Bay City, Mich. -- The Ferris State University softball team dropped one position to #8 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll. The Bulldogs own a 21-3 record, and received 285 points to land in the eighth spot. Wayne State University (20-8) appears at No. 20 in this week's rankings. Saginaw Valley State University (24-6) is listed under the "Others Receiving Votes" category.
NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll #7 - April 8, 2009
Alabama Huntsville (35-2) moves to the top of the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll this week, taking the top spot from No. 2 Angelo State (33-5). The Chargers received 12 of a possible first-place votes and check in atop the poll with 395 points, followed by the Rambelles with 387 points and four first-place votes. North Georgia and Southeastern Oklahoma hold in the third and forth spots, respectively, while Lock Haven moves up one notch to sit at No. 5.
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 5, 2009. First-place votes are in parentheses.
|
RANK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
TOTALS |
LAST |
|
1 |
Alabama-Huntsville (12) |
35-2 |
395 |
2 |
|
2 |
Angelo State (4) |
33-5 |
387 |
1 |
|
3 |
North Georgia |
33-3 |
357 |
3 |
|
4 |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
42-7 |
337 |
4 |
|
5 |
Lock Haven |
29-5 |
309 |
6 |
|
6 |
Humboldt State |
29-10 |
306 |
5 |
|
7 |
Valdosta State |
30-5 |
294 |
8 |
|
8 |
Ferris State |
21-3 |
285 |
7 |
|
9 |
Kutztown |
32-6-1 |
271 |
10 |
|
10 |
Metro State |
28-6 |
253 |
12 |
|
11 |
Hawaii Pacific |
31-9 |
228 |
11 |
|
12 |
Lenoir Rhyne |
25-6 |
195 |
14 |
|
13 |
Winona State |
26-7 |
183 |
9 |
|
14 |
Georgian Court |
20-9 |
168 |
16 |
|
15 |
Abilene Christian |
31-11 |
164 |
15 |
|
16 |
Florida Southern |
28-10 |
119 |
NR |
|
17 |
California (PA) |
24-4 |
114 |
13 |
|
18 |
Dixie State |
33-9 |
111 |
19 |
|
19 |
Bloomsburg |
20-4 |
103 |
RV |
|
20 |
Wayne State (MI) |
20-8 |
100 |
RV |
|
21 |
Missouri Western |
31-4 |
99 |
21 |
|
22 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
26-7 |
67 |
22 |
|
23 |
Tampa |
24-6 |
61 |
NR |
|
T-24 |
Minnesota State Mankato |
22-6 |
50 |
20 |
|
T-24 |
USC Aiken |
28-11 |
50 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: C.W. Post 43, Saginaw Valley State 35, Le Moyne 17, Lewis 15, Nova Southeastern 15, Wayne State (Neb.) 14, West Florida 13, Colorado School of Mines 10, Missouri-St. Louis 8, Georgia College & State 6, West Texas A&M 6, NYIT 6, Francis Marion 4, Sonoma State 1, West Virginia Wesleyan 1
Dropped Out: No. 17. West Florida, No. 18 Lewis, No. 23 Nova Southeastern, No. 25 Le Moyne