Ashland University's softball team is ranked No. 23 in Division II, as the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll was released on Wednesday (May 6).
The Eagles (38-8) have been ranked in the Top 25 for four consecutive weeks, and five overall in 2015.
Ashland is the lone Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team in this week's poll.
AU will begin split Midwest Regional play on Friday (May 8) at 2:30 p.m. against Truman (33-14) at the University of Indianapolis. The host Greyhounds are ranked No. 10 in Division II.
Rank |
Team |
2015 Record |
Totals |
Prev. Rank |
1 |
Missouri-St. Louis (12) |
44-6 |
395 |
2 |
2 |
Valdosta State (2) |
46-7 |
375 |
1 |
3 |
West Texas A&M (1) |
43-6 |
369 |
3 |
4 |
Dixie State (1) |
44-7 |
359 |
4 |
5 |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
47-10 |
334 |
5 |
6 |
North Georgia |
44-7 |
318 |
6 |
7 |
St. Mary's (TX) |
43-8 |
307 |
7 |
8 |
Georgia College |
42-9 |
276 |
8 |
9 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
50-9 |
265 |
9 |
10 |
Indianapolis |
42-12 |
244 |
10 |
11 |
California Baptist |
40-9 |
229 |
12 |
12 |
Alabama-Huntsville |
39-14 |
225 |
11 |
13 |
Winona State |
46-12 |
219 |
14 |
14 |
Caldwell |
34-12-1 |
173 |
17 |
15 |
Southern New Hampshire |
31-6 |
161 |
24 |
16 |
Humboldt State |
41-17 |
150 |
15 |
17 |
Southern Indiana |
37-9 |
143 |
13 |
18 |
Metro State |
42-14 |
135 |
18 |
19 |
North Alabama |
35-12 |
129 |
16 |
20 |
Central Missouri |
44-14 |
103 |
22 |
21 |
California (Pa.) |
35-10 |
89 |
RV |
22 |
West Virginia Wesleyan |
35-8 |
60 |
19 |
23 |
ASHLAND |
38-8 |
46 |
20 |
24 |
Shorter |
36-15 |
33 |
RV |
25 |
Anderson |
39-13 |
28 |
23 |
AU
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