PELLA — In the latest NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll released Tuesday, the Central College softball team came in at No. 23.
Central is set to host No. 11 Simpson College in an American Rivers Conference doubleheader Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Central (18-4) split a pair of doubleheaders last week, winning one game at Nebraska Wesleyan University and one at home against Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.).
Virginia Wesleyan University remains the unanimous No. 1 team while Trine University (Ind.) and Linfield University (Ore.) round out the top three.
NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll – April 14, 2026
| 1 |
Virginia Wesleyan (10) |
250 |
32-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Trine |
240 |
19-1 |
2 |
| 3 |
Linfield |
230 |
29-3 |
3 |
| 4 |
Saint Mary's (Minn.) |
220 |
22-2 |
4 |
| 5 |
Texas Lutheran |
210 |
30-3 |
5 |
| 6 |
East Texas Baptist |
200 |
29-3 |
6 |
| 7 |
Redlands |
190 |
29-4 |
7 |
| 8 |
WashU |
180 |
19-3-1 |
8 |
| 9 |
Belhaven |
170 |
27-7 |
9 |
| 10 |
Huntingdon |
160 |
23-6 |
11 |
| 11 |
Simpson |
150 |
21-4 |
13 |
| 12 |
Tufts |
140 |
20-6 |
12 |
| 13 |
St. Thomas (Houston) |
130 |
24-7 |
10 |
| 14 |
Colby |
120 |
19-4 |
19 |
| 15 |
WPI |
110 |
23-1 |
22 |
| 16 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
100 |
18-5-1 |
16 |
| 17 |
Mount Union |
90 |
19-5 |
18 |
| 18 |
Muskingum |
80 |
21-5 |
25 |
| 19 |
Stockton |
70 |
22-4 |
15 |
| 20 |
Rowan |
60 |
23-7 |
23 |
| 21 |
Husson |
36 |
19-3 |
20 |
| 22 |
Chapman |
30 |
24-7 |
24 |
| 23 |
Central (Iowa) |
28 |
18-4 |
21 |
| 24 |
MIT |
21 |
23-3 |
NR |
| T25 |
Middlebury |
9 |
23-3 |
NR |
