KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Raiders of Southern Oregon remain at the top of the first regular-season NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 poll behind 11 first-place votes. The remaining first-place votes were spread across five different teams: No. 2 Eastern Oregon (1), No. 3 Oklahoma City (3), No. 4 Oregon Tech (2), Madonna (Mich.), and Our Lady of the Lake (1).
Ottawa University (Kan.) is receiving votes in the first poll of the 2026 season. The Braves are 12-7 to start the season. Through 19 games, OU has scored 107 runs, hit five home runs, has a .331 batting average, a .391 on base percentage, and a .509 slugging percentage.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
|
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| ? |
1 |
1 |
 |
Southern Oregon [11] |
16-6 |
499 |
| ? |
2 |
3 |
 |
Eastern Oregon [1] |
11-3 |
481 |
| ? |
3 |
2 |
 |
Oklahoma City [3] |
11-3 |
438 |
| ? |
4 |
10 |
 |
Oregon Tech [2] |
16-2 |
433 |
| ? |
5 |
9 |
 |
Science and Arts (Okla.) |
11-4 |
390 |
| ? |
6 |
5 |
 |
Marian (Ind.) |
4-0 |
385 |
| ? |
6 |
14 |
 |
Madonna (Mich.) [1] |
10-0 |
385 |
| ? |
8 |
8 |
 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
9-3 |
361 |
| ? |
9 |
12 |
 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) [1] |
14-1 |
342 |
| ? |
10 |
19 |
 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
15-2 |
301 |
| ? |
11 |
6 |
 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
6-6 |
295 |
| ? |
12 |
18 |
 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
14-2 |
292 |
| ? |
13 |
7 |
 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
11-5 |
290 |
| ? |
14 |
RV |
 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
14-2 |
255 |
| ? |
15 |
16 |
 |
Missouri Baptist |
9-5 |
238 |
| ? |
16 |
13 |
 |
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
13-5 |
237 |
| ? |
17 |
25 |
 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
12-4 |
228 |
| ? |
18 |
17 |
 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
12-5 |
210 |
| ? |
19 |
11 |
 |
Midland (Neb.) |
11-6 |
177 |
| ? |
20 |
RV |
 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
9-4 |
170 |
| ? |
21 |
4 |
 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
8-10 |
152 |
| ? |
22 |
RV |
 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
12-4 |
150 |
| ? |
23 |
22 |
 |
Texas A&M -Texarkana (Texas) |
12-4 |
136 |
| ? |
24 |
21 |
 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
12-7 |
130 |
| ? |
25 |
NR |
 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
12-2 |
129 |
| Dropped from Top 25: Reinhardt (Ga.), Indiana Wesleyan, Saint Xavier (Ill.), Rio Grande (Ohio) |
| Receiving Votes: Coastal Georgia 98; Reinhardt (Ga.) 91; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 84; Dordt (Iowa) 71; Faulkner (Ala.) 61; Benedictine (Kan.) 47; College of Idaho 46; Tennessee Southern 44; Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 32; Ottawa (Kan.) 19; Campbellsville (Ky.) 18; Indiana Wesleyan 14; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 14; Rio Grande (Ohio) 13; Cumberland (Tenn.) 8; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 5; Oklahoma Wesleyan 4; British Columbia (B.C.) 3; Indiana Tech 3; Avila (Mo.) 3; Texas A&M - Victoria 3; Aquinas (Mich.) 2 |
Key:
RV - Receiving Votes
NR - Not Ranked
Climbed -?
Dropped -?
Steady - ?
