Tampa (37-4) tops NCBWA Division II Poll

WINGATE, N.C. (NCBWA) – For the 11th straight week, the University of Tampa Spartans are the top-ranked team in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) top 25 poll. Tampa received all 20 first-place votes, making this the ninth time UT has been the unanimous number one team this season. The Spartans are 37-4 on the season and have been the top-ranked team in every in-season NCBWA poll this year, after checking in at #3 in the preseason poll.

The top five teams are in the same order as last week, while Saint Leo and Ashland move up to sixth and seventh this week. Young Harris also moved up a pair of spots to number eight, while East Stroudsburg jumped up three spots to join the top 10.

Augustana and Mount Olive moved up three spots in this week’s poll, with Augustana checking in at #14 this week and Mount Olive climbing to number 16. Indianapolis is the only new team in this week’s poll, checking in at number 25 this week after not receiving a vote in previous weeks.

The NCBWA Region polls will be announced every Monday throughout the season, with a new top 25 national poll coming out every Wednesday.  

2024 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (APRIL 24)
Rk.School [1st place]LocationRecordPts.Pvs.
1. Tampa [20] Tampa, Fla. 37-4 500 1
2. Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 40-5 479 2
3. North Greenville Tigerville, S.C. 36-10 455 3
4. Point Loma San Diego, Calif. 33-8-1 439 4
5. West Texas A&M Canyon, Texas 33-13 401 5
6. Saint Leo Saint Leo, Fla. 34-6 397 7
7. Ashland Ashland, Va. 33-6 380 8
8. Young Harris Young Harris, Ga. 36-9 345 10
9. Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 36-11 330 9
10. East Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg, Pa. 34-6 309 13
11. Colorado Mesa Grand Junction, Colo. 29-13 287 11
12. Millersville Millersville, Pa. 33-9 256 6
13. Lee Cleveland, Tenn. 34-12 245 12
14. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. 33-6 221 17
15. Molloy Rockville Centre, N.Y. 29-9 201 16
16. Mount Olive Mount Olive, N.C. 32-12 188 19
17. Westmont Santa Barbara, Calif. 31-12-3 185 15
18. Lubbock Christian Lubbock, Texas 32-14 162 18
19. Saginaw Valley State Saginaw, Mich. 28-12 116 20
20. Central Oklahoma Edmond, Okla. 34-11 113 21
21. Catawba Salisbury, N.C. 34-12 110 14
22. Charleston Charleston, W. Va. 32-7 88 24
23. Northwest Nazarene Nampa, Idaho 27-10-1 83 23
24. Angelo State San Angelo, Texas 32-14 68 22
25. Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind. 27-14 29 NR
Also receiving votes: Lander (35-11) 25 points; West Chester (32-6) 17 points; Goldey-Beacom (27-16) 16 points; Auburn Montgomery (29-17) 15 points; UNC Pembroke (34-12) 10 points; Arkansas Tech (29-13) 8 points; Maryville (27-14) 4 points; UT Tyler (26-18) 3 points; Thomas Jefferson (25-13) 2 points; Cal State San Marcos (25-15) 1 point; Pittsburg State (30-14) 1 point.
Dropped out: Maryville (25th).

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