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NAIA Softball -- Iterative Strength Ratings

Last updated: Sat May 9 03:31:44 2026

Note: Strength of schedule rank is for games to date. Only teams who have played at least ten NAIA games are listed. Ratings are updated daily around 6:30 Central Time.

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        NAIA vs. NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
1 Oregon Tech OR Cascade Collegiate 132.2 41 8 3 1 132.2 0 0 41 8
2 Madonna MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 130.6 43 4 15 4 130.6 0 0 45 4
3 Keiser FL The Sun Conference 130.2 36 6 8 2 131.2 4 0 44 8
4 Southeastern FL The Sun Conference 129.8 41 7 9 5 129.8 0 0 44 7
5 Southern Oregon OR Cascade Collegiate 129.5 36 12 2 3 130.6 5 1 41 13
6 William Carey MS Southern States Athletic 128.0 39 12 5 6 128.0 0 0 39 12
7 Lindsey Wilson KY Mid-South 126.8 39 6 25 8 126.8 0 0 41 6
8 Eastern Oregon OR Cascade Collegiate 126.4 27 10 4 10 125.2 9 1 38 11
9 Mobile AL Southern States Athletic 125.7 27 15 1 7 126.9 4 0 35 15
10 Oklahoma City OK Sooner Athletic 125.5 47 7 35 9 125.5 0 0 47 7
11 Science & Arts OK Sooner Athletic 124.6 47 9 29 11 124.6 0 0 47 9
12 Missouri Baptist MO Heart of America Athletic 124.4 40 12 12 12 124.4 0 0 40 12
13 Our Lady of the Lake TX Red River Athletic 122.6 35 10 22 13 123.9 4 0 39 10
14 Saint Xavier IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 120.9 36 10 36 14 120.9 0 0 41 12
15 Coastal Georgia GA The Sun Conference 120.8 33 12 18 15 120.8 0 0 37 12
16 Faulkner AL Southern States Athletic 120.0 31 12 20 16 119.7 1 1 35 14
17 Grand View IA Heart of America Athletic 119.6 37 16 16 17 119.3 0 2 37 18
18 Cumberlands KY KY Mid-South 119.0 35 18 10 19 119.0 0 0 36 18
19 Blue Mountain MS Southern States Athletic 118.9 32 13 26 23 118.1 3 3 38 16
20 Saint Francis IN IN Crossroads 118.8 36 11 44 20 118.8 0 0 36 11
21 Arizona Christian AZ Great Southwest Athletic 118.8 31 12 28 21 118.8 0 0 35 13
22 Texas A&M-Texarkana TX Red River Athletic 118.6 34 11 42 29 117.0 1 3 37 14
23 College of Idaho ID Cascade Collegiate 118.5 29 19 6 18 119.0 2 0 34 20
24 Indiana Wesleyan IN Crossroads 118.4 36 13 37 22 118.4 0 0 37 13
25 Evangel MO Kansas Collegiate Athletic 118.4 43 8 77 27 117.5 0 1 43 9
        NAIA vs. NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
26 LSU-Alexandria LA Red River Athletic 117.9 33 16 17 24 117.9 0 0 33 16
27 Tennessee Southern TN Southern States Athletic 117.6 30 17 13 26 117.6 0 0 30 17
28 Dickinson State ND Frontier 117.3 34 10 57 25 117.8 2 0 40 12
29 Dordt IA Great Plains Athletic 116.7 37 11 62 28 117.1 1 1 39 12
30 Midland NE Great Plains Athletic 116.2 40 14 50 30 116.2 0 0 42 14
31 Central Methodist MO Heart of America Athletic 116.0 38 15 46 31 116.0 0 0 38 15
32 British Columbia BC Cascade Collegiate 115.9 27 21 7 32 115.9 0 0 27 21
33 Campbellsville KY Mid-South 115.8 31 17 24 33 115.8 0 0 32 17
34 Ottawa AZ AZ Great Southwest Athletic 114.9 30 14 41 34 114.9 0 0 35 17
35 Indiana Tech IN Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 114.6 31 16 39 35 114.6 0 0 33 16
36 Marian IN Crossroads 113.2 34 16 52 38 113.2 0 0 34 16
37 Benedictine KS Heart of America Athletic 113.0 33 18 43 36 113.4 2 0 35 18
38 Saint Thomas FL The Sun Conference 112.3 25 18 27 37 113.3 2 0 31 20
39 Williams Baptist AR American Midwest 112.1 34 10 105 40 111.4 7 3 41 13
40 Dakota Wesleyan SD Great Plains Athletic 111.5 31 15 64 42 110.7 1 2 35 17
41 Morningside IA Great Plains Athletic 111.4 30 18 45 39 111.4 0 0 30 18
42 Georgia Gwinnett GA Independent 110.2 28 22 33 43 110.2 0 0 29 22
43 Hope International CA Great Southwest Athletic 110.2 22 22 14 41 111.0 3 0 27 22
44 Reinhardt GA Appalachian Athletic 109.8 26 11 95 44 109.8 0 0 27 11
45 Cottey MO American Midwest 109.7 33 11 119 48 108.6 0 2 36 13
46 Freed-Hardeman TN Mid-South 109.1 22 21 23 45 109.1 0 0 22 21
47 Oklahoma Wesleyan OK Kansas Collegiate Athletic 109.1 34 13 111 46 109.1 0 0 39 13
48 Embry-Riddle (AZ) AZ Great Southwest Athletic 109.0 26 21 40 47 109.0 0 0 30 22
49 Columbia MO MO American Midwest 108.9 26 12 96 51 108.1 1 1 27 13
50 Northwestern IA IA Great Plains Athletic 108.1 28 17 71 50 108.1 0 0 29 18
        NAIA vs. NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
51 Saint Francis IL IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 107.7 32 15 103 52 107.7 0 0 36 17
52 Texas A&M-San Antonio TX Red River Athletic 107.5 24 18 55 49 108.2 2 0 26 18
53 William Penn IA Heart of America Athletic 107.4 26 20 53 53 107.4 0 0 27 21
54 Johnson (TN) TN Appalachian Athletic 107.3 30 18 81 54 107.3 0 0 30 18
55 Ottawa KS KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 107.0 31 18 90 55 107.0 0 0 33 18
56 Baker KS Heart of America Athletic 106.8 27 23 47 56 106.8 0 0 27 23
57 Park-Gilbert AZ Great Southwest Athletic 106.2 22 24 32 57 106.2 0 0 25 24
58 Lawrence Tech MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 106.2 21 13 91 60 106.0 1 2 24 16
59 Huntington IN Crossroads 106.0 28 24 54 59 106.0 0 0 28 24
60 Brenau GA Appalachian Athletic 105.9 25 17 79 61 105.9 0 0 28 17
61 Houston-Victoria TX Red River Athletic 105.8 25 18 73 62 105.8 0 0 25 18
62 Northwestern Ohio OH Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 105.5 26 21 63 63 105.3 0 1 27 22
63 Spring Arbor MI Crossroads 105.2 32 23 78 64 105.2 0 0 33 23
64 Shawnee State OH River States 105.1 28 14 122 58 106.1 2 0 36 15
65 Oakland City IN River States 105.1 30 13 135 65 105.1 0 0 36 16
66 Cornerstone MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 104.9 21 17 68 67 104.9 0 0 23 18
67 MidAmerica Nazarene KS Heart of America Athletic 104.9 28 20 87 68 104.9 0 0 28 20
68 Avila MO Kansas Collegiate Athletic 104.8 30 20 92 69 104.8 0 0 31 21
69 Louisiana Christian LA Red River Athletic 104.5 23 21 61 66 105.0 0 2 23 24
70 Texas Wesleyan TX Sooner Athletic 104.4 28 23 72 70 104.4 0 0 29 24
71 Friends KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 104.2 29 20 98 72 104.2 0 0 31 20
72 Benedictine-Mesa AZ Great Southwest Athletic 104.0 17 21 38 73 104.0 0 0 23 23
73 Truett-McConnell GA Appalachian Athletic 103.9 24 17 97 71 104.4 4 0 30 17
74 Taylor IN Crossroads 103.4 25 25 59 74 103.4 0 0 25 25
75 Florida National FL Independent 103.3 19 13 104 75 103.0 0 2 24 18
        NAIA vs. NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
76 Simpson (CA) CA Independent 102.9 17 33 11 76 102.9 0 0 17 33
77 Culver-Stockton MO Heart of America Athletic 102.8 25 24 69 80 102.8 0 0 26 24
78 Bryan TN Appalachian Athletic 102.7 28 24 84 81 102.7 0 0 28 24
79 Southwestern Christian OK Sooner Athletic 102.7 28 21 101 82 102.7 0 0 31 21
80 Olivet Nazarene IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 102.4 23 18 99 85 101.7 1 1 30 20
81 Rio Grande OH River States 102.3 31 18 129 78 102.8 1 0 37 19
82 Concordia NE NE Great Plains Athletic 102.0 22 20 85 77 102.9 2 0 24 20
83 Abraham Baldwin Southern States Athletic 101.9 16 25 31 83 102.6 3 1 19 26
84 William Woods MO Heart of America Athletic 101.8 22 23 66 79 102.8 2 0 24 23
85 Mount Vernon Nazarene OH Crossroads 101.8 24 22 88 84 101.8 0 0 24 22
86 Park MO Heart of America Athletic 100.9 23 22 89 86 100.9 0 0 24 22
87 Warner FL The Sun Conference 100.7 15 19 58 88 100.7 0 0 17 22
88 Mount Mercy IA Heart of America Athletic 100.4 20 28 48 90 100.4 0 0 20 28
89 Saint Ambrose IA Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 100.4 24 19 115 91 100.4 0 0 30 19
90 Westcliff CA Independent 100.4 16 21 56 92 100.4 0 0 20 23
91 Brewton-Parker GA Southern States Athletic 100.2 16 22 51 87 100.8 1 1 18 23
92 Aquinas MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 100.1 23 18 120 93 100.1 0 0 25 18
93 Valley City State ND Frontier 99.8 22 22 93 95 99.3 1 1 27 26
94 Pikeville KY Appalachian Athletic 99.7 18 13 128 89 100.6 5 1 28 15
95 Warner Pacific OR Cascade Collegiate 99.7 10 22 19 101 98.3 3 5 13 27
96 Bellevue NE Frontier 99.3 23 26 83 94 99.3 0 0 25 29
97 Lourdes OH Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 99.0 13 15 86 97 98.7 0 2 14 18
98 Columbia International SC Appalachian Athletic 98.9 21 16 131 103 98.1 6 0 34 17
99 Mid-America Christian OK Sooner Athletic 98.9 22 26 82 96 98.9 0 0 22 26
100 Michigan-Dearborn MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 98.8 15 18 80 108 96.8 0 4 15 22
        NAIA vs. NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
101 Wayland Baptist TX Sooner Athletic 98.4 28 24 124 98 98.4 0 0 28 24
102 Cumberland TN TN Mid-South 98.4 18 25 65 99 98.4 0 0 18 25
103 Clarke IA Heart of America Athletic 98.4 24 26 100 100 98.4 0 0 24 26
104 Indiana-Southeast IN River States 98.3 25 20 130 102 98.3 0 0 29 21
105 Georgetown KY KY Mid-South 97.5 13 21 60 105 97.4 1 0 14 22
106 Carroll MT Cascade Collegiate 97.5 15 18 94 104 97.5 0 0 19 20
107 Thomas GA GA Southern States Athletic 97.4 14 32 34 106 97.4 0 0 19 32
108 Milligan TN Appalachian Athletic 96.1 21 19 138 110 96.1 1 3 22 22
109 Xavier LA LA Red River Athletic 96.1 15 23 75 109 96.2 0 4 15 27
110 Central Baptist AR American Midwest 96.1 24 20 143 111 95.7 2 2 28 22
111 Webber International FL The Sun Conference 96.0 11 17 76 107 97.0 0 2 12 23
112 Kansas Wesleyan KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 95.2 20 21 126 112 95.2 0 0 22 21
113 Bismarck State (ND) ND Frontier 94.7 18 23 113 115 94.2 0 4 18 32
114 Spartanburg Methodist SC Appalachian Athletic 94.5 22 17 160 116 93.7 0 1 22 18
115 Hastings NE Great Plains Athletic 94.5 19 24 118 113 94.5 0 0 19 24
116 Doane NE Great Plains Athletic 93.4 18 25 116 117 93.4 0 0 18 25
117 Tabor KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 93.0 19 24 125 114 94.4 3 1 22 25
118 Saint Mary KS KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 92.9 20 25 127 119 92.6 0 1 20 26
119 Briar Cliff IA Great Plains Athletic 92.8 20 28 121 118 92.8 0 0 20 28
120 Langston OK Sooner Athletic 91.3 15 26 108 120 91.3 0 0 18 27
121 Bethel TN TN Mid-South 91.2 10 33 49 122 91.2 2 0 12 33
122 Bushnell OR Cascade Collegiate 91.0 5 30 21 121 91.2 1 3 6 35
123 Corban OR Cascade Collegiate 90.6 6 32 30 123 90.6 0 0 6 32
124 Mayville State ND Frontier 90.4 14 27 106 124 90.4 0 0 15 33
125 Health Sciences & Pharmacy MO American Midwest 90.2 17 20 155 126 90.2 2 0 19 20
        NAIA vs. NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
126 Union (KY) KY Appalachian Athletic 89.2 14 30 107 128 88.7 0 2 14 34
127 Nelson TX Sooner Athletic 88.5 18 35 123 129 88.5 0 0 19 36
128 Mount Marty SD Great Plains Athletic 88.1 11 25 112 127 89.1 2 3 14 28
129 Dillard LA HBCU Athletic Conference 87.9 24 7 177 125 90.3 1 5 25 14
130 York NE Kansas Collegiate Athletic 87.5 18 29 147 130 87.5 0 0 18 30
131 Kentucky Christian KY Appalachian Athletic 87.4 17 21 166 134 87.0 1 1 24 24
132 Grace IN Crossroads 87.4 13 35 102 131 87.4 0 0 16 36
133 Goshen IN Crossroads 87.4 13 32 110 132 87.4 0 0 15 32
134 Defiance OH Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 87.0 11 22 133 135 87.0 0 0 13 23
135 Stillman AL HBCU Athletic Conference 86.3 24 16 175 133 87.1 1 3 27 21
136 Brescia KY River States 85.9 17 27 159 136 86.9 2 0 22 28
137 Bethany KS KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 85.8 13 26 142 138 85.8 0 1 17 27
138 Mission MO American Midwest 85.8 19 17 174 137 86.5 3 4 25 22
139 Ave Maria FL The Sun Conference 85.6 5 23 74 141 85.6 0 0 10 26
140 Peru State NE Heart of America Athletic 85.6 11 25 132 142 85.6 0 0 11 29
141 Montreat NC Appalachian Athletic 85.1 12 23 149 140 85.6 2 0 20 24
142 Point GA Southern States Athletic 84.8 6 33 70 145 84.8 0 0 8 33
143 Bethel KS KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 84.6 11 23 144 146 84.6 0 0 13 23
144 Indiana-South Bend IN Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 84.6 12 25 145 147 84.6 0 0 16 30
145 Cleary MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 84.4 9 21 140 139 85.8 2 2 11 25
146 Central Christian KS Sooner Athletic 84.4 12 29 139 143 85.4 3 1 17 30
147 St. Mary-Woods IN River States 83.7 13 26 156 149 83.7 0 0 13 30
148 Columbia SC SC Appalachian Athletic 83.6 12 22 162 148 84.5 5 1 17 23
149 Oklahoma Panhandle State OK Sooner Athletic 82.7 10 40 114 151 82.7 0 0 10 40
150 Tennessee Wesleyan TN Appalachian Athletic 82.4 8 25 134 150 82.8 2 0 10 25
        NAIA vs. NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
151 Southwest NM Red River Athletic 81.9 7 30 117 153 82.0 0 2 7 32
152 La Sierra CA Independent 80.9 2 26 67 144 85.0 4 5 8 31
153 McPherson KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 80.9 11 26 161 154 80.9 0 0 17 26
154 Dakota State SD Frontier 80.8 13 33 157 152 82.3 0 2 14 38
155 Sterling KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 80.4 11 31 154 155 80.4 0 0 14 32
156 Midway KY River States 80.3 11 32 152 156 80.3 0 0 11 36
157 Saint Mary NE NE Great Plains Athletic 79.8 8 30 141 157 79.6 0 1 8 32
158 Trinity Christian IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 78.8 10 28 164 158 78.8 0 0 16 30
159 Missouri Valley MO Heart of America Athletic 77.7 7 39 137 159 77.7 0 0 7 39
160 Calumet St. Joseph IN Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 77.4 7 29 151 160 77.4 0 0 12 31
161 Hannibal-LaGrange MO American Midwest 76.2 10 24 170 162 76.2 0 0 12 24
162 Graceland IA Heart of America Athletic 76.2 8 40 150 163 76.2 0 1 8 42
163 Stephens MO American Midwest 76.2 8 27 167 161 76.6 0 2 11 30
164 Bluefield VA Appalachian Athletic 74.9 8 28 169 165 74.5 2 6 10 38
165 Texas College TX Red River Athletic 73.9 3 24 146 166 73.9 0 0 3 24
166 Bethel IN IN Crossroads 73.9 6 45 148 167 73.9 0 0 8 45
167 Jarvis Christian TX Red River Athletic 73.5 2 27 136 168 73.5 0 0 2 27
168 Florida Memorial FL The Sun Conference 73.1 0 26 109 170 73.1 0 0 0 30
169 West Virginia Tech WV River States 72.6 8 28 171 172 72.6 0 0 9 31
170 Crowley's Ridge AR American Midwest 72.4 4 36 153 175 71.0 1 3 5 39
171 Judson IL Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic 72.3 4 31 158 173 72.3 0 0 8 33
172 Haskell KS Independent 71.5 3 18 168 174 71.5 0 0 8 29
173 Carolina NC Independent 71.0 5 21 172 164 74.6 7 7 14 30
174 Waldorf IA Great Plains Athletic 70.4 4 36 165 176 70.4 0 0 4 38
175 Rochester MI MI Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic 69.4 2 26 163 169 73.4 3 4 8 31
        NAIA vs. NCAA Overall
Rank Team State Conference Rating W L SoS Rank Rating W L W L
176 Huston-Tillotson TX HBCUAC 69.2 14 17 178 171 72.9 0 8 14 25
177 Southwestern KS KS Kansas Collegiate Athletic 68.0 6 32 173 177 68.0 0 0 8 33
178 Rust MS HBCU Athletic Conference 61.6 10 14 180 179 61.6 0 0 10 14
179 Talladega AL HBCU Athletic Conference 61.6 11 17 179 178 65.4 0 10 11 27
180 Harris-Stowe State MO American Midwest 60.5 3 21 176 180 59.6 2 5 5 26
181 Voorhees SC HBCU Athletic Conference 57.4 10 19 182 181 56.4 0 8 10 27
182 Wiley TX HBCU Athletic Conference 44.6 2 24 181 182 47.8 0 2 2 26
183 Oakwood AL HBCU Athletic Conference 42.5 3 22 183 183 44.1 0 4 3 26
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