Bridgeport, Conn. -- Grand Valley State University's baseball team is ranked No. 3 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II top 25 poll. The Lakers are coming off a 52-5 record in 2011 and a trip to the NCAA Division II World Series and will open their 2012 season at Bellarmine February 27 at 3:00 p.m.
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The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) will start conference play March 24 with the GLIAC Tournament set to start May 10 at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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NCBWA Division II Top 25 |
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Rank |
School (#1 votes) |
W-L |
Points |
Previous |
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1. |
Tampa, Fla. (9) |
6-0 |
361 |
T6 |
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2. |
Central Missouri (4) |
0-0 |
352 |
3 |
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3. |
Grand Valley State, Mich. |
0-0 |
322 |
4 |
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4. |
UNC Pembroke (2) |
8-0 |
320 |
17 |
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5. |
St. Cloud State, Minn. |
4-0 |
291 |
8 |
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6. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
7-0 |
276 |
24 |
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7. |
Southern Connecticut State |
0-0 |
266 T |
6 |
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8. |
St. Mary’s, Texas |
6-1 |
257 |
11 |
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9. |
West Florida |
5-1 |
253 |
10 |
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10. |
Columbus State, Ga. |
6-0 |
251 |
RV |
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11. |
Mercyhurst, Pa. |
3-0 |
245 |
16 |
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12. |
Mount Olive, N.C. |
5-1 |
183 |
9 |
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13. |
North Alabama |
5-1 |
179 |
20 |
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14. |
Emporia State, Kans. |
0-0 |
164 |
13 |
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15. |
Franklin Pierce, N.H. |
0-0 |
142 |
15 |
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16. |
Minnesota State |
0-0 |
137 |
14 |
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17. |
Millersville, Pa. |
3-1 |
136 |
5 |
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18. |
Western Oregon |
7-2 |
126 |
NR |
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19. |
Barry, Fla. |
3-1 |
120 |
2 |
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20. |
Cal State Chico |
4-0 |
73 |
RV |
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21. |
Missouri S&T |
0-0 |
67 |
23 |
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22. |
Tusculum, Tenn. |
6-0 |
65 |
NR |
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23. |
Southern Arkansas |
4-1 |
60 |
RV |
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24. |
Colorado Mesa |
5-3 |
35 |
RV
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25 |
Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga. |
6-0 |
29 |
NR |
Also receiving votes: Dixie State, Utah (4-0) 26 points; Francis Marion, S.C. (4-2) 26 points; Winona State, Minn. (0-0) 25 points; Harding, Ark. (3-0) 20 points; East Stroudsburg, Pa. (3-0) 16 points; Delta State, Miss. (3-0) 15 points; USC Aiken (5-
1) 7 points; Cal State Monterey Bay (6-3) 3 points; Lynn, Fla. (7-1) 2 points; Northern Kentucky (0-0) 2 points; Northwest
Nazarene, Idaho (4-0) 2 points; Cal Baptist (5-3) 2 points; Seton Hill, Pa. (0-0) 1 point.
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NCBWA MIDWEST REGION TOP 10 |
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Rank |
School (#1 votes) |
W-L |
Points |
Previous |
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1. |
Grand Valley St., Mich. (8) |
0-0 |
80 |
1 |
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2. |
Missouri S&T |
0-0 |
69 |
2 |
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3. |
Northern Kentucky |
0-0 |
66 |
3 |
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4. |
Quincy, Ill. |
0-0 |
50 |
4 |
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5. |
Southern Indiana |
0-0 |
48 |
5 |
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6. |
Wayne State, Mich. |
0-0 |
46 |
6 |
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7. |
Ashland, Ohio |
0-0 |
27 |
7 |
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8. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
0-0 |
24 |
8 |
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9. |
Drury, Mo. |
0-0 |
20 |
9 |
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10. |
Saginaw Valley St., Mich. |
0-0 |
7 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Bellarmine, Ky. (26-26) 2 points.