Florida Southern Tops This Week’s Poll
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) continues its tradition of NCAA Division II polls with its 2010 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will continue each Tuesday throughout the season.
| NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (MARCH 2) | ||||
| Rk. | School [1st place] | Record | Pts. | Pvs. |
| 1. | Florida Southern [4] | 13-1 | 265 | 4 |
| 2. | Mount Olive (N.C.) [4] | 14-0 | 253 | - |
| 3. | Emporia State (Kan.) [3] | 7-1 | 246 | 1 |
| 4. | Southern Arkansas | 12-3 | 236 | 2 |
| 5. | Cal State San Bernardino | 10-2 | 217 | - |
| 6. | Francis Marion (S.C.) | 11-2 | 206 | 13 |
| 7. | West Chester (Pa.) | 7-2 | 187 | 8 |
| 8. | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | 0-0 | 185 | 5 |
| 9. | Central Missouri | 10-4 | 179 | 12 |
| 10. | UC San Diego | 14-3 | 170 | 3 |
| 11. | New Mexico Highlands | 9-1 | 154 | - |
| 12. | Delta State, Miss. | 11-2 | 151 | - |
| 13. | Columbus State (Ga.) | 13-2 | 148 | - |
| 14. | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 10-2 | 133 | 18 |
| 15. | Franklin Pierce (N.H.) | 0-0 | 127 | t10 |
| 16. | Chico State (Calif.) | 10-2 | 106 | - |
| 17. | Ashland (Ohio) | 2-1 | 87 | 20 |
| 18. | Catawba (N.C.) | 13-2 | 85 | - |
| 19. | Florida Tech | 13-2 | 82 | - |
| 20. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 5-0 | 68 | - |
| 21. | Valdosta State (Ga.) | 12-4 | 61 | - |
| 22. | Minnesota State Mankato | 4-1 | 59 | - |
| 23. | Texas-Permian Basin | 14-4 | 44 | - |
| t24. | Dowling (N.Y.) | 0-0 | 27 | 25 |
| t24. | Tampa (Fla.) | 12-5 | 27 | 19 |
| Also receiving votes: Cal Poly Pomona (10-5) 15, Southern Indiana (6-3) 14, St. Cloud State, Minn. (8-2) 11, Adelphi, N.Y. (0-0) 9, Wayne State, Neb. (3-5) 7, Nebraska-Omaha (5-1) 6, Slippery Rock, Pa. (2-2) 6, Erskine, S.C. (12-5) 5, Mesa State, Colo. (4-6) 4, Nebraska-Kearney (9-4) 2, Henderson State, Ark. (10-2) 1, Mercyhurst, Pa. (3-4) 1. | ||||
| NCBWA DIVISION II REGIONAL POLLS | ||||
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