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DALLAS (NCBWA) – A near-perfect week on the diamond has helped Delta State retain its position at the top of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25 for the third-straight week, but Colorado Mesa stretched its win streak out to six this week and continues to close the gap on the top spot.

The Mavericks (16-2) reeled off four-straight victories to pick up five more first-place votes this week, but the Statesmen picked up the other 14 first-place votes to maintain their perch. Five new teams entered the NCBWA Division II Top 25 this week, including Catawba (No. 18), Missouri Southern (No. T19) and Dixie State (No. 22) who returned to the national rankings after short absences.

Newberry (No. 24) is in the national rankings for the first time since March 1, 2016 (Week 3) after posting a trio of wins last week, including a series victory at Coker. Ashland (No. 25) returns to the NCBWA Top 25 for the first time since April 25, 2015 (Week 10) thanks to five wins amid its tour through the southeast.

2019 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (MARCH 12)
Rk.	School [1st place]	Location	Record	Pts.	Pvs.
1.	Delta State [14]	Cleveland, Miss.	17-3	494	1
2.	Colorado Mesa [6]	Grand Junction, Colo.	16-2	479	2
3.	UC San Diego	San Diego, Calif.	13-4	436	5
4.	Illinois Springfield	Springfield, Ill.	9-1-1	419	3
5.	Tampa	Tampa, Fla.	15-5	402	7
6.	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	17-3	386	6
7.	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud, Minn.	12-2	382	11
8.	North Greenville	Tigerville, S.C.	15-6	365	21
9.	Southern New Hampshire	Manchester, N.H.	9-3	345	8
10.	West Chester	West Chester, Pa.	5-1	331	10
11.	Mount Olive	Mount Olive, N.C.	14-4	285	4
12.	Southern Arkansas	Magnolia, Ark.	14-6	263	9
13.	Colorado School of Mines	Golden, Colo.	13-2	246	16
14.	Quincy	Quincy, Ill.	8-2	241	13
15.	Mercyhurst	Erie, Pa.	6-1	205	18
16.	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	14-7	193	17
17.	Point Loma	San Diego, Calif.	14-7	192	20
18.	Catawba	Salisbury, N.C.	19-6	154	-
t19.	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	15-5	97	-
t19.	Nova Southeastern	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	13-6	97	23
21.	Wilmington	Wilmington, Del.	8-4	88	19
22.	Dixie State	St. George, Utah	14-4	78	-
23.	Azusa Pacific	Azusa, Calif.	12-9	66	14
24.	Newberry	Newberry, S.C.	19-6	58	-
25.	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	9-3	41	-
Also receiving votes: North Georgia (15-5) 35; Millersville (10-4) 23; Angelo State (18-5) 20; Barry (14-4) 20; San Francisco State (9-0-1) 16; Central Oklahoma (12-6) 11; Northwood (10-3) 7; Francis Marion (15-7) 5; Lubbock Christian (13-7) 4; Augustana (6-3) 3; USC Aiken (14-7) 2; New Haven (5-3) 2; Arkansas Tech (16-8) 1; NYIT (7-3) 1.
Dropped out: USC Aiken (12); Augustana (15); Southern Indiana (22); Angelo State (24); Carson-Newman (25).
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