PINEVILLE - The Louisiana College softball team has finished among the top 10 in the nation in the final poll of the 2010 season released by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

The Lady Wildcats, who finished the season 44-8 and were eliminated from the NCAA Division III softball regionals by eventul champ East Texas Baptist, wrapped the season at No. 6. 

The rest of the top 25 was as follows: 

1 East Texas Baptist 
2 Linfield
3 Eastern Connecticut State
4 Luther
5 Christopher Newport
6 Louisiana College
7 DePauw
8 Moravian
9 Salisbury
10 Texas-Tyler
11 Ithaca
12 Ohio Northern
13 St. Thomas
14 Messiah
15 Cortland State
16 Wisconsin-LaCrosse
17 Simpson
18 Coast Guard
19 College of New Jersey
20 Brandeis
20 Central
22 Aurora
23 Southwestern
24 Lebanon Valley
25 Illinois Wesleyan
Others receiving votes:
Point totals in parentheses: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (22); Washington-St. Louis (22); Trine (14); Alfred (6); five others received votes but appeared on only one ballot.
Dropped out:
No. 17 Washington-St. Louis, No. 19 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, No. 22 North Central