WINGATE, N.C. (NCBWA) – For the third straight week, the University of Tampa Spartans received every first-place vote, sitting atop the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) top 25 in the fourth poll of the 2024 regular season. The Spartans are a perfect 17-0 on the season and have been the top-ranked team in all four in-season NCBWA polls this year, after checking in at No. 3 in the preseason poll.
The top six of the poll are unchanged, with North Greenville, Central Missouri, Point Loma and West Texas A&M rounding out the top five in the same order as last week. Southern Arkansas jumps into the top 10 this week at number seven, along with ninth-ranked Wayne State, moving up three spots. UNC Pembroke is the big mover this week, going from receiving votes last week to No. 11 in this week’s poll, checking in at 15-3 overall.
Five of the last seven teams in the poll are new to the ranking this week, led by No. 19 Mount Olive and defending national champion Angelo State at No. 20. Grand Valley State, Augustana and East Stroudsburg also crack this week’s rankings.
The NCBWA Region polls will be announced every Monday throughout the season, with a new top 25 national poll coming out every Wednesday.
| 2024 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (MARCH 6) | |||||
| Rk. | School [1st place] | Location | Record | Pts. | Pvs. |
| 1. | Tampa [20] | Tampa, Fla. | 17-0 | 500 | 1 |
| 2. | North Greenville | Tigerville, S.C. | 16-3 | 474 | 2 |
| 3. | Central Missouri | Warrensburg, Mo. | 15-3 | 464 | 3 |
| 4. | Point Loma | San Diego, Calif. | 12-5-1 | 402 | 4 |
| 5. | West Texas A&M | Canyon, Texas | 13-5 | 400 | 5 |
| 6. | Millersville | Millersville, Pa. | 10-3 | 383 | 6 |
| 7. | Southern Arkansas | Magnolia, Ark. | 15-3 | 373 | 11 |
| 8. | West Florida | Pensacola, Fla. | 12-5 | 355 | 9 |
| 9. | Wayne State | Detroit, Mich. | 7-1 | 330 | 12 |
| 10. | Missouri Southern | Joplin, Mo. | 17-4 | 292 | 8 |
| 11. | UNC Pembroke | Pembroke, N.C. | 15-3 | 272 | RV |
| 12. | Northwest Nazarene | Nampa, Idaho | 12-4-1 | 269 | 10 |
| 13. | Molloy | Rockville Centre, N.Y. | 8-2 | 266 | 13 |
| 14. | Saint Leo | Saint Leo, Fla. | 13-2 | 237 | 19 |
| 15. | West Chester | West Chester, Pa. | 7-0 | 235 | 18 |
| 16. | CSU Pueblo | Pueblo, Colo. | 11-4 | 210 | 15 |
| 17. | Illinois Springfield | Springfield, Ill. | 9-4 | 188 | 20 |
| 18. | Young Harris | Young Harris, Ga. | 14-4 | 170 | 7 |
| 19. | Mount Olive | Mount Olive, N.C. | 10-5 | 139 | RV |
| 20. | Angelo State | San Angelo, Texas | 13-8 | 97 | RV |
| 21. | Cal State Monterey Bay | Seaside, Fla. | 10-6 | 81 | 23 |
| 22. | Grand Valley State | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 6-1 | 74 | RV |
| 23. | Augustana | Sioux Falls, S.D. | 6-2 | 51 | NR |
| 24. | East Stroudsburg | East Stroudsburg, Pa. | 6-3 | 47 | RV |
| 25. | Goldey-Beacom | Wilmington, Del. | 7-5 | 42 | 22 |
| Also receiving votes: Delta State (12-6) 39; North Georgia (11-4) 33; Central Oklahoma (14-4) 18; Seton Hill (6-3) 15; Barton (15-2) 8; Lynn (11-6) 7; Westmont (10-6-3) 7; Lubbock Christian (13-7) 6; Saginaw Valley State (8-3) 6; Queens (4-1) 4; Hawai’i Pacific (13-4) 4; Georgia Southwestern (13-5) 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: Lynn (14); Georgia Southwestern (16); Central Oklahoma (17); Lincoln Memorial (21); Harding (24); UT Tyler (25). | |||||
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