LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team is ranked third nationally in the national coaches' poll released by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Wednesday.
This marks the 38th consecutive poll in which A&M-Commerce has been ranked in the nation's top 25. This is the second-highest the Lions have ever been ranked, as they were the No. 2 team nationally in February of 2019.
The Lions are 10-4 on the year and are on a six-game winning streak, including shutouts in the last five games. A&M-Commerce pitching and defense is currently executing a 33.1 inning scoreless streak, which is a program record.
A&M-Commerce has eight teams in this top 25 on this year's schedule including No. 1 Southern Arkansas, No. 4 Augustana, No. 8 UT Tyler, No. 10 Oklahoma Christian, No. 12 Rogers State, No. 18 Texas A&M-Kingsville, No. 19 West Texas A&M, and No. 24 Angelo State. The Lions are currently 5-1 against teams in the national rankings.
The Lions play their first road games of the 2021 season this weekend, playing at Western New Mexico on Friday and UT Permian Basin on Sunday.
2021 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll - March 10
| Rank |
School |
Points |
Record |
Last |
| 1 |
Southern Arkansas (13) |
395 |
2-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
North Georgia (2) |
386 |
12-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
A&M-COMMERCE (1) |
361 |
10-4 |
5 |
| 4 |
Augustana |
356 |
4-2 |
3 |
| 5 |
Valdosta State |
323 |
10-2 |
9 |
| 6 |
Lincoln Memorial |
299 |
14-1 |
8 |
| 7 |
Rollins |
295 |
0-0 |
6 |
| 8 |
UT Tyler |
294 |
10-4 |
10 |
| 9 |
Concordia Irvine |
289 |
4-1 |
7 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Christian |
258 |
12-2 |
11 |
| 11 |
Saint Leo |
235 |
3-1 |
4 |
| 12 |
Rogers State |
220 |
6-2 |
12 |
| 13 |
UAH |
199 |
9-3 |
14 |
| 14 |
Indianapolis |
185 |
5-1 |
17 |
| 15 |
Winona State |
171 |
4-0 |
16 |
| 16 |
Saint Anselm |
158 |
0-0 |
15 |
| 17 |
Young Harris |
157 |
11-4 |
13 |
| 18 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
144 |
9-1 |
19 |
| 19 |
West Texas A&M |
97 |
12-4 |
17 |
| 20 |
Grand Valley State |
71 |
6-2 |
21 |
| 21 |
West Chester |
64 |
0-0 |
22 |
| 22 |
Colorado Mesa |
50 |
8-0 |
RV |
| 23 |
West Florida |
48 |
12-5 |
RV |
| 24 |
Angelo State |
37 |
9-6 |
23 |
| 25 |
Central Oklahoma |
19 |
7-3 |
RV |
Dropped Out: No. 20 Lenoir-Rhyne, No. 24 Tampa, No. 25 Lubbock Christian
Receiving Votes: St. Cloud State (18), Trevecca Nazarene (16), Saginaw Valley State (12),
Lubbock Christian (10), Tampa (9), Western Washington (8), Anderson (7), Auburn University at Montgomery (4), Minnesota State (3), Lenoir-Rhyne (2).
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