Softball Receives Votes In Final NFCA Poll
STARKVILLE, Miss. (June 3, 2010) – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association released its final Top 25 poll and the C.W. Post softball team has received votes, it was announced on Thursday.
NCAA Champion Hawaii-Pacific received all 16 first-place votes. East Coast Conference opponents Molloy and Dowling finished the season ranked 10th and 24th respectively. Another 2010 opponent, New Haven, was ranked 16th.
C.W. Post (41-16, 25-3 ECC) received votes in every NFCA poll distributed this season. The Pioneers were the East Coast Conference regular season champions with a 25-3 conference record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth straight year.
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RANK
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TEAM
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Record
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Totals
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Last Poll
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1
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Hawaii Pacific
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50-8
|
400
|
3
|
|
2
|
Valdosta St.
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51-9
|
384
|
2
|
|
3
|
Angelo St.
|
50-15
|
359
|
19
|
|
4
|
Metro St.
|
53-6
|
342
|
4
|
|
5
|
North Georgia
|
51-2
|
338
|
1
|
|
6
|
Bloomsburg
|
50-8
|
309
|
6
|
|
7
|
Wayne St. (MI)
|
52-13
|
297
|
7
|
|
8
|
Midwestern St.
|
54-10
|
257
|
5
|
|
9
|
Lenoir-Rhyne
|
53-9
|
240
|
8
|
|
10
|
Molloy
|
43-21
|
235
|
RV
|
|
11
|
Arkansas-Monticello
|
55-12
|
217
|
23
|
|
12
|
California (PA)
|
37-14
|
192
|
13
|
|
13
|
Emporia State
|
50-14
|
184
|
11
|
|
14
|
Wayne St. (NE)
|
43-14
|
161
|
17
|
|
15
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Ashland
|
36-12
|
153
|
18
|
|
16
|
New Haven
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42-8
|
146
|
10
|
|
17
|
Cal State Chico
|
33-21
|
133
|
NR
|
|
18
|
Rollins
|
45-6
|
127
|
9
|
|
19
|
Alabama-Huntsville
|
41-12
|
123
|
12
|
|
20
|
Sonoma St.
|
43-18
|
85
|
14
|
|
21
|
Augustana (SD)
|
46-14
|
75
|
16
|
|
22
|
Grand Canyon
|
42-11
|
69
|
15
|
|
23
|
Nebraska-Omaha
|
50-13
|
61
|
21
|
|
24
|
West Texas A&M
|
45-18
|
51
|
22
|
|
25
|
Dowling
|
44-17
|
47
|
20
|
Dropped Out: No. 24 C.W. Post, No. 25 Carson-Newman
Others Receiving Votes: Francis Marion 36, Palm Beach Atlantic 24, Central Washington 24, Minnesota State Mankato 24, Augusta State 22, Indiana (PA) 21, Carson-Newman 14, Kutztown 14, C.W. Post 11, Saginaw Valley 11, West Florida 5, Lewis 4, West Virginia Wesleyan 3, Southern Connecticut 2