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DALLAS (NCBWA) – Five teams picked up at least one first place vote in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25 this week, but it was Colorado Mesa that hung on to the top spot in the ranking for the second-straight week.

The Mavericks hung on to the No. 1 position despite splitting four games over the weekend at Colorado-Colorado Springs. Four other teams – Tampa, UC San Diego, St. Cloud State and North Greenville – were awarded at least one first place vote this week as well.

Three teams returned to the poll after short absences this week, including Ashland (No. 17) and Nova Southeastern (No. 23). Columbus State is back in the top 25 for the first time since attaining a No. 3 ranking in the preseason edition of the ranking.

2019 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (MARCH 26)
Rk.	School [1st place]	Location	Record	Pts.	Pvs.
1.	Colorado Mesa [8]	Grand Junction, Colo.	22-4	455	1
2.	Tampa [7]	Tampa, Fla.	23-6	454	3
3.	UC San Diego [1]	San Diego, Calif.	17-4	441	2
4.	St. Cloud State [2]	St. Cloud. Minn.	19-3	418	4
5.	North Greenville [1]	Tigerville, S.C.	24-7	402	7
6.	Quincy	Quincy, Ill.	18-4	368	10
7.	Southern New Hampshire	Manchester, N.H.	15-6	337	8
8.	Catawba	Salisbury, N.C.	27-7	324	11
t9.	Mercyhurst	Erie, Pa.	11-3	307	18
t9.	West Florida	Pensacola, Fla.	21-9	307	t12
11.	Angelo State	San Angelo, Texas	23-5	278	23
12.	Missouri Southern	Joplin, Mo.	21-7	248	15
13.	Azusa Pacific	Azusa, Calif.	20-9	238	20
14.	Delta State	Cleveland, Miss.	20-7	209	6
15.	West Texas A&M	Canyon, Texas	22-6	206	5
16.	Newberry	Newberry, S.C.	27-7	183	22
17.	Ashland	Ashland, Ohio	18-3	177	-
18.	West Chester	West Chester, Pa.	10-4	169	9
19.	Southern Arkansas	Magnolia, Ark.	19-8	135	19
20.	Point Loma	San Diego, Calif.	19-10	101	14
21.	Wayne State	Detroit, Mich.	18-4	89	25
22.	Wilmington	Wilmington, Del.	14-7	82	24
23.	Nova Southeastern	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	18-9	60	-
24.	Columbus State	Columbus, Ga.	19-8	49	-
25.	Dixie State	St. George, Utah	20-6	43	16
Also receiving votes: San Francisco State (14-3-1) 23; NYIT (12-4) 19; Augustana, S.D. (15-6) 13; Millersville (16-7) 12; Mount Olive (19-8) 11; Barry (19-8) 8; North Georgia (20-8) 4; Southern Indiana (15-8) 3; Lincoln Memorial (23-9) 1; Lubbock Christian (19-8) 1.
Dropped out: Illinois Springfield (t12th); Mount Olive (17th); Barry (21st).
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