LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following undefeated weeks, University of Texas at Tyler and Valdosta State remained atop the NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Patriots (14-0) and the Blazers (9-2) were the unanimous No. 1 and No. 2 teams, receiving all 16 first- and second-place votes, respectively.
UT Tyler cruised to five run-rule victories, outscoring its opposition 60-7 with two shutouts. The Patriots recorded a Division-II program record 19 runs in a shutout of Arkansas Monticello. They also scored an 18-5 victory over Our Lady of the Lake.
VSU opened Gulf South Conference play with a three-game home sweep of then-No. 25 University of Alabama in Huntsville. The Blazers cruised to an 11-3 victory in the opener, before sliding by with 6-5 and 4-3 triumphs.
Concordia Irvine, which was idle, and North Georgia switch spots at No. 3 and No. 4. The NightHawks (11-3) posted a 3-1 weekend with two victories over Chowan (15-7 & 11-2) and splitting with University of South Carolina Beaufort (1-3 & 10-3).
No. 5 West Texas A&M ran its win streak to 10 games, opening its home schedule with a five-game sweep of its WT Invitational. The Lady Buffs (11-2) cruised to four run-rule victories, one of which saw WT post 25 runs against Fort Lewis (25-3) ,before rallying past Adams State for a 4-3 victory to close out the weekend.
No. 6 Minnesota State split games on Sunday. The Mavericks (5-2) topped Northwest Missouri State, 11-3, but were edged later in the day by Central Missouri, 4-3.
Angelo State and Indianapolis rose to a tie for No. 7. The Rambelles (15-1) pushed their winning streak to 14 games with five wins, three against Texas A&M International in non-conference action and two more versus New Mexico Highlands. The Greyhounds (7-1) did not surrender a run and the offense put up 39 runs as they went 4-0 at the Music City Invitational.
No. 9 Grand Valley State and No. 10 Augustana were idle. No. 11 Lincoln Memorial, No. 12 Rogers State, No. 13 Tampa, No. 17 Texas A&M-Kingsville and No. 19 Anderson all moved up in the poll.
Texas A&M University-Commerce returned to the rankings at No. 25, while UAH dropped out.
The 2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Records reflect games played through Feb. 20.
2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll
February 22 (Week 2)
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
2022 Record |
Prev. Ranking |
|
1 |
UT Tyler (16) |
400 |
9-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Valdosta State |
384 |
9-2 |
2 |
|
3 |
Concordia Irvine |
360 |
12-0 |
4 |
|
4 |
North Georgia |
353 |
11-3 |
3 |
|
5 |
West Texas A&M |
343 |
11-2 |
5 |
|
6 |
Minnesota State |
301 |
5-2 |
6 |
|
7 |
Angelo State |
298 |
15-1 |
9 |
|
7 |
Indianapolis |
298 |
7-1 |
10 |
|
9 |
Grand Valley State |
268 |
0-0 |
7 |
|
10 |
Augustana |
265 |
4-3 |
8 |
|
11 |
Lincoln Memorial |
237 |
10-2 |
13 |
|
12 |
Rogers State |
205 |
14-2 |
14 |
|
13 |
Tampa |
192 |
8-3 |
17 |
|
14 |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
189 |
8-3 |
12 |
|
15 |
Auburn Montgomery |
173 |
8-3 |
11 |
|
16 |
Central Oklahoma |
169 |
11-2 |
16 |
|
17 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
142 |
12-1 |
20 |
|
18 |
Oklahoma Christian |
112 |
10-4 |
15 |
|
19 |
Anderson |
106 |
15-1 |
23 |
|
20 |
Georgian Court |
105 |
0-0 |
18 |
|
21 |
Chico State |
87 |
10-4 |
19 |
|
22 |
West Florida |
73 |
8-3 |
21 |
|
23 |
Biola |
34 |
5-4 |
22 |
|
24 |
West Liberty |
24 |
0-0 |
25 |
|
25 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
23 |
12-4 |
RV |
New to Poll: No. 25 Texas A&M University-Commerce
Dropped Out: No. 24 Saint Anselm, t-No. 25 UAH
Receiving Votes: UAH (18), Harding (17), Saint Anselm (10), Carson-Newman (9), Kutztown (5),
The 2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. Records reflect games played through Feb. 20.
