Reinhardt Moves Up Two Spots in Latest NAIA Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Reinhardt continues to maintain a national presence in the 2024 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The NAIA announced the poll on Wednesday.
Reinhardt garnered 159 voting points to move up two spots to No. 22. The Lady Eagles are 32-8 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 | 1 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) [19] | 43-1 | 529 |
2 | 2 | Oklahoma City | 38-2 | 509 |
3 | 3 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 33-3 | 495 |
4 | 5 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 35-4 | 473 |
5 | 4 | Oregon Tech | 33-7 | 463 |
6 | 6 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 32-7 | 441 |
7 | 8 | Jessup (Calif.) | 31-7 | 426 |
8 | 7 | Marian (Ind.) | 31-7 | 407 |
9 | 11 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 36-2 | 385 |
10 | 9 | Georgia Gwinnett | 24-12 | 363 |
11 | 15 | Eastern Oregon | 28-6 | 356 |
12 | 13 | Midland (Neb.) | 34-5 | 348 |
13 | 10 | Southern Oregon | 31-10 | 319 |
14 | 12 | Hope International (Calif.) | 31-10 | 313 |
15 | 14 | Mobile (Ala.) | 26-11 | 289 |
16 | 20 | Madonna (Mich.) | 36-3 | 267 |
17 | 16 | Indiana Wesleyan | 30-8 | 264 |
18 | 18 | William Carey (Miss.) | 30-12 | 211 |
19 | RV | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 31-4 | 206 |
20 | 22 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 35-7 | 204 |
20 | 19 | College of Idaho | 28-10 | 204 |
22 | 24 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 32-8 | 159 |
22 | 17 | Coastal Georgia | 30-7 | 159 |
24 | 21 | Middle Georgia State | 26-10 | 147 |
25 | 22 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 33-11 | 141 |
Receiving Votes: Ottawa (Kan.) 129; Missouri Baptist 43; Southeastern (Fla.) 37; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 37; Baker (Kan.) 33; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 20; Evangel (Mo.) 15; Grand View (Iowa) 11; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 6; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 4; Indiana Southeast 4; Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 4; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 3; LSU Alexandria (La.) 3; Aquinas (Mich.) 3