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NAIA Softball -- Iterative Strength Ratings
Last updated: Fri Mar 6 03:56:32 2026
Note: Strength of schedule rank is for games to date. Only teams who have played at least ten NAIA games are listed. Ratings are updated daily around 6:30 Central Time.
| NAIA | vs. NCAA | Overall | |||||||||||
| Rank | Team | State | Conference | Rating | W | L | SoS | Rank | Rating | W | L | W | L |
| 1 | Oregon Tech | OR | Cascade Collegiate | 140.8 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 140.8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2 | Southern Oregon | OR | Cascade Collegiate | 140.2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 141.2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | Madonna | MI | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic | 136.1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 136.1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Missouri Baptist | MO | Heart of America Athletic | 129.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 129.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Marian | IN | Crossroads | 128.9 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 128.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Science & Arts | OK | Sooner Athletic | 128.0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 128.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | College of Idaho | ID | Cascade Collegiate | 127.6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 127.6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City | OK | Sooner Athletic | 126.4 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 126.4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | Lindsey Wilson | KY | Mid-South | 125.5 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 125.5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | Blue Mountain | MS | Southern States Athletic | 124.6 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 9 | 125.8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 11 | Coastal Georgia | GA | The Sun Conference | 124.5 | 13 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 124.5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 12 | Hope International | CA | Great Southwest Athletic | 124.2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 122.7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 13 | Evangel | MO | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 123.5 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 123.5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 14 | Southeastern | FL | The Sun Conference | 121.7 | 16 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 121.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Keiser | FL | The Sun Conference | 121.7 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 124.9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 16 | Texas A&M-Texarkana | TX | Red River Athletic | 121.4 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 121.1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 17 | Faulkner | AL | Southern States Athletic | 119.6 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 118.1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 18 | Dordt | IA | Great Plains Athletic | 119.5 | 14 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 119.9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| 19 | William Carey | MS | Southern States Athletic | 119.4 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 119.4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 20 | Tennessee Southern | TN | Southern States Athletic | 119.3 | 10 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 119.3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 21 | Grand View | IA | Heart of America Athletic | 118.4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 118.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 22 | Southwestern Christian | OK | Sooner Athletic | 118.2 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 22 | 118.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 23 | Saint Xavier | IL | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic | 116.9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 116.9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 24 | Saint Thomas | FL | The Sun Conference | 116.4 | 12 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 116.4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 25 | Benedictine | KS | Heart of America Athletic | 115.5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 115.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| NAIA | vs. NCAA | Overall | |||||||||||
| Rank | Team | State | Conference | Rating | W | L | SoS | Rank | Rating | W | L | W | L |
| 26 | Williams Baptist | AR | American Midwest | 115.2 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 115.3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 27 | Cottey | MO | American Midwest | 115.2 | 10 | 3 | 56 | 29 | 115.2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 28 | Saint Francis IN | IN | Crossroads | 114.9 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 114.9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 29 | Huntington | IN | Crossroads | 114.9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 114.9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 30 | British Columbia | BC | Cascade Collegiate | 114.3 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 114.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 31 | Dakota Wesleyan | SD | Great Plains Athletic | 114.1 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 33 | 114.1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 32 | Westcliff | CA | Independent | 113.8 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 113.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 33 | Mobile | AL | Southern States Athletic | 113.7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 117.6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 34 | Arizona Christian | AZ | Great Southwest Athletic | 113.6 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 35 | 113.6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 35 | Central Methodist | MO | Heart of America Athletic | 112.9 | 9 | 3 | 66 | 36 | 112.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 36 | Midland | NE | Great Plains Athletic | 112.7 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 37 | 112.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 37 | LSU-Alexandria | LA | Red River Athletic | 111.6 | 13 | 5 | 65 | 38 | 111.6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| 38 | Baker | KS | Heart of America Athletic | 111.2 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 39 | 111.2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 39 | Park-Gilbert | AZ | Great Southwest Athletic | 111.1 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 111.1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| 40 | Our Lady of the Lake | TX | Red River Athletic | 110.8 | 10 | 1 | 108 | 13 | 124.1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 41 | Georgia Gwinnett | GA | Independent | 110.7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 110.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 42 | William Penn | IA | Heart of America Athletic | 110.7 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 42 | 110.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 43 | Northwestern IA | IA | Great Plains Athletic | 110.6 | 13 | 5 | 72 | 43 | 110.6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 44 | Ottawa KS | KS | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 108.6 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 108.6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 45 | Louisiana Christian | LA | Red River Athletic | 108.3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 108.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 46 | Cumberlands KY | KY | Mid-South | 108.2 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 46 | 108.2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 47 | Benedictine-Mesa | AZ | Great Southwest Athletic | 108.1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 108.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 48 | Indiana Wesleyan | IN | Crossroads | 108.1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 108.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 49 | Columbia MO | MO | American Midwest | 107.8 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 107.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 50 | Dickinson State | ND | Frontier | 107.6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 50 | 107.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| NAIA | vs. NCAA | Overall | |||||||||||
| Rank | Team | State | Conference | Rating | W | L | SoS | Rank | Rating | W | L | W | L |
| 51 | Campbellsville | KY | Mid-South | 107.2 | 10 | 5 | 74 | 51 | 107.2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 52 | Houston-Victoria | TX | Red River Athletic | 107.0 | 10 | 3 | 95 | 52 | 107.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 53 | Spring Arbor | MI | Crossroads | 106.5 | 8 | 3 | 90 | 53 | 106.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 54 | Bethel TN | TN | Mid-South | 106.3 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 54 | 106.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 55 | Culver-Stockton | MO | Heart of America Athletic | 106.1 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 56 | 106.1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 56 | Saint Ambrose | IA | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic | 105.9 | 8 | 3 | 92 | 57 | 105.9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 57 | Valley City State | ND | Frontier | 105.4 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 55 | 106.2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 58 | MidAmerica Nazarene | KS | Heart of America Athletic | 104.9 | 9 | 5 | 78 | 58 | 104.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 59 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | OK | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 104.3 | 12 | 5 | 94 | 59 | 104.3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| 60 | Park | MO | Heart of America Athletic | 103.3 | 8 | 5 | 79 | 60 | 103.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 61 | Morningside | IA | Great Plains Athletic | 103.1 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 61 | 103.1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 62 | Rio Grande | OH | River States | 102.9 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 62 | 102.9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 63 | Avila | MO | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 102.7 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 63 | 102.7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| 64 | Texas A&M-San Antonio | TX | Red River Athletic | 101.8 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 64 | 101.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 65 | Indiana Tech | IN | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic | 101.6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 65 | 101.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 66 | Concordia NE | NE | Great Plains Athletic | 101.6 | 8 | 6 | 77 | 66 | 101.6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 67 | Olivet Nazarene | IL | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic | 101.2 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 67 | 101.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 68 | Northwestern Ohio | OH | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic | 101.0 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 68 | 101.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 69 | Simpson (CA) | CA | Independent | 101.0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 101.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 70 | Saint Francis IL | IL | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic | 100.9 | 7 | 5 | 84 | 70 | 100.9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 71 | Truett-McConnell | GA | Appalachian Athletic | 100.9 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 71 | 100.9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 72 | Wayland Baptist | TX | Sooner Athletic | 100.7 | 13 | 3 | 119 | 72 | 100.7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 73 | Abraham Baldwin | Southern States Athletic | 99.9 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 73 | 99.9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 74 | Bryan | TN | Appalachian Athletic | 99.5 | 10 | 8 | 83 | 74 | 99.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 75 | Mount Marty | SD | Great Plains Athletic | 99.3 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 75 | 99.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| NAIA | vs. NCAA | Overall | |||||||||||
| Rank | Team | State | Conference | Rating | W | L | SoS | Rank | Rating | W | L | W | L |
| 76 | Texas Wesleyan | TX | Sooner Athletic | 98.8 | 9 | 8 | 80 | 76 | 98.8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| 77 | Mount Mercy | IA | Heart of America Athletic | 98.1 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 77 | 98.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 78 | Doane | NE | Great Plains Athletic | 97.7 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 78 | 97.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 79 | Bellevue | NE | Frontier | 97.1 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 79 | 97.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 80 | Johnson (TN) | TN | Appalachian Athletic | 95.9 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 81 | 95.9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 81 | Warner | FL | The Sun Conference | 95.7 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 82 | 95.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 82 | Friends | KS | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 95.1 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 83 | 95.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 83 | Embry-Riddle (AZ) | AZ | Great Southwest Athletic | 94.8 | 4 | 6 | 69 | 84 | 94.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 84 | Tabor | KS | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 92.2 | 6 | 8 | 89 | 85 | 92.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 85 | Hastings | NE | Great Plains Athletic | 92.2 | 5 | 6 | 93 | 86 | 92.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 86 | Brewton-Parker | GA | Southern States Athletic | 91.6 | 5 | 5 | 102 | 80 | 95.9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 87 | Thomas GA | GA | Southern States Athletic | 91.2 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 87 | 91.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 88 | Health Sciences & Pharmacy | MO | American Midwest | 90.0 | 6 | 6 | 110 | 88 | 90.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 89 | Florida National | FL | Independent | 89.9 | 8 | 10 | 98 | 89 | 89.9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 90 | Georgetown KY | KY | Mid-South | 89.9 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 90 | 89.9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 91 | Briar Cliff | IA | Great Plains Athletic | 89.6 | 8 | 12 | 91 | 91 | 89.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 92 | Central Baptist | AR | American Midwest | 89.4 | 5 | 11 | 75 | 92 | 89.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 93 | McPherson | KS | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 88.4 | 4 | 6 | 96 | 93 | 88.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 94 | Stillman | AL | HBCU Athletic Conference | 88.1 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 95 | 87.8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 95 | Clarke | IA | Heart of America Athletic | 88.1 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 94 | 88.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 96 | Taylor | IN | Crossroads | 87.3 | 5 | 7 | 103 | 96 | 87.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 97 | Mid-America Christian | OK | Sooner Athletic | 86.6 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 97 | 86.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 98 | Union (KY) | KY | Appalachian Athletic | 86.4 | 6 | 10 | 99 | 98 | 86.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 99 | Cumberland TN | TN | Mid-South | 86.0 | 6 | 8 | 113 | 99 | 86.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 100 | York | NE | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 85.3 | 4 | 11 | 81 | 100 | 85.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| NAIA | vs. NCAA | Overall | |||||||||||
| Rank | Team | State | Conference | Rating | W | L | SoS | Rank | Rating | W | L | W | L |
| 101 | Xavier LA | LA | Red River Athletic | 85.1 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 101 | 85.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 102 | Nelson | TX | Sooner Athletic | 84.9 | 8 | 8 | 121 | 102 | 84.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 103 | Stephens | MO | American Midwest | 82.2 | 3 | 7 | 100 | 103 | 82.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 104 | Brescia | KY | River States | 82.0 | 4 | 8 | 107 | 104 | 82.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 105 | Bethany KS | KS | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 81.9 | 3 | 8 | 97 | 105 | 81.9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 106 | Judson | IL | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic | 81.5 | 2 | 10 | 76 | 106 | 81.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 107 | Central Christian | KS | Sooner Athletic | 80.6 | 3 | 7 | 106 | 107 | 80.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 108 | Southwestern KS | KS | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 80.0 | 4 | 6 | 120 | 108 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 109 | Saint Mary NE | NE | Great Plains Athletic | 79.7 | 3 | 8 | 105 | 109 | 79.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 110 | Cleary | MI | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic | 79.6 | 3 | 7 | 112 | 110 | 79.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 111 | Corban | OR | Cascade Collegiate | 79.2 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 111 | 79.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 112 | Southwest | NM | Red River Athletic | 78.8 | 2 | 12 | 85 | 112 | 78.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 113 | Kansas Wesleyan | KS | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 77.9 | 3 | 8 | 115 | 113 | 77.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 114 | Oakland City | IN | River States | 77.4 | 3 | 7 | 117 | 114 | 77.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 115 | Midway | KY | River States | 76.3 | 2 | 8 | 104 | 115 | 76.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 116 | Crowley's Ridge | AR | American Midwest | 76.0 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 116 | 76.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 117 | Oklahoma Panhandle State | OK | Sooner Athletic | 74.7 | 4 | 14 | 116 | 117 | 74.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 118 | Graceland | IA | Heart of America Athletic | 74.6 | 4 | 11 | 118 | 118 | 74.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 119 | Sterling | KS | Kansas Collegiate Athletic | 74.3 | 2 | 12 | 101 | 119 | 74.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 120 | Waldorf | IA | Great Plains Athletic | 71.7 | 2 | 12 | 114 | 121 | 71.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 121 | Huston-Tillotson | TX | HBCUAC | 71.5 | 3 | 8 | 122 | 120 | 73.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 122 | Bethel IN | IN | Crossroads | 70.8 | 3 | 7 | 123 | 122 | 70.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 123 | Calumet St. Joseph | IN | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic | 70.1 | 1 | 9 | 109 | 123 | 70.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 124 | Columbia SC | SC | Appalachian Athletic | 67.1 | 3 | 7 | 124 | 124 | 67.1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
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