Quartet of PacWest softball teams hanging tough in race for NCAA II post-season berths

4 PacWest teams hanging tough in race for NCAA II post-season

PHOENIX, AZ – The Pacific West Conference maintained four teams in the Top 8 of the most recent NCAA Division II West Region Softball Rankings, improving the conference chances of landing a quartet of clubs in the national championship tournament.

Hawai‘i Pacific remains the number one team in the West Region, while Grand Canyon stayed at number two for the second straight week. Hawai‘i Hilo moved up another notch from fifth to fourth after splitting a four-game set with HPU, while Dixie State hung in at seventh. The top eight teams in each region are selected to the NCAA II National Championship Tournament in May.

Dixie State is the reigning West Region Champion.

The NCAA Division II Softball Committee released its weekly rankings on Wednesday, April 21, from its office in Indianapolis. The records are through April 18 and reflect each team’s overall Division II mark and its record in the West Region. 

   R    Team (D-II Record/In-Region Record)

1. Hawai‘i Pacific (32-5/32-5)
2. Grand Canyon (32-9/32-9)
3. Sonoma State (37-12/37-12)
4. Hawai‘i Hilo (24-13/24-13)
5. Cal State Monterey Bay (27-15/27-15)
6. Cal State Chico (23-16/23-16)
7. Dixie State (27-11/27-11)
8. UC San Diego (26-18/26-18)
9. Central Washington (24-13/24-13)
10. Cal State Dominguez Hills (27-19/26-19)