Reinhardt Maintains NAIA Top 25 Presence
March 6, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Reinhardt represents the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) in the 2023 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The NAIA announced the poll on Wednesday.
Reinhardt garnered 87 voting points to land 25th in the poll. The Lady Eagles are 10-4 on the year.
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 | 7 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) [14] | 19-1 | 492 |
| 2 | 6 | Science & Arts (Okla.)[1] | 11-2 | 465 |
| 3 | 4 | Georgia Gwinnett [3] | 16-2 | 464 |
| 4 | 8 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 13-2 | 443 |
| 5 | 9 | Oklahoma City | 15-1 | 432 |
| 6 | 1 | Oregon Tech | 9-6 | 398 |
| 7 | 19 | Hope International (Calif.) | 19-2 | 389 |
| 8 | 2 | Southern Oregon | 13-4 | 373 |
| 9 | 3 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 14-4 | 370 |
| 10 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 6-0 | 362 |
| 11 | NR | Jessup (Calif.) | 16-2 | 348 |
| 12 | 10 | Midland (Neb.) | 13-2 | 333 |
| 13 | 12 | Mobile (Ala.) | 11-4 | 332 |
| 14 | 15 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 17-1 | 272 |
| 14 | 24 | Eastern Oregon | 9-3 | 272 |
| 16 | 14 | Indiana Wesleyan | 7-1 | 253 |
| 17 | 16 | Middle Georgia State | 11-5 | 231 |
| 18 | NR | Grand View (Iowa) | 13-2 | 217 |
| 19 | 18 | Coastal Georgia | 13-3 | 214 |
| 20 | 24 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 10-6 | 193 |
| 21 | 23 | William Carey (Miss.) | 13-5 | 156 |
| 22 | 13 | College of Idaho | 9-7 | 130 |
| 23 | 17 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 15-7 | 126 |
| 24 | NR | Concordia (Mich.) | 14-4 | 93 |
| 25 | 21 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 10-4 | 87 |
Receiving Votes: Southeastern (Fla.) 85; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 79; Benedictine (Kan.) 71; Arizona Christian 60; LSU Alexandria (La.) 55; Rio Grande (Ohio) 42; Madonna (Mich.) 38; Vanguard (Calif.) 17; Baker (Kan.) 15; Campbellsville (Ky.) 9; Friends (Kan.) 5; British Columbia (B.C.) 5; Missouri Baptist 3