ASHLAND – With two regular-season series left to play, Southern Oregon came in at No. 6 in Wednesday's NAIA Top 25 softball coaches' poll.

The Raiders stand at 29-13 overall and 10-8 in the Cascade Conference. They dropped one spot following a tough series at Oregon Tech, which stayed at No. 1 and collected 11 of 19 first-place votes with its 38-4 record.

The Raiders have their final homestand this weekend against Simpson (Calif.) (15-24, 9-9), with first pitches of their doubleheaders scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Laurel Park. They enter the weekend tied for third place in the CCC with British Columbia.

Second-place Eastern Oregon (32-6, 14-4) fell one spot to No. 5 in the poll. The Mountaineers host OIT next week in La Grande, where the Owls will need one win to clinch the regular-season championship.

The final poll will be released April 29. After that, the national selection committee will reveal the 10 hosts of the NAIA Championship Opening Round based on rankings, among other factors. SOU has hosted an Opening Round bracket six of the last seven postseasons.
 

RANK	LAST	SCHOOL [1st-place votes]	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Oregon Tech [11]	38-4	493
2	T-2	Oklahoma City [4]	37-3	487
3	T-2	Madonna (Mich.) [1]	35-3	476
4	6	Southeastern (Fla.) [2]	36-4	454
5	4	Eastern Oregon [1]	32-6	426
6	5	Southern Oregon	29-13	406
7	8	Science and Arts (Okla.)	37-7	388
8	10	Missouri Baptist	30-7	387
9	7	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	30-7	385
10	9	Keiser (Fla.)	38-4	378
11	T-11	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	31-5	345
12	14	Mobile (Ala.)	27-10	302
13	16	William Carey (Miss.)	30-9	298
14	13	Evangel (Mo.)	34-8	259
15	17	Grand View (Iowa)	24-12	222
16	24	LSU Alexandria (La.)	24-14	204
17	18	Central Methodist (Mo.)	27-12	187
18	20	Cumberlands (Ky.)	27-13	181
19	23	Coastal Georgia	32-8	180
20	T-11	Marian (Ind.)	24-11	172
21	21	Texas A&M University – Texarkana	29-12	147
22	15	St. Thomas (Fla.)	24-16	116
23	RV	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	29-9	114
24	22	Midland (Neb.)	28-10	111
25	19	Tennessee Southern	25-11	106
Dropped from Top 25: Benedictine (Kan.)
Receiving Votes: Indiana Wesleyan 91; College of Idaho 78; Faulkner (Ala.) 70; Benedictine (Kan.) 57; Saint Francis (Ind.) 46; Hope International (Calif.) 40; British Columbia 26; Northwestern (Iowa) 24; Dordt (Iowa) 22; Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 17; Arizona Christian 15; Georgia Gwinnett 12; Indiana Tech 12; Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 9; Cumberland (Tenn.) 8; Reinhardt (Ga.) 8; St. Francis (Ill.) 8; Ottawa (Kan.) 6; Campbellsville (Ky.) 5; Avila (Mo.) 3; Oklahoma Wesleyan 3; Cottey (Mo.) 2