Emporia State Tops Preseason D II Rankings
Here’s a look at the NCBWA’s Preseason Division II Poll. Lower In the post you will also find regional rankings.
| RANK | SCHOOL | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Emporia State, Kans. | 49-14 | 404 | 6 |
| 2 | Southern Arkansas | 52-11 | 392 | 1 |
| 3 | UC San Diego | 41-15 | 383 | 5 |
| 4 | Florida Southern | 41-16 | 345 | T-21 |
| 5 | Grand Valley State | 45-16 | 326 | 14 |
| 6 | USC Aiken | 42-19 | 325 | 7 |
| 7 | Mesa State | 44-15 | 320 | 12 |
| 8 | West Chester, Pa. | 46-12 | 302 | 2 |
| 9 | Lynn, Fla. | 46-18 | 260 | RV |
| T-10 | Angelo State, Texas | 45-20 | 243 | T-21 |
| T-10 | Franklin Pierce | 37-18 | 243 | RV |
| 12 | Central Missouri | 44-15 | 224 | 13 |
| 13 | Francis Marion | 38-15 | 192 | 18 |
| 14 | Barry, Fla. | 44-11 | 188 | 3 |
| 15 | Sonoma State, Calif. | 35-16 | 184 | 15 |
| 16 | Wayne State, Neb. | 45-15 | 179 | 8 |
| 17 | Indianapolis, Ind. | 43-21 | 173 | NR |
| 18 | Abilene Christian, Texas | 44-19 | 118 | 19 |
| 19 | Tampa, Fla. | 39-17 | 117 | 16 |
| 20 | Ashland, Ohio | 42-15 | 97 | 4 |
| 21 | Mercyhurst, Pa. | 38-17 | 91 | 24 |
| 22 | Tusculum | 36-18 | 62 | RV |
| 23 | Adelphi, N.Y. | 34-16 | 57 | NR |
| 24 | Western Oregon | 34-14 | 56 | 20 |
| 25 | Dowling, N.Y. | 35-18 | 45 | NR |
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Delta State, La. 27; Kutztown, Pa. 22; Valdosta State, Ga. 19; Chico State, Calif. 18, Minnesota State 16; Northern Kentucky 15; North Georgia 10; Nebraska-Omaha 9; Slippery Rock, Pa. 8; Southern Indiana 6; Dominican, N.Y. 5; West Alabama 5; Missouri Southern 4; Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga. 1; Belmont Abbey 1; Catawba 1.
REGIONAL POLLS
| RANK | ATLANTIC REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | West Chester, Pa. (9) | 46-12 | 99 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercyhurst, Pa. (1) | 38-17 | 81 | 2 |
| 3 | Kutztown, Pa. | 34-17 | 69 | 3 |
| 4 | Slippery Rock, Pa. | 36-15 | 60 | 5 |
| 5 | West Virginia State | 33-15 | 56 | 7 |
| 6 | California, Pa. | 32-15 | 52 | 4 |
| 7 | Shepherd, W. Va. | 33-18 | 51 | 6 |
| 8 | Concord, W. Va. | 27-15 | 29 | 8 |
| 9 | Pitt-Johnstown, Pa. | 29-15 | 22 | 10 |
| 10 | Shippensburg, Pa. | 23-31 | 13 | RV |
Also receiving votes: East Stroudsburg, Pa. (32-22) 12; Seton Hill, Pa. (30-17) 8.
| RANK | CENTRAL REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Mesa State, Colo. (7) | 44-15 | 79 | 1 |
| 2 | Wayne State, Neb. (1) | 45-15 | 73 | T-2 |
| 3 | Minnesota State | 38-17 | 63 | T-2 |
| 4 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 41-22 | 48 | 5 |
| 5 | New Mexico Highlands | 39-21 | 47 | 4 |
| 6 | Southwest Minnesota State | 28-15 | 34 | 6 |
| 7 | Winona State, Minn. | 29-21 | 27 | 8 |
| 8 | St. Cloud State, Minn. | 36-18 | 26 | 7 |
| 9 | Metro State, Colo. | 28-24 | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Nebraska-Kearney | 26-32 | 10 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Concordia, Minn. (35-18) 7; Upper Iowa (26-26) 7; Augustana, S.D. (27-23) 6, Regis, Colo. (23-29) 2.
| RANK | EAST REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Franklin Pierce, N.H. (5) | 37-18 | 68 | T-1 |
| T-2 | Adelphi, N.Y. (1) | 34-16 | 55 | 3 |
| T-2 | Dowling, N.Y. (1) | 35-18 | 55 | 4 |
| 4 | Dominican, N.Y. | 38-14 | 47 | T-1 |
| 5 | Assumption, Mass. | 33-21 | 33 | 5 |
| 6 | Wilmington, Del. | 29-29 | 31 | 7 |
| 7 | Southern Connecticut State | 25-20 | 29 | T-8 |
| 8 | Molloy, N.Y. | 26-19 | 28 | 6 |
| 9 | UMass Lowell | 25-20 | 17 | 10 |
| 10 | Bentley, Mass. | 28-22 | 13 | T-8 |
Also receiving votes: New Haven, Conn. (22-21) 6; Stonehill, Mass.
(24-21) 2; St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. (25-23) 1.
| RANK | MIDWEST REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Grand Valley State, Mich. (6) | 45-16 | 60 | 2 |
| 2 | Indianapolis, Ind. | 43-21 | 53 | 5 |
| 3 | Ashland, Ohio | 42-15 | 49 | 1 |
| 4 | Southern Indiana | 39-19 | 41 | 3 |
| 5 | Northern Kentucky | 41-22 | 37 | 4 |
| 6 | Rockhurst, Ill. | 35-23 | 28 | 6 |
| 7 | Bellarmine, Ky. | 33-24 | 22 | 7 |
| 8 | Wayne State, Mich. | 25-26 | 20 | NR |
| 9 | St. Joseph’s, Ind. | 32-20 | 12 | 9 |
| 10 | Northwood, Mich. | 27-23 | 6 | 10 |
| RANK | SOUTH REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Southern Arkansas (3) | 52-11 | 91 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida Southern (4) | 41-16 | 85 | 3 |
| 3 | Lynn, Fla. | 46-18 | 68 | 6 |
| 4 | Barry, Fla. (1) | 44-11 | 62 | 2 |
| 5 | Tampa, Fla. (2) | 39-17 | 61 | 8 |
| 6 | Delta State, Miss. | 38-16 | 57 | 7 |
| 7 | Valdosta State, Ga. | 43-21 | 53 | 5 |
| 8 | West Alabama | 38-16 | 40 | 4 |
| 9 | West Florida | 32-23 | 10 | RV |
| T-10 | Alabama-Huntsville Ouachita Baptist |
29-13
37-20 |
5
5 |
9
RV |
Also receiving votes: Florida Tech (32-22) 4; Stillman, Ala. (35-20) 4; Albany State, Ga. (33-20) 2; Henderson State, Ark. (34-16) 2, Nova Southeastern, Fla. (37-19) 1.
| RANK | SOUTH CENTRAL REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Emporia State, Kans. (9) | 49-14 | 90 | 4 |
| T-2 | Angelo State, Texas | 45-20 | 74 | 3 |
| T-2 | Central Missouri | 44-15 | 74 | 1 |
| 4 | Abilene Christian, Texas | 44-19 | 68 | 2 |
| 5 | Cameron, Okla. | 42-15 | 48 | NR |
| 6 | Missouri Southern | 35-20 | 34 | NR |
| 7 | Texas-Permian Basin | 39-19 | 29 | 6 |
| 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 41-20 | 26 | 5 |
| 9 | Incarnate Word, Texas | 36-17 | 24 | NR |
| 10 | St. Mary’s, Texas | 36-17 | 14 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Fort Hays State, Kans. (30-26) 6; Missouri Western (34-22) 6; Southeastern Oklahoma (27-27) 2.
| RANK | SOUTHEAST REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | USC Aiken (5) | 42-19 | 50 | 2 |
| 2 | Francis Marion, S.C. | 38-15 | 44 | 1 |
| 3 | Tusculum, Tenn. | 36-18 | 35 | 5 |
| 4 | North Georgia | 34-24 | 32 | 9 |
| 5 | Catawba, N.C. | 36-18 | 29 | 4 |
| 6 | Mount Olive, N.C. | 33-18 | 24 | RV |
| 7 | Georgia College & State U. | 37-19 | 23 | 3 |
| 8 | Erskine, S.C. | 36-18 | 11 | 10 |
| 9 | UNC Pembroke | 37-17 | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | Belmont Abbey, N.C. | 40-26 | 8 | 8 |
Also receiving votes: Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga. (38-18) 7;
Pfeiffer, N.C. (26-20) 3.
| RANK | WEST REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | UC San Diego (6) | 41-15 | 60 | 1 |
| 2 | Sonoma State, Calif. | 35-16 | 52 | 2 |
| 3 | Western Oregon | 34-14 | 50 | 3 |
| 4 | Chico State, Calif. | 35-21 | 40 | 6 |
| 5 | Cal State Los Angeles | 32-17 | 35 | 4 |
| 6 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 34-23 | 32 | 5 |
| 7 | Dixie State, Utah | 33-19 | 22 | 8 |
| T-8 | Cal Poly Pomona | 26-23 | 14 | 9 |
| T-8 | Cal State Stanislaus | 31-21 | 14 | 7 |
| T-10 | Cal State San Bernardino
Hawaii Hilo |
23-23
20-21 |
3
3 |
10
NR |
Also receiving votes: Central Washington (18-28) 2; Montana State Billings (24-28) 2; Hawaii Pacific (30-19) 1.