LOUISVILLE, Ky. | National Fastipitch Coaches Association - McKendree University softball (15-6) continued its ranked streak in the latest NFCA / GOROUT Division II National Poll, holding the No.20 spot nationally, as announced by the association on Tuesday afternoon. McKendree has now spent the last five weeks in the DII Top-25 national poll, marking another program-high. The 20th-ranked Bearcats began Great Lakes Valley Conference-play this past weekend with a 3-1 opening, including a sweep of the Truman State Bulldogs on Sunday, which also featured head coach
Heather Tarter's 100th victory at the helm of the Bearcats. Spring Break week will feature the Bearcats back down in Branson at the Spring Break Games on March 11-13 with six contests in total.
NFCA / GOROUT NCAA Division II National Poll (link)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
UT Tyler (14) |
23-2 |
398 |
1 |
| 2 |
Tampa (2) |
21-1 |
384 |
3 |
| 3 |
West Texas A&M |
24-2 |
363 |
5 |
| 4 |
Angelo State |
22-4 |
345 |
4 |
| 5 |
Auburn Montgomery |
15-6 |
328 |
2 |
| 6 |
Rogers State |
17-4 |
322 |
6 |
| 7 |
Francis Marion |
20-2 |
308 |
8 |
| 8 |
Augustana |
12-4 |
294 |
7 |
| 9 |
North Georgia |
19-4 |
274 |
10 |
| 10 |
Central Oklahoma |
21-4 |
237 |
13 |
| 11 |
Western Washington |
14-7 |
233 |
9 |
| 12 |
East Stroudsburg |
13-3 |
214 |
14 |
| 13 |
Trevecca Nazarene |
15-6 |
210 |
12 |
| 14 |
Cal State East Bay |
19-2 |
192 |
15 |
| 15 |
Harding |
20-3 |
184 |
16 |
| 16 |
Indianapolis |
11-5 |
147 |
17 |
| 17 |
Cal State San Marcos |
17-4 |
143 |
18 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Christian |
17-7 |
125 |
19 |
| 19 |
Kutztown |
15-2 |
123 |
21 |
| 20 |
McKendree |
15-6 |
88 |
20 |
| 21 |
San Francisco State |
18-6 |
71 |
24 |
| 22 |
Barry |
22-8 |
63 |
NR |
| 23 |
Tusculum |
25-1 |
47 |
NR |
| 24 |
West Alabama |
14-9 |
32 |
22 |
| 25 |
Concordia |
20-3 |
28 |
NR |
Others receiving votes:
Wilmington (27), Nova Southeastern (11), Pittsburg State (5), Findlay (3), Southern Arkansas (1).
Dropped out:
No. 11 Wilmington (6-10), No. 23 Lincoln Memorial (17-8), No. 25 Nova Southeastern (21-8).
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