PELLA— The Central College softball team stayed ranked No. 20 in the updated NFCA rankings.
After a 2-0 week which saw the Dutch sweep Bethany Lutheran in a doubleheader led by pitcher
Emma Beck (junior, Holland, Grundy Center HS) throwing two complete games.
East Texas Baptist University remains ranked No. 1 and there was movement in the top five as Christopher Newport University (Va.) is now ranked No. 2
The Dutch will open American Rivers play Friday when they travel to Indianola to take on Simpson College with a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. Sunday the team will play its first home game when it welcomes the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll – April 1, 2025
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
2025 Record |
Previous |
| 1 |
East Texas Baptist (10) |
250 |
22-2 |
1 |
| 2 |
Christopher Newport |
240 |
23-1 |
3 |
| 3 |
Rowan |
230 |
24-0 |
4 |
| 4 |
Linfield |
220 |
16-2 |
2 |
| 5 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
210 |
21-1 |
5 |
| 6 |
Texas Lutheran |
200 |
25-1 |
8 |
| 7 |
Trine |
190 |
16-4 |
10 |
| 8 |
Salisbury |
180 |
21-2 |
11 |
| 9 |
Huntingdon |
170 |
22-3 |
9 |
| 10 |
Redlands |
160 |
21-7 |
6 |
| 11 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
150 |
16-2 |
7 |
| 12 |
Belhaven |
140 |
20-6 |
13 |
| 13 |
Williams |
130 |
10-4 |
12 |
| 14 |
Randolph-Macon |
120 |
22-2 |
14 |
| 15 |
Case Western Reserve |
110 |
14-7 |
15 |
| 16 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
100 |
14-0 |
16 |
| 17 |
Gettysburg |
90 |
20-3 |
17 |
| 18 |
WashU |
80 |
18-5 |
18 |
| 19 |
Berry |
70 |
19-5 |
19 |
| 20 |
Central |
60 |
9-3 |
20 |
| 21 |
Emory |
50 |
20-2 |
21 |
| 22 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
40 |
17-3 |
22 |
| 23 |
Moravian |
30 |
16-4 |
23 |
| 24 |
Pfeiffer |
20 |
18-7 |
24 |
| 25 |
Saint Mary's (Minn.) |
10 |
15-3 |
RV |
