(NAIA) For the second-straight poll, Georgia Gwinnett captures the No. 1 position in the second regular-season installment of the 2018 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced Tuesday by the national office. With a 29-2 record, the Grizzlies posted 14 first-place votes and 524 total points.
2018 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll No. 2 (March 20, 2018)
| RANK | LAST WEEK^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2018 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett (14) | 29-2 | 524 |
| 2 | 3 | Science & Arts (Okla.) (4) | 28-1 | 507 |
| 3 | 2 | Marian (Ind.) (1) | 15-1 | 501 |
| 4 | 4 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 22-3 | 473 |
| 5 | 5 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 33-4 | 461 |
| 6 | 7 | Oklahoma City | 24-5 | 434 |
| 7 | 8 | Corban (Ore.) | 17-4 | 415 |
| 8 | 6 | Columbia (Mo.) | 11-4 | 389 |
| 9 | 9 | William Carey (Miss.) | 19-5 | 387 |
| 10 | 12 | Thomas (Ga.) | 24-6 | 364 |
| 11 | 11 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 21-4 | 363 |
| 12 | 10 | Indiana Wesleyan | 22-3 | 357 |
| 13 | 15 | Mobile (Ala.) | 24-5 | 316 |
| 14 | 14 | Southern Oregon | 26-8 | 311 |
| 15 | 20 | Hope International (Calif.) | 26-4 | 260 |
| 16 | 21 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 24-4 | 248 |
| 17 | 18 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 15-5 | 241 |
| 18 | NR | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 20-2 | 237 |
| 19 | 13 | Brenau (Ga.) | 14-9 | 221 |
| 20 | 19 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 21-7 | 211 |
| 21 | 23 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 24-8 | 184 |
| 22 | 24 | Warner (Fla.) | 21-8 | 152 |
| 23 | NR | Baker (Kan.) | 22-5 | 137 |
| 24 | NR | Oregon Tech | 19-5 | 128 |
| 25 | 22 | Morningside (Iowa) | 13-8 | 91 |
Others Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 70; Grand View (Iowa) 57; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 52; Valley City State (N.D.) 45; LSU Alexandria (La.) 41; Rio Grande (Ohio) 37; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 28; Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 22; Webber International (Fla.) 13; Aquinas (Mich.) 9; USC Beaufort (S.C.) 9; Lyon (Ark.) 9; Menlo (Calif.) 8; Northwestern (Iowa) 8; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 8; Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 3.
Dropped Out: No. 16 Grand View (Iowa), No. 17 USC Beaufort (S.C.), No. 25 Lyon (Ark.),
^ Previous ranking occurred March 13, 2018 (Poll No. 1)
