The NCBWA has put out their 2010 Division 2 Preseason National Poll and Regional Polls. Emporia State out of Kansas comes in at the top spot in the country with Southern Arkansas coming in at number two. The top five is rounded out by UC San Diego, Florida Southern and Grand Valley State. You can check out the full national poll and the regional polls below.
2010 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
DIVISION II PRESEASON POLLS
NATIONAL POLL
RANK | SCHOOL | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
1 | Emporia State, Kans. | 49-14 | 404 | 6 |
2 | Southern Arkansas | 52-11 | 392 | 1 |
3 | UC San Diego | 41-15 | 383 | 5 |
4 | Florida Southern | 41-16 | 345 | T-21 |
5 | Grand Valley State | 45-16 | 326 | 14 |
6 | USC Aiken | 42-19 | 325 | 7 |
7 | Mesa State | 44-15 | 320 | 12 |
8 | West Chester, Pa. | 46-12 | 302 | 2 |
9 | Lynn, Fla. | 46-18 | 260 | RV |
T-10 | Angelo State, Texas | 45-20 | 243 | T-21 |
T-10 | Franklin Pierce | 37-18 | 243 | RV |
12 | Central Missouri | 44-15 | 224 | 13 |
13 | Francis Marion | 38-15 | 192 | 18 |
14 | Barry, Fla. | 44-11 | 188 | 3 |
15 | Sonoma State, Calif. | 35-16 | 184 | 15 |
16 | Wayne State, Neb. | 45-15 | 179 | 8 |
17 | Indianapolis, Ind. | 43-21 | 173 | NR |
18 | Abilene Christian, Texas | 44-19 | 118 | 19 |
19 | Tampa, Fla. | 39-17 | 117 | 16 |
20 | Ashland, Ohio | 42-15 | 97 | 4 |
21 | Mercyhurst, Pa. | 38-17 | 91 | 24 |
22 | Tusculum | 36-18 | 62 | RV |
23 | Adelphi, N.Y. | 34-16 | 57 | NR |
24 | Western Oregon | 34-14 | 56 | 20 |
25 | Dowling, N.Y. | 35-18 | 45 | NR |
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Delta State, La. 27; Kutztown, Pa. 22; Valdosta State, Ga. 19; Chico State, Calif. 18, Minnesota State 16; Northern Kentucky 15; North Georgia 10; Nebraska-Omaha 9; Slippery Rock, Pa. 8; Southern Indiana 6; Dominican, N.Y. 5; West Alabama 5; Missouri Southern 4; Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga. 1; Belmont Abbey 1; Catawba 1.
REGIONAL POLLS
RANK | ATLANTIC REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
1 | West Chester, Pa. (9) | 46-12 | 99 | 1 |
2 | Mercyhurst, Pa. (1) | 38-17 | 81 | 2 |
3 | Kutztown, Pa. | 34-17 | 69 | 3 |
4 | Slippery Rock, Pa. | 36-15 | 60 | 5 |
5 | West Virginia State | 33-15 | 56 | 7 |
6 | California, Pa. | 32-15 | 52 | 4 |
7 | Shepherd, W. Va. | 33-18 | 51 | 6 |
8 | Concord, W. Va. | 27-15 | 29 | 8 |
9 | Pitt-Johnstown, Pa. | 29-15 | 22 | 10 |
10 | Shippensburg, Pa. | 23-31 | 13 | RV |
Also receiving votes: East Stroudsburg, Pa. (32-22) 12; Seton Hill, Pa. (30-17) 8.
RANK | CENTRAL REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
1 | Mesa State, Colo. (7) | 44-15 | 79 | 1 |
2 | Wayne State, Neb. (1) | 45-15 | 73 | T-2 |
3 | Minnesota State | 38-17 | 63 | T-2 |
4 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 41-22 | 48 | 5 |
5 | New Mexico Highlands | 39-21 | 47 | 4 |
6 | Southwest Minnesota State | 28-15 | 34 | 6 |
7 | Winona State, Minn. | 29-21 | 27 | 8 |
8 | St. Cloud State, Minn. | 36-18 | 26 | 7 |
9 | Metro State, Colo. | 28-24 | 11 | 10 |
10 | Nebraska-Kearney | 26-32 | 10 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Concordia, Minn. (35-18) 7; Upper Iowa (26-26) 7; Augustana, S.D. (27-23) 6, Regis, Colo. (23-29) 2.
RANK | EAST REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
1 | Franklin Pierce, N.H. (5) | 37-18 | 68 | T-1 |
T-2 | Adelphi, N.Y. (1) | 34-16 | 55 | 3 |
T-2 | Dowling, N.Y. (1) | 35-18 | 55 | 4 |
4 | Dominican, N.Y. | 38-14 | 47 | T-1 |
5 | Assumption, Mass. | 33-21 | 33 | 5 |
6 | Wilmington, Del. | 29-29 | 31 | 7 |
7 | Southern Connecticut State | 25-20 | 29 | T-8 |
8 | Molloy, N.Y. | 26-19 | 28 | 6 |
9 | UMass Lowell | 25-20 | 17 | 10 |
10 | Bentley, Mass. | 28-22 | 13 | T-8 |
Also receiving votes: New Haven, Conn. (22-21) 6; Stonehill, Mass.
(24-21) 2; St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. (25-23) 1.
RANK | MIDWEST REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
1 | Grand Valley State, Mich. (6) | 45-16 | 60 | 2 |
2 | Indianapolis, Ind. | 43-21 | 53 | 5 |
3 | Ashland, Ohio | 42-15 | 49 | 1 |
4 | Southern Indiana | 39-19 | 41 | 3 |
5 | Northern Kentucky | 41-22 | 37 | 4 |
6 | Rockhurst, Ill. | 35-23 | 28 | 6 |
7 | Bellarmine, Ky. | 33-24 | 22 | 7 |
8 | Wayne State, Mich. | 25-26 | 20 | NR |
9 | St. Joseph’s, Ind. | 32-20 | 12 | 9 |
10 | Northwood, Mich. | 27-23 | 6 | 10 |
RANK | SOUTH REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
1 | Southern Arkansas (3) | 52-11 | 91 | 1 |
2 | Florida Southern (4) | 41-16 | 85 | 3 |
3 | Lynn, Fla. | 46-18 | 68 | 6 |
4 | Barry, Fla. (1) | 44-11 | 62 | 2 |
5 | Tampa, Fla. (2) | 39-17 | 61 | 8 |
6 | Delta State, Miss. | 38-16 | 57 | 7 |
7 | Valdosta State, Ga. | 43-21 | 53 | 5 |
8 | West Alabama | 38-16 | 40 | 4 |
9 | West Florida | 32-23 | 10 | RV |
T-10 | Alabama-Huntsville Ouachita Baptist | 29-13 37-20 | 5 5 | 9 RV |
Also receiving votes: Florida Tech (32-22) 4; Stillman, Ala. (35-20) 4; Albany State, Ga. (33-20) 2; Henderson State, Ark. (34-16) 2, Nova Southeastern, Fla. (37-19) 1.
RANK | SOUTH CENTRAL REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
1 | Emporia State, Kans. (9) | 49-14 | 90 | 4 |
T-2 | Angelo State, Texas | 45-20 | 74 | 3 |
T-2 | Central Missouri | 44-15 | 74 | 1 |
4 | Abilene Christian, Texas | 44-19 | 68 | 2 |
5 | Cameron, Okla. | 42-15 | 48 | NR |
6 | Missouri Southern | 35-20 | 34 | NR |
7 | Texas-Permian Basin | 39-19 | 29 | 6 |
8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 41-20 | 26 | 5 |
9 | Incarnate Word, Texas | 36-17 | 24 | NR |
10 | St. Mary’s, Texas | 36-17 | 14 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Fort Hays State, Kans. (30-26) 6; Missouri Western (34-22) 6; Southeastern Oklahoma (27-27) 2.
RANK | SOUTHEAST REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
1 | USC Aiken (5) | 42-19 | 50 | 2 |
2 | Francis Marion, S.C. | 38-15 | 44 | 1 |
3 | Tusculum, Tenn. | 36-18 | 35 | 5 |
4 | North Georgia | 34-24 | 32 | 9 |
5 | Catawba, N.C. | 36-18 | 29 | 4 |
6 | Mount Olive, N.C. | 33-18 | 24 | RV |
7 | Georgia College & State U. | 37-19 | 23 | 3 |
8 | Erskine, S.C. | 36-18 | 11 | 10 |
9 | UNC Pembroke | 37-17 | 9 | 6 |
10 | Belmont Abbey, N.C. | 40-26 | 8 | 8 |
Also receiving votes: Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga. (38-18) 7;
Pfeiffer, N.C. (26-20) 3.
RANK | WEST REGION | 2009 | PTS | PREV |
1 | UC San Diego (6) | 41-15 | 60 | 1 |
2 | Sonoma State, Calif. | 35-16 | 52 | 2 |
3 | Western Oregon | 34-14 | 50 | 3 |
4 | Chico State, Calif. | 35-21 | 40 | 6 |
5 | Cal State Los Angeles | 32-17 | 35 | 4 |
6 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 34-23 | 32 | 5 |
7 | Dixie State, Utah | 33-19 | 22 | 8 |
T-8 | Cal Poly Pomona | 26-23 | 14 | 9 |
T-8 | Cal State Stanislaus | 31-21 | 14 | 7 |
T-10 | Cal State San Bernardino Hawaii Hilo | 23-23 20-21 | 3 3 | 10 NR |
Also receiving votes: Central Washington (18-28) 2; Montana State Billings (24-28) 2; Hawaii Pacific (30-19) 1.
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Under the ‘Rank’ column, what does ‘RV’ stand for?
I meant under the ‘PREV’ column.
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