Oregon Institute of Technology Athletics

 
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Off to one of the best starts in program history at 26-4 has earned the Oregon Tech Lady Owls the No. 5 spot in the third edition of the 2021 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25.
 
The defending national champions the Raiders of Southern Oregon stayed at No.1 as they lead three Cascade Collegiate Conference teams in the poll, with Tech at No.5, and College of Idaho at No. 23.
 
 2021 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 - Poll 3 (April 7, 2021)

RANK	LAST	SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Southern Oregon [19]	30-2	529
2	2	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	30-2	506
3	3	Science & Arts (Okla.)	31-3	499
4	4	Oklahoma City	21-3	478
5	5	Oregon Tech	26-4	459
6	7	Central Methodist (Mo.)	28-3	430
7	6	Marian (Ind.)	24-8	429
8	10	Georgia Gwinnett	20-8	385
9	9	Hope International (Calif.)	17-1	377
10	11	Indiana Wesleyan	24-4	364
11	19	Columbia (Mo.)	19-5	339
12	13	William Carey (Miss.)	26-7	329
13	22	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)	24-6	323
14	16	Morningside (Iowa)	28-3	322
15	20	Truett McConnell (Ga.)	23-7	312
16	17	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	10-2	249
17	8	Reinhardt (Ga.)	30-8	247
18	18	Warner (Fla.)	20-8	227
19	21	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	13-0	206
20	13	Central Baptist (Ark.)	18-8	198
21	NR	Cumberlands (Ky.)	29-11	187
22	13	Mobile (Ala.)	16-13	176
23	25	College of Idaho	26-8	149
24	12	Campbellsville (Ky.)	24-10	148
25	23	Ottawa (Kan.)	23-5	139

Dropped Out: Southeastern (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: Grand View (Iowa) 87, Southeastern (Fla.) 87, Indiana Southeast 46, Texas A&M Texarkana 32, Concordia (Neb.) 26, Valley City State (N.D.) 25, St. Francis (Ill.) 23, William Jessup (Calif.) 10, Simpson (Calif.) 9, Vanguard (Calif.) 8, Milligan (Tenn.) 7, Webber International 5, Midland (Neb.) 4, Aquinas (Mich.) 3, Cottey (Mo.) 3, Mid-America Christian 3