St. Edward's baseball remains in the national rankings in both polls, moving to 21st in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and 15th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association.
The Hilltoppers are 32-13 after dropping four games against Angelo State, which is ranked first and second in the nation in the two polls. St. Edward's remains ranked third in the South Central Region by the NCBWA and tied in the loss column with Texas-Tyler behind Angelo State in the Lone Star Conference standings.
St. Edward's hosts Texas A&M International this weekend to close the regular season.
Angelo St. No. 1
In Collegiate Baseball
NCAA Div. 2 Poll
(As Of April 24, 2023)
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Rank
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Team (2023 Record)
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Points
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1.
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Angelo St. (40-6)
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208
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2.
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North Greenville (39-6)
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204
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3.
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Tampa (33-7)
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196
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4.
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Colorado Mesa (33-9)
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188
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5.
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Rollins (28-12)
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183
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6.
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Central Missouri (33-12)
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174
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7.
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Mount Olive (31-11)
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167
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8.
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Montevallo (35-10)
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159
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9.
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Quincy (31-9)
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152
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10.
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Southern Arkansas (32-13)
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145
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11.
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Millersville (34-6)
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141
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12.
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Missouri Southern (36-11)
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134
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13.
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Metropolitan St.-Denver (37-8)
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124
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14.
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Newberry (36-9)
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116
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15.
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West Florida (29-14)
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111
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16.
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Florida Southern (28-12)
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103
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17.
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Valdosta St. (29-12)
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89
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18.
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Cal. St. San Bernardino (32-13)
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86
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19.
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Cal. St. Monterey Bay (28-12)
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76
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20.
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East Stroudsburg (31-9)
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75
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21.
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St. Edwards (32-13)
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65
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22.
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Seton Hill (33-8)
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62
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23.
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Southern New Hampshire (33-8)
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57
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24.
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Texas-Tyler (32-13)
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54
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25.
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Minnesota St. (27-10)
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37
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26.
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Ouachita Baptist (34-12)
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27
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27.
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Wingate (29-16)
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23
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28.
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Wayne St., MI (29-9)
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14
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29.
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Lenoir-Rhyne (35-14)
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12
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30.
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UNC Pembroke (34-12)
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7
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Point Loma (28-12)
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7
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Illinois-Springfield (28-10)
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7
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Receiving Votes: Young Harris (33-14), Northwood (29-12), Franklin Pierce (26-11), Arkansas Tech. (28-17), Pittsburg St. (30-15), Washburn (26-19), West Georgia (30-14), Alabama-Huntsville (27-17), Maryville (27-13), Grand Valley St. (26-12), Columbus St. (31-12), Georgia Southwestern (26-16), Azusa Pacific (31-17), Southern Connecticut St. (27-8), Charleston, WV (33-7), West Chester (25-13).
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Source: NCAA Div. 2 Poll Committee
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2023 NCBWA DIVISION II TOP 25
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Rank
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Team (1st Place Votes)
|
2023 Record
|
Pts
|
Prev
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|
1
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North Greenville (17)
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39-6
|
473
|
1
|
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2
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Angelo State (2)
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40-6
|
457
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2
|
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3
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Tampa
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33-7
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433
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3
|
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4
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Central Missouri
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33-12
|
404
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4
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5
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Colorado Mesa
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33-9
|
375
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6
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6
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Cal State San Bernardino
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32-13
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367
|
5
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7
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Millersville
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34-6
|
351
|
8
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8
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Quincy
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31-9
|
333
|
13
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|
9
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Rollins
|
28-12
|
301
|
10
|
|
10
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Newberry
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36-9
|
287
|
16
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|
11
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Southern New Hampshire
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33-8
|
285
|
15
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|
12
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Southern Arkansas
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32-13
|
201
|
12
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|
13
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Wayne State (Mich.)
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29-9
|
222
|
7
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|
14
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Cal State Monterey Bay
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28-12
|
202
|
18
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|
15
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St. Edward's (Texas)
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32-13
|
201
|
12
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|
16
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Missouri Southern State
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36-11
|
196
|
17
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|
17
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West Florida
|
29-14
|
160
|
22
|
|
18
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Seton Hill
|
33-8
|
146
|
24
|
|
19
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MSU Denver
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38-8
|
116
|
19
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|
20
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Point Loma
|
28-12
|
95
|
23
|
|
21
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Wingate
|
29-16
|
87
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NR
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|
22
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Illinois-Springfield
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28-10
|
86
|
21
|
|
23
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Montevallo
|
35-10
|
75
|
25
|
|
24
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Southern Connecticut State
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27-8
|
64
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RV
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|
25
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Charleston (W.Va.)
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33-7
|
41
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RV
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Receiving Votes: Mount Olive (31-11) 32 points; Ouachita Baptist (34-12) 22 points; UT Tyler (32-13) 18 points; UNC Pembroke (34-12) 13 points; East Stroudsburg (31-9) 12 points; New Haven (23-10) 11 points; Azusa Pacific (31-17) 7 points; Augustana (S.D.) (32-16) 4 points; Valdosta State (29-12) 2 points.
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Dropped Out: Young Harris (11th); East Stroudsburg (14th); Lenoir-Rhyne (20th).
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