(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)