April 9, 2013 For Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Dixon
907-479-4306
Cougars are fourth different No. 1 team in
four weeks
KEAN TOPS NCBWA
D3BASEBALL.COM DIVISION III POLL
DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association continues its tradition of NCAA polls with the
NCBWA/D3baseball.com Division III Poll. Weekly polls continue
through the NCAA Division III Championship.
The D3baseball.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches,
Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country,
and is published weekly.
NCBWA/D3BASEBALL.COM DIVISION III POLL (APRIL 9)
Rk.
School [1st place]
Record
Pts.
Pvs.
1.
Kean [8]
21-5
580
6
2.
Linfield [6]
22-5
566
2
3.
Salisbury [4]
21-5
556
4
4.
St. Thomas [3]
16-4
536
7
5.
Johns Hopkins [3]
22-2
524
11
6.
Marietta [1]
15-6
461
3
7.
Cortland State
18-7
447
1
8.
Christopher Newport
27-9-1
412
8
9.
Ramapo
16-3
399
5
10.
Trinity, Texas
26-7
391
9
11.
UW-Whitewater
15-3
356
14
12.
Wheaton, Mass.
16-6
337
10
13.
Keystone
19-6
304
12
14.
Manchester
19-3-1
287
16
15.
Webster
16-6
275
15
16.
Texas-Tyler
25-8
254
13
17.
George Fox
20-8
172
17
18.
Cal Lutheran
22-6-1
136
22
19.
Augustana
17-4
130
23
20.
Birmingham-Southern
24-8
125
20
21.
UW-Oshkosh
12-2
124
19
22.
Pomona-Pitzer
22-7
99
24
23.
UW-Stevens Point
12-3
97
-
24.
Southern Maine
15-3
78
-
25.
Shenandoah
18-7
74
18
Also receiving votes: Haverford
69, Illinois Wesleyan 61, Bridgewater (Va.) 58, Ithaca
44, Suffolk 28, Western New England 26, Saint Joseph's
(Maine) 25, Wartburg 21, Baldwin Wallace 19, St. Scholastica
18, Texas Lutheran 10, Washington & Jefferson 6,
William Paterson 5, UW-La Crosse 3, La Roche 3, Huntingdon
3, Benedictine (Ill.) 2, Millsaps 2, Concordia (Ill.)
1.
Dropped out: St. Joseph's (Maine)
(21), Haverford (25).
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 Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of
the Year, and publication and writing contests.