PELLA—Coming off a doubleheader sweep last week, the Central College softball team remained No. 24 in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The Dutch scored a 4-1, 4-3 sweep of St. Olaf College (Minn.) in their home-season debut March 20 to improve to 12-5. The top eight teams in the poll are unchanged, with Trinue University (Ind.) still a unanimous choice for No. 1.
Central plays host to the College of Saint Benedict (Minn.) in a non-conference doubleheader Saturday starting at 1 p.m. at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex softball field.
NFCA Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll – March 26, 2024
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
2024 Record |
Previous |
| 1 |
Trine (10) |
250 |
20-1 |
1 |
| 2 |
Salisbury |
240 |
14-1 |
2 |
| 3 |
Linfield |
230 |
14-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
East Texas Baptist |
220 |
17-1 |
4 |
| 5 |
Christopher Newport |
210 |
15-2 |
5 |
| 6 |
Berry |
200 |
24-3 |
6 |
| 7 |
Case Western Reserve |
190 |
15-2 |
7 |
| 8 |
Belhaven |
180 |
22-3 |
8 |
| 9 |
Randolph-Macon |
170 |
9-2-1 |
11 |
| 10 |
Bethel |
160 |
11-3 |
10 |
| 11 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
150 |
11-4 |
9 |
| 12 |
Huntingdon |
140 |
21-3 |
T18 |
| 13 |
Rowan |
130 |
15-5 |
13 |
| 14 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
120 |
5-1 |
17 |
| 15 |
Texas Lutheran |
110 |
12-2 |
15 |
| 16 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
100 |
10-0 |
NR |
| 17 |
Tufts |
90 |
11-3 |
14 |
| 18 |
Pfeiffer |
80 |
20-0 |
T18 |
| 19 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
70 |
9-0-1 |
21 |
| 20 |
Moravian |
41 |
9-4 |
16 |
| 21 |
Transylvania |
35 |
9-6 |
12 |
| 22 |
Dominican |
34 |
15-1 |
22 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
29 |
14-2 |
NR |
| 24 |
Central |
25 |
12-5 |
24 |
| 25 |
Lynchburg |
17 |
14-4 |
23 |
Others receiving votes: The College of New Jersey 14, Redlands 10, Lebanon Valley 3, Saint Mary's (Minn.) 2.
Dropped out: Calvin, Nebraska Wesleyan and SUNY Cortland.
