LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 1, 2022) – For a second straight week, Oklahoma Christian held at No. 18 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's NCAA Division II poll, released Tuesday.
OC (11-4) played only once last week, with freshman pitcher
Grace Anderson twirling a one-hit shutout as the Eagles downed Oklahoma Baptist 5-0 in the final game of the Edmond Regional Festival at Tom Heath Field.
A whopping eight Lone Star Conference teams either made the top 25 or received votes in the poll. Joining OC in the top 25 were No. 1 Texas-Tyler, No. 4 West Texas A&M, No. 6 Angelo State (Texas), No. 15 Texas A&M-Kingsville and No. 23 Texas A&M-Commerce, while St. Mary's (Texas) and Lubbock Christian (Texas) each received votes.
Other Oklahoma teams in the top 25 were No. 8 Rogers State and No. 13 Central Oklahoma, both of which play in the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Sixteen coaches – two from each of Division II's eight regions – vote in the poll.
The top 10 consisted of Texas-Tyler (14-0), Concordia-Irvine (Calif.) (18-0), Valdosta State (Ga.) (12-3), West Texas A&M (11-2), Indianapolis (Ind.) (11-1), Angelo State (15-1), Grand Valley State (Mich.) (5-0), North Georgia (14-6) and Augustana (S.D.) (4-3). OC beat Augustana in the Eagles' season opener.
OC will open its Lone Star Conference schedule this coming weekend with a pair of rugged doubleheaders, at home against Lubbock Christian on Friday at 2 p.m. and at home against Angelo State on Sunday at noon.
2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll
March 1 (Week 3)
| Rank |
School |
Points |
2022 Record |
Prev. Ranking |
| 1 |
Texas-Tyler (16) |
400 |
14-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Concordia-Irvine |
380 |
18-0 |
3 |
| 3 |
Valdosta State |
370 |
12-3 |
2 |
| 4 |
West Texas A&M |
351 |
11-2 |
5 |
| 5 |
Indianapolis |
320 |
11-1 |
8 |
| 6 |
Angelo State |
308 |
15-1 |
7 |
| 7 |
Grand Valley State |
300 |
5-0 |
9 |
| 8 |
Rogers State |
286 |
14-2 |
12 |
| 9 |
North Georgia |
276 |
14-6 |
4 |
| 10 |
Augustana |
249 |
4-3 |
10 |
| 11 |
Tampa |
248 |
11-5 |
13 |
| 12 |
Auburn-Montgomery |
209 |
11-3 |
15 |
| 13 |
Central Oklahoma |
200 |
12-2 |
16 |
| 14 |
Lincoln Memorial |
177 |
13-5 |
11 |
| 15 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
167 |
12-1 |
17 |
| 16 |
Chico State |
160 |
14-4 |
6 |
| 17 |
Minnesota State-Mankato |
149 |
6-3 |
21 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma Christian |
134 |
11-4 |
18 |
| 19 |
West Florida |
109 |
11-3 |
22 |
| 20 |
Cal State-Monterey Bay |
97 |
12-5 |
14 |
| 21 |
Anderson |
93 |
16-2 |
19 |
| 22 |
Georgian Court |
48 |
2-2 |
20 |
| 23 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
37 |
12-4 |
25 |
| 24 |
Harding |
31 |
13-4 |
RV |
| 25 |
Carson-Newman |
26 |
17-3 |
RV |
New to Poll: No. 24 Harding, No. 25 Carson-Newman
Dropped Out: No. 23 Biola, No. 24 West Liberty
Receiving Votes: Biola (24), Alabama-Huntsville (23), Kutztown (7), St. Mary's (Texas) (5), Lubbock Christian (3), Northwest Nazarene (3), Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (2), West Liberty (2).
The 2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA's eight regions. Records reflect games played through Feb. 27.
