Ole Miss-committed 2024 SS Mackenzie Pickens of Buford (GA). Photo courtesy of Buford Softball's Twitter.

The NFCA released its most recent NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top-25 Coaches’ Poll on Thursday. Buford (GA), the reigning GHSA 7A state champion, is ranked #1.

NFCA Summer/Fall High School Top 25 Coaches’ Poll:

  • 1 (1). Buford (GA) 11-0
  • 2 (3). Caddo (OK) 19-0
  • 3 (2). Gretna (NE) 12-1
  • 4 (5). Holy Family (CO) 9-0
  • 5 (6). Seward (NE) 8-0
  • 6 (7). Horizon (CO) 10-0
  • 7 (8). East Paulding (GA) 13-1
  • 8 (NR). Grandview (CO) 5-0
  • 9 (9). Turner (OK) 17-2
  • 10 (4). Columbine (CO) 9-1

  • 11 (10). Erie (CO) 8-2
  • 12 (11). Eaton (CO) 8-1
  • 13 (NR). Blue Springs South (MO) 7-2
  • 14 (14). Houston County (GA) 12-2
  • 15 (15). Pope (GA) 13-2
  • 16 (16). Owasso (OK) 20-2-1
  • 17 (NR). Washington (MO) 9-1-1
  • 18 (18). Broken Arrow (OK) 17-2
  • 19 (20). Moore (OK) 16-2
  • 20 (NR). Papillion-LaVista (NE) 9-4
  • 21 (21). Lone Grove (OK) 17-5
  • 22 (22). North Linn (IA) 39-6
  • 23 (23). Ankeny Centennial (IA) 36-5
  • 24 (24). Regina Catholic (IA) 30-8
  • 25 (25). Williamsburg (IA) 36-9

Dropped: Lincoln Southwest (NE), Lincoln East (NE), Millard West (NE) and Riverdale Ridge (CO).

Carlos Arias, Dugout Chatter (Follow Carlos on Twitter @Los_Stuff and Threads @los_stuff)

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