WINGATE, N.C. (NCBWA) – There is a new number one team in this week’s NCBWA Division II Top 25 poll, with Colorado Mesa collecting 15 of the 20 first-place votes to sit atop the Division II rankings for the first time this season. Mesa is 34-3 overall, moving up one spot after ranking second last in last week’s poll.
Tampa checks in at number two this week, collecting the other five first-place votes, while Catawba remains third. Point Loma is up three spots to number four, while North Greenville jumps eight spots to check in at number five this week.
Grand Valley State is sixth for the second consecutive week, while Rogers State is the big mover, up 14 spots to number seven this week. West Chester, Pittsburg State and UT Tyler round out the top 10.
West Alabama moves up four spots this week to check in at #11, while North Georgia is up seven spots this week, ranking 13th. There are four new teams in this week’s poll, starting with Eckerd at #20. Northwest Missouri, Rollins and Southern New Hampshire are all new to the poll this week, taking up the final three spots of the top 25.
The NCBWA Region polls will be announced every Monday throughout the season, while national polls will come out every Wednesday.
| NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (APRIL 8) | |||||
| Rk. | School [1st place] | Location | Record | Pts. | Pvs. |
| 1. | Tampa [14] | Tampa, Fla. | 14-1 | 494 | 1 |
| 2. | Pittsburg State [6] | Pittsburg, Kan. | 17-0 | 484 | 2 |
| 3. | Catawba | Salisbury, N.C. | 13-3 | 445 | 3 |
| 4. | Colorado Mesa | Grand Junction, Colo. | 14-2 | 412 | 9 |
| 5. | Central Missouri | Warrensburg, Mo. | 15-2 | 404 | 6 |
| 6. | North Greenville | Tigerville, S.C. | 16-2 | 393 | 5 |
| 7. | Cal State Monterey Bay | Seaside, Calif. | 11-3 | 385 | 7 |
| 8. | Grand Valley State | Allendale, Mich. | 10-1 | 373 | 8 |
| 9. | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | 14-4 | 333 | 4 |
| 10. | West Alabama | Livingston, Ala. | 15-2 | 323 | 11 |
| 11. | Seton Hill | Greensburg, Pa. | 7-1 | 277 | 14 |
| 12. | Lenoir-Rhyne | Hickory, N.C. | 11-3 | 273 | 10 |
| 13. | Point Loma | San Diego, Calif. | 14-3 | 258 | 12 |
| 14. | West Florida | Pensacola, Fla. | 12-3 | 201 | 22 |
| 15. | Emporia State | Emporia, Kan. | 13-3 | 190 | 18 |
| 16. | Angelo State | San Angelo, Texas | 14-4 | 185 | RV |
| 17. | Young Harris | Young Harris, Ga. | 14-3 | 146 | RV |
| 18. | Drury | Springfield, Mo. | 8-2 | 139 | RV |
| 19. | Wilmington | Wilmington, Del. | 6-2 | 124 | RV |
| 20. | Rollins | Winter Park, Fla. | 13-4 | 102 | NR |
| 21. | North Georgia | Dahlonega, Ga. | 15-4 | 99 | 16 |
| 22. | Westmont | Santa Barbara, Calif. | 11-4 | 95 | 23 |
| 23. | West Chester | West Chester, Pa. | 5-1 | 80 | RV |
| 24. | Illinois Springfield | Springfield, Ill. | 9-4 | 46 | 19 |
| 25. | Francis Marion | Florence, S.C. | 15-3 | 42 | 21 |
| Also receiving votes: Frostburg State (24-6) 32 points; MSU Denver (28-6) 29 points; Northwest Nazarene (27-11) 23 points; Belmont Abbey (28-8) 15 points; West Florida (27-9) 11 points; Wilmington (22-10) 7 points; Augustana (24-8) 7 points; Lenoir-Rhyne (26-8-1) 3 points. | |||||
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