PEMBROKE, N.C. (NCBWA) Colorado Mesa saw its 21-game win streak come to an end on Saturday, but it was not enough to knock the Mavericks from their perch atop the NCBWA Division II Top 25 this week. Colorado Mesa collected 17 of a possible 19 first-place votes to stay No. 1, while Central Missouri picked up the two remaining first-place votes to solidify its hold on the No. 2 position.
Colorado Mesa tacked up 32 runs across the first three games of its series at CSU Pueblo on Friday and Saturday, but the Thunderwolves used a 4-run seventh inning to pull ahead for good and deal the Mavericks their first loss since March 26. Central Missouri has now captured 29 of its last 31 outings following a three-game sweep of Missouri Western on Thursday and Friday that saw the Mules amass a combined 41 runs.
The top 10 remained relatively unchanged this week, albeit a handful of teams swapping spots. Western Oregon (No. t23) is in the NCBWA Division II Top 25 for the first time since the 2012 preseason poll, while Delta State made its season debut among the nations top-25 teams at the No. 25 position.
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