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April 22, 2009Central continues ratings climb
PELLA—Central College climbed once again in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III softball rankings, moving to No. 4.
The Dutch took a 30-4 record into Wednesday’s Iowa Conference doubleheader with Loras College at Dubuque. Central was rated fifth a week ago. Iowa Conference rival Wartburg College, 32-4, moved up five spots to No. 12 while Luther College, 29-5, tumbled from No. 4 to No. 23 after dropping a pair of games. Central and Wartburg started the day tied for first in the Iowa Conference at 11-3.
East Texas Baptist (30-4) is the new leader, up from No. 2. Last week’s No. 1, Linfield College (Ore.) (32-3), is next, followed by Louisiana College (30-4). Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.), Central’s opponent for a doubleheader Sunday afternoon in Minnesota, debuts at No. 21and is 28-4 after splitting a doubleheader with No. 8 Un iv. of St. Thomas (Minn.) (32-4). Gustavus Adolphus holds a one-game lead in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference race.
NFCA Division III coaches’ poll
|
1 |
East Texas Baptist (5) |
30-4 |
196 |
2 |
|
2 |
Linfield (2) |
32-3 |
185 |
1 |
|
3 |
Louisiana College (1) |
30-4 |
185 |
3 |
|
4 |
Central |
30-4 |
179 |
5 |
|
5 |
Tufts |
32-0 |
152 |
8 |
|
6 |
Texas-Tyler |
26-6 |
149 |
11 |
|
7 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
27-3 |
143 |
9 |
|
8 |
St. Thomas |
31-3 |
131 |
6 |
|
9 |
Cortland State |
31-3 |
129 |
10 |
|
10 |
Willamette |
28-3 |
123 |
7 |
|
11 |
Ohio Northern |
27-2 |
120 |
12 |
|
12 |
Wartburg |
32-4 |
117 |
17 |
|
13 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
24-3 |
103 |
20 |
|
14 |
Salisbury |
30-4 |
98 |
19 |
|
15 |
Lynchburg |
31-6 |
83 |
13 |
|
16 |
Rowan |
26-6 |
73 |
16 |
|
17 |
Christopher Newport |
35-5 |
61 |
15 |
|
18 |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
25-8 |
59 |
14 |
|
19 |
DePauw |
23-7 |
57 |
17 |
|
20 |
Washington-St. Louis |
23-8 |
51 |
NR |
|
21 |
Adrian |
31-3 |
33 |
25 |
|
21 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
27-3 |
33 |
NR |
|
23 |
Luther |
29-5 |
28 |
4 |
|
24 |
William Paterson |
25-5 |
27 |
NR |
|
25 |
Rochester |
23-10 |
24 |
22 |
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