LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team held steady in this week's national rankings, as the Lions are ranked second in the national coaches' poll released by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for the third straight week.
 
This marks the 41st consecutive poll in which A&M-Commerce has been ranked in the nation's top 25. The Lions also received one first place vote and are tied with Augustana, behind North Georgia.
 
The Lions are 21-8 on the year and went 3-2 last week with wins over nationally-ranked Southern Arkansas and Angelo State. This ranking does not include Tuesday's games against Rogers State.

A&M-Commerce has seven teams in this top 25 on this year's schedule including No. 2 Augustana, No. 5 UT Tyler, No. 10 West Texas A&M, No. 12 Texas A&M-Kingsville, No. 14 Oklahoma Christian, No. 21 Rogers State, and No. 25 Southern Arkansas. The Lions are currently 7-3 against teams who were in the national rankings at the time of the game.
 
The Lions are off this weekend for the Easter break but face two tough opponents on the road next week – at Texas A&M International (receiving votes) on Friday and at current No. 12 Texas A&M-Kingsville on Sunday.
 
2021 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll - March 31

Rank	School	Points	Record	Last
1	North Georgia (14)	397	14-0	1
2	A&M-COMMERCE (1)	370	21-6	2
	Augustana (1)	370	10-2	3
4	Valdosta State	349	19-3	7
5	UT Tyler	336	21-5	6
6	Rollins	319	8-0	5
7	Lincoln Memorial	305	24-3	4
8	Concordia Irvine	279	11-4	8
9	Indianapolis	270	17-2	11
10	West Texas A&M	262	21-7	10
11	Young Harris	234	19-4	13
12	Texas A&M-Kingsville	228	20-5	14
13	Winona State	204	11-2	15
14	Oklahoma Christian	191	21-5	16
15	Grand Valley State	170	15-3	19
16	Saint Anselm	146	3-1	18
17	Central Oklahoma	125	20-6	25
	UAH	125	17-7	22
19	Colorado Mesa	115	14-0	20
20	Minnesota State	77	11-2	RV
21	Rogers State	65	14-8	12
22	West Florida	52	18-10	17
23	Saint Leo	45	12-4	23
24	Kutztown	34	16-4	NR
25	Southern Arkansas	27	10-6	9

 
New to Poll: No. 20 Minnesota State, No. 24 Kutztown.
Dropped Out: No. 21 Shepherd, No. 24 Angelo State.
Receiving Votes: Lubbock Christian (22), Northwest Nazarene (21), Anderson (23-5), Western Washington (11), Angelo State (10), Trevecca Nazarene (10), Auburn Montgomery (4), Seton Hill (3), Texas A&M International (2), West Chester (2), Southeastern Oklahoma State (1).