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Softball Closes Out Year 15th in Final NFCA Poll

Titans made first Super Regional appearance since 2019

6/12/2025 9:32:00 AM

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Illinois Wesleyan University softball team posted its highest ranking of the season as the National Fastpitch Coaches Association released its final top-25 of the year Tuesday, June 10. The Titans accrued 110 points, climbing five spots into 15th.

Illinois Wesleyan compiled a 37-9 overall record in 2025, breaking the program's longest win streak record with 25 straight victories. The Green and White won the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin regular season and tournament championships, while winning a regional in the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament for the first time since 2019.

IWU saw eight named All-CCIW, with three garnering NFCA All-Region accolades. Jen Kuhn reeled in NFCA First Team All-America status and was named the Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipient at shortstop. Tiffany Prager and staff were voted the CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year as well as the NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.

The NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll is selected by 10 NCAA Division III head coaches representing the 10 NCAA regions. Final 2025 records are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses.

NFCA/GoRout Division III Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll – June 10, 2025

Rank	Team	Points	2025 Record	Previous
1	Trine (10)	250	46-5	5
2	Virginia Wesleyan	240	49-6-1	3
3	Linfield	230	45-7	6
4	Randolph-Macon	220	42-14	24
5	Rowan	210	49-4	4
6	Redlands	200	40-11	11
7	Saint Mary's (Minn.)	190	44-7	7
8	Texas Lutheran	180	44-5	9
9	East Texas Baptist	170	43-5	1
10	Christopher Newport	160	37-6	2
11	Wisconsin-Whitewater	150	39-8	15
12	Moravian	140	40-9	18
13	Salisbury	130	36-8-1	8
14	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	120	31-15	NR
15	Illinois Wesleyan	110	37-9	20
16	WashU	100	34-7	10
17	Belhaven	90	32-9	T12
18	Emory	79	33-14	NR
19	Huntingdon	69	38-7	T12
20	Gettysburg	59	41-8	16
21	Ithaca	49	30-8	21
22	St. Thomas (Texas)	36	34-12	NR
23	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	27	39-8	14
24	Chapman	18	33-11	RV
25	Simpson	9	34-9	23

Others receiving votes: Case Western Reserve 5, Pfeiffer 4, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3 and Messiah 2.

Dropped out: Baldwin Wallace, Greenville, Lewis & Clark, Ramapo and Swarthmore.

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