North Greenville (39-6) tops NCBWA Division II Poll

PEMBROKE, N.C. (NCBWA) – Defending national champion North Greenville hauled in 17 of the 19 available first-place votes to assume its perch atop the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25 as the top 4 teams in the national ranking remained the same.

Angelo State picked up both remaining first-place votes to settle into the No. 2 position for the fourth-straight week, while Tampa checked in at No. 3 again. Central Missouri and Colorado Mesa rounded out the top 5.

Wingate (No. 21) is back in the national ranking for the first time since Week 3 (March 1), while two teams – Southern Connecticut State (No. 24) and Charleston (W.Va.) (No. 25) – made their season debut in the NCBWA Division II Top 25 on Wednesday. It is the Owls’ first appearance in the listing since Week 5 of the 2012 season (March 20, 2012)..

2023 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (APRIL 26)
Rk.School [1st place]LocationRecordPts.Pvs.
1.North Greenville [17]Tigerville, S.C.39-64731
2.Angelo State [2]San Angelo, Texas40-64572
3.TampaTampa, Fla.33-74333
4.Central MissouriWarrensburg, Mo.33-124044
5.Colorado MesaGrand Junction, Colo.33-93756
6.Cal State San BernardinoSan Bernardino, Calif.32-133675
7.MillersvilleMillersville, Pa.34-63518
8.QuincyQuincy, Ill.31-933313
9.RollinsWinter Park, Fla.28-1230110
10.NewberryNewberry, S.C.36-928716
11.Southern New HampshireManchester, N.H.33-828515
12.Southern ArkansasMagnolia, Ark.32-132749
13.Wayne StateDetroit, Mich.29-92227
14.Cal State Monterey BaySeaside, Calif,28-1220218
15.St. Edward'sAustin, Texas32-1320112
16.Missouri Southern StateJoplin, Mo.36-1119617
17.West FloridaPensacola, Fla.29-1416022
18.Seton HillGreensburg, Pa.33-814624
19.MSU DenverDenver, Colo.38-811619
20.Point LomaSan Diego, Calif.28-129523
21.WingateWingate, N.C.29-1687NR
22.Illinois-SpringfieldSpringfield, Ill.28-108621
23.MontevalloMontevallo, Ark.35-107525
24.Southern Connecticut StateNew Haven, Conn.27-864RV
25.CharlestonCharleston, W.Va.33-741RV
Also receiving votes: Mount Olive (31-11) 32; Ouachita Baptist (34-12) 22; UT Tyler (32-13) 18; UNC Pembroke (34-12) 13; East Stroudsburg (31-9) 12; New Haven (23-10) 11; Azusa Pacific (31-17) 7; Augustana (S.D.) (32-16) 4; Valdosta State (29-12) 2.
Dropped out: Young Harris (11); East Stroudsburg (14); Lenoir-Rhyne (20).

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