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 IITOP 25 |
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Rank |
School (#1 votes) |
W-L |
Points |
Previous |
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1. |
Tampa, Fla. (15) |
8-0 |
417 |
1 |
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2. |
Central Missouri (2) |
0-0 |
396 |
2 |
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3. |
Grand Valley State, Mich. |
0-0 |
368 |
3 |
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4. |
UNC Pembroke |
10-1 |
365 |
4 |
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5. |
St. Cloud State, Minn. |
6-0 |
338 |
5 |
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6. |
West Florida |
9-1 |
336 |
9 |
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7. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
9-2 |
296 |
6 |
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8. |
St. Mary’s, Texas |
9-2 |
295 |
8 |
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9. |
Tusculum, Tenn. |
10-0 |
273 |
22 |
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10. |
Mercyhurst, Pa. |
3-0 |
270 |
11 |
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11. |
Southern Connecticut State |
1-1 |
258 |
7 |
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12. |
Emporia State, Kans. |
3-0 |
220 |
14 |
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13. |
Columbus State, Ga. |
8-1 |
213 |
10 |
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14. |
Delta State, Miss. |
5-0 |
199 |
RV |
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15. |
Minnesota State |
2-0 |
169 |
16 |
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16. |
Franklin Pierce, N.H. |
0-0 |
146 |
15 |
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17. |
Millersville, Pa. |
3-1 |
141 |
17 |
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18. |
Western Oregon |
9-4 |
120 |
18 |
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19. |
Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga. |
8-1 |
116 |
25 |
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20. |
North Alabama |
7-2 |
112 |
13 |
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21. |
Missouri S&T |
0-0 |
94 |
21 |
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22. |
Harding, Ark. |
5-0 |
76 |
RV |
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23. |
Dixie State, Utah |
7-1 |
74 |
RV |
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24. |
East Stroudsburg, Pa. |
5-0 |
43 |
RV |
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25. |
Cal State Chico |
6-2 |
40 |
20 |
Also receiving votes: Florida Tech (8-2) 26 points; Angelo State, Texas (9-2) 23 points; Colorado Mesa (5-3) 21 points; Belmont Abbey, N.C. (10-4) 19 points; Mount Olive, N.C. (5-1) 19 points; Francis Marion, S.C. (6-4) 14 points; USC Aiken (7-2)
9 points; Adelphi, N.Y. (0-0) 8 points; Winona State, Minn. (0-0) 4 points; Cal State Monterey Bay (8-5) 3 points; Lynn, Fla. (7-3) 2 points; North Georgia (7-2) 2 points; Seton Hill, Pa. (2-0) 2 points; Tarleton State, Texas (4-1) 2 points; Northern
Kentucky (0-2) 1 point; Nova Southeastern, Fla. (4-1) 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 |
0-2 |
66 |
3 |
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4. |
Quincy, Ill. |
0-0 |
50 |
4 |
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5. |
Southern Indiana |
1-2 |
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. (0-0) 2 points.