North Miami and Caston are ranked in the 1A Softball Coaches Association of Indiana’s preseason poll.

Tecumseh is the top-ranked team with Rossville preseason number two in the 1A poll followed by North Miami and Caston in the top four. 

Rossville defeated North Miami (19-10 last season) in the semistate semifinal last season, 3-2. Rossville then dropped a 4-3 decision in the Class A north semistate championship game against No. 5 South Central.

Caston (19-5 last season) lost to North Miami in the sectional championship, 5-3.  Caston  won the Hoosier North with a perfect 7-0 record.

Rounding out the 1A top 10 are Clay City, Rising Sun, Barr-Reeve, West Central and Riverton Parke.

Whitko was voted #8 in the preseason 2A poll.  At number one is Eastside followed by North Posey, North Newton, South Vermillion, Madison-Grant, Eastern Hancock, and Hauser.  Eastern (Greentown) and Boone Grove are ranked ninth and tenth, respectively.

Whitko was 10-14 last season but advanced to the 2A semistate semifinal before losing to North Newton in five innings, 12-2.

Tri-West Hendricks is No. 1 in the 3A poll followed by Leo, Corydon Central, Yorktown, Kankakee Valley, Pike Central, Franklin County, New Prairie, Gibson Southern and Hanover Central.

Roncalli, the two-time defending state champion, is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A ahead of Center Grove, Bedford North Lawrence, Mooresville, Lake Central, Penn, New Palestine, Pendleton Heights, Columbus North and Harrison (West Lafayette).