Bridgeport, Conn. -- Grand Valley State University's baseball team is ranked No. 11 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II top 25 poll. Wayne State University is received votes in the poll and is currently three places away from cracking the top 25.
In the Midwest Region top 10, Grand Valley State is tied for No. 1, Wayne State University jumped two places to third, Ohio Dominican University jumped two places to eighth, and Ashland University dropped two places to No. 9.
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.
NCBWA Division II Top 25 |
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Rank |
Team (#1 votes) |
W-L |
Points |
Previous |
1. |
Tampa, Fla. (10) |
16-3 |
346 |
1 |
2. |
Central Missouri (4) |
11-1 |
340 |
2 |
3. |
St. Cloud State, Minn. |
14-3 |
287 |
4 |
4. |
St. Mary’s Texas |
16-4 |
272 |
7 |
5. |
Catawba, S.C. |
18-5 |
270 |
24 |
6. |
Chico State, Calif. |
17-5 |
249 |
15 |
7. |
Delta State, Miss. |
12-3 |
247 |
12 |
8. |
Mercyhurst, Pa. |
12-4 |
225 |
17 |
9. |
Southern New Hampshire |
13-1 |
223 |
RV |
10. |
Tusculum, Tenn. |
19-4 |
211 |
3 |
11. |
Grand Valley State, Mich. |
6-4 |
210 |
5 |
12. |
North Alabama |
18-6 |
182 |
18 |
13. |
Southern Indiana |
9-4 |
158 |
22 |
14. |
Minnesota State |
9-3 |
154 |
16 |
15. |
Angelo State, Texas |
16-4 |
153 |
20 |
16. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
16-7 |
139 |
11 |
17. |
Seton Hill, Pa. |
11-3 |
138 |
8 |
18. |
West Florida |
15-6 |
132 |
6 |
19. |
Southern Connecticut State |
8-3 |
120 |
10 |
20. |
Columbus State, Ga. |
16-7 |
119 |
14 |
21. |
Western Oregon |
15-6 |
78 |
RV |
22. |
Franklin Pierce, N.H. |
7-2 |
55 |
19 |
23. |
Emporia State, Kans. |
9-4 |
48 |
23 |
24. |
Nova Southeastern, Fla. |
11-4 |
29 |
25 |
25. |
Missouri Southern |
15-1 |
28 |
RV |
Also receiving votes: Lander (17-6) 25 points; New Mexico Highlands (13-2) 23 points; Wayne State, Mich. (6-2) 23 points; Harding, Ark. (16-6) 18 points; USC Aiken (15-6) 13 points; Cal Baptist (17-4) 12 points; Lynn, Fla. (12-7) 12 points; East Stroudsburg, Pa. (11-4) 8 points; Missouri S&T (9-3) 8 points; Texas A&M Kingsville (9-3) 8 points; Hawaii Pacific (14-3) 3 points; Mount Olive. N.C. (13-6) 1 point.
NCBWA Midwest Region Top 10 |
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Rank |
Team (#1 votes) |
W-L |
Points |
Previous |
T1. |
Grand Valley State, Mich. (5) |
6-4 |
75 |
1 |
T1. |
Southern Indiana (3) |
9-4 |
7 |
2 |
3. |
Wayne State, Mich. |
6-2 |
58 |
5 |
3. |
Missouri S&T |
9-3 |
58 |
4 |
5. |
Northern Kentucky |
7-7 |
53 |
3 |
6. |
Rockhurst, Mo. |
7-3 |
32 |
9 |
7. |
Drury, Mo. |
7-5 |
26 |
6 |
8. |
Ohio Dominican |
4-2 |
19 |
10 |
9. |
Ashland, Ohio |
6-5 |
17 |
7 |
10. |
Lewis, Ill. |
6-2 |
16 |
RV |
Also receiving votes: Indianapolis 11