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May 4, 2022
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Bulldogs earn 17 first-place votes to remain No. 1
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WINGATE TOPS NCBWA DIVISION II POLL

PEMBROKE, N.C. (NCBWA) – It was dιjΰ vu all over again in Wednesday’s edition of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 25 as there was no movement among the top five teams in the ranking for the first time all season. Wingate raked in 17 of a possible 19 first-place votes for the second-straight week to top the listing, while Tampa collected the remaining first place votes to settle into the No. 2 spot.

The top five teams in the listing combined to post a 16-2 record on the baseball diamond last week, with the top-ranked Bulldogs and No. 5 North Greenville absorbing the only setbacks. Thirty-eight teams logged at least one point for consideration in the Week 12 edition of the Top 25.

Winners in seven of their last eight contests, Saint Leo is back in the NCBWA Top 25 for the first time since May 9, 2018 (Week 12), while two teams re-entered the national ranking after short hiatuses. Valdosta State (No. 17) checked back into the poll following a three-week absence, while Lenoir-Rhyne (No. 24) is nationally ranked again after checking out last week.

2022 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (MAY 4)
Rk. School [1st place] Location Record Pts. Pvs.
1. Wingate [17] Wingate, N.C. 45-7 472 1
2. Tampa [2] Tampa, Fla. 36-8 442 2
3. Point Loma San Diego, Calif. 39-7 427 3
4. Central Missouri Warrensburg. Mo. 38-6 422 4
5. North Greenville Tigerville, S.C. 41-8 402 5
6. Angelo State San Angelo, Texas 40-10 371 10
7. Illinois Springfield Springfield, Ill. 36-7 360 8
8. Columbus State Columbus, Ga. 38-9 317 9
9. Southern New Hampshire Manchester, N.H. 33-8 307 11
10. Colorado Mesa Grand Junction, Colo. 32-12 291 7
11. Southern Arkansas Magnolia, Ark. 37-11 282 6
12. Trevecca Nazarene Nashville, Tenn. 37-13 255 12
13. Cal State Monterey Bay Seaside, Calif. 36-13 253 14
14. Minnesota State Mankato, Minn. 30-5 204 16
15. West Texas A&M Canyon, Texas 35-15 187 13
16. West Chester West Chester, Pa. 27-9 167 23
17. Valdosta State Valdosta, Ga. 29-12 141 RV
18. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. 38-7-1 139 20
19. UNC Pembroke Pembroke, N.C. 36-13 127 24
20. Molloy Rockville Centre, N.Y. 31-11 114 22
21. Slippery Rock Slippery Rock, Pa. 30-11 95 18
22. Azusa Pacific Azusa, Calif. 32-14 85 21
23. Saint Leo Saint Leo, Fla. 33-14 77 NR
24. Lenoir-Rhyne Hickory, N.C. 43-10 56 RV
25. Lubbock Christian Lubbock, Texas 34-16 46 25
Also receiving votes: Millersville (34-12) 28; Henderson State (35-14) 19; Rollins (34-13) 19; Florida Southern (28-19) 16; Wayne State (Mich.) (30-14) 16; Chico State (30-14) 11; Belmont Abbey (34-15) 9; Drury (33-13) 5; Southern Connecticut State (29-10) 5; Texas A&M Kingsville (30-16) 4; Delta State (30-13) 2; East Stroudsburg (32-13) 1; Newberry (38-13) 1.
Dropped out: Millersville (15); Delta State (18); Lenoir-Rhyne (20); Drury (23).

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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)
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