{"id":660,"date":"2019-02-06T17:30:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T22:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentuckysports.net\/?p=660"},"modified":"2020-11-03T09:01:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T14:01:39","slug":"luther-takes-top-spot-in-american-rivers-preseason-softball-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentuckysports.net\/?p=660","title":{"rendered":"Luther takes top spot in American Rivers preseason softball poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"13c398acb195b4bd84e993cb56669758\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Above Post Ad 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:638px;height:70px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4024319323781499\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8631827568\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>American Rivers Communications<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\"><strong>CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa<\/strong>&#8211; Results of the American Rivers Conference&#8217;s Softball Preseason Poll (as voted on by the league&#8217;s head coaches):<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table class=\"yiv7173961395gmail-MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" width=\"94%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"660\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong>2019 American Rivers Conference Softball Preseason Coaches\u2019 Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\"><strong>\u00a0School (First-place votes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong>Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\"><strong>2018 Record\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">1.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\u00a0 Luther College (5)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\">43-11 OA, 10-6 CONF (Conference Tournament Champion)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\u00a0 Coe College (4)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\">28-14 OA, 13-3 CONF (Regular Season Conference Champion)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">3.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\u00a0 Central College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\">29-12 OA, 12-4 CONF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">4.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\u00a0 Nebraska Wesleyan University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\">22-18 OA, 8-8 CONF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">T5.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\u00a0 Buena Vista University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\">21-15 OA, 6-10 CONF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">T5.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\u00a0 Simpson College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\">21-16 OA, 7-9 CONF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">7.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\u00a0 Loras College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\">19-20 OA, 7-9 CONF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">8.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\u00a0 Wartburg College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\">17-17 OA, 5-11 CONF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"36\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">9.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\u00a0 University of Dubuque<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\" align=\"right\">8-30 OA, 4-12 CONF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"yiv7173961395MsoNormal\">The Luther College Norse are the coaches&#8217; 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