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DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association continues its tradition of NCAA polls with the inaugural
NCBWA/D3baseball.com Division III Preseason Poll. Weekly
polls will start on February 23 and continue through the NCAA Division
III Championship.
The poll voters come from 25 college baseball writers, sports
information directors and related media persons from throughout
the nation.
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NCBWA/D3BASEBALL.COM DIVISION III POLL (PRESEASON) |
| Rk. |
School [1st place] |
Record |
Pts. |
Pvs. |
| 1. |
Cortland State [12] |
42-5 |
586 |
6 |
| 2. |
Chapman [4] |
40-5 |
578 |
4 |
| 3. |
Trinity (Conn.) [7] |
45-1 |
555 |
1 |
| 4. |
UW-Whitewater [1] |
42-10 |
491 |
3 |
| 5. |
Johns Hopkins [1] |
42-8 |
465 |
2 |
| 6. |
Adrian |
36-13 |
459 |
5 |
| 7. |
Kean |
39-11 |
394 |
9 |
| 8. |
Heidelberg |
41-10 |
392 |
10 |
| 9. |
Salisbury |
41-4 |
385 |
7 |
| 10. |
Southern Maine |
36-14 |
377 |
18 |
| 11. |
Wooster |
36-11 |
338 |
20 |
| 12. |
Texas-Tyler |
36-9 |
318 |
23 |
| 13. |
Eastern Connecticut |
32-15 |
284 |
-- |
| 14. |
Linfield |
35-13 |
275 |
8 |
| 15. |
St. Scholastica |
35-6 |
265 |
14 |
| 16. |
Illinois Wesleyan |
33-11 |
217 |
15 |
| 17. |
Marietta |
23-20 |
175 |
-- |
| 18. |
St. Thomas |
34-9 |
171 |
11 |
| 19. |
Wheaton (Mass.) |
34-10 |
147 |
12 |
| 20. |
Lynchburg |
32-13 |
143 |
-- |
| 21. |
Thiel |
29-15 |
115 |
-- |
| 22. |
RPI |
36-12 |
112 |
13 |
| 23. |
UW-Oshkosh |
29-11 |
89 |
-- |
| 24. |
Carthage |
36-10 |
87 |
17 |
| 25. |
Augustana |
34-13 |
71 |
24 |
| Others
receiving votes: Rowan 67, Webster 58, Pacific Lutheran
55, Calvin 52, Keene State 50, Piedmont 49, Trinity (Texas)
48, New Jersey 38, Redlands 29, La Verne 24, Wheaton (Ill.)
21, George Fox 21, Randolph-Macon 20, Christopher Newport
18, Ithaca 13, St. Olaf 10, Emory 9, Hardin-Simmons 9, North
Carolina Wesleyan 8, UW-Stevens Point 6, Aurora 5, DeSales
4, Penn State-Behrend 4, McMurry 3, Montclair State 3, Millsaps
2, Beloit 2, Transylvania 2, Virginia Wesleyan 2, Ohio Wesleyan
2, Ripon 1, Simpson 1 |
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Records are from the 2008 season; Previous rank is from
final 2008 poll |
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of
college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and
publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory,
newsletter updates and official votes in the Dick Howser Trophy,
Regional Players of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA
also sponsors the Pro-Line Cap Division I Players of the Week, the
Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.
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