Reinhardt Continues to Receive Votes in Latest NAIA Poll
March 18, 2026
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Reinhardt continues to represent the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) in the NAIA Softball Coaches' Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
The Lady Eagles received 17 voting points to place them nine spots outside the top 25.
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 2 | 
|
Eastern Oregon [4] | 19-3 | 423 |
| ▲ | 2 | 4 | 
|
Oregon Tech [2] | 23-3 | 417 |
| ▼ | 3 | 1 | 
|
Southern Oregon [5] | 21-9 | 415 |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | 
|
Oklahoma City [3] | 19-3 | 413 |
| ▲ | 5 | T-6 | 
|
Madonna (Mich.) | 20-2 | 374 |
| ▲ | 6 | 10 | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) [2] | 25-3 | 370 |
| ▼ | 7 | T-6 | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 13-2 | 339 |
| ▲ | 8 | 9 | 
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 21-4 | 334 |
| ▼ | 9 | 5 | 
|
Science and Arts (Okla.) | 19-7 | 326 |
| ▲ | 10 | 15 | 
|
Missouri Baptist (Mo.) | 16-5 | 306 |
| ▲ | T-11 | 14 | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) | 25-2 | 255 |
| ▲ | T-11 | 12 | 
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | 19-6 | 255 |
| ▼ | 13 | 11 | 
|
Grand View (Iowa) | 14-6 | 220 |
| ▲ | 14 | 17 | 
|
Evangel (Mo.) | 20-4 | 219 |
| ▼ | 15 | 13 | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) | 18-8 | 217 |
| ▲ | 16 | 25 | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 18-2 | 198 |
| ▼ | 17 | 8 | 
|
Central Methodist (Mo.) | 13-8 | 171 |
| ▲ | 18 | 20 | 
|
Mobile (Ala.) | 15-8 | 157 |
| ● | 19 | 19 | 
|
Midland (Neb.) | 18-8 | 137 |
| ▼ | 20 | 16 | 
|
LSU Alexandria (La.) | 17-8 | 131 |
| ▲ | T-21 | 23 | 
|
Texas A&M University -Texarkana | 20-5 | 124 |
| ▲ | T-21 | 22 | 
|
William Carey (Miss.) | 17-8 | 124 |
| ▼ | 23 | 18 | 
|
Northwestern (Iowa) | 15-8 | 106 |
| ▲ | 24 | RV | 
|
Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) | 17-3 | 91 |
| ▲ | 25 | RV | 
|
Faulkner (Ala.) | 17-6 | 89 |
| Dropped from Top 25: Georgia Gwinnett, Hope International (Calif.) | ||||||
| Receiving Votes: Coastal Georgia 85; Benedictine (Kan.) 64; British Columbia 54; Georgia Gwinnett 36; Hope International (Calif.) 35; Arizona Christian 31; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 27; College of Idaho 26; Dordt (Iowa) 24; Reinhardt (Ga.) 17; Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 10; Indiana Wesleyan 9; Ottawa (Kan.) 8; Avila (Mo.) 6; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 5; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 4; Morningside (Iowa) 2; Oklahoma Wesleyan 2 | ||||||
Key:
RV - Receiving Votes
NR - Not Ranked
Climbed -▲
Dropped -▼
Steady - ●
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.