LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Unbeaten Buford received three extra video games this week to energy its place because the No. 1 crew within the NFCA Summer season/Fall Excessive Faculty Prime 25 Coaches Ballot.
The (11-0) Wolves allowed only one run mixed whereas scoring 31 in victories over Central Gwinnett, Collins Hill and Wesleyan. The highest crew within the rankings for a 3rd week this season — and sixth consecutive ballot relationship again to final yr — has Dakula up subsequent later right this moment.
The subsequent two groups swapped locations, with still-perfect Caddo (19-0) leapfrogging Gretna (13-1) for the second slot. The Dragons’ solely loss in a 6-1 week got here Saturday to new No. 20 Papillion-LaVista (9-4) within the last of the NFCA Kaiti Williams Memorial Leadoff Traditional. Caddo, in the meantime, added six extra victories to its season ledger.
Holy Household (9-0), Seward (8-0), Horizon (10-0) and East Paulding (13-1) all gained one place, forward of unbeaten ballot newcomer Grandview (5-0), Turner (17-2) and Columbine (9-1) within the prime 10.
Perennial Missouri powers Blue Springs South (7-2) and Washington (9-1-1) are the opposite two groups making their 2023 rating debuts, at Nos. 13 and 17, respectively.
State rankings submitted by the 2023 NFCA Excessive Faculty Steering Committee are used to compile the NFCA Summer season/Fall Excessive Faculty Prime 25 Coaches Ballot. Groups are chosen primarily based on efficiency, roster high quality, energy of schedule, and energetic NFCA membership. 5 states — Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri — play a fall fastpitch schedule, whereas Iowa not too long ago accomplished its summer time season.
NFCA Summer season/Fall Excessive Faculty Prime 25 Coaches Ballot – Week 3
1. Buford (Ga.)
File: 11-0 | PR: 1
2. Caddo (Okla.)
File: 19-0 | PR: 3
3. Gretna (Neb.)
File: 13-1 | PR: 2
4. Holy Household (Colo.)
File: 9-0 | PR: 5
5. Seward (Neb.)
File: 8-0 | PR: 6
6. Horizon (Colo.)
File: 10-0 | PR: 7
7. East Paulding (Ga.)
File: 13-1 | PR: 8
8. Grandview (Colo.)
File: 5-0 | PR: NR
9. Turner (Okla.)
File: 17-2 | PR: 9
10. Columbine (Colo.)
File: 9-1 | PR: 4
11. Erie (Colo.)
File: 8-2 | PR: 10
12. Eaton (Colo.)
File: 8-1 | PR: 11
13. Blue Springs South (Mo.)
File: 8-2 | PR: NR
14. Houston County (Ga.)
File: 12-2 | PR: 14
15. Pope (Ga.)
File: 13-2 | PR: 15
16. Owasso (Okla.)
File: 20-2-1 | PR: 16
17. Washington (Mo.)
File: 9-1-1 | PR: NR
18. Damaged Arrow (Okla.)
File: 17-2 | PR: 18
19. Moore (Okla.)
File: 16-2 | PR: 20
20. Papillion-LaVista (Neb.)
File: 9-4 | PR: NR
21. Lone Grove (Okla.)
File: 17-5 | PR: 21
22. North Linn (Iowa)
File: 39-6 | PR: 22
23. Ankeny Centennial (Iowa
File: 36-5 | PR: 23
24. Regina Catholic (Iowa)
File: 30-8 | | PR: 24
25. Williamsburg (Iowa)
File: 36-9 | PR: 25
Dropped out: Lincoln Southwest (Neb.), Lincoln East (Neb.), Millard West (Neb.) and Riverdale Ridge (Colo.).
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