SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) continues its tradition of NCAA Division II polls with its 2011 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will continue each Tuesday throughout the season.
| NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (MARCH 15) | ||||
| Rk. | School [1st place] | Record | Pts. | Pvs. |
| 1. | Emporia State, Kan. [4] | 11-0 | 312 | 6 |
| 2. | Mount Olive, N.C. [3] | 20-3 | 301 | 8 |
| 3. | West Florida [6] | 18-4 | 295 | 3 |
| 4. | Grand Valley St., Mich. | 11-2 | 277 | 7 |
| 5. | Central Missouri | 12-2 | 265 | 1 |
| 6. | Sonoma State, Calif. | 14-3 | 256 | 13 |
| 7. | Georgia College | 18-5 | 217 | 2 |
| 8. | Franklin Pierce, N.H. | 9-1 | 214 | 4 |
| 9. | Cal State Chico | 12-3 | 190 | 12 |
| 10. | St. Cloud State, Minn. | 10-2 | 183 | 11 |
| 11. | Mercyhurst, Pa. | 13-3 | 180 | - |
| 12. | UNC Pembroke | 20-3 | 173 | 23 |
| 13. | Southern Conn. State | 10-0 | 170 | 15 |
| 14. | St. Mary’s, Texas | 18-5 | 162 | t20 |
| 15. | North Alabama | 16-7 | 152 | 19 |
| 16. | Harding, Ark. | 19-4 | 95 | - |
| 17. | Catawba, S.C. | 19-5 | 94 | 17 |
| 18. | Cal State Los Angeles | 16-8 | 85 | 10 |
| 19. | Northern Kentucky | 7-4 | 76 | t20 |
| 20. | Cameron, Okla. | 13-4 | 72 | - |
| 21. | Tampa, Fla. | 14-7 | 68 | 5 |
| 22. | Kutztown, Pa. | 9-4 | 56 | 24 |
| 23. | Wilmington, Del. | 12-1 | 53 | - |
| 24. | Armstrong Atlantic, Ga. | 18-4 | 47 | - |
| 25. | UC San Diego | 17-7 | 38 | 18 |
| Also receiving votes: Mesa State, Colo. (9-5) 36; East Stroudsburg, Pa. (12-3) 19; Tarleton State, Texas (15-5) 25; Belmont Abbey, N.C. (20-6) 15; Florida Southern (13-5) 24; Cal Poly Pomona (15-7) 7; Incarnate Word, Texas (13-5) 8; Southern Indiana (8-5) 7; Stonehill, Mass. (7-2) 7; Tusculum, Tenn. (19-5) 6; Minnesota State (5-4) 5; Florida Tech (15-8) 2; West Virginia State (4-1) 1. | ||||
| Dropped out: West Chester, Pa. (9); Tarleton State, Texas (14); Florida Tech (16); Nebraska-Kearney (t20), West Texas A&M (25). | ||||
| Regional Polls | ||||
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| 2011 NCBWA Division II Polls (No. 1 Team): | |
| • Preseason (Southern Indiana) • Feb. 22 (UC San Diego) • March 1 (Central Missouri) • March 15 (Emporia State) |
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