LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The top four teams remained the same again this week in the NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.
No. 1 East Texas Baptist (32-2) extended its win streak to 16 games, while second-ranked Rowan (35-1) suffered its first loss after winning 31 straight to open the season. The Tigers swept a pair of conference doubleheaders with LeTourneau, and the Profs shook off a 5-2 loss to The College of New Jersey in the second game of a home twinbill before sweeping Ramapo and Rutgers-Newark.
Third-ranked Christopher Newport (29-3) split with then-No. 5 Virginia Wesleyan before sweeping Lynchburg, and No. 4 Linfield took three of four games from Lewis & Clark.
No. 5 Texas Lutheran (34-1) and No. 6 Trine (26-4) kept winning to leapfrog the (32-3-1) Marlins, ahead of the unchanged trio of No. 8 Salisbury (27-3-1), No. 9 Huntingdon (34-3) and No. 10 Redlands (27-7).
WashU (26-5) moved up one place to 11th, while Moravian (26-4) and Saint Mary’s (31-3) were the big movers of the week, gaining four spots apiece, to No. 12 and 13, respectively.
Wisconsin-Oshkosh (26-4) split two doubleheaders to slide from 11th to 15th, and Case Western Reserve (21-9) dropped the final game of a three-game set with UChicago to fall from 13th to 17th.
Simpson (28-4) surged two spots to No. 20 after sweeping then-No. 19 Central and Loras in a 5-1 week. Baldwin Wallace (25-2) and Pfeiffer (24-7) also improved their standing, while Ithaca (20-5) debuts at No. 24 and Chapman (23-6) moved into to the Top 25 after two weeks receiving votes.
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 22, 2025
|
Rank |
Team |
Points |
2025 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
East Texas Baptist (10) |
250 |
32-2 |
1 |
|
2 |
Rowan |
240 |
35-1 |
2 |
|
3 |
Christopher Newport |
230 |
29-3 |
3 |
|
4 |
Linfield |
220 |
27-3 |
4 |
|
5 |
Texas Lutheran |
210 |
34-1 |
6 |
|
6 |
Trine |
200 |
26-4 |
7 |
|
7 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
190 |
32-3-1 |
5 |
|
8 |
Salisbury |
180 |
27-3-1 |
8 |
|
9 |
Huntingdon |
170 |
34-3 |
9 |
|
10 |
Redlands |
160 |
27-7 |
10 |
|
11 |
WashU |
150 |
26-5 |
12 |
|
12 |
Moravian |
140 |
26-4 |
16 |
|
13 |
Saint Mary’s (Minn.) |
130 |
31-3 |
17 |
|
14 |
Gettysburg |
120 |
31-4 |
14 |
|
15 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
110 |
26-4 |
11 |
|
16 |
Belhaven |
100 |
28-7 |
15 |
|
17 |
Case Western Reserve |
90 |
21-9 |
13 |
|
18 |
Randolph-Macon |
68 |
30-6 |
18 |
|
19 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
57 |
23-5 |
20 |
|
20 |
Simpson |
56 |
28-4 |
22 |
|
T21 |
Baldwin Wallace |
51 |
25-2 |
25 |
|
T21 |
Pfeiffer |
51 |
24-7 |
24 |
|
23 |
Central |
31 |
20-6 |
19 |
|
24 |
Ithaca |
12 |
20-5 |
NR |
|
25 |
Chapman |
11 |
23-6 |
RV |
Others receiving votes: Illinois Wesleyan 10, Greenville 4, Williams 4, Hardin-Simmons 3 and Trinity (Texas) 2.
Dropped out: Rensselaer and Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
2025 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee
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