Fisher and Ithaca Ranked in Top 25
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) released its weekly
Division III poll and two Empire 8 softball teams are ranked in the Top 25. St. John Fisher who has been ranked all season dropped four spots to No. 20, while Ithaca College is making its first appearance in the poll at No. 21.
The NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll is selected by Division III head coaches representing the eight NCAA regions. Records through Sunday’s games (April 10) are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses.
NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll – April 13, 2016
| Rank |
Team |
2016 Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Texas-Tyler (8) |
31-2 |
200 |
1 |
| 2 |
Luther |
25-1 |
192 |
4 |
| 3 |
Texas Lutheran |
33-2 |
184 |
3 |
| 4 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
26-5 |
171 |
5 |
| 5 |
Salisbury |
23-4 |
169 |
6 |
| 6 |
Birmingham-Southern |
29-6 |
156 |
14 |
| 7 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
22-6-1 |
143 |
7 |
| 8 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
18-4 |
129 |
9 |
| 9 |
Christopher Newport |
28-5 |
128 |
8 |
| 10 |
Emory |
32-4 |
127 |
2 |
| 11 |
Berry |
27-6 |
120 |
10 |
| 12 |
Alma |
17-5 |
117 |
12 |
| 13 |
East Texas Baptist |
26-7 |
101 |
11 |
| 14 |
Rowan |
20-6 |
97 |
15 |
| 15 |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
19-3 |
91 |
T20 |
| 16 |
Messiah |
23-2 |
85 |
18 |
| 17 |
St. Catherine |
17-2 |
77 |
17 |
| 18 |
Washington (Mo.) |
26-8 |
56 |
13 |
| 19 |
Moravian |
19-3 |
51 |
19 |
| 20 |
St. John Fisher |
15-3 |
32 |
16 |
| 21 |
Ithaca |
15-5 |
26 |
NR |
| 22 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
17-5 |
25 |
RV |
| 23 |
Manhattanville |
23-1 |
23 |
RV |
| T24 |
Heidelberg |
15-5 |
21 |
23 |
|
Wheaton (Ill.) |
18-4 |
21 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Cortland 19, Williams 18, Central (Iowa) 12, Whitworth 6 and Simpson 3.
Dropped out: Trine, Widener and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.