USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 -- May 26, 2011
The USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association High School Top 25 is compiled by state representatives from across the country. Records include all games played through May 22, 2011. Among the criteria considered is a school's strength of schedule, the quality of competition in its state or league, and the quality of its players.
Rank Team Record Pts Pvs
1 The Woodlands (Texas) 40-0 0 1
2 Canyon del Oro (Arizona) 34-1 0 2
3 Gulliver Prep (Florida) 30-2 0 3
4 Plano (Texas) 37-4 0 5
5 Kaukauna (Wisconsin) 22-0 0 6
6 Niceville (Florida) 26-4 0 7
7 Bartow (Florida) 28-2 0 8
8 East Lake (Florida) 28-1 0 9
9 Alexander Central (North Carolina) 26-1 0 10
10 Riverdale (Tennessee) 44-3 0 4
11 American Heritage (Florida) 23-1 0 11
12 Northern (Maryland) 20-0 0 12
13 Hanhville (Louisiana) 32-3 0 14
14 North Davidson (North Carolina) 23-1 0 15
15 Chesapeake (Maryland) 22-0 0 16
16 Bonita Vista (California) 33-1 0 17
17 Bare (Lousiana) 26-3 0 19
18 Palm Beach Gardens (Florida) 29-5 0 18
19 San Benito (California) 27-1 0 NR
20 Lake Norman (North Carolina) 25-2 0 25
21 Conant (Illinois) 26-2 0 NR
22 Greater Nanticoke (Pennsylvania) 20-0 0 NR
23 Glencoe (Oregon) 24-2 0 22
24 Salem (New Hampshire) 15-1 0 24
25 Keystone (Ohio) 29-1 0 NR
25 Newton County (Mississippi) 34-2 0 NR

POWERADE FAB 50 ESPN RISE Softball Rankings

Rank School (City, State) Record Prev
1 The Woodlands (The Woodlands, Texas) 40-0 1
 
 
 
2 Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.)* 35-1 
 
 
 
3 Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest, Fla.)* 31-2 3
 
 
 
4 Plano (Plano, Texas)
 
37-4 
 
5
 
 
 
5 Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, Calif.) 25-3-1 
 
11
 
 
 
6 Niceville (Niceville, Fla.)* 26-4 6
 
 
 
7 Bartow (Bartow, Fla.)* 28-2 7
 
 
 
8 Alexander Central (Taylorsville, N.C.) 26-1 8
 
 
9 Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.) 23-3 14
 
 
10 East Lake (Tarpon Springs, Fla.)* 28-1
 
10
 
 
 
11 Tomball (Tomball, Texas) 33-4      
 
15
 
 
 
12 San Benito (Hollister, Calif.) 27-1 13
 
 
13 Pacifica (Garden Grove, Calif.) 24-2
 
17
 
 
 
14 Bonita Vista (Chula Vista, Calif.) 31-1
 
18
 
 
 
15 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)* 26-1 19
 
 
 
16 Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) 44-3 9
 
 
17 Palm Beach Gardens (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) * 25-5 20
 
 
18 Santiago (Corona, Calif.) 24-5
 
21
 
 
19 Simi Valley (Simi Valley, Calif.) 23-2
 
22
 
 
 
20 North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.) 24-1 23
 
 
21 Hudsonville (Hudsonville, Mich.) 25-2 32
 
 
22 Conant (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) 26-2 NR
 
 
 
23 Lake Norman (Mooresville, N.C.) 25-2 16
 
 
24 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) 26-3 27
 
 
 
25 Deer Valley (Phoenix, Ariz.)* 30-6 28
 
 
 
26 Sarasota (Sarasota, Fla.)* 27-3  37
 
 
 
27 Keller (Keller, Texas) 31-6-1 24
 
 
 
28 Northern (Owings, Md.) 19-0 30
 
 
29 Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.)* 27-5 31
 
 
 
30 Stockdale (Bakersfield, Calif.) 25-4-1 34
 
 
 
31 Olathe East (Olathe, Kan.) 22-0
 
38
 
 
 
32 Thomas Dale (Chester, Va.) 16-0 NR
 
 
 
33 Midway (Waco, Texas) 36-4 NR
 
 
34 Richards (Oak Lawn, Ill.) 28-1
 
36
 
 
35 Marina (Huntington Beach, Calif.) 19-6-1 42
 
 
36 Dothan (Dothan, Ala.)* 54-7-1 43
 
 
37 Elk Grove (Elk Grove, Ill.) 28-4
 
26
 
 
 
38 Woodinville (Woodinville, Wash.) 21-1
 
35
 
 
39 Winter Springs (Winter Springs, Fla.)* 27-6 39
 
 
 
40 Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.) 20-7 NR
 
 
 
41 San Benito (San Benito, Texas) 34-3
 
NR
 
 
42 Esperanza (Anaheim, Calif.)* 22-3 4
 
 
43 Keystone (LaGrange, Ohio) 27-1 45
 
 
 
44 Coronado (Lubbock, Texas)* 35-2 44
 
 
45 Bay Shore (Bay Shore, N.Y) 20-0 46
 
 
46 Red Mountain (Mesa, Ariz.)* 31-8
 
47
 
 
 
47 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria, Ariz.)* 26-3 48
 
 
48 Lakota East (Liberty Township, Ohio) 26-2 NR
 
 
49 Frontier (Bakersfield, Calif.) 33-3 50
 
 
50 O'Connor (San Antonio, Texas) 31-4 NR
 
 

Dropped Out:
Previous No. 12 Bellaire (Houston, Texas); No. 25 Americas (El Paso, Texas); No. 29 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsburg, Va.); No. 33 Sparkman (Harvest, Ala.); No. 40 St. Charles North (St. Charles, Ill.); No. 41 Norco (Norco, Calif.); No. 49 Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

On the Bubble:
Americas (El Paso, Texas) 35-4-1
Bartram Trail (Jacksonville, Fla.) 29-4*
Beecher (Beecher, Ill.) 30-1
Bellaire (Houston, Texas) 35-6
Carl Sandburg (Orland Park, Ill.) 24-6
Carmel (Carmel, Ind.) 22-3
Cary-Grove (Cary, Ill.) 26-1
Champion (Warren, Ohio) 22-0
Cicero-North (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19-0
Deer Park (Deer Park, Texas) 33-6*
DeSales (Columbus, Ohio) 25-3
Dobie (Pasadena, Texas) 30-11
Downers Grove North (Downers Grove, Ill.) 31-4
East Ridge (Clermont, Fla.) 25-3*
El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, Calif.) 23-4
Elk Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.) 23-4
Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.) 27-4*
Goodpasture (Madison, Tenn.) 33-3
Hunterdon Central (Flemington, N.J.) 23-1
Ironwood Ridge (Tucson, Ariz.) 30-7*
Lee-Davis (Mechanicsburg, Va.) 17-1
Logan (Logan, W. Va.) 23-2
Maize (Maize, Kan.) 21-1
Newton County (Decatur, Miss.) 34-2*
Pearland (Pearland, Texas) 33-13
Pequannock (Pompton Plains, N.J.) 20-0-1
Piedra Vista (Farmington, N.M.) 27-5*
Poland Seminary (Poland, Ohio) 19-2
Rodriguez (Fairfield, Calif.) 26-3
Shaler (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 16-1
Soddy Daisy (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) 38-7
St. John Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.) 20-1-1
Unicoi County (Erwin, Tenn.) 46-4
Valencia (Valencia, Calif.) 22-6
Walla Walla (Walla Walla, Wash.) 23-1