ASHLAND – Off to a 15-5 start, the Southern Oregon University softball team is No. 6 in the first NAIA Top 25 coaches' poll of the regular season, which was released Wednesday by the national office.

The Raiders dropped one spot from their preseason standing. Oregon Tech stayed at No. 1, and Oklahoma City moved in front of College of Idaho for the No. 2 spot. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), which has won its first 15 games of the season, was the only addition to the top-five at No. 4.

The Raiders haven't been outside of the top-10 since March of 2018.

They'll work on their 2-1 Cascade Conference record this weekend against Providence (Mont.). Due to the Argos' unplayable field in Great Falls, the four-game series will move to Caldwell, Idaho, with doubleheaders scheduled for 2 p.m. Pacific Time on Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday.

2022 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll One (March 9, 2022)

RANK	LAST	SCHOOL [1st-place votes]	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Oregon Tech [9]	19-3	488
2	4	Oklahoma City [8]	17-0	484
3	2	College of Idaho	18-2	468
T4	15	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) [1]	15-0	426
T4	3	Science & Arts (Okla.)	11-4	426
6	5	Southern Oregon	15-5	417
7	16	William Carey (Miss.)	18-3	391
T8	8	Indiana Wesleyan	8-2	377
T8	RV	Mobile (Ala.)	15-0	377
10	RV	Coastal Georgia	17-1	363
11	13	Central Methodist (Mo.)	8-3	357
12	12	Grand View (Iowa)	5-1	288
13	23	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	12-4	269
14	11	Georgia Gwinnett	13-10	251
15	RV	Texas A&M Texarkana	14-4	237
16	18	Marian (Ind.)	2-0	232
17	22	Cumberlands (Ky.)	14-8	227
18	14	Madonna (Mich.)	5-1	224
19	9	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	2-2	215
20	21	Milligan (Tenn.)	11-1	197
21	NR	Southeastern (Fla.)	12-4	163
22	RV	Vanguard (Calif.)	21-5	147
23	7	Ottawa (Kan.)	8-7	119
24	6	Columbia (Mo.)	7-8	102
25	20	Morningside (Iowa)	7-4	95

Dropped from the Top 25: Saint Xavier (Ill.), Hope International (Calif.), Houston-Victoria (Texas), Campbellsville (Ky.), Central Baptist (Ark.)
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Xavier (Ill.) 83, Aquinas (Mich.) 76, Baker (Kan.) 73, Hope International (Calif.) 67, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 55, Tennessee Wesleyan 49, Rio Grande (Ohio) 45, Houston-Victoria (Texas) 35, Northwestern (Iowa) 32, Eastern Oregon 22, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 12, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 12, Thomas (Ga.) 6, William Jessup (Calif.) 6, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 3, Cottey (Mo.) 3.