William Penn Down Three Spots to #25 in First Poll
William Penn Women’s Athletics
Oskaloosa–After a slower-than-expected start, the Statesmen softball team has dropped a few positions as the NAIA released its first regular season coaches’ poll today.
William Penn (12-6) slipped from #22 to #25 with 105 points. The navy and gold are the only representatives from the Midwest Collegiate Conference in the top 25, while St. Ambrose is receiving six votes to be 42nd unofficially.
Concordia (Calif.) leads the NAIA with 560 points and five first-place votes. Cal State-San Marcos, the preseason #1, is a close second with 556 points and an NAIA-high eight first-place votes. Lee (Tenn.) is third with five first-place votes, while Rogers State (Okla.) is the biggest mover, going from unranked in the preseason to fourth with three first-place votes. Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) rounds out the top five.
With winter weather continuing to play havoc in Iowa, William Penn has been forced to go south for its next games. The Statesmen will travel to Kansas City, Mo. Sunday to meet Avila in a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
NAIA Softball Rating #1 – March 19, 2013
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Concordia (Calif.) (5)
2. Cal State-San Marcos (8)
3. Lee (Tenn.) (5)
4. Rogers State (Okla.) (3)
5. Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
6. Lubbock Christian (Texas)
7. Williams Baptist (Ark.)
8. Oregon Tech
9. Oklahoma City
10. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
11. William Carey (Miss.)
12. Brenau (Ga.)
13. St. Gregory’s (Okla.)
14. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
15. Reinhardt (Ga.)
16. South Carolina-Beaufort
17. Corban (Ore.)
18. Belhaven (Miss.)
19. Central Baptist (Ark.)
20. Saint Xavier (Ill.)
21. Mobile (Ala.)
22. Park (Mo.)
23. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
24. William Jessup (Calif.)
25. William Penn
Others receiving votes: Concordia (Ore.) 94; Indiana Wesleyan 87; Spring Hill (Ala.) 79; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 77; Central Methodist (Mo.) 52; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 44; Ottawa (Kan.) 43; Davenport (Mich.) 35; Faulkner (Ala.) 33; Indiana-Southeast 31; Campbellsville (Ky.) 27; Oklahoma Baptist 14; Tennessee Wesleyan 9; Bellevue (Neb.) 9; William Woods (Mo.) 9; Simpson (Calif.) 7; St. Ambrose 6; British Columbia 5; Georgetown (Ky.) 4; Friends (Kan.) 4; Southern Oregon 3.
