WINGATE, N.C. (NCBWA) – The University of Tampa Spartans are back on top of the NCBWA Division II baseball poll, which was released Wednesday afternoon. Tampa was #1 in the preseason and week-one poll, with North Greenville sitting atop the poll each of the last two weeks. Tampa is 13-2 on the season, receiving 13 of the 20 first-place votes in this week’s poll.
North Greenville drops to number two, with Angelo State dropping to third and each team collecting three first-place votes. Central Missouri remains fourth, while Westmont moves up three spots to number five and also picking up a first-place vote. Florida Southern and UT Tyler remain at six and seven, with East Stroudsburg jumping up 11 spots to #8 with a 10-0 start to the year. Catawba and Point Loma move into the top 10 this week as well.
Harding enters the poll at #12 after not receiving votes last week, while Grand Valley State is 14th after also not being mentioned last week. Mount Olive is #16, another team that did not pick up a vote last week, along with Minnesota State at #18 and Rollins at #20. Millersville is the other new team in the poll, checking in at #24.
The NCBWA Region polls will be announced every Monday throughout the season, while national polls will come out every Wednesday.
| 2025 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL (MARCH 5) | |||||
| Rk. | School [1st place] | Location | Record | Pts. | Pvs. |
| 1. | Tampa [13] | Tampa, Fla. | 13-2 | 488 | 3 |
| 2. | North Greenville [3] | Tigerville, S.C. | 16-3 | 475 | 1 |
| 3. | Angelo State [3] | San Angelo, Texas | 17-3 | 470 | 2 |
| 4. | Central Missouri | Warrensburg, Mo. | 11-3 | 434 | 4 |
| 5. | Westmont [1] | Santa Barbara, Calif. | 17-2 | 407 | 8 |
| 6. | Florida Southern | Lakeland, Fla. | 14-2 | 398 | 6 |
| 7. | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | 17-3 | 382 | 7 |
| 8. | East Stroudsburg | East Stroudsburg, Pa. | 10-0 | 338 | 19 |
| 9. | Catawba | Salibury, N.C. | 13-5 | 326 | 11 |
| 10. | Point Loma | San Diego, Calif. | 14-4 | 305 | 14 |
| 11. | Southern New Hampshire | Manchester, N.H. | 4-2 | 268 | 9 |
| 12 | Harding | Searcy, Ark. | 16-2 | 258 | NR |
| 13. | Delta State | Cleveland, Miss. | 13-5 | 232 | 16 |
| 14. | Grand Valley State | Allendale, Mich, | 8-2 | 228 | NR |
| 15. | West Chester | West Chester, Pa. | 6-2 | 203 | 10 |
| 16. | Mount Olive | Mount Olive, N.C. | 13-5 | 191 | NR |
| 17. | St. Edward’s | Austin, Texas | 15-6 | 180 | 18 |
| 18. | Minnesota State | Mankato, Minn. | 8-0 | 154 | NR |
| 19. | Lenoir-Rhyne | Hickory, N.C. | 14-3 | 134 | 17 |
| 20. | Rollins | Winter Park, Fla. | 12-4 | 123 | NR |
| 21. | Davenport | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 7-3 | 115 | 24 |
| 22. | Molloy | Rockville Centre, N.Y. | 5-2 | 88 | 22 |
| 23. | West Texas A&M | Canyon, Texas | 13-5 | 74 | 23 |
| 24. | Millersville | Millersville, Pa. | 5-1 | 62 | RV |
| 25. | Carson-Newman | Jefferson City, Tenn. | 14-4 | 52 | 21 |
| Also receiving votes: Northwest Nazarene (14-8) 38; Augustana (5-3) 18; Saginaw Valley State (7-3) 17; Seton Hill (6-2) 11; Bentley (7-2) 9; Belmont Abbey (12-6) 6; Chico State (12-5) 5; Colorado Mesa (7-7) 4; Nova Southeastern (11-6) 3; Ashland (4-4) 1; Pittsburg State (11-3) 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: Indianapolis (5th); Missouri Southern (12th); Augustana (13th); Ashland (15th); Pittsburg State (20th); Embry-Riddle (25th). | |||||
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