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) |