National Champion Angelo State Finishes Atop Final NCBWA Division II Top 25
PEMBROKE, N.C. – A perfect run through the NCAA Division II National Championships cemented a No. 1 finish in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25 as the Rams raked in all 20 first-place votes to reign supreme in the final edition of the national ranking on Thursday.
National runner-up Rollins jumped 18 spots from the final regular season poll to No. 2 in Thursday’s ranking, while Cal State San Bernardino, North Greenville and Southern New Hampshire occupied the Nos. 3 to 5 spots, respectively. Thursday’s release also snapped the 18-poll reign at No. 1 for North Greenville.
Three teams – Indianapolis and Barry – both made their season debuts in the national ranking on Thursday. The Greyhounds, who advanced all the way through to the NCAA Division II Championships, are in NCBWA Top 25 for the first time since Marcy 28, 2018 (Week 6), while the Buccaneers are among the nation’s top 25 teams for the first time since March 3, 2021 (Week 3). It Le Moyne’s first appearance in the NCBWA Top 25 in the 23-year history of the poll.
Augustana (S.D.) leapt back into the poll for the first time since the preseason ranking, while Minnesota State re-entered the NCBWA Top 25 after a 6-poll hiatus.
| 2023 NCBWA DIVISION II TOP 25 |
| Rank |
Team (1st Place Votes) |
2023 Record |
Pts |
Prev |
| 1 |
Angelo State (20) |
56-9 |
500 |
T1 |
| 2 |
Rollins |
42-19 |
480 |
20 |
| 3 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
46-19 |
440 |
17 |
| 4 |
North Greenville |
50-11 |
435 |
T1 |
| 5 |
Southern New Hampshire |
44-13 |
420 |
T10 |
| 6 |
Millersville |
46-10 |
404 |
7 |
| 7 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
47-21 |
371 |
RV |
| 8 |
Indianapolis |
39-21 |
333 |
NR |
| 9 |
Colorado Mesa |
48-11 |
326 |
5 |
| 10 |
Tampa |
43-11 |
297 |
3 |
| 11 |
Quincy |
47-11 |
281 |
6 |
| 12 |
Central Missouri |
43-15 |
254 |
4 |
| 13 |
Seton Hill |
48-13 |
224 |
13 |
| 14 |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
39-18 |
219 |
9 |
| 15 |
Belmont Abbey |
41-18 |
193 |
19 |
| 16 |
Newberry |
43-15 |
181 |
8 |
| 17 |
West Florida |
39-17 |
167 |
12 |
| 18 |
Missouri Southern State |
45-17 |
142 |
T10 |
| 19 |
Minnesota State |
43-18 |
133 |
NR |
| 20 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
40-17 |
121 |
14 |
| 21 |
Barry |
35-19 |
108 |
NR |
| 22 |
Illinois-Springfield |
36-15 |
79 |
16 |
| 23 |
Le Moyne |
34-22 |
58 |
RV |
| 24 |
Montevallo |
39-16 |
53 |
18 |
| 25 |
Southern Arkansas |
40-18 |
51 |
15 |
| Receiving Votes: East Stroudsburg (36-14) 36 points; Mount Olive (38-17) 34 points; Azusa Pacific (35-19) 28 points; UT Tyler (39-19) 28 points; Goldey-Beacom (37-20) 25 points; MSU Denver (42-14) 10 points; Maryville (Mo.) (36-20) 9 points; Point Loma (36-16) 8 points; Wayne State (Mich.) (42-13) 8 points; Valdosta State (33-20) 6 points; Charleston (W.Va.) (43-12) 3 points; Northwood (42-19) 3 points; UNC Pembroke (39-17) 1 point. |
| Dropped Out: UT Tyler (21st); East Stroudsburg (22nd); Mount Olive (23rd); Azusa Pacific (24th); Maryville (Mo.) (25th). |
| WORLD SERIES |
| Seed |
Team |
2023 Record |
Record In Cary |
| 1 |
Millersville |
46-10 |
1-2 |
| 2 |
North Greenville |
50-11 |
1-2 |
| 3 |
Angelo State (National Champion) |
56-9 |
4-0 |
| 4 |
Rollins (National Runner-Up) |
42-19 |
3-2 |
| 5 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
46-19 |
3-2 |
| 6 |
Southern New Hampshire |
44-13 |
2-2 |
| 7 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
47-21 |
0-2 |
| 8 |
Indianapolis |
39-21 |
0-2 |
|
| ATLANTIC REGIONAL |
| Seed |
Team |
2023 Record |
Record In Regional / Super Regional |
| 1 |
Millersville (Super Regional) |
46-10 |
5-0 |
| 2 |
Seton Hill (Super Regional |
48-13 |
4-3 |
| 3 |
East Stroudsburg |
36-14 |
1-2 |
| 4 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
43-12 |
0-2 |
| 5 |
West Chester |
32-20 |
1-2 |
| 6 |
Mercyhurst |
30-17 |
2-2 |
| 7 |
Shippensburg |
27-25 |
0-2 |
|
| EAST REGION |
| Seed |
Team |
2023 Record |
Record In Regional / Super Regional |
| 1 |
Southern New Hampshire (Super Regional) |
44-13 |
5-0 |
| 2 |
Goldey-Beacom |
37-20 |
3-2 |
| 3 |
Le Moyne (Super Regional) |
34-22 |
3-3 |
| 4 |
Franklin Pierce |
34-19 |
0-2 |
| 5 |
Pace |
34-21 |
1-2 |
| 6 |
Queens (N.Y.) |
34-19 |
1-2 |
| 7 |
Felician |
25-32 |
0-2 |
|
| CENTRAL REGION |
| Seed |
Team |
2023 Record |
Record In Regional / Super Regional |
| 1 |
Central Missouri |
43-15 |
2-2 |
| 2 |
Missouri Southern State |
45-17 |
3-2 |
| 3 |
Southern Arkansas |
40-18 |
1-2 |
| 4 |
Ouachita Baptist |
37-19 |
0-2 |
| 5 |
Augustana (S.D.) (Super Regional) |
47-21 |
5-1 |
| 6 |
Minnesota State (Super Regional) |
43-18 |
4-3 |
| 7 |
Arkansas Tech |
32-22 |
0-2 |
| 8 |
St. Cloud State |
33-20 |
1-2 |
|
| MIDWEST REGION |
| Seed |
Team |
2023 Record |
Record In Regional / Super Regional |
| 1 |
Quincy (Super Regional) |
47-11 |
3-2 |
| 2 |
Illinois-Springfield |
36-15 |
1-2 |
| 3 |
Maryville (Mo.) |
36-20 |
2-2 |
| 4 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
42-13 |
0-2 |
| 5 |
Northwood |
42-19 |
1-2 |
| 6 |
Ashland |
33-21 |
0-2 |
| 7 |
Indianapolis (Super Regional) |
39-21 |
5-0 |
|
| SOUTH REGION |
| Seed |
Team |
2023 Record |
Record In Regional / Super Regional |
| 1 |
Tampa |
43-11 |
3-2 |
| 2 |
West Florida |
39-17 |
2-2 |
| 3 |
Montevallo |
39-16 |
1-2 |
| 4 |
Rollins (Super Regional) |
42-19 |
5-1 |
| 5 |
Valdosta State |
33-20 |
0-2 |
| 6 |
Barry (Super Regional) |
35-19 |
3-2 |
| 7 |
Florida Southern |
32-20 |
0-2 |
| 8 |
Spring Hill |
33-23 |
1-2 |
|
| SOUTH CENTRAL REGION |
| Seed |
Team |
2023 Record |
Record In Regional / Super Regional |
| 1 |
Angelo State (Super Regional) |
56-9 |
5-1 |
| 2 |
Colorado Mesa (Super Regional) |
48-11 |
3-2 |
| 3 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
40-17 |
1-2 |
| 4 |
UT Tyler |
39-19 |
2-2 |
| 5 |
MSU Denver |
42-14 |
0-2 |
| 6 |
Lubbock Christian |
35-23 |
0-2 |
|
| SOUTHEAST REGION |
| Seed |
Team |
2023 Record |
Record In Regional / Super Regional |
| 1 |
North Greenville (Super Regional) |
50-11 |
5-1 |
| 2 |
Newberry |
43-15 |
2-2 |
| 3 |
Belmont Abbey (Super Regional) |
41-18 |
3-2 |
| 4 |
Mount Olive |
38-17 |
2-2 |
| 5 |
Georgia Southwestern |
34-19 |
0-2 |
| 6 |
Columbus State |
36-17 |
0-2 |
| 7 |
UNC Pembroke |
39-17 |
1-2 |
|
| WEST REGION |
| Seed |
Team |
2023 Record |
Record In Regional / Super Regional |
| 1 |
Cal State Monterey Bay (Super Regional) |
39-18 |
3-2 |
| 2 |
Cal State San Bernardino (Super Regional) |
46-19 |
5-0 |
| 3 |
Azusa Pacific |
35-19 |
1-2 |
| 4 |
Point Loma |
36-16 |
0-2 |
| 5 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
29-23 |
1-2 |
| 6 |
Western Oregon |
30-15 |
0-2 |
