Two GLIAC Teams in the NFCA Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Courtesy of NFCA
Valdosta Takes Top Spot In Crowded NFCA Division II
Preseason Top 25 Poll
Feb. 2, 2011
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Last season’s national runner-up, Valdosta State will begin the 2011 season as the No. 1 team in the land, according to the NFCA Division II Preseason Top 25 poll, that was released by the Association on Wednesday.
The Blazers, who return 13 players from last year’s team, beat out National Championship participant North Georgia by 10 points, despite receiving just two of 16 first-place votes. Coming in at third was 2010 National Champion Hawaii Pacific, who received 10 first place votes. Rounding out the top five were two more National Championship participants, Bloomsburg and Wayne State (MI), who came in at fourth and fifth, respectively.
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.
Final 2010 records are shown, first-place votes are in
parentheses.
|
Rank |
Team |
2010 Record |
Totals |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Valdosta St. (2) |
51-9 |
383 |
2 |
|
2 |
North Georgia (4) |
51-2 |
373 |
5 |
|
3 |
Hawaii Pacific (10) |
50-8 |
361 |
1 |
|
4 |
Bloomsburg |
50-8 |
326 |
6 |
|
5 |
Wayne St. (MI) |
52-13 |
303 |
7 |
|
6 |
West Texas A&M |
45-18 |
293 |
24 |
|
7 |
Wayne St. (NE) |
43-14 |
268 |
14 |
|
8 |
Angelo St. |
50-15 |
240 |
3 |
|
9 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
50-13 |
230 |
23 |
|
10 |
Alabama-Huntsville |
41-12 |
229 |
19 |
|
11 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
53-9 |
227 |
9 |
|
12 |
Molloy |
43-21 |
223 |
10 |
|
13 |
California (PA) |
37-14 |
201 |
12 |
|
14 |
Grand Canyon |
42-11 |
167 |
22 |
|
15 |
Metro St. |
53-6 |
154 |
4 |
|
16 |
Ashland |
36-12 |
141 |
15 |
|
17 |
Arkansas-Monticello |
55-12 |
128 |
11 |
|
18 |
Rollins |
45-6 |
125 |
18 |
|
19 |
Emporia St. |
50-14 |
115 |
13 |
|
20 |
Mesa St. |
23-22 |
109 |
NR |
|
21 |
New Haven |
42-8 |
95 |
16 |
|
22 |
Armstrong Atlantic |
33-20 |
89 |
NR |
|
23 |
Midwestern St. |
54-10 |
80 |
8 |
|
24 |
Dowling |
44-17 |
59 |
25 |
|
25 |
Central Washington |
40-15 |
58 |
RV |
Others Receiving Votes: Saginaw Valley 48, Indiana (PA) 43, Winona St. 22, Dixie St. 21, Lewis 14, Francis Marion 13, Nova Southeastern 13, West Virginia Wesleyan 12, Southern Connecticut St. 11, Kutztown 10, Cal St. Monterey Bay 8, Augustana (SD) 3, St. Edward’s 3, Caldwell 1, C.W. Post 1.
