Carson-Newman, West Florida leap into the rankings

Carson-Newman jumped into the power rankings after laying claim to their tenth tournament title.

In the Week 5 DII softball power rankings, Carson-Newman and West Florida entered the rankings.

Note: These power rankings are not affiliated with the NCAA selection committee and teams are ranked at the sole discretion of the writer.

Rank	School	Record	Comments	Previous
1	Angelo State	51-4	It heads into the Lone Star Conference Tournament on a 16-game winning streak.	1
2	North Georgia	44-10	It heads into the Southeast Regional, May 11-13, on a nine-game winning streak.	2
3	Minnesota State	50-6	It reached 50 wins for first time since 2011.	4
4	Harding	50-6	It became just the second team in GAC history to reach 50 wins.	5
5	West Texas A&M	40-9	It outscored opponents 36-6 during a four-game winning streak.	6
6	West Virginia Wesleyan	40-6	It heads into the MEC Tournament on a 15-game winning streak.	7
7	Central Oklahoma	47-9	It won the MIAA regular-season and tournament titles.	10
8	Colorado Mesa	42-6	It prepares for RMAC Tournament with a perfect 20-0 home record.	9
9	Pfeiffer	44-6	It lost in the championship game of the Conference Carolinas Tournament.	3
10	Cal State Monterey Bay	42-9	It beat Humboldt State in its final regular-season game.	8
11	Southern Indiana	40-10	The last four regular-season games were rained out.	12
12	St. Mary’s (TX)	40-12	This is its fifth straight season with 40 or more wins.	16
13	Humboldt State	34-12	It's preparing for the CCAA Tournament after splitting the regular season title with Monterey Bay.	13
14	Carson-Newman	43-11	It won its tenth South Atlantic Conference Tournament.	NR
15	California Baptist	36-11	It is in the middle of two and a half weeks without games before regionals start.	15
16	West Florida	39-12	It allowed only one run in last three games.	NR