Reinhardt Clings to Top 25 Presence in Latest NAIA Poll
March 20, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Reinhardt continues to represent the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) in the 2023 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The NAIA announced the poll on Wednesday.
Reinhardt garnered 107 voting points to land 25th for the second poll in a row. The Lady Eagles are 18-6 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 WEEK | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) [18] | 27-1 | 498 |
| 2 | 5 | Oklahoma City | 22-2 | 481 |
| 3 | 4 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 18-3 | 456 |
| 4 | 2 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 18-5 | 435 |
| 5 | 6 | Oregon Tech | 16-6 | 431 |
| 6 | 9 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 22-4 | 426 |
| 7 | 10 | Marian (Ind.) | 16-2 | 391 |
| 8 | 11 | Jessup (Calif.) | 20-4 | 388 |
| 9 | 3 | Georgia Gwinnett | 18-7 | 380 |
| 10 | 8 | Southern Oregon | 17-8 | 352 |
| 11 | 14 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 22-2 | 327 |
| 12 | 7 | Hope International (Calif.) | 24-7 | 314 |
| 13 | 13 | Mobile (Ala.) | 14-7 | 303 |
| 13 | 12 | Midland (Neb.) | 21-4 | 303 |
| 15 | 14 | Eastern Oregon | 15-5 | 259 |
| 16 | 18 | Grand View (Iowa) | 16-3 | 256 |
| 17 | 16 | Indiana Wesleyan | 15-3 | 252 |
| 18 | 19 | Coastal Georgia | 18-3 | 241 |
| 19 | 21 | William Carey (Miss.) | 17-7 | 210 |
| 20 | 17 | Middle Georgia State | 15-7 | 172 |
| 21 | 22 | College of Idaho | 17-7 | 157 |
| 22 | NR | Vanguard (Calif.) | 24-6 | 134 |
| 23 | 23 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 19-9 | 123 |
| 24 | NR | Madonna (Mich.) | 22-3 | 112 |
| 25 | 25 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 18-4 | 107 |
Receiving Votes: Saint Xavier (Ill.) 102; Benedictine (Kan.) 90; St. Thomas (Fla.) 62; LSU Alexandria (La.) 27; Missouri Baptist 26; Avila (Mo.) 21; Campbellsville (Ky.) 15; British Columbia 14; Baker (Kan.) 11; Concordia (Mich.) 8; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 8; Stillman (Ala.) 6; Southeastern (Fla.) 5; Arizona Christian 4