WINGATE, N.C. (NCBWA) – The defending national champion Tampa Spartans remain the number one team in this week’s NCBWA top 25 poll, which was released Wednesday afternoon. Tampa received 19 of the 20 first-place votes, earning the top spot for the seventh straight week.
Angelo State and Central Missouri remain second and third, with Catawba moving up two spots to number four this week and UT Tyler remaining fifth. Westmont, Minnesota State, Grand Valley State, Millersville and North Greenville round out the top 10.
Northwest Nazarene, Young Harris and Pittsburg State each moved up two spots to check in at #13, 14 and 15 this week, while East Stroudsburg jumped up six spots to number 16. Lenoir-Rhyne and Davenport also moved up three spots each, checking in at 17th and 18th, respectively. The only new team to the poll this week is Fort Hays State, entering the poll at #25.
The NCBWA Region polls will be announced every Monday throughout the season, while national polls will come out every Wednesday.
| 2025 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (APRIL 30) | |||||
| Rk. | School [1st place] | Location | Record | Pts. | Pvs. |
| 1. | Tampa [19] | Tampa, Fla. | 38-6 | 499 | 1 |
| 2. | Angelo State [1] | San Angelo, Texas | 41-7 | 474 | 2 |
| 3. | Central Missouri | Warrensburg, Mo. | 35-10 | 453 | 3 |
| 4. | Catawba | Salisbury, N.C. | 36-12 | 415 | 6 |
| 5. | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | 41-9 | 412 | 5 |
| 6. | Westmont | Santa Barbara, Calif. | 37-11 | 409 | 4 |
| 7. | Minnesota State | Mankato, Minn. | 39-5 | 375 | 7 |
| 8. | Grand Valley State | Allendale, Mich. | 35-10 | 355 | 8 |
| 9. | Millersville | Millersville, Pa. | 34-7 | 319 | 10 |
| 10. | North Greenville | Tigerville, S.C. | 42-11 | 316 | 11 |
| 11. | Florida Southern | Lakeland, Fla. | 32-12 | 315 | 9 |
| 12. | Colorado Mesa | Grand Junction, Colo. | 33-10 | 272 | 12 |
| 13. | Northwest Nazarene | Nampa, Idaho | 38-12 | 233 | 15 |
| 14. | Young Harris | Young Harris, Ga. | 37-13 | 213 | 16 |
| 15. | Pittsburg State | Pittsburg, Kan. | 36-9 | 199 | 17 |
| 16. | East Stroudsburg | East Strousburg, Pa. | 35-9 | 175 | 22 |
| 17. | Lenoir-Rhyne | Hickory, N.C. | 40-9 | 161 | 20 |
| 18. | Davenport | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 33-12 | 160 | 21 |
| 19. | Delta State | Cleveland, Miss. | 32-16 | 151 | 14 |
| 20. | Thomas Jefferson | Philadelphia, Pa. | 33-13 | 139 | 24 |
| 21. | Point Loma | San Diego, Calif. | 32-12 | 99 | 23 |
| 22. | West Chester | West Chester, Pa. | 32-13 | 75 | 19 |
| 23. | North Georgia | Dahlonega, Ga | 36-13 | 52 | 25 |
| 24. | Goldey-Beacom | Wilmington, Del. | 33-15 | 50 | 18 |
| 25. | Fort Hays State | Fort Hays, Kan. | 32-12 | 33 | RV |
| Also receiving votes: St. Edward’s (32-18) 32; Ashland (32-13) 30; Francis Marion (39-11) 18; West Florida (31-17) 16; Cal State Monterey Bay (30-15) 9; Regis (30-14) 7; Lewis (34-12) 6; Central Oklahoma (31-14) 3; San Fransisco State (29-16) 2; Bentley (29-14) 2; Seton Hill (32-12) 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: Lewis (13th). | |||||
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