INDIANAPOLIS--Concordia is listed third, Biola is sixth, Hawaii Hilo seventh and Jessup is tenth in the first official NCAA West Region softball rankings announced by the national office. 

Those four teams are also in next week's conference tournament in La Mirada, seeded in that order. The winner of the PacWest Conference tournament earns the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament, May 14-16.

There will be one more NCAA list next Wednesday (May 6) prior to the final tournament selections on May 10.

The top two teams in the final rankings announced during the selection show will serve as the host schools for the opening rounds of NCAA Regionals. Eight total teams will be selected from each region, with four going to each regional host during the first weekend of tournament play (4-seed, 5-seed, and 8-seed travel to 1-seed, while 3-seed, 6-seed, and 7-seed travel to 2-seed).

In addition to the PacWest's champion, winners of the conference tournaments for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) will claim three of the eight spots. 

Here are the April 29 rankings, with overall records through April 27 listed.
1. CSU San Marcos (43-6)
2. CSU East Bay (37-11)
3. Concordia (40-14)
4. CSU Dominguez Hills (35-20)
5. CSU Monterey Bay (29-20)
6. Biola (34-17)
7. Hawaii Hilo (24-15)
8. Western Washington (28-17)
9. Northwest Nazarene (30-17)
10. Jessup (25-20)

To the ranking for all eight NCAA Division II regions, click here.