Grand Valley Moves into a Tie for No. 3 in the NCBWA Division II Baseball Poll
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Grand Valley State University baseball team has posted a 31-3 record this year with a 20-1 mark in GLIAC play, and the polls are taking notice. GVSU has moved up to a tie for third and recieved one first place vote in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) poll.
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The Lakers are also tabbed as the midwest region leader in the NCBWA poll, garnering all seven first-place votes in this week's results. They are followed by defending national champion Southern Indiana (23-9) and Ashland (21-12.) The GLIAC also has Wayne State (22-10, #4) ranked in the midwest regional poll.
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NCBWA D-II NATIONAL TOP 25 |
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Rank |
School (#1 votes) |
W/L |
Points |
Previous |
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1. |
West Florida (10) |
37-5 |
323 |
1 |
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2. |
Emporia State, Kans. (2) |
32-4 |
309 |
2 |
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T3. |
Grand Valley St., Mich. (1) |
31-3 |
293 |
4 |
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T3. |
Mount Olive, N.C. |
33-6 |
293 |
3 |
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5. |
Central Missouri |
30-6 |
252 |
6 |
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6. |
Southern Conn. State |
28-3 |
242 |
5 |
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7. |
Catawba, N.C. |
36-8 |
232 |
7 |
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8. |
St. Mary’s, Texas |
34-8 |
218 |
8 |
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9. |
Chico State, Calif. |
23-8 |
217 |
10 |
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10. |
Barry, Fla. |
30-12 |
204 |
11 |
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11. |
Millersville, Pa. |
28-8 |
194 |
9 |
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12. |
Winona State, Minn. |
23-8 |
173 |
13 |
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13. |
UC San Diego |
28-12 |
138 |
15 |
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14. |
Francis Marion, S.C. |
32-10 |
134 |
24 |
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15. |
Southern Indiana |
23-9 |
127 |
14 |
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16. |
Franklin Pierce, N.H. |
29-7 |
126 |
19 |
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17. |
North Alabama |
30-10 |
122 |
23 |
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18. |
St. Cloud State, Minn. |
22-6 |
105 |
18 |
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19. |
Florida Southern |
26-9 |
90 |
17 |
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20. |
Wilmington, Dela. |
27-4 |
69 |
12 |
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21. |
Mercyhurst, Pa. |
26-9 |
60 |
RV |
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22. |
Tarleton State, Texas |
29-10 |
52 |
21 |
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23. |
Harding, Ark. |
35-8 |
51 |
RV |
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24. |
Columbus State, Ga. |
29-14 |
49 |
RV |
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25. |
Sonoma State, Calif. |
26-12 |
44 |
RV |
Dropped out: #16 UNC Pembroke, #20 Cal State Los Angeles, #22 Seton Hill, Pa., #25 Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga.
Also receiving votes: East
Stroudsburg, Pa. (21-8) 25 points; UNC Pembroke (33-9) 24 points;
Minnesota State (20-8) 22 points; Ashland, Ohio
(21-12) 17 points; Nebraska-Omaha (24-11) 15 points;
Southwestern Oklahoma (30-12) 13 points; Tampa, Fla. (27-13) 10
points; Southeastern Oklahoma (23-14) 8 points; Incarnate Word,
Texas (27-12) 4 points; Limestone
(31-15) 3 points; Stonehill, Mass. (25-10) 1 point.
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MIDWEST REGION TOP 10 |
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Rk |
School (#1 votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
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1. |
Grand Valley St., MI (7) |
31-3 |
70 |
1 |
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2. |
Southern Indiana |
23-9 |
63 |
2 |
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3. |
Ashland, Ohio |
21-12 |
56 |
4 |
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4. |
Wayne State, Mich. |
22-10 |
48 |
5 |
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5. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
22-12 |
40 |
3 |
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6. |
Lewis, Ill. |
17-10 |
35 |
6 |
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7. |
Quincy, Mo. |
20-15 |
27 |
7 |
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8. |
Northern Kentucky |
19-16 |
22 |
T9 |
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9. |
St. Joseph’s, Ind. |
19-14-1 |
12 |
8 |
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T10. |
Drury, Mo. |
20-15 |
6 |
T9 |
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T10. |
Bellarmine, Ky. |
20-16 |
6 |
NR |
Dropped out: None.
Also receiving votes: None.
