Dana is Coaches’ Pick to Win GPAC Softball Title in 2007

(Sioux City, IA) – Dana College, GPAC regular and postseason softball champions in 2006, is the coaches’ pick to win the 2007 title.  The Vikings, who went 43-10 overall and 20-2 in the conference last spring, received 143 points and 11 first place votes in the balloting of the 13 league coaches.  Northwestern (36-15, 17-5 in 2006) is tabbed second in the league with 129 points and one first place vote.  The other first place vote went to Morningside (42-15, 18-6 last year) who was picked third in the preseason poll with 122 points.  

The GPAC softball season will once again consist of 24 games and conclude with the GPAC Postseason Tournament on May 3-4 at the SYA Softball Complex in Sioux City, Iowa.  The NAIA Region III Tournament will be hosted by the Dakota Athletic Conference at a site TBD on May 9-11.

Points were assigned on a 12-1 basis and coaches’ could not vote for their own team.

Here is the complete GPAC Softball 2007 preseason coaches’ poll: