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2023 NCBWA Division II Top 25 (Week 4 - March 8)

North Greenville Extends Streak Atop NCBWA Division II Top 25 Poll
 
PEMBROKE, N.C. – A midweek road loss did nothing to dampen defending national champion North Greenville’s reign atop the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25 Poll on Wednesday afternoon, as the Crusaders raked in all 20 first-place votes to assume their perch atop the ranking for the eighth-straight week.
 
The Crusaders’ 8-week reign atop the poll extends back into Week 14 of the 2022 campaign, and is tied for the fourth-longest perch atop the NCBWA Division II Top 25 in the 21-year history of the ranking. Tampa occupied the No. 1 spot for 18 weeks during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
 
North Greenville ranks among NCAA Division II’s top-15 teams in seven statistical categories, including the nation’s 6th-best hit total and 15th-best home run tally. The Crusaders are averaging 9.5 runs per game heading into this weekend’s Conference Carolinas home series against Erskine.
 
Two teams – East Stroudsburg (No. 18) and Quincy (No. 23) – re-entered the national rankings this week after varying lengths of absences. Arkansas Tech checked into the poll at No. 20 – its first appearance in the NCBWA Top 25 since Week 1 (February 16) last season.
 
2023 NCBWA DIVISION II TOP 25
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) 2023 Record Pts Prev
1 North Greenville (20) 17-2 500 1
2 Tampa 13-3 463 2
3 Angelo State 17-3 456 3
4 Cal State San Bernardino 13-1 433 5
5 Central Oklahoma 13-2 401 10
6 Columbus State 14-3 388 6
7 Montevallo 15-2 375 8
8 Illinois-Springfield 9-3 336 12
T9 Southern Arkansas 12-5 311 4
T9 Southern New Hampshire 7-1 311 9
11 Point Loma 8-3 296 11
12 Millersville 15-4 292 16
13 MSU Denver 15-3 273 13
14 Lenoir-Rhyne 16-5 203 24
15 West Georgia 13-3 178 25
16 Hawaii Hilo 10-2 170 23
17 Molloy 6-1 149 19
18 East Stroudsburg 11-2 145 RV
19 St. Edward's (Texas) 12-5 130 22
20 Arkansas Tech 14-5 124 NR
21 UNC Pembroke 13-4 121 18
22 Valdosta State 13-5 99 17
23 Quincy 8-3 89 RV
24 Cal Poly Pomona 10-3 82 15
25 West Chester 8-3 63 7
Receiving Votes: Indianapolis (6-0) 26 points; Colorado Mesa (9-6) 18 points; Franklin Pierce (4-1) 13 points; Newberry (14-4) 13 points; Minnesota State (7-3) 12 points; Florida Southern (11-4) 9 points; Ashland (5-1) 5 points; Rollins (11-4) 3 points; UT Tyler (13-7) 2 points; Southern Connecticut State (4-2) 1 point.
Dropped Out: Wingate (14th); Henderson State (20th); Drury (21st).
ATLANTIC REGION
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) 2023 Record Pts Prev
1 Millersville (8) 15-4 107 2
2 East Stroudsburg (2) 11-2 97 3
3 West Chester (1) 8-3 93 1
4 Seton Hill 5-3 65 4
5 Shippensburg 12-5 64 6
6 Slippery Rock 5-2 50 7
7 California (Pa.) 5-2 46 5
8 Charleston (W.Va.) 9-4 40 9
9 Frostburg State 7-3 28 8
10 Mercyhurst 3-4 6 10
Receiving Votes: Pitt-Johnstown (6-4) 4 points; Shepherd (7-4) 4 points; Bloomsburg (4-5) 1 point; Gannon (5-7) 1 point
Dropped Out: None.
EAST REGION
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) 2023 Record Pts Prev
1 Southern New Hampshire (8) 7-1 89 1
2 Molloy 6-1 76 2
3 Franklin Pierce 4-1 73 3
4 Southern Connecticut State 4-2 64 4
5 Wilmington (Del.) 3-1 47 5
6 New Haven 2-2 45 7
7 Pace 2-0 30 8
8 Goldey-Beacom 7-2 24 6
9 Bentley 4-4 17 9
10 Adelphi 3-1 10 RV
Receiving Votes: Post (6-5) 8 points; Queens (N.Y.) (2-2) 5 points; St. Thomas Aquinas (1-3) 4 points; Le Moyne (1-3) 3 points.
Dropped Out: Le Moyne (9th).
CENTRAL REGION
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) 2023 Record Pts Prev
1 Central Oklahoma (11) 13-2 146 2
2 Southern Arkansas (2) 12-5 130 1
3 Arkansas Tech (2 14-5 9
4 Minnesota State 7-3 4
5 Missouri Southern State 13-6 5
6 Central Missouri 10-6 6
7 Washburn 12-7 RV
8 Augustana (S.D.) 11-6 RV
T9 Arkansas Monticello 10-6 7
T9 Henderson State 11-7 3
Receiving Votes: St. Cloud State (4-4) 21 points; Ouachita Baptist (10-5) 19 points; Minot State (9-3) 18 points; Harding (13-6) 16 points; Rogers State (11-4) 10 points; Pittsburg State (11-6) 5 points.
Dropped Out: Rogers State (8th); Harding (10th).
MIDWEST REGION
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) 2023 Record Pts Prev
1 Illinois-Springfield (6) 9-3 60 1
2 Quincy 8-3 54 4
3 Indianapolis 6-0 45 5
4 Ashland 5-1 35 6
5 Wayne State (Mich.) 4-1 31 7
6 William Jewell 7-3 22 NR
7 Missouri S&T 7-3 15 NR
8 Drury 9-6 12 2
9 Malone 6-3 10 NR
10 Northwood 6-4 6 3
Receiving Votes: None.
Dropped Out: Hillsdake (8th); Truman State (9th); Davenport (10th).
SOUTH REGION
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) 2023 Record Pts Prev
1 Tampa (7) 13-3 97 1
2 Montevallo (3) 15-2 90 2
3 West Georgia 13-3 73 4
4 Valdosta State 13-5 68 3
5 Florida Southern 11-4 65 5
6 Rollins 11-4 53 6
7 Embry-Riddle 10-5 37 8
8 West Florida 11-5 27 7
9 Albany State 10-2 23 T9
10 Florida Tech 10-8 6 RV
Receiving Votes: Lee (10-9) 4 points; Barry (8-7) 3 points; Savannah State (8-3) 2 points; Kentucky State (6-7) 1 point; Shorter (10-9) 1 point.
Dropped Out: Barry (T9th).
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) 2023 Record Pts Prev
1 Angelo State (9) 17-3 80 1
2 MSU Denver 15-3 72 2
3 St. Edward's (Texas) 12-5 63 3
4 Colorado Mesa 9-6 51 5
5 UT Tyler 13-7 47 4
6 West Texas A&M 12-6 40 6
7 Lubbock Christian 13-7 38 7
8 Texas A&M-Kingsville 12-10 21 8
9 Regis 9-9 19 9
10 Oklahoma Christian 8-9 6 10
Receiving Votes: Colorado Colorado Springs (7-9) 3 points.
Dropped Out: None.
SOUTHEAST REGION
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) 2023 Record Pts Prev
1 North Greenville (11) 17-2 110 1
2 Columbus State 14-3 96 2
3 Lenoir-Rhyne 16-5 83 5
4 UNC Pembroke 13-4 78 4
5 Newberry 14-4 51 6
6 Wingate 12-6 43 3
7 USC Aiken 12-5 36 9
8 Tusculum 13-4 30 RV
9 Mount Olive 12-4 25 RV
10 Young Harris 13-6 23 10
Receiving Votes: Belmont Abbey (14-5) 21 points; Erskine (12-6) 5 points; Lincoln Memorial (11-4) 4 points; Catawba (11-7) 3 points.
Dropped Out: Lincoln Memorial (7th); Erskine (8th).
WEST REGION
Rank Team (1st Place Votes) 2023 Record Pts Prev
1 Cal State San Bernardino 13-1 140 1
2 Point Loma 8-3 125 2
3 Hawaii Hilo 10-2 106 4
4 Cal Poly Pomona 10-3 99 3
5 Cal State Monterey Bay 9-6 84 7
6 Azusa Pacific 7-7 80 6
7 Chico State 7-6 45 8
8 Cal State Dominguez Hills 9-5 36 RV
9 Stanislaus State 10-8 18 10
10 San Francisco State 9-6 18 5
Receiving Votes: Northwest Nazarene (8-12) 12 points, Holy Names (10-5) 12 points, Sonoma State (4-1) 9 points, Hawaii Pacific (8-6) 4 points, Western Oregon (6-6) 2 points, Cal State East Bay (8-8) 1 point; Concordia (8-10) 1 point.
Dropped Out: Sonoma State (9th).