Reinhardt, Truett McConnell Represent AAC in NAIA Poll
November 1, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams received votes in the 2023 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The NAIA announced the poll on Wednesday.
Reinhardt will start out of the year ranked No. 21 as it received 161 points.
Truett McConnell sits three spots outside the top 25 with 60 voting points.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Continental Athletic Conference (Independents), and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Oregon Tech [19] | 54-10 | 529 |
| 2 | 4 | Southern Oregon | 50-12 | 506 |
| 3 | 3 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 49-5-1 | 491 |
| 4 | 8 | Georgia Gwinnett | 45-12 | 452 |
| 5 | 9 | Marian (Ind.) | 52-9 | 450 |
| 6 | 10 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 42-15 | 449 |
| 7 | 2 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 51-8 | 431 |
| 8 | 15 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 42-12 | 403 |
| 9 | 5 | Oklahoma City | 48-11 | 389 |
| 10 | RV | Midland (Neb.) | 41-15 | 377 |
| 11 | 7 | Baker (Kan.) | 47-12 | 354 |
| 12 | 13 | Mobile (Ala.) | 40-15 | 347 |
| 13 | 6 | College of Idaho | 49-10 | 344 |
| 14 | 16 | Indiana Wesleyan | 40-15 | 301 |
| 15 | 12 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 47-10 | 280 |
| 16 | 16 | Middle Georgia State | 43-14 | 263 |
| 17 | 14 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 42-11 | 261 |
| 18 | 18 | Coastal Georgia | 42-12 | 241 |
| 19 | 23 | Hope International (Calif.) | 41-16 | 183 |
| 20 | 21 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 27-15 | 178 |
| 21 | RV | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 37-13 | 161 |
| 22 | 20 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 33-18 | 159 |
| 23 | 22 | William Carey (Miss.) | 39-14 | 157 |
| 24 | NR | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 37-14 | 113 |
| 24 | 24 | Eastern Oregon | 33-19 | 113 |
Receiving Votes: Campbellsville (Ky.) 96, Bellevue (Neb.) 60, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 60, Grand View (Iowa) 52, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 43, Concordia (Mich.) 41, Friends (Kan.) 36, Indiana Southeast 22, Madonna (Mich.) 21, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 21, Arizona Christian 9, Indiana Tech 7, St. Francis (Ill.) 6, Mount Mercy (Iowa) 5