[Softball] Grand View ranked No. 25 in NAIA Postseason Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Grand View end the 2017 season ranked No. 25 in the NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Postseason Poll, announced by the national office. The Vikings end the season with a 42-15 record and earning the 2017 regular season Heart of America Athletic Conference title along with being the first Grand View softball team to win a game in the NAIA National Championship Series.
Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
• 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 ratings) 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 appears on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
• Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.
• For the complete calendar of 2017 Top 25 Polls, click here.
2017 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Postseason Poll – June 7
RANK | LAST WEEK^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2017 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | Oklahoma City (19) | 68-1 | 529 |
2 | 14 | Corban (Ore.) | 46-13 | 505 |
3 | 12 | LSU Alexandria | 52-10 | 488 |
4 | 3 | Columbia (Mo.) | 48-7 | 486 |
5 | 8 | Davenport (Mich.) | 49-10 | 446 |
6 | 20 | Southern Oregon | 46-15 | 431 |
7 | 4 | Marian (Ind.) | 47-6 | 426 |
8 | 2 | Brenau (Ga.) | 53-7 | 388 |
9 | 19 | Warner (Fla.) | 29-15 | 384 |
10 | NR | Indiana Wesleyan | 44-15 | 355 |
11 | 5 | Georgia Gwinnett | 50-9-1 | 343 |
12 | 9 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 43-7 | 328 |
13 | NR | Ottawa (Kan.) | 40-19 | 327 |
14 | 7 | William Carey (Miss.) | 43-11 | 296 |
15 | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 39-13 | 283 |
16 | 13 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 43-15-1 | 266 |
17 | 10 | Morningside (Iowa) | 40-12 | 254 |
18 | 16 | Simpson (Calif.) | 45-10 | 232 |
19 | 11 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 38-15 | 214 |
20 | 17 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 47-10 | 210 |
21 | 22 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 43-17 | 178 |
22 | 18 | Mobile (Ala.) | 42-20 | 168 |
23 | 15 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 46-15 | 162 |
24 | 25 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 40-18 | 155 |
25 | 21 | Grand View (Iowa) | 42-15 | 128 |
Dropped from rankings: Bellevue (Neb.) (No. 23); Williams Baptist (Ark.) (No. 24).
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon Tech 123; Bellevue (Neb.) 120; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 97; Taylor (Ind.) 36; Madonna (Mich.) 30; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 18; Jamestown (N.D.) 11; Clarke (Iowa) 8; Thomas (Ga.) 7; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 5.
^ Ranking from 2017 Coaches Top 25 Poll (May 10)