Release courtesy of Parker Griffith, Director of Media Relations/Division II Liaison, National Fastpitch Coaches Association
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The 2012 Division II national champion Valdosta State (58-5) received all 16 first-place votes to close out the 2012 season on top of the NFCA Division II Top 25 poll, the Association announced on Wednesday.
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National semi-finalist Central Oklahoma (46-8) finished the
voting in second, while national runner-up UC San Diego (45-23) and
the other national semi-finalist Kutztown (52-7) ended the season
tied for third. Rounding out the final top five of 2012 was
another National Championship participant, Augustana (SD) (53-12),
in fifth.
Despite qualifying for a regional, former No. 20 Missouri Western
State (42-13), No. 21 Cal State Chico (35-18), No. 22
Alabama-Huntsville (42-16) and No. 23 California (PA) (33-10) all
fell from the final rankings of the season.
The first of four new teams in the poll were National Championship
participants St. Joseph’s (IN) (40-21) and Flagler (39-20),
which joined the fray at seventh and eighth, respectively.
After a super regional appearance in the South region, Florida
Southern (39-17) also moved into the poll at 18th. Rounding
out the four additions to the final poll was another super regional
participant, West Virginia Wesleyan (43-14), at 23rd.
The NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division
II head coaches, two representing each of the eight NCAA regions.
Final 2012 records are shown, first-place votes are in
parentheses.
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NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll |
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|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Totals |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Valdosta St. (16) |
58-5 |
400 |
1 |
|
2 |
Central Oklahoma |
46-8 |
370 |
2 |
|
3 |
UC San Diego |
45-23 |
360 |
24 |
|
3 |
Kutztown |
52-7 |
360 |
3 |
|
5 |
Augustana (SD) |
53-12 |
301 |
16 |
|
6 |
Southern Conn. St. |
43-13 |
296 |
18 |
|
7 |
St. Joseph's (IN) |
40-21 |
272 |
NR |
|
8 |
Flagler |
39-20 |
265 |
NR |
|
9 |
Angelo St. |
48-11 |
252 |
8 |
|
10 |
North Georgia |
49-10 |
240 |
11 |
|
11 |
Cal St. Dom. Hills |
45-15 |
233 |
10 |
|
12 |
Tampa |
37-8 |
183 |
5 |
|
13 |
Minn. St. Mankato |
49-10 |
172 |
6 |
|
14 |
Indianapolis |
50-9 |
166 |
4 |
|
15 |
Rollins |
43-11 |
151 |
14 |
|
16 |
Cal St. Mont. Bay |
46-14 |
146 |
7 |
|
17 |
Armstrong |
45-11 |
136 |
9 |
|
18 |
Florida Southern |
39-17 |
124 |
NR |
|
19 |
Winona St. |
44-12 |
116 |
15 |
|
20 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
48-13 |
104 |
12 |
|
21 |
Emporia St. |
42-11 |
100 |
17 |
|
22 |
Barry |
40-11 |
79 |
13 |
|
23 |
West Va. Wesleyan |
43-14 |
69 |
RV |
|
24 |
Molloy |
47-13 |
65 |
25 |
|
25 |
Grand Valley St. |
45-15 |
34 |
19 |
Dropped Out: No. 20 Missouri Western St., No. 21 Cal St. Chico, No. 22 Alabama-Huntsville, No. 23 California (PA)
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri Western St. 27, Northern Kentucky 25, Alabama-Huntsville 22, Dixie St. 22, Cal St. Chico 21, Concordia-St. Paul 21, California (PA) 13, Augusta St. 9, Ashland 6, seven others received votes, but only appeared on one ballot.
