Jan. 30, 2020
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TAMPA TOPS 2020 PRESEASON NCBWA DIVISION II POLL

DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) continues its tradition of NCAA Division II polls with its 2020 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will continue each week throughout the season.

Rk. School [1st place] Location Record Pts. Pvs.
1. Tampa [18] Tampa, Fla. 45-14 473 1
2. Colorado Mesa Grand Junction, Colo. 53-12 444 2
3. UC San Diego San Diego, Calif. 41-16 430 4
4. Central Missouri [1] Warrensburg, Mo. 46-16 426 3
5. Catawba Salisbury, N.C. 47-14 394 6
6. Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. 36-16 361 9
7. Ashland Ashland, Ohio 48-15 358 5
8. North Greenville Tigerville, S.C. 45-11 321 7
9. Delta State Cleveland, Miss. 42-14 311 12
10. New York Tech Old Westbury, N.Y. 37-16 307 13
11. Angelo State San Angelo, Texas 46-12 304 8
12. Azusa Pacific Azusa, Calif. 40-15 241 10
13. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. 43-16 228 11
14. Southern New Hampshire Manchester, N.H. 40-15 215 19
15. West Texas A&M Canyon, Texas 41-12 200 -
16. Nova Southeastern Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 34-17 180 -
17. Bellarmine Louisville, Ky. 34-21 176 -
18. Millersville Millersville, Pa. 38-16 167 17
19. West Florida Pensacola, Fla. 37-18 137 21
20. North Georgia Dahlonega, Ga. 33-20 106 -
21. Arkansas Monticello Monticello, Ark. 34-16 82 -
22. Cal State Monterey Bay Seaside, Calif. 37-21 77 -
23. Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo. 40-15 74 24
24. Wilmington Wilmington, Del. 40-18 36 -
25. Minnesota State Mankato, Minn. 39-15 25 -
Also receiving votes: Mount Olive (31-19) 22; Southern Indiana (30-21) 21; Point Loma (32-11) 18; Florida Southern (23-27) 16; Gannon (33-17) 11; Newberry (41-16) 7; Adelphi (34-9-1) 3; Charleston, W.Va. (41-19) 2; Central Oklahoma (38-20) 1; Montana State-Billings (33-20) 1.
Records are from the 2019 season

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 Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.

2020 NCBWA Division II Polls (No. 1 Team):
Preseason (Tampa)
Feb. 19 (Angelo State)
Feb. 26 (Angelo State)
March 3 (Angelo State)
March 10 (Angelo State)