April 22, 2014
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Dixon
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Top four teams remain the same
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LINFIELD 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.

Rk. School [1st place] Record Pts. Pvs.
1. Linfield [18] 29-4 614 1
2. Webster [4] 26-4 593 2
3. Concordia-Chicago [2] 24-3 578 3
4. UW-Whitewater [1] 21-4 561 4
5. Southern Maine 23-7 477 6
6. Cortland State 25-7 466 7
7. Heidelberg 27-5 434 10
8. Kean 25-8 413 8
9. UW-Stevens Point 18-7 385 5
10. St. Thomas 23-5 382 13
11. Rowan 23-7 370 11
12. Trinity (Texas) 30-7 363 9
13. Tufts 25-2 324 15
14. Shenandoah 28-7 318 12
15. Salisbury 27-7 268 15
16. Case Western Reserve 25-7 234 18
17. Cal Lutheran 27-8 223 17
18. Buena Vista 27-5 200 21
19. Birmingham-Southern 30-10 180 19
20. Ithaca 22-7 143 25
21. Moravian 26-7 142 -
22. St. John Fisher 20-5 118 14
23. Marietta 22-10 70 -
24. Gettysburg 27-5 68 22
25. Eastern Connecticut 19-6 39 -
Also receiving votes: York (Pa.) 29, Emory 28, Amherst 26, Wheaton (Mass.) 15, Concordia (Texas) 13, George Fox 11, Adrian 11, Rhodes 7, Salem St. 6, Chapman 6, Augustana (Ill.) 5, Rutgers-Camden 3, Endicott 1, Bridgewater (Va.) 1.
Dropped out: Concordia (Texas) (20), York (Pa.) (23), Wheaton (Mass.) (24).

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.

2014 NCBWA Division III Polls (No. 1 Team):
Preseason (Linfield)
Feb. 25 (Linfield)
March 4 (Linfield)
March 11 (Linfield)
March 18 (Trinity)
March 25 (Linfield)
April 1 (Linfield)
April 8 (Linfield)
April 15 (Linfield)
April 22 (Linfield)
April 29 (Linfield)
May 6 (Webster)
May 13 (Webster)