Bay City, Mich. -- The Ferris State University softball is listed at No.6 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll. The Bulldogs own a 32-6 record, and received 306 points to land in the sixth spot. Wayne State University (32-12) appears at No. 19 in this week's rankings. Saginaw Valley State University (31-9) entered the top-25 this week, appearing in the 25th position.
NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll #9 - April 22, 2009
Alabama-Huntsville continues atop the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, holding nine of a possible 16 first-place votes and 390 total points. North Georgia moves up to No. 2, holding five first-place votes with 382 points. No. 3 Lock Haven and No. 4 Southeastern Oklahoma each have one of the two remaining first-place votes while Angelo State rounds out the poll's top-five.
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. Records shown are through games of April 19, 2009. First-place votes are in parentheses.
|
RANK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
TOTALS |
LAST |
|
1 |
Alabama-Huntsville (9) |
41-4 |
390 |
1 |
|
2 |
North Georgia (5) |
43-3 |
382 |
2 |
|
3 |
Lock Haven (1) |
39-5 |
365 |
3 |
|
4 |
Southeastern Oklahoma (1) |
48-9 |
351 |
5 |
|
5 |
Angelo State |
38-8 |
314 |
4 |
|
6 |
Ferris State |
30-6 |
306 |
6 |
|
7 |
Valdosta State |
42-6 |
298 |
7 |
|
8 |
Humboldt State |
33-14 |
282 |
8 |
|
9 |
Winona State |
34-9 |
275 |
9 |
|
10 |
Kutztown |
41-8-1 |
268 |
10 |
|
11 |
Metro State |
32-8 |
230 |
12 |
|
12 |
Abilene Christian |
39-11 |
194 |
13 |
|
13 |
Dixie State |
34-10 |
169 |
T-19 |
|
14 |
C.W. Post |
29-12 |
167 |
14 |
|
15 |
USC Aiken |
34-14 |
152 |
18 |
|
16 |
Hawaii Pacific |
36-10 |
143 |
11 |
|
17 |
Florida Southern |
34-10 |
135 |
17 |
|
18 |
Bloomsburg |
29-7 |
128 |
16 |
|
19 |
Wayne State (MI) |
31-11 |
125 |
RV |
|
20 |
Minnesota State Mankato |
31-10 |
77 |
T-23 |
|
21 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
35-10 |
71 |
T-19 |
|
22 |
Lenoir Rhyne |
34-9 |
69 |
T-23 |
|
23 |
Le Moyne |
28-9 |
62 |
RV |
|
24 |
California (PA) |
32-6 |
61 |
22 |
|
25 |
Saginaw Valley State |
31-9 |
51 |
RV |
Others Receiving Votes: West Florida 25, Georgian Court 21, Missouri-St. Louis 20, Central Missouri 20, Caldwell 16, Ashland 7, Francis Marion 5, Nova southeastern 4, Montana State-Billings 4, Midwestern State 4, New Haven 4, NIT 3, West Texas A&M 1, Tampa 1
Dropped Out: No. 15 Missouri-St. Louis, No. 21 Georgian Court