Rank |
Team -First Place Votes- |
Record |
Points |
Previous Ranking |
1 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) -12- |
13-3 |
372 |
1 |
2 |
Central Missouri |
13-3 |
350 |
2 |
3 |
USC Aiken |
15-3 |
339 |
3 |
4 |
Angelo State (Texas) -3- |
12-2 |
335 |
4 |
5 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
13-1 |
318 |
7 |
6 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
4-0 |
269 |
9 |
7 |
Tampa (Fla.) |
11-4 |
264 |
8 |
8 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
7-1 |
259 |
13 |
9 |
Francis Marion (S.C.) |
17-2 |
249 |
12 |
10 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
10-0 |
248 |
17 |
11 |
Southern New Hampshire |
6-3 |
233 |
6 |
12 |
Millersville (Pa.) |
11-4 |
203 |
5 |
13 |
Chico State (Calif.) |
15-4 |
187 |
RV |
14 |
Emporia State (Kan.) |
13-3 |
172 |
RV |
15 |
West Texas A&M |
12-2 |
150 |
23 |
16 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
9-2 |
144 |
22 |
17 |
Mount Olive (N.C.) |
15-4 |
138 |
NR |
18 |
Delta State (Miss.) |
12-4 |
125 |
24 |
19 |
UC San Diego (Calif.) |
13-3 |
120 |
11 |
20 |
LIU Post (N.Y.) |
6-3 |
80 |
RV |
21 |
Central Oklahoma |
12-3 |
79 |
NR |
22 |
Dixie State (Utah) |
14-4 |
51 |
18 |
23 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
12-6 |
47 |
19 |
24 |
Catawba College (N.C.) |
13-4 |
37 |
NR |
25 |
Quincy (Ill.) |
6-4 |
29 |
15 |
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Also receiving votes: West Chester, Pa. (3-1) 28 points; St. Edward's, Texas (12-8) 25 points; Flagler College, Fla. (14-5) 7 points; Valdosta State, Ga. (13-6) 5 points; Colorado Mesa (11-5) 4 points; California Baptist (12-6) 3 points; St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. (3-3) 2 points; Southern Arkansas (11-5) 2 points; Union, Tenn. (16-3) 1 point. |
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Dropped Out:Â No. 10 St. Edward's (Texas); No. 14 St. Cloud State (Minn.); No. 16 UNC Pembroke; No. 20 Minnesota State; No. 21 St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.); No. 25 West Chester (Pa.). |
REGIONAL POLLS
Atlantic Region
RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
1 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) -7- |
7-1 |
115 |
2 |
2 |
Millersville (Pa.) -5- |
11-4 |
113 |
1 |
3 |
West Chester (Pa.) |
3-1 |
96 |
3 |
4 |
Seton Hill (Pa.) |
3-3 |
62 |
4 |
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East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
7-5 |
62 |
5 |
6 |
Gannon (Pa.) |
9-5 |
54 |
7 |
7 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
7-3 |
41 |
RV |
8 |
West Virginia State |
5-3 |
26 |
9 |
9 |
Kutztown (Pa.) |
6-2 |
25 |
10 |
10 |
Pitt.-Johnstown (Pa.) |
8-6 |
24 |
RV |
Also receiving votes:Â West Liberty, W.Va. (5-4) 23 points; Virginia State (8-5) 7 points; Bloomsburg, Pa. (7-5) 2 points; Winston-Salem State, N.C. (8-11) 1 point; Chowan, N.C. (8-10) 1 point; Lock Haven, Pa. (5-2) 1 point.
Central Region
RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
1 |
Central Missouri -7- |
13-3 |
88 |
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2 |
Emporia State (Kan.) -2- |
13-3 |
83 |
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3 |
Central Oklahoma |
12-3 |
61 |
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4 |
Southern Arkansas |
11-5 |
50 |
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5 |
Arkansas Tech |
12-6 |
47 |
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Minnesota State |
3-2 |
47 |
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7 |
Henderson State (Ark.) |
12-4 |
37 |
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8 |
Missouri Western |
9-7 |
26 |
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9 |
Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) |
5-3 |
13 |
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10 |
St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
1-3 |
13 |
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Also receiving votes:Â Arkansas-Monticello (10-8) 8 points; Missouri Southern (11-7) 8 points; Washburn, Kan. (11-6) 7 points; Northeastern State, Okla. (9-6) 6 points; Oklahoma Baptist (8-8) 2 points.
East Region
RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
1 |
Southern New Hampshire -6- |
6-3 |
87 |
1 |
2 |
LIU Post (N.Y.) -3- |
6-3 |
82 |
3 |
3 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) |
3-3 |
63 |
2 |
4 |
New Haven (Conn.) |
4-0 |
56 |
5 |
5 |
Felician (N.J.) |
5-4 |
54 |
4 |
6 |
LeMoyne (N.Y.) |
7-3 |
51 |
7 |
7 |
Franklin Pierce (N.H.) |
4-3 |
48 |
6 |
8 |
Bridgeport (Conn.) |
2-2 |
26 |
8 |
9 |
Dominican (N.Y.) |
3-1 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
Chestnut Hill (Pa.) |
1-1 |
9 |
9 |
Also receiving votes:Â Queens, N.Y. (5-3) 4 points; Adelphi, N.Y. (1-2) 1 point, Pace, N.Y. (2-0) 1 point; Stonehill, Mass. (2-5) 1 point.
Midwest Region
RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
1 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) -9- |
4-0 |
90 |
1 |
2 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
9-2 |
80 |
3 |
3 |
Quincy (Ill.) |
6-4 |
70 |
2 |
4 |
St. Joseph's (Ind.) |
6-2 |
56 |
5 |
5 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
6-4 |
53 |
4 |
6 |
Rockhurst (Mo.) |
7-2 |
47 |
6 |
7 |
Bellarmine (Ken.) |
7-5 |
40 |
9 |
8 |
Drury (Mo.) |
7-4 |
17 |
10 |
9 |
Ashland (Ohio) |
3-4 |
14 |
8 |
10 |
Southern Indiana |
3-5 |
12 |
7 |
Also receiving votes: Findlay, Ohio (4-0) 5 points; Trevecca Nazarene, Tenn. (4-9) 2 points; Northwood, Mich. (8-3) 2 points; Ohio Dominican (4-0) 1 point.
South Region
RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
1 |
Nova Southeastern (Fla.) -7- |
13-3 |
98 |
1 |
2 |
Tampa (Fla.) -2- |
11-4 |
85 |
2 |
3 |
Delta State (Miss.) |
12-4 |
76 |
4 |
4 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
12-6 |
66 |
3 |
5 |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
13-6 |
57 |
5 |
6 |
Union (Tenn.) |
16-3 |
51 |
6 |
7 |
North Alabama |
12-6 |
33 |
RV |
8 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
13-5 |
23 |
7 |
9 |
Florida Southern |
10-6 |
14 |
8 |
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Florida Tech |
11-5 |
14 |
9 |
Also receiving votes: Palm Beach Atlantic, Fla. (12-6) 10 points;Â Rollins, Fla. (11-4) 10 points; West Florida (9-8) 6 points; West Georgia (7-10) 3 points; Shorter, Ga. (12-5) 2 points; West Alabama (11-7) 1 point; Miles, Ala. (8-5) 1 point.
South Central Region
RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
1 |
Angelo State (Texas) -8- |
12-2 |
89 |
1 |
2 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
10-0 |
76 |
3 |
3 |
West Texas A&M |
12-2 |
62 |
4 |
4 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
12-8 |
61 |
2 |
5 |
Colorado Mesa -1- |
11-5 |
60 |
5 |
6 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
13-6 |
53 |
T-6 |
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Rogers State (Okla.) |
12-5 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
Tarleton State (Texas) |
11-5 |
21 |
T-6 |
9 |
Cameron (Okla.) |
14-3 |
19 |
RV |
10 |
Eastern New Mexico |
15-4 |
11 |
9 |
Also receiving votes:Â Oklahoma Christian (11-8) 10 points; Colorado Mines (6-5) 8 points.
Southeast Region
RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
1 |
USC Aiken -12- |
15-3 |
147 |
1 |
2 |
Francis Marion (S.C.) -3- |
17-2 |
125 |
2 |
3 |
Mount Olive (N.C.) |
15-4 |
118 |
4 |
4 |
Catawba (N.C.) |
13-4 |
105 |
6 |
5 |
Flagler (Fla.) |
14-5 |
89 |
5 |
6 |
North Georgia |
12-4 |
61 |
8 |
7 |
Erskine (S.C.) |
15-5 |
48 |
10 |
8 |
North Greenville (S.C.) |
15-4 |
44 |
RV |
9 |
UNC Pembroke |
13-5 |
43 |
3 |
10 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
14-5 |
31 |
7 |
Also receiving votes:Â Coker, S.C. (12-6) 7 points; Columbus State, Ga. (9-7) 3 points; Georgia College (11-5) 2 points; Wingate, N.C. (11-8) 1 point.
West Region
RK |
School -First-Place Votes- |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous |
1 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) -8- |
13-1 |
89 |
1 |
2 |
Chico State (Calif.) -1- |
15-4 |
76 |
4 |
3 |
UC San Diego (Calif.) |
13-3 |
71 |
2 |
4 |
Dixie State (Utah) |
14-4 |
67 |
3 |
5 |
California Baptist |
12-6 |
45 |
5 |
6 |
Point Loma (Calif.) |
8-3 |
37 |
8 |
7 |
Cal. St.-Monterey Bay |
11-6 |
34 |
6 |
8 |
Cal. St.-East Bay |
12-6 |
27 |
7 |
9 |
Cal. St.-Los Angeles |
13-5 |
26 |
T9 |
10 |
Cal. Poly-Pomona |
11-8 |
18 |
RV |
Also receiving votes:Â Hawaii Pacific (11-5) 3 points; Sonoma State, Calif. (8-4) 2 points; Cal. St.-Stanislaus (12-7) 1 point.