Posted: Jun 11, 2014
The No. 16 ranking is the highest for the program in a postseason poll, three spots better than the previous mark when the Eagles ended the 2012 season ranked 19th.
Pat Reardon's squad posted its best record (43-8) in school history, winning a fourth-straight Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) regular-season championship and third-straight HAAC Championship Series title. The Eagles reached the NAIA Softball National Championship for a third-straight campaign, advancing to the title game of the Columbia Bracket.�
The Eagles were ranked as high as 14th, the best in program history, this season on April 29 and May 6.
The Eagles went 2-3 against Top 25 competition, defeating eventual national champion Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) and William Woods (Mo.) but losing twice to LSU Alexandria (La.) and once to Spring Hill (Ala.).
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) holds the No. 1 ranking. The Warhawks knocked off former No. 1 Concordia (Calif.), who had previously held the spot for 18-straight polls.
Concordia (Ore.) (No. 23) and Kansas Wesleyan (No. 25) both dropped out since the final regular season poll on May 6.
Fourteen of 21 conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups are represented this poll. The SSAC places the most teams among the Top 25 with five: Auburn Montgomery, No. 2 William Carey (Miss.), No. 12 Spring Hill, No. 17 Belhaven (Miss.) and No. 23 Brenau (Ga.).�
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences /independent /unaffiliated groupings.
Notes: (all information dating back to 2000) No. 25 IU Southeast (Ind.) became the 36th different team to be ranked this season -- of those 36 teams, 16 of them have been ranked in every poll... Auburn Montgomery joins Concordia (Calif.) as the teams to be ranked No. 1 this season... Prior to the postseason edition, the 18-straight No. 1 rankings for Concordia was the longest stretch for any program since former member California Baptist rattled through 24-consecutive polls from 2009-11 The drop to No. 10 for Concordia is the lowest position since May 10, 2011 when the Eagles were No. 12 No. 8 Oklahoma City leads all active schools with 101-straight rankings, falling no lower than 18th during that stretch, which dates back to start of 2004 season; No. 2 William Carey (Miss.) is second with 64-consecutive mentions and Concordia is right behind at 55-straight polls Since 2000, 12 teams have topped the poll with former member California Baptist leading the way with 46 all-time No. 1 appearances, followed by Concordia with 24, Oklahoma City with 20, former member Simon Fraser (B.C.) with 18, Thomas (Ga.) with 13, Mobile (Ala.) with five, former member Lubbock Christian (Texas) with four, Cal State San Marcos with two and Oklahoma Baptist with two Auburn Montgomery, Oregon Tech and former member Shorter (Ga.) each have one.
2014 NAIA Softball Coaches' Postseason Top 25 Poll June 4
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2014 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (20) | 44-7 | 560 |
| 2 | 10 | William Carey (Miss.) | 52-12 | 542 |
| 3 | 9 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 46-10 | 521 |
| 4 | 7 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 50-11 | 488 |
| 5 | 6 | St. Gregory's (Okla.) | 51-12 | 465 |
| 6 | 2 | LSU Alexandria | 35-5 | 451 |
| 7 | RV | College of Idaho | 35-18 | 443 |
| 8 | 16 | Oklahoma City | 55-13 | 438 |
| 9 | 4 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 49-5-1 | 432 |
| 10 | 1 | Concordia (Calif.) | 50-7 | 431 |
| 11 | 17 | Simpson (Calif.) | 39-9 | 366 |
| 12 | 7 | Spring Hill (Ala.) | 42-14 | 359 |
| 13 | 5 | Cal State San Marcos | 39-9-1 | 347 |
| 14 | 8 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 47-9-1 | 336 |
| 15 | 12 | Biola (Calif.) | 36-14 | 298 |
| 16 | 14 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 43-8 | 290 |
| 17 | 15 | Belhaven (Miss.) | 44-17 | 270 |
| 18 | 18 | Oregon Tech | 35-14 | 256 |
| 19 | 13 | Oklahoma Baptist | 45-17 | 244 |
| 20 | 19 | William Woods (Mo.) | 40-17 | 213 |
| 21 | 20 | Houston-Victoria (Texas) | 33-15 | 189 |
| 22 | 22 | Davenport (Mich.) | 38-10 | 175 |
| 23 | 21 | Brenau (Ga.) | 34-13 | 145 |
| 24 | 24 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 36-11 | 114 |
| 25 | RV | IU Southeast (Ind.) | 42-12 | 93 |
