The Columbia College softball team is ranked 6th in the NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 poll. The Cougars were 12-2 last season before the COVID-19 pandemic cut the season short. The season starts February 19th when the Cougars travel to Fort Worth, Texas to take part in the Southern Collegiate Sports Invitational. Southern Oregon is on top of the poll, followed by Science & Arts of Oklahoma, Lindsey Wilson of Kentucky, Oklahoma City and Marian of Indiana.

2021 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll (January 13, 2021)

RANK SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] 2019-20 RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 Southern Oregon [15] 23-3 494
2 Science & Arts (Okla.) [1] 25-2 482
3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 12-1 460
4 Oklahoma City 18-3 446
5 Marian (Ind.) 10-2 430
6 Columbia (Mo.) 12-2 424
7 Mobile (Ala.) [1] 14-4 408
8 Vanguard (Calif.) 19-7 381
9 Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 14-3 362
10 Georgia Gwinnett 12-9 332
11 Campbellsville (Ky.) 12-7 317
12 William Carey (Miss.) 14-3 301
13 Hope International (Calif.) 18-9 284
14 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 18-6 275
15 Indiana Wesleyan 9-9 271
16 Central Baptist (Ark.) 15-2 264
17 College of Idaho 13-7 235
18 Grand View (Iowa) 6-3 221
19 Warner (Fla.) 19-3 210
20 Morningside (Iowa) 15-6 194
21 Reinhardt (Ga.) 18-10 163
22 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 13-3 143
23 Corban (Ore.) 15-5 118
24 Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 19-2-1 115
25 Webber International (Fla.) 18-6 94