WINGATE, N.C. (NCBWA) – The defending national champion Tampa Spartans remain the number one team in this week’s NCBWA top 25 poll, which was released Wednesday afternoon. Tampa received 13 of the 20 first-place votes, earning the top spot for the third straight week after being the unanimous number one team last week.
Central Missouri remains #2, collecting four first-place votes, while Angelo State moves up four spots, checking in at #3 while receiving the other three first-place votes. Westmont and UT Tyler round out this week’s top five.
Florida Southern jumps up seven spots to #6, while Carson-Newman is up nine spots to check in at #7 this week. Minnesota State is eighth, with Davenport moving up five spots to number nine and West Chester climbing nine spots to round out the top 10.
There are four new teams in this week’s poll, led by Young Harris at #19 and East Stroudsburg at #20. Fort Hays State is 22nd, with Golden-Beacom joining the rankings 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 (APRIL 2) | |||||
| Rk. | School [1st place] | Location | Record | Pts. | Pvs. |
| 1. | Tampa [13] | Tampa, Fla. | 25-6 | 489 | 1 |
| 2. | Central Missouri [4] | Warrensburg, Mo. | 22-7 | 475 | 2 |
| 3. | Angelo State [3] | San Angelo, Texas | 26-6 | 457 | 7 |
| 4. | Westmont | Santa Barbara, Calif. | 25-8 | 413 | 4 |
| 5. | UT Tyler | Tyler, Texas | 28-9 | 388 | 3 |
| 6. | Florida Southern | Lakeland, Fla. | 24-7 | 378 | 13 |
| 7. | Carson-Newman | Jefferson City, Tenn. | 26-8 | 367 | 16 |
| 8. | Minnesota State | Mankato, Minn. | 21-2 | 366 | 10 |
| 9. | Davenport | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 22-6 | 344 | 14 |
| 10. | West Chester | West Chester, Pa. | 22-5 | 308 | 19 |
| 11. | North Greenville | Tigerville, S.C. | 29-8 | 301 | 20 |
| 12. | Delta State | Cleveland, Miss. | 25-8 | 281 | 8 |
| 13. | Point Loma | San Diego, Calif. | 22-10 | 254 | 11 |
| 14. | Millersville | Millersville, Pa. | 21-4 | 222 | 17 |
| 15. | Grand Valley State | Allendale, Mich. | 20-8 | 218 | 5 |
| 16. | Lenoir-Rhyne | Hickory, N.C. | 26-6 | 208 | 9 |
| 17. | Thomas Jefferson | Philadelphia, Pa. | 18-8 | 184 | 18 |
| 18. | Colorado Mesa | Grand Junction, Colo. | 22-8 | 151 | 22 |
| 19. | Young Harris | Young Harris, Pa. | 24-9 | 130 | RV |
| 20. | East Stroudsburg | East Stroudsburg, Pa. | 20-3 | 94 | RV |
| 21. | Rollins | Winter Park, Fla. | 21-9 | 92 | 21 |
| 22. | Fort Hays State | Fort Hays, Kan. | 21-8 | 87 | RV |
| 23. | Catawba | Salisbury, N.C. | 23-9 | 65 | 6 |
| 24. | Northwest Nazarene | Nampa, Idaho | 23-10 | 62 | 23 |
| 25. | Goldey-Beacom | Wilmington, Del. | 22-6 | 39 | NR |
| Also receiving votes: Saginaw Valley State (18-6) 31; Seton Hill (20-5) 27; St. Edward’s (26-11) 26; Central Oklahoma (24-8) 13; North Georgia (24-9) 12; Southern New Hampshire (26-7) 5; West Texas A&M (24-10) 3; Spring Hill (24-9) 3; Cal State Monterey Bay (19-10) 2; Harding (25-8) 1. | |||||
| Dropped out: Seton Hill (12th); Harding (15th); Bentley (24th); West Texas A&M (25th). | |||||
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