Eastern Connecticut (39-3) tops d3baseball.com NCBWA Division III Poll

DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA polls with the NCBWA/D3baseball.com Division III Poll. Weekly polls continue through the NCAA Division III Championship.

The D3baseball.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly.

NCBWA/D3BASEBALL.COM DIVISION III POLL (MAY 17)
Rk.School [1st place]LocationRecordPts.Pvs.
1.Eastern Connecticut [17]Willimantic, Conn.39-36121
2.Marietta [7]Marietta, Ohio38-56002
3.Birmingham-Southern [1]Birmingham, Ala.38-85943
4.LaGrange [1]LaGrange, Ga.37-65784
5.WebsterSt. Louis, Mo.37-65346
6.ArcadiaGlenside, Pa.38-747210
7.SalisburySalisbury, Md.30-84669
8.CortlandCortland, N.Y.33-1044712
9.UW-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wis.33-84315
10.RowanGlassboro, N.J.30-83998
11.LynchburgLynchburg, Va.35-103887
12.UW-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wis.34-735917
13.DenisonGranville, Ohio33-930019
14.ShenandoahWinchester, Va.34-10-128220
15.TrinitySan Antonio, Texas32-1027713
16.Oswego StateOswego, N.Y.29-1026211
17.ChapmanOrange, Calif.31-1120714
18.North CentralNaperville, Ill.33-1220015
19.EndicottBeverly, Mass.36-718921
20.AuroraAurora, Ill.33-917616
21.Baldwin WallaceBerea, Ohio32-1115618
22.WheatonWheaton, Ill.30-1012424
23.BrockportBrockport, N.Y.33-97722
24.Washington and JeffersonWashington, Pa.35-852RV
25.Montclair StateMontclair, N.J.31-114923
Also receiving votes: Ithaca 29, Bethel (Minn.) 27, La Verne 18, Cal Lutheran 17, Rochester 15, Texas-Dallas 11, Otterbein 9, Pomona-Pitzer 7, Kean 6, Christiopher Newport 5, William Paterson 5, Loras 4, St. John Fisher 4, East Texas Baptist 3, Salve Regina, Wooster 3, Mitchell 2, Randolph-Macon 2, Augustana 1, Immaculata 1.
Dropped out: No. 25 La Verne.

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