PEMBROKE, N.C. (NCBWA) – A fall from the top
spot last week offered additional motivation to defending national
champion Wingate, and the Bulldogs delivered with two wins on their
way to collecting eight first-place votes to reestablish themselves
as the top team in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
(NCBWA) Division II Top 25 on Wednesday.
Wingate left itself little room for negotiation as Tampa picked
up seven first-place votes as well and trail the Bulldogs by just
four points in the race for the No. 1 position. Point Loma picked
up four first-place votes to nestle into the No. 3 spot after pushing
their win streak to eight games with a pair of victories over the
weekend.
Lubbock Christian (No. 24) returned to the national rankings
after a one-week hiatus, but two teams made their season debut in
the listing this week. Cal State Monterey Bay (No. 19) is in the
Top 25 for the first time since March 22, 2016 (Week 6), while Drury
(No. 25) is nationally ranked for the first time since April 11,
2017 (Week 8).
2022
NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (MARCH 16) |
1. |
Wingate [8] |
Wingate, N.C. |
19-2 |
455 |
2 |
2. |
Tampa [7] |
Tampa, Fla. |
20-2 |
451 |
5 |
3. |
Point Loma [4] |
San Diego, Calif. |
17-1 |
432 |
4 |
4. |
West Texas A&M |
Canyon, Texas |
18-3 |
422 |
3 |
5. |
Southern Arkansas |
Magnolia, Ark. |
17-2 |
388 |
6 |
6. |
Trevecca Nazarene |
Nashville, Tenn. |
14-2 |
379 |
7 |
7. |
Nova Southeastern |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
17-3 |
368 |
1 |
8. |
Columbus State |
Columbus, Ga. |
19-4 |
337 |
8 |
9. |
Colorado Mesa |
Grand Junction, Colo. |
14-4 |
306 |
9 |
10. |
Central Missouri |
Warrensburg. Mo. |
14-3 |
294 |
13 |
11. |
Southern New Hampshire |
Manchester, N.H. |
8-2 |
258 |
14 |
12. |
East Stroudsburg |
East Stroudsburg, Pa. |
17-3 |
239 |
19 |
13. |
Newberry |
Newberry, S.C. |
22-3 |
228 |
18 |
14. |
Rollins |
Winter Park, Fla. |
18-4 |
217 |
12 |
15. |
Illinois Springfield |
Springfield, Ill. |
13-3 |
204 |
15 |
16. |
Henderson State |
Arkadelphia, Ark. |
17-2 |
201 |
16 |
17. |
Angelo State |
San Angelo, Texas |
17-5 |
176 |
17 |
18. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
Hickory, N.C. |
23-2 |
167 |
11 |
19. |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
Seaside, Calif. |
14-7 |
105 |
RV |
20. |
North Greenville |
Tigerville, S.C. |
18-5 |
90 |
22 |
21. |
West Florida |
Pensacola, Fla. |
13-7 |
88 |
21 |
22. |
Seton Hill |
Greensburg, Pa. |
7-4-1 |
87 |
10 |
23. |
Molloy |
Rockville Centre, N.Y. |
9-4 |
62 |
25 |
24. |
Lubbock Christian |
Lubbock, Texas |
16-5 |
53 |
NR |
25. |
Drury |
Springfield, Mass. |
13-4 |
35 |
RV |
Also
receiving votes: Young Harris (16-5) 25; Augustana
(S.D.) (8-3-1) 20; Chico State (15-6) 20; Southern Connecticut
State (10-1) 16; Valdosta State (12-5) 15; West Chester
(10-2) 12; Northwest Nazarene (14-10) 4; Minnesota State
(7-2) 4; Colorado School of Mines (13-5) 3; Florida
Tech (19-6) 1; Grand Valley State (8-4) 1. |
Dropped
out: Mercyhurst (23); MSU Denver (24). |
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