April 6, 2022
For Immediate Release
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Top four teams remain in place
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TAMPA TOPS NCBWA DIVISION II POLL

PEMBROKE, N.C. (NCBWA) – A run of success for each of the top-four teams lent a feeling of stability to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25 on Wednesday afternoon as Tampa raked in a lion’s share of the available first-place votes and, for the second-straight week, was followed by Wingate, Point Loma and Central Missouri, respectively.

The Spartans, who collected 16 out of the possible 19 first-place votes in Wednesday’s ranking, ran their win streak out to seven games with a three-game road sweep of Embry-Riddle over the weekend. Tampa has allowed just 6.8 hits per nine innings (4th NCAA) through 32 outings this season, as well as the nation’s 13th-best strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.13). Wingate has now won 11-straight games following a weekend home sweep of South Atlantic Conference (SAC) rival UVa.-Wise, while Point Loma has tasted victory in five-straight games.

Central Missouri had its 19-game win streak snapped with a loss at Washburn on Saturday in the third game of the four-game set between the two Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) foes.

Angelo State was the biggest mover in this week’s poll as the Rams hopped up eight spots in the poll on the heels of a four-game sweep of Lone Star Conference rival St. Edward’s on the road.

Two teams reentered the ranking this week following absences of various lengths. Newberry (No. 17) is back in the NCBWA Division II Top 25 after a one-week hiatus, while Millersville (No. 22) is nationally-ranked for the first time since the preseason edition of the listing.

Rk. School [1st place] Location Record Pts. Pvs.
1. Tampa [16] Tampa, Fla. 29-3 470 1
2. Wingate [3] Wingate, N.C. 31-3 457 2
3. Point Loma San Diego, Calif. 27-3 426 3
4. Central Missouri Warrensburg. Mo. 25-4 415 4
5. Columbus State Columbus, Ga. 29-5 397 6
6. Colorado Mesa Grand Junction, Colo. 22-6 341 10
7. Angelo State San Angelo, Texas 25-7 340 15
8. Trevecca Nazarene Nashville, Tenn. 25-7 333 7
9. Southern Arkansas Magnolia, Ark. 25-6 329 8
10. Rollins Winter Park, Fla. 23-9 273 9
11. North Greenville Tigerville, S.C. 29-6 270 12
12. Southern New Hampshire Manchester, N.H. 16-5 249 11
13. Chico State Chico, Calif. 25-7 240 14
14. West Texas A&M Canyon, Texas 25-7 226 5
15. West Chester West Chester, Pa. 17-4 211 16
16. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. 21-4-1 193 17
17. Newberry Newberry, S.C. 30-7 137 RV
18. Illinois Springfield Springfield, Ill. 20-6 128 24
19. Molloy Rockville Centre, N.Y. 19-7 117 18
20. Grand Valley State Allendale, Mich. 15-7 112 23
21. Valdosta State Valdosta, Ga. 21-8 100 25
22. Millersville Millersville, Pa. 22-6 85 NR
23. Lubbock Christian Lubbock, Texas 22-10 67 19
24. UNC Pembroke Pembroke, N.C. 23-10 49 22
25. Seton Hill Greensburg, Pa. 18-6-1 42 13
Also receiving votes: Azusa Pacific (20-10) 35; Delta State (19-9) 21; Cal State Monterey Bay (23-10) 9; Drury (21-7) 8; Adelphi (15-4) 5; Montevallo (26-8) 3; Texas A&M Kingsville (21-11) 1.
Dropped out: West Florida (20); Cal State Monterey Bay (21).

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.

2022 NCBWA Division II Polls (No. 1 Team):
Preseason (Tampa)
Feb. 16 (Wingate)
Feb. 23 (Wingate)
March 2 (Wingate)
March 9 (Nova Southeastern)
March 16 (Wingate)
March 23 (Tampa)
March 30 (Tampa)
April 6 (Tampa)
April 13 (Tampa)
April 20 (Wingate)
April 27 (Wingate)
May 4 (Wingate)
May 11 (North Greenville)