KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Red Raider softball team remained in the top 10 in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll, dropping three spots from their previous rating.
Northwestern earned the top seed in the GPAC tournament, compiling a 40-win regular season for the third year in a row.
There was a shakeup in the top five as Science and Arts (Okla.) rose to No. 1. Following the Drovers were Oregon Tech, Cumberlands (Ky.), Southern Oregon, and Our Lady of the Lake (Texas).
GPAC IN THE TOP 25
No. 10 Northwestern Red Raiders
No. 21 Midland Warriors
| RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | Science and Arts (Okla.) [5] | 43-7 | 458 |
| 2 | 2 | Oregon Tech [5] | 41-7 | 455 |
| 3 | 3 | Cumberlands (Ky.) [5] | 35-7 | 454 |
| 4 | 1 | Southern Oregon [3] | 44-6 | 451 |
| 5 | 5 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 41-7 | 419 |
| 6 | 9 | Georgia Gwinnett | 40-8 | 386 |
| 7 | 6 | Oklahoma City | 43-7 | 385 |
| 8 | 8 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 43-5 | 359 |
| 9 | 11 | Madonna (Mich.) | 41-6 | 339 |
| 10 | 7 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 40-9 | 338 |
| 11 | 10 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 37-7 | 337 |
| 12 | 12 | Indiana Wesleyan | 41-7 | 303 |
| 13 | 14 | Marian (Ind.) | 41-7 | 282 |
| 14 | 13 | Eastern Oregon | 28-9 | 263 |
| 15 | 16 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 38-7 | 254 |
| 16 | 19 | Missouri Baptist | 41-6 | 238 |
| 17 | 15 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 41-6 | 232 |
| 18 | 17 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 33-6 | 223 |
| 19 | 20 | Middle Georgia State | 34-8 | 190 |
| 20 | 18 | Hope International (Calif.) | 35-12 | 177 |
| 21 | 22 | Midland (Neb.) | 36-13 | 140 |
| 22 | 24 | Texas A&M Texarkana | 38-8 | 124 |
| 23 | 25 | Grand View (Iowa) | 33-13 | 120 |
| 24 | 21 | Evangel (Mo.) | 36-10 | 116 |
| 25 | RV | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 41-9 | 93 |
Dropped from Top 25: College of Idaho
Receiving Votes: Friends (Kan.) 45, College of Idaho 44, Keiser (Fla.) 25, Campbellsville (Ky.) 23, Jamestown (N.D.) 22, Mobile (Ala.) 19, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 18, Thomas (Ga.) 17, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 15, Park (Mo.) 9, William Carey (Miss.) 3, Reinhardt (Ga.) 2, Coastal Georgia (Ga.) 2
