LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 27, 2013)
- The Tars fell four spots to No. 10 in last weeks rankings but,
after sweeping a three-game set from Eckerd (7-0 in 5 inn., 8-3,
9-4) and improving to 32-4 overall, climbed three positions to No.
7 in the NFCA Division II rankings this week, it was announced on
Wednesday.
For the first time since the preseason the voters are all in
agreement on a unanimous choice for No. 1 as West Texas A&M
(24-2) received all 16 possible first-place votes.
Overall, the nation's top six squads remained the same from last
week as Indianapolis (24-2), Valdosta State (23-6), Armstrong
Atlantic State (22-3-1), Southeastern Oklahoma State (27-6) and
North Georgia (30-7) continued in the same positions from last week
at two through six, respectively.
SSC rival, Tampa, tumbled all the way to No. 13 in the latest
polls, down six spots from last week.
Humboldt State (24-9) made the week's greatest poll improvement,
skyrocketing from unranked to No. 14 after improving its winning
streak to 12 straight games with a pair of victories over Notre
Dame de Namur (7-4, 7-3) and a four-contest sweep of San Francisco
State (2-0, 2-1, 1-0, 6-1). Also joining this week's rankings are
Missouri Western State (20-8) at No. 24 and Lenoir Rhyne (22-7) at
No. 25.
The NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division
II head coaches, two representing each of the eight NCAA regions.
Current 2013 records are shown, first-place votes are in
parentheses.
NFCA Division II Softball Poll - March 27,
2013
|
Rank
|
Team
|
2013
Record
|
Totals
|
Last Poll
|
|
1
|
West Texas A&M (16)
|
24-2
|
400
|
1
|
|
2
|
Indianapolis
|
24-2
|
380
|
2
|
|
3
|
Valdosta State
|
23-6
|
364
|
3
|
|
4
|
Armstrong Atl. State
|
22-3-1
|
358
|
4
|
|
5
|
S.E. Oklahoma State
|
27-6
|
310
|
5
|
|
6
|
North Georgia
|
30-7
|
304
|
6
|
|
7
|
Rollins
|
32-4
|
299
|
10
|
|
8
|
Texas Woman's Univ.
|
30-7
|
285
|
9
|
|
9
|
Central Oklahoma
|
20-5
|
239
|
16
|
|
10
|
California (Pa.)
|
14-0
|
233
|
12
|
|
11
|
Molloy
|
16-4
|
216
|
14
|
|
12
|
Colo. School of Mines
|
22-3-1
|
211
|
13
|
|
13
|
Tampa
|
19-8
|
207
|
7
|
|
14
|
Humboldt State
|
24-9
|
181
|
NR
|
|
15
|
Grand Valley State
|
14-2
|
178
|
17
|
|
16
|
Sonoma State
|
21-8
|
175
|
15
|
|
17
|
Fort Hays State
|
23-5
|
162
|
11
|
|
18
|
Grand Canyon
|
24-9
|
123
|
8
|
|
19
|
Columbus State
|
25-11
|
112
|
20
|
|
20
|
Gannon
|
13-2
|
97
|
22
|
|
21
|
West Alabama
|
18-10
|
70
|
18
|
|
22
|
St. Mary's
|
28-10
|
58
|
25
|
|
23
|
North Alabama
|
25-9
|
45
|
24
|
|
24
|
Missouri Western St.
|
20-8
|
40
|
NR
|
|
25
|
Lenoir Rhyne
|
22-7
|
37
|
RV
|
Dropped Out of Poll: No. 19 Midwestern State
(21-9), No. 21 Cal State Dominguez Hills (18-12), No. 23 Winona
State (15-5)
Others Receiving Votes: Adelphi (31),
Midwestern State (18), Angelo State (16), Winona State (13), West
Virginia State (10), Missouri-St. Louis (9), UC San Diego (8),
Dixie State (5), LIU Post (2), Barry (2), Georgia College (1),
Hawaii Hilo (1).
