INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Emory & Henry University Softball Team is the 10th-ranked team in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region, NCAA officials announced Wednesday. This is the third ranking period of the 2025 season and the second where the top 10 teams in each region are listed in numerical order.
RELATED – NCAA Division II Softball Regional Rankings
The NCAA's regional rankings are the official means of determining the field of teams for the national postseason. Combined with automatic bids given to conference champions, the Division II Softball Committee uses these rankings to select the eight teams from each region for the playoffs.
Emory & Henry (31-21) finished the 2025 regular season with a 12-12 South Atlantic Conference record, good for a three-way tie for seventh place in the league standings. The 31 wins are the most in the program's NCAA Division II era and tie for third-most in program history.
Francis Marion University remains the top team in the region, holding a 47-4 overall record after winning the Conference Carolinas Championship on Monday. The Patriots are also ranked No. 2 in the country by the NFCA. Second in the region is University of North Georgia while Wingate University is No. 3 and Lenoir-Rhyne University is No. 4.
E&H is one of six members of the SAC to be noted in the rankings as Carson-Newman University, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Lincoln Memorial University, Tusculum University and Wingate University are also listed.
The final regional rankings will be released along with the selection of teams for the NCAA Division II Tournament on Monday, May 5.
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NCAA Division II Southeast Region Rankings
1. Francis Marion
2. North Georgia
3. Wingate *
4. Lenoir-Rhyne *
5. Flagler
6. Lincoln Memorial *
7. Tusculum *
8. Carson-Newman *
9. Barton
10. Emory & Henry *
* denotes South Atlantic Conference school