WINGATE, N.C. (NCBWA) – The defending national champion University of Tampa Spartans remain atop the NCBWA top 25 poll, with the week seven rankings coming out Wednesday afternoon. The Spartans received all 20 first-place votes in this week’s poll, checking in at 23-4 on the season.
Central Missouri remains #2, with UT Tyler, Westmont and Grand Valley State rounding out the top five. Catawba jumps up eight spots to #6 this week, with Angelo State, Delta State, Lenoir-Rhyne and Minnesota State rounding out the top 10.
Seton Hill jumps up 10 spots this week to #12, with Florida Southern right behind them at #13, up seven spots from last week. Davenport is up four spots to #14, while Carson-Newman jumps up five spots to #16.
The three new teams in the rankings this week are Millersville at #17, Colorado Mesa at #22 and West Texas A&M at #25.
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 26) | |||||
| Rk. | School [1st place] | Location | Record | Pts. | Pvs. |
| 1. | Tampa [20] | Tampa, Fla. | 23-4 | 500 | 1 |
| 2. | Central Missouri | Warrensburg, Mo. | 19-6 | 463 | 2 |
| 3. | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | 25-8 | 457 | 5 |
| 4. | Westmont | Santa Barbara, Calif. | 24-5 | 440 | 4 |
| 5. | Grand Valley State | Allendale, Mich. | 19-5 | 395 | 6 |
| 6. | Catawba | Salisbury, N.C. | 23-7 | 392 | 14 |
| 7. | Angelo State | San Angelo, Texas | 24-6 | 372 | 9 |
| 8. | Delta State | Cleveland, Miss. | 22-7 | 344 | 10 |
| 9. | Lenoir-Rhyne | Hickory, N.C. | 24-4 | 336 | 8 |
| 10. | Minnesota State | Mankato, Minn. | 17-2 | 326 | 11 |
| 11. | Point Loma | San Diego, Calif. | 20-8 | 283 | 13 |
| 12. | Seton Hill | Greensburg. Pa. | 17-3 | 246 | 22 |
| 13. | Florida Southern | Lakeland, Fla. | 22-6 | 223 | 20 |
| 14. | Davenport | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 18-5 | 216 | 18 |
| 15. | Harding | Searcy, Ark. | 24-5 | 214 | 17 |
| 16. | Carson-Newman | Jefferson City, Tenn. | 23-6 | 194 | 21 |
| 17. | Millersville | Millersville, Pa. | 18-3 | 177 | RV |
| 18. | Thomas Jefferson | Philadelphia, Pa. | 13-6 | 161 | 19 |
| 19. | West Chester | West Chester, Pa. | 17-5 | 149 | 7 |
| 20. | North Greenville | Tigerville, S.C. | 24-8 | 132 | 3 |
| 21. | Rollins | Winter Park, Fla. | 20-7 | 107 | 16 |
| 22. | Colorado Mesa | Grand Junction, Colo. | 18-8 | 86 | RV |
| 23. | Northwest Nazarene | Nampa, Idaho | 22-10 | 74 | 24 |
| 24. | Bentley | Waltham, Mass. | 16-8 | 41 | 25 |
| 25. | West Texas A&M | Canyon, Texas | 23-7 | 38 | NR |
| Also receiving votes: Saginaw Valley State (14-6) 31; East Stroudsburg (16-6) 20; Mount Olive (20-9) 20; Fort Hays State (19-6) 13; Young Harris (20-9) 10; St. Edward’s (24-10) 10; Mississippi College (21-9) 9; Cal State San Bernardino (21-9) 4; Southern New Hampshire (11-7) 3; North Georgia (20-9) 2; Rockhurst (15-6) 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: East Stroudsburg (12th); St. Edwards (15th); Mount Olive (23rd). | |||||
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