Ashland and Wayne State Ranked in the Most Recent NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll
National Fastpitch Coaches Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Valdosta Remains No. 1 In Latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll
Feb. 23, 2011
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Valdosta State garnered nine of 16 first place votes to remain the No. 1 team in the nation in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 poll that was released by the Association on Wednesday.
The Blazers (2-0) held on to the top spot, despite being idle on the week. However, No. 2 Angelo State is closing the gap, as it finished just seven points behind Valdosta in the voting this week.
No. 3 North Georgia (13-2) fell to third this week after losing its first two games of the season, while Alabama Huntsville (6-0) and Hawaii Pacific (8-2) rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth, respectively.
A trio of unbeaten teams moved into the rankings this week, led by Indianapolis who opened the season with a 6-0 weekend including wins over then No. 6 Wayne State (MI) and No. 19 Arkansas-Monticello. Also joining the fray in the second regular season edition of the poll was Winona St. (4-0) at No. 11 and Flagler (16-0) at No. 22.
Making their respective exits from the poll were last week’s No. 21 Armstrong Atlantic, No. 24 Mesa St. and No. 25 Emporia St.
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 as of Feb. 20, 2011 are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
|
Rank |
Team |
2011 Record |
Totals |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Valdosta St. (9) |
2-0 |
390 |
1 |
|
2 |
Angelo St. (4) |
15-0 |
383 |
3 |
|
3 |
North Georgia (3) |
13-2 |
353 |
2 |
|
4 |
Alabama-Huntsville |
6-0 |
319 |
9 |
|
5 |
Hawaii Pacific |
8-2 |
311 |
4 |
|
6 |
Bloomsburg |
0-0 |
306 |
5 |
|
7 |
West Texas A&M |
6-1 |
280 |
7 |
|
8 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
9-1 |
244 |
8 |
|
9 |
Indianapolis |
6-0 |
236 |
NR |
|
10 |
UC San Diego |
11-2 |
234 |
11 |
|
11 |
Winona St. |
4-0 |
218 |
NR |
|
12 |
Midwestern St. |
17-1 |
204 |
12 |
|
13 |
Ark.-Monticello |
9-1 |
188 |
19 |
|
14 |
Kutztown |
4-0 |
169 |
17 |
|
15 |
Augustana (SD) |
5-0 |
162 |
15 |
|
16 |
Rollins |
5-0 |
156 |
14 |
|
17 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
7-3 |
143 |
13 |
|
18 |
Ashland |
0-0 |
120 |
16 |
|
19 |
Dowling |
0-0 |
103 |
22 |
|
20 |
California (PA) |
2-1 |
95 |
20 |
|
21 |
Wayne St. (MI) |
1-5 |
91 |
6 |
|
22 |
Flagler |
16-0 |
67 |
RV |
|
23 |
Wayne St. (NE) |
1-5 |
65 |
10 |
|
24 |
Western Wash. |
5-0 |
58 |
23 |
|
25 |
Molloy |
0-0 |
51 |
18 |
Dropped Out: No. 21 Armstrong Atlantic, No. 24
Mesa St., No. 25 Emporia St.
Others Receiving Votes: Emporia St. 40, Lewis 39, Armstrong Atlantic 35, Sonoma St. 35, Tampa 27, west Virginia Wesleyan 16, Indiana 14, Tarleton St. 13, Southern Connecticut 11, Saginaw Valley 8, Metro St. 4, St. Edward’s 4, Caldwell 3, Augusta St. 2, Central Oklahoma 1, Francis Marion 1, Regis (CO) 1
