Collegiate Baseball Newspaper released its latest NCAA Division II national rankings, moving St. Edward's baseball up to No. 11 from 19 after a successful 4-0 sweep of Texas Permian Basin.
St. Edward's is 16-5 with a 14-5 Lone Star Conference play record. The Hilltoppers are No. 11 in the nation in home runs (32) and home runs per game (1.52), leading the LSC in both categories. St. Edward's also ranks second in the conference in ERA (4.47), strikeouts-to-walk ratio (2.43), and hits allowed per nine innings (9.05).Â
The Hilltoppers also rank second in the South Central Region by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association, moving up from third. St. Edward's will host (RV) Texas-Tyler for a four-game series this weekend, with the first game on Friday at 1:00 p.m.
Collegiate Baseball
NCAA Div. 2 Poll
(As Of March 13, 2023)
| Rank |
Team (2023 Record) |
Points |
| 1. |
North Greenville (20-2) |
240 |
| 2. |
Tampa (17-3) |
232 |
| 3. |
Angelo St. (21-3) |
224 |
| 4. |
Columbus St. (17-4) |
216 |
| 5. |
Cal. St. San Bernardino (15-2) |
206 |
| 6. |
Rollins (11-4) |
200 |
| 7. |
Quincy (11-3) |
194 |
| 8. |
Illinois-Springfield (14-4) |
186 |
| 9. |
West Chester (10-4) |
174 |
| 10. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (20-5) |
160 |
| 11. |
St. Edwards (12-5) |
152 |
| 12. |
Montevallo (17-4) |
144 |
| 13. |
East Stroudsburg (13-3) |
136 |
| 14. |
Millersville (18-4) |
126 |
| 15. |
Southern Arkansas (14-7) |
120 |
| 16. |
UNC Pembroke (18-4) |
114 |
| 17. |
Florida Southern (14-4) |
104 |
| 18. |
Mount Olive (15-5) |
95 |
| 19. |
West Georgia (16-4) |
87 |
| 20. |
Southern New Hampshire (10-4) |
79 |
| 21. |
Minnesota St. (10-4) |
71 |
| 22. |
Newberry (18-4) |
60 |
| 23. |
Wayne St., MI (11-2) |
58 |
| 24. |
Hawaii Hilo (15-4) |
47 |
| 25. |
S.C.-Aiken (17-5) |
46 |
| 26. |
Indianapolis (11-0) |
39 |
| 27. |
Washburn (15-8) |
23 |
| 28. |
Cal. Poly Pomona (12-5) |
18 |
| 29. |
Missouri Southern (16-6) |
15 |
| 30. |
Point Loma (11-7) |
12 |
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| Receiving Votes:Â Wingate (15-8), Valdosta St. (14-8), Harding (17-6), Texas-Tyler (16-8), West Texas A&M (16-7), Charleston, WV (12-4), Central Missouri (14-7), Colorado Mesa (12-7), New Haven (9-2), Arkansas Tech. (16-7), Young Harris (15-8). |
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| Source:Â NCAA Div. 2 Poll Committee |
