Salisbury tops D3baseball.com NCBWA Division III Preseason 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 (PRESEASON)
Rk.School [1st place]LocationRecordPts.Pvs.
1.Salisbury [15]Salisbury, Md.39-126062
2.Eastern Connecticut [8]Willimantic, Conn.49-35611
3.LaGrange [1]LaGrange, Ga.44-95413
4.Birmingham-Southern [1]Birmingham, Ala.41-105358
5.TrinitySan Antonio, Texas38-135016
6.MariettaMarietta, Ohio44-74995
7.ChapmanOrange, Calif.35-1442713
8.UW-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wis.42-104144
9.UW-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wis.36-114109
10.Baldwin WallaceBerea, Ohio37-133887
11.RowanGlassboro, N.J.33-1036011
12.EndicottBeverly, Mass.40-1034812
13.WebsterSt. Louis, Mo.38-831818
14.CortlandCortland, N.Y.35-1227019
15.ArcadiaGlenside, Pa.40-925016
16.LynchburgLynchburg, Va.36-1220321
17.Oswego StateOswego, N.Y.33-1318314
18.DenisonGranville, Ohio35-1117315
19.IthacaIthaca, N.Y.34-1416420
20.CatholicWashington D.C.34-1616010
21.ShenandoahWinchester, Va.37-12-112622
22.WoosterWooster, Ohio35-1712417
23.North Central (Ill.)Naperville, Ill.35-146724
24.East Texas BaptistMarshall, Texas33-1361rv
25.AuroraAurora, Ill.36-115623
Also receiving votes: Cal Lutheran 53, Pomona-Pitzer 36, Washington & Jefferson 28, Texas Lutheran 23, Randolph-Macon 22, Bethel (Minn.) 21, Augustana 16, Texas-Dallas 14, Wheaton (Mass.) 13, Hendrix 12, Johns Hopkins 11, St. John Fisher 11, Middlebury 10, Rhodes 10, Southern Maine 9, Berry 7, La Verne 7, William Paterson 7, Millikin 5, Hope 5, Skidmore 4, Buena Vista 3, Centenary (La.) 3, Christopher Newport 3, Lebanon Valley 3, Franklin & Marshall 2, Lawrence 2, Gustavus Adolphus 1, Rochester 1, Swarthmore 1.

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