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DALLAS (NCBWA) – A perfect 10-0 start to the
2020 campaign has landed Angelo State atop the first regular season
edition of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Division
II Top 25. The Rams raked in 13 first-place votes on Monday
to grab the No. 1 spot for the first time in program history.
Thirteen teams that were absent from the preseason top 25 made
their way into the Week 1 ranking, including two that landed in
the top 10. Southern Arkansas has captured each of its first 11
games of the current campaign and collected a pair of first place
votes before settling into the No. 2 spot on Wednesday. Florida
Southern, who was receiving votes in the preseason ranking, tallied
one first place vote and is ranked 5th on the heels of an 8-2 start.
Two teams are appearing in the NCBWA Top 25 for the first time
in program history. Biola is 14th after capturing nine of its first
10 outings, and Oklahoma Baptist settled into the No. 24 spot with
an 8-2 record.
| 2020
NCBWA DIVISION II PRESEASON POLL (FEB. 19) |
| 1. |
Angelo State [13] |
San Angelo, Texas |
10-0 |
468 |
11 |
| 2. |
Southern Arkansas [2] |
Magnolia, Ark. |
11-0 |
427 |
NR |
| 3. |
North Greenville [1] |
Tigerville, S.C. |
8-1-1 |
423 |
8 |
| 4. |
UC San Diego [2] |
San Diego, Calif. |
7-2 |
410 |
3 |
| 5. |
Florida Southern [1] |
Lakeland, Fla. |
8-2 |
405 |
RV |
| 6. |
Colorado Mesa |
Grand Junction, Colo. |
5-1 |
375 |
2 |
| 7. |
Tampa |
Tampa, Fla. |
6-3 |
326 |
1 |
| 8. |
Central Missouri |
Warrensburg, Mo. |
8-3 |
311 |
4 |
| 9. |
Mercyhurst |
Erie, Pa. |
0-0 |
309 |
6 |
| 10. |
Ashland |
Ashland, Ohio |
0-0 |
308 |
7 |
| 11. |
Mount Olive |
Mount Olive, N.C. |
9-1 |
290 |
RV |
| 12. |
New York Tech |
Old Westbury, N.Y. |
0-0 |
276 |
10 |
| 13. |
Newberry |
Newberry, S.C. |
10-1 |
230 |
RV |
| 14. |
Biola |
La Mirada, Calif. |
9-1 |
206 |
NR |
| 15. |
Barry |
Miami Shores, Fla. |
8-0 |
194 |
NR |
| 16. |
Dixie State |
St. George, Utah |
9-2 |
191 |
NR |
| 17. |
Missouri Southern |
Joplin, Mo. |
9-1 |
166 |
NR |
| 18. |
Millersville |
Millersville, Pa. |
5-2 |
148 |
18 |
| 19. |
Stanislaus State |
Turlock, Calif. |
9-1 |
130 |
NR |
| 20. |
Bellarmine |
Louisville, Ky. |
3-3 |
108 |
17 |
| 21. |
Georgia College |
Milledgeville, Ga. |
8-1 |
103 |
NR |
| 22. |
Texas A&M Kingsville |
Kingsville, Texas |
9-1 |
92 |
NR |
| 23. |
Southern New Hampshire |
Manchester, N.H. |
0-3 |
73 |
14 |
| 24. |
Oklahoma Baptist |
Shawnee, Okla. |
8-2 |
40 |
NR |
| 25. |
Mississippi College |
Clinton, Miss. |
6-3 |
37 |
NR |
| Also
receiving votes: Catawba (7-2) 30; West Texas A&M
(8-2) 30; Chico State (7-3) 21; Lindenwood (5-1) 21;
Wilmington, Del. (0-0) 8; Bloomsburg (0-0) 9; Flagler
(9-1) 5; Embry-Riddle, Fla. (7-2) 2; Colorado School
of Mines (6-3) 1; Quincy (2-1) 1; Seton Hill (3-0) 1. |
| Dropped
out: Catawba (5th); Delta State (9th); Azusa Pacific
(12th); Augustana, S.D. (13th); West Texas A&M (15th);
Nova Southeastern (16th); West Florida (19th); North
Georgia (20th); Arkansas Monticello (21st); Cal State
Monterey Bay (22nd); Colorado School of Mines (23rd);
Wilmington, Del. (24th); Minnesota State (25th).
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