Grand Valley Tied for No. 15 in the Division II Preseason Baseball Poll
Bay City, Mich. - The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 2011 Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll has been released with Southern Indiana remaining in the top spot after finishing No. 1 in the final poll of the 2010 season. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), boasts one team in the preseason poll with Grand Valley State University starting the season tied for No. 15.
The Preseason Regional Top 10 Rankings were also released with the GLIAC placing three teams in the top five of the Midwest Region. The GLIAC schools ranked are Grand Valley State University No. 2, Ashland University No. 4, and Wayne State University No. 5 with Saginaw Valley State University also recieving votes.
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National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 2011 Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll |
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Rank |
School |
W-L* |
Pts |
Prev |
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1 |
Southern Indiana (10) |
52-14 |
322 |
1 |
|
2 |
UC San Diego (3) |
54-8 |
309 |
2 |
|
3 |
Central Missouri |
47-8 |
287 |
4 |
|
4 |
Georgia College & State |
42-17 |
266 |
3 |
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5 |
Kutztown, Pa. |
42-15 |
258 |
5 |
|
6 |
Tampa, Fla. |
46-11 |
251 |
6 |
|
7 |
Franklin Pierce, N.H. |
43-17-1 |
230 |
7 |
|
8 |
Abilene Christian, Texas |
46-13 |
220 |
10 |
|
9 |
Southern Arkansas |
47-10 |
219 |
9 |
|
10 |
Minnesota State |
44-16 |
210 |
8 |
|
11 |
Columbus State, Ga. |
44-12 |
200 |
12 |
|
12 |
Valdosta State, Ga. |
43-17 |
153 |
17 |
|
T13 |
Emporia State, Kans. |
42-14 |
140 |
18 |
|
T13 |
Francis Marion, S.C. |
40-14 |
140 |
13 |
|
T15 |
Grand Valley State, Mich. |
37-16 |
123 |
16 |
|
T15 |
West Chester, Pa. |
39-14 |
123 |
15 |
|
17 |
Mount Olive, N.C. |
41-11 |
109 |
11 |
|
18 |
Florida Southern |
41-16 |
99 |
21 |
|
19 |
Chico State, Calif. |
35-20 |
89 |
RV |
|
20 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
41-20 |
71 |
19 |
|
21 |
Mesa State, Colo. |
37-20 |
69 |
NR |
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22 |
Northern Kentucky |
43-17 |
62 |
23 |
|
23 |
Southern Connecticut State |
38-13-1 |
58 |
20 |
|
24 |
California, Pa. |
34-18 |
39 |
RV |
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25 |
St. Mary’s, Texas |
39-17 |
35 |
RV |
* Final 2010 win-loss record
(First place votes are shown in parentheses)
Dropped out: New Mexico Highlands (14), Rollins, Fla. (22), Incarnate Word, Texas (24), Hawaii Pacific (25).
Also receiving votes: West Florida (36-20) 28 points; St. Cloud State, Minn. (41-17) 27 points; Hawaii Pacific (39-12) 20 points; New Mexico Highlands (41-13) 18 points; Catawba, N.C. (40-13) 12 points; Incarnate Word, Texas (40-16) 11 points; Stonehill, Mass. (31-18) 5 points; Seton Hill, Pa. (36-21) 3 points; Delta State, Miss. (34-16-1) 2 points; USC-Aiken (32-19) 2 points; UT-Permian Basin (38-21) 2 points; Erskine, N.C. (40-15) 1 point; Florida Tech (39-16) 1 point; Winona State, Minn. (36-16) 1 point.
