Posted: Apr 21, 2009
Bay City, Mich. -- The Ashland University baseball team is listed at No.5 in the latest NCBWA Division II Poll. The Eagles(36-9) received 266 points to finish in a tie for fifth-place with Barry (Fla.). Grand Valley State University (33-10-1) appears at No. 10 in this week's poll.
There are three GLIAC baseball teams which appear in this week's Division II Midwest Region Rankings. Ashland holds the top spot with its 36-9 record. Grand Valley State sits at no. 2 in the region with a record of 33-10-1, while Northwood University (19-17) occupies the tenth position.
National Poll (4/21)
| No | School | Record | (1st) | Points | LW |
| 1 | Southern Arkansas | 41-7 | 10 | 321 | 1 |
| 2 | Mesa State (Colo.) | 34-5 | 2 | 307 | 2 |
| 3 | Emporia State (Kan.) | 37-6 | 1 | 302 | 4 |
| 4 | West Chester (Pa.) | 33-9 | 267 | 7 | |
| 5 | Ashland (Ohio) | 36-9 | 266 | 11 | |
| Barry (Fla.) | 37-6 | 266 | 8 | ||
| 7 | UC San Diego | 27-10 | 247 | 5 | |
| 8 | USC Aiken | 33-14 | 203 | 21 | |
| 9 | West Alabama | 32-11 | 201 | 12 | |
| 10 | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | 33-10-1 | 172 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sonoma State (Calif.) | 30-11 | 168 | 19 | |
| 12 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 28-8 | 159 | 16 | |
| 13 | Cameron (Okla.) | 37-13 | 150 | 20 | |
| Tusculum (Tenn.) | 33-14 | 150 | 13 | ||
| 15 | Florida Southern | 33-10 | 126 | 6 | |
| 16 | Tampa (Fla.) | 34-12 | 117 | 15 | |
| 17 | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 36-15 | 112 | 9 | |
| 18 | Georgia College & State | 30-13 | 90 | 10 | |
| 19 | Cal State L.A. | 27-14 | 83 | 14 | |
| 20 | Delta State (Miss.) | 32-13 | 77 | 22 | |
| 21 | Dominican (N.Y.) | 25-9 | 67 | NR | |
| 22 | California (Pa.) | 30-11 | 61 | 18 | |
| 23 | Southern Indiana | 30-11 | 49 | 23 | |
| 24 | Nebraska-Omaha | 32-13 | 41 | 17 | |
| 25 | Angelo State (Texas) | 35-16 | 33 | RV | |
| DROPPED OUT: Kutztown (Pa.) (24), Franklin Pierce
(N.H.) (25). OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Lynn (Fla.) 32, Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 29, Kutztown (Pa.) 29, Cal State Dominguez Hills 17, Minnesota State 17, Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 15, Francis Marion (S.C.) 12, Saint Mary's (Texas) 10, New Mexico Highlands 8, Central Missouri 6, Rockhurst (Mo.) 4, Barton (N.C.) 3, Chico State (Calif.) 2, UMass Lowell 2, UNC Pembroke 2, Erskine (S.C.) 1, Western Oregon 1. | |||||
Midwest Region (4/20)
| No | School | Record | (1st) | Points | LW |
| 1 | Ashland (Ohio) | 36-9 | 6 | 60 | 2 |
| 2 | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | 33-10-1 | 52 | 1 | |
| 3 | Southern Indiana | 30-11 | 50 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rockhurst (Mo.) | 30-14 | 42 | 4 | |
| 5 | Bellarmine (Ky.) | 28-16 | 40 | 6 | |
| 6 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 28-16 | 29 | 5 | |
| 7 | Northern Kentucky | 26-18 | 21 | t7 | |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's (Ind.) | 27-15 | 19 | t7 | |
| 9 | Quincy (Ill.) | 22-19 | 10 | RV | |
| 10 | Northwood (Mich.) | 19-17 | 5 | 9 | |
| DROPPED OUT: Drury (Mo.) (10). OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Drury (Mo.) 2. | |||||