Fort Hays State softball drops four spots to No. 18 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Wednesday. The Tigers split a pair of conference doubleheaders this past week, dropping from No. 14. This is the sixth straight week Fort Hays State has been ranked after moving into the poll for the first time in school history on March 13.
Central Oklahoma are the only other team from the MIAA in the latest poll. The Bronchos, who leads the MIAA standings, checks in at No. 7 this week up one spot from last week.
Below is the complete Top 25 Poll for April 17, 2013…
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Indianapolis (16) | 38-2 | 400 | 1 |
| 2 | Armstrong | 35-6-1 | 370 | 3 |
| 3 | Valdosta State | 30-8 | 359 | 4 |
| 4 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 36-7 | 354 | 5 |
| 5 | West Texas A&M | 34-7 | 335 | 2 |
| 6 | Humboldt State | 36-12 | 314 | 7 |
| 7 | Central Oklahoma | 33-7 | 299 | 8 |
| 8 | California (Pennsylvania) | 23-1 | 268 | 10 |
| 9 | Grand Valley State | 27-3 | 250 | 12 |
| 10 | Texas Woman’s University | 36-10 | 243 | 15 |
| 11 | North Alabama | 36-12 | 240 | 11 |
| 12 | Colorado School of Mines | 33-4-1 | 220 | 9 |
| 13 | North Georgia | 36-11 | 193 | 6 |
| 14 | Georgia College | 34-13 | 188 | 21 |
| 15 | Tampa | 25-8 | 165 | 16 |
| 16 | Sonoma State | 32-12 | 163 | 17 |
| 17 | Caldwell | 31-4 | 155 | |
| 18 | Fort Hays State | 35-7 | 142 | 14 |
| 19 | Midwestern State | 34-12 | 95 | 22 |
| 20 | Shippensburg | 25-6 | 79 | |
| 21 | St. Martin’s | 30-11 | 74 | 23 |
| 22 | Rollins | 39-8 | 63 | 18 |
| 23 | Columbus State | 36-16 | 59 | 24 |
| 24 | New Haven | 26-8 | 47 | |
| 25 | Saint Leo | 34-14 | 26 |