Softball Climbs To No. 18 In NFCA Poll
STARKVILLE, Miss. (April 14, 2010) – After posting a 5-1 record last week, the C.W. Post softball team climbed three spots to No. 18 in this week's National Fastpitch Coaches Poll released on Wednesday.
North Georgia remains undefeated at 39-0 and received a unanimous 16 first-place votes to lead the poll.
C.W. Post (27-7, 13-1 ECC) is the winner of six straight contests and is the second-highest ranked team in the East region only to New Haven, which is ranked 14th and happens to be the Pioneers' next opponent on April 15. The Pioneers are also ranked second in the latest NCAA East Region poll, behind New Haven.
April 15, 2010 NFCA Poll
|
RANK
|
TEAM
|
RECORD
|
TOTALS
|
LAST POLL
|
|
1
|
North Georgia (16)
|
39-0
|
400
|
1
|
|
2
|
Hawaii Pacific
|
35-4
|
358
|
3
|
|
3
|
Valdosta St.
|
32-5
|
335
|
2
|
|
4
|
Emporia State
|
32-7
|
328
|
7
|
|
4
|
Metro St.
|
28-3
|
328
|
4
|
|
6
|
Bloomsburg
|
35-3
|
326
|
6
|
|
7
|
Midwestern St.
|
40-6
|
305
|
5
|
|
8
|
Rollins
|
32-4
|
253
|
10
|
|
9
|
Lenoir-Rhyne
|
40-6
|
248
|
8
|
|
10
|
New Haven
|
24-2
|
237
|
14
|
|
11
|
Saginaw Valley
|
21-4
|
210
|
9
|
|
12
|
Alabama-Huntsville
|
33-7
|
201
|
11
|
|
13
|
Lewis
|
21-7
|
179
|
20
|
|
14
|
Augustana (SD)
|
26-7
|
154
|
23
|
|
15
|
Augusta St.
|
37-13
|
151
|
19
|
|
16
|
Wayne St. (MI)
|
31-8
|
150
|
16
|
|
17
|
West Texas A&M
|
35-13
|
136
|
18
|
|
18
|
C.W. Post
|
25-7
|
120
|
21
|
|
19
|
Grand Canyon
|
34-11
|
114
|
RV
|
|
19
|
California (PA)
|
24-9
|
114
|
NR
|
|
21
|
Sonoma St.
|
33-12
|
91
|
12
|
|
22
|
Angelo St.
|
33-9
|
80
|
17
|
|
23
|
Arkansas-Monticello
|
41-8
|
60
|
24
|
|
24
|
Indiana (PA)
|
28-7
|
52
|
13
|
|
25
|
Kutztown
|
31-12
|
46
|
RV
|
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota St. Mankato 42, Winona St. 38, Francis Marion 27, Carson-Neman 24, Wayne St. (NE) 19, Nebraska-Omaha 19, Dowling 18, Indianapolis 12, UC San Diego 8, West Florida 8, Central Washington 3, Palm Beach Atlantic 3, West Chester 3
Dropped Out: No. 15 Winona St., No. 22 West Chester, No. 24 Minnesota St. Mankato