BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Cumberlands (Ky.) are ranked in the final regular-season NAIA Softball Top 25 Poll, NAIA officials announced on Wednesday.

Campbellsville (Ky.) is one of 18 teams outside the top-25 in the receiving votes category.

Lindsey Wilson moved up one spot to No. 10 after spending two straight rating periods at No. 11. The Blue Raiders (38-6) received 363 voting points from the national raters. Lindsey Wilson hosts the Mid-South Conference Tournament beginning on Wednesday after capturing the regular-season title.

Cumberlands also climbed one place in the poll, checking in at No. 17.  The Patriots (34-16) collected 176 voting points in this week's rating. Cumberlands is the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament this week.

Campbellsville (28-15) garnered 16 voting points from the raters after finishing third in the MSC standings.

Madonna (Mich.) is the new No. 1 after receiving 485 voting points, including five of the 17 first-place votes. Oregon Tech slips to No. 2 with 481 voting points and 10 first-place votes, while Southeastern (Fla.) climbed one place to No. 3 with 477 voting points and the final two first-place votes.

 

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.