30-1-1), No. 6 Texas Lutheran (31-1) and ninth-ranked Huntingdon (30-3) are the other three schools in that group.
The first change in the rankings comes at No. 12, where WashU (23-5), which has won nine straight, jumps two places. No. 13 Case Western Reserve (19-8) also gained two spots, ahead of Gettysburg (27-4), which slipped one place following a split with Swarthmore.
Belhaven (26-7) and Moravian (22-4) each gained a spot, while Saint Mary’s (27-3), which is riding a 17-game win streak, parlayed an 8-0 week into a five-place surge to 17th. Meanwhile, Randolph-Macon (28-6) slipped six spots — from 12th to 18th — after a pair of losses.
Simpson (25-3) finally moved into the poll at No. 22 after receiving votes two of the last three weeks. The Storm promptly swept No. 19 Central (17-5) on Monday, hours after voters had cast their ballots.
Baldwin Wallace (19-2) makes its debut at No. 25 after another solid week. The only losses for the Yellow Jackets this season are to Wisconsin Lutheran on March 10 and Muskingum on Saturday.
The NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll is selected by 10 NCAA Division III head coaches representing the 10 NCAA regions. Current 2025 records are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses.
NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll – April 15, 2025
|
Rank |
Team |
Points |
2025 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
East Texas Baptist (10) |
250 |
28-2 |
1 |
|
2 |
Rowan |
240 |
30-0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Christopher Newport |
230 |
26-2 |
3 |
|
4 |
Linfield |
220 |
24-2 |
4 |
|
5 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
210 |
30-1-1 |
5 |
|
6 |
Texas Lutheran |
200 |
31-1 |
6 |
|
7 |
Trine |
190 |
22-4 |
7 |
|
8 |
Salisbury |
180 |
25-3-1 |
8 |
|
9 |
Huntingdon |
170 |
30-3 |
9 |
|
10 |
Redlands |
160 |
27-7 |
10 |
|
11 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
150 |
24-2 |
11 |
|
12 |
WashU |
140 |
23-5 |
14 |
|
13 |
Case Western Reserve |
130 |
19-8 |
15 |
|
14 |
Gettysburg |
120 |
27-4 |
13 |
|
15 |
Belhaven |
110 |
26-7 |
16 |
|
16 |
Moravian |
100 |
22-4 |
17 |
|
17 |
Saint Mary’s (Minn.) |
90 |
27-3 |
22 |
|
18 |
Randolph-Macon |
80 |
28-6 |
12 |
|
19 |
Central |
70 |
17-5 |
21 |
|
20 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
60 |
21-3 |
23 |
|
21 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
50 |
22-4 |
25 |
|
22 |
Simpson |
40 |
25-3 |
RV |
|
23 |
Williams |
27 |
17-7 |
19 |
|
24 |
Pfeiffer |
16 |
22-7 |
24 |
|
25 |
Baldwin Wallace |
8 |
19-2 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Chapman 3, Greenville 3, Rensselaer 2 and Illinois Wesleyan 1.
Dropped out: Berry, Emory and Piedmont.
2025 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee
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