Lindsey Wilson Climbs in NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll

4/1/2026 8:03:51 PM

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- A pair of Mid-South Conference teams are ranked, and a third earned a mention in the latest NAIA Softball Top 25 Poll, NAIA officials announced on Wednesday.

Cumberlands (Ky.) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) are ranked, while Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) is just outside the top-25 in the receiving votes category.

Lindsey Wilson tied for the biggest jump in the poll, moving up five spots into a tie for No. 11. The Blue Raiders (25-3) received 322 voting points after winning seven straight games and 22 of their last 23 games. Lindsey Wilson hosts Bethel (Tenn.) this weekend in a three-game series.

Cumberlands slipped to No. 20 this week.  The Patriots (20-12) received 180 voting points from the national raters. Cumberlands is scheduled to play Georgia Gwinnett this weekend in a three-game series in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Freed-Hardeman (13-11) is one of 18 teams just outside the poll but still receiving voting points from the raters. The Lions garnered 13 voting points after taking two out of three games from Cumberlands last weekend. Freed-Hardeman travels to Campbellsville (Ky.) for a three-game series this weekend.

Oregon Tech (30-4) takes over the top spot in the national poll with 481 voting points, including six of the 19 first-place votes. Madonna (Mich.) (28-2) and Oklahoma City (29-3) are tied at No. 2 with 468 voting points. Madonna received four first-place votes, while Oklahoma City received one first-place vote. No. 4 Eastern Oregon (25-5), No. 5 Southern Oregon (29-9), and No. 6 Southeastern (Fla.) (30-4) also received first-place votes from the national raters.

The next softball national poll is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 15.

 

Poll Methodology

  • The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
  • A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
  • The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
    • 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
  • The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
  • Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
  • For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.