National Collegiate Baseball Writers March 7, 2005
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bob McComas
724-738-2777
Mocs now 18-1; Ashland cracks Top 5
FLORIDA SOUTHERN TOPS
NCBWA DIVISION II POLL

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) continues its tradition of NCAA Division II polls with its 2005 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will continue each Tuesday throughout the season

Rk. School Location Record Pts. Pvs.
1. Florida Southern [6] Lakeland, Fla. 18-1 174 1
2. Delta State [1] Cleveland, Miss. 15-2 168 2
3. Central Missouri St. Warrensburg, Mo. 12-2 162 3
4. Tampa Tampa, Fla. 14-3 151 4
5. Ashland Ashland, Ohio 9-0 134 12
6. Lander Greenwood, S.C. 16-4 130 t10
7. Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. 13-5 127 5
8. Shippensburg Shippensburg, Pa. 9-4 113 t8
9. Chico State Chico, Calif. 11-4-1 111 t17
10. West Alabama Livingston, Ala. 17-5 109 15
11. Grand Valley State Allendale, Mich. 2-1 101 t10
12. Emporia State Emporia, Kan. 12-3 75 16
13. Slippery Rock Slippery Rock, Pa. 5-0 74 24
14. Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz. 8-2 67 7
15. Tusculum Greeneville, Tenn. 15-5 66 -
16. Augusta State Augusta, Ga. 14-7-1 57 13
17. West Florida Pensacola, Fla. 14-7 52 -
18. Western Oregon Monmouth, Ore. 11-3 45 -
19. Barry Miami Shores, Fla. 15-6 42 25
20. Mesa State Grand Junction, Colo. 12-5 34 22
t21. Bryant Smithfield, R.I. 0-3 28 20
t21. Abilene Christian Abilene, Texas 12-7 28 t8
t23. UC San Diego San Diego, Calif. 9-3 25 14
t23. Erskine Due West, S.C. 18-4 25 -
t25 Florida Gulf Coast Fort Myers, Fla. 143 22 -
t25. North Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 12-6 22 -
Others receiving votes: Franklin Pierce (0-0) 19, Saint Anselm (0-2) 18, Kutztown (8-4) 15, Nebraska-Omaha (6-2) 12, Armstrong Atlantic (13-1) 11, UNC-Pembroke (17-7) 9, Rollins (12-8) 8, Central Oklahoma (8-4) 8, Montevallo (Ala.) (13-4) 7, Pitt-Johnstown (4-0) 6, St. Mary’s (Tex.) (9-2) 5, Wayne State (Neb.) (6-2) 4, Cal. State Bernardino (10-4) 3, Mansfield (2-3) 2, Caldwell (0-0) 2, West Virginia State (8-1) 1, Dowling (1-2) 1, Lenoir-Rhyne (16-7) 1, Incarnate Word (Tex.) (6-4) 1.

For the Division II regional polls, go to the Slippery Rock official website.

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2005 NCBWA Division II Polls (No. 1 Team):
Preseason (Delta State)
February 21 (Florida Southern)
February 28 (Florida Southern)
March 7 (Florida Southern)
March 14 (Florida Southern)
March 21 (Tampa)
March 28 (Delta State)
April 4 (Central Missouri)
April 11 (Central Missouri)
April 18 (Central Missouri)
April 25 (Delta State)
May 2 (Delta State)
May 9 (Delta State)
May 16 (Central Missouri)
May 23 (Central Missouri)
Final (Florida Southern)