LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Undefeated UT Tyler and Concordia Irvine hold down the top two spots in the Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Patriots (14-0) were idle, while the Eagles elevated one spot to No. 2 as they ran their unbeaten start to 18 games.
Weather wreaked havoc on top-ranked UT Tyler as its road test at then-No. 12 Rogers State was canceled. Concordia Irvine swept through its first six games of Pacific West Conference play. The Eagles (18-0) posted a 6-0 mark on the road, sweeping Dominican and opening a four-game second four-game series at Academy of Art with two triumphs.
Valdosta State dipped a spot to No. 3, while No. 4 West Texas A&M and No. 5 Indianapolis each moved up one position in the rankings. After splitting a mid-week non-conference twinbill at Georgia Southwestern, the Blazers (12-3) took the first two in Gulf South Conference action at Lee.
The fifth-ranked Greyhounds’ (11-1) offense continued to put up big numbers, posting a 4-0 mark at the Blue Bridge Battle by outscoring their opposition 46-5, and has scored at least seven runs in all 12 contests this season, averaging 10.42 per game.
Along with UT Tyler, the fourth-ranked Lady Buffs (11-2), No. 6 Angelo State (15-1), No. 8 Rogers State (14-2) and No. 10 Augustana (4-3) were idle last week.
No. 7 Grand Valley State opened its 2022 campaign with five wins at the Lewis Dome Tournament. The Lakers (5-0) run-ruled Minnesota State-Moorhead, McKendree, William Jewell and Truman State before rallying late twice to walk off against Winona State in the finale.
North Georgia fell six spots to No. 9 after a 3-3 week. The NightHawks (14-6) went 1-3 on its road trip in Florida, being swept by Eckerd before splitting with then-No. 13 Tampa. UNG returned home on Sunday and rolled to a pair of run-rule shutout wins over Bluefield State.
Joining the top 25 for the first time in 2022 is Harding at No. 24 and Carson-Newman at No. 25. The Bisons (13-4) topped Southeastern Oklahoma twice on Sunday and all four of their defeats have come against top-25 programs. The Eagles (17-3) knocked off Concord, Erskine, Emmanuel and Lander at the Bearcat/Fleet Invitational and have won seven straight and 12 of their last 13.
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. 27.
2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll
March 1 (Week 3)
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
2022 Record |
Prev. Ranking |
|
1 |
UT Tyler (16) |
400 |
14-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Concordia Irvine |
380 |
18-0 |
3 |
|
3 |
Valdosta State |
370 |
12-3 |
2 |
|
4 |
West Texas A&M |
351 |
11-2 |
5 |
|
5 |
UIndy |
320 |
11-1 |
8 |
|
6 |
Angelo State |
308 |
15-1 |
7 |
|
7 |
Grand Valley State |
300 |
5-0 |
9 |
|
8 |
Rogers State |
286 |
14-2 |
12 |
|
9 |
North Georgia |
276 |
14-6 |
4 |
|
10 |
Augustana |
249 |
4-3 |
10 |
|
11 |
Tampa |
248 |
11-5 |
13 |
|
12 |
Auburn Montgomery |
209 |
11-3 |
15 |
|
13 |
Central Oklahoma |
200 |
12-2 |
16 |
|
14 |
Lincoln Memorial |
177 |
13-5 |
11 |
|
15 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
167 |
12-1 |
17 |
|
16 |
Chico State |
160 |
14-4 |
6 |
|
17 |
Minnesota State |
149 |
6-3 |
21 |
|
18 |
Oklahoma Christian |
134 |
11-4 |
18 |
|
19 |
West Florida |
109 |
11-3 |
22 |
|
20 |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
97 |
12-5 |
14 |
|
21 |
Anderson |
93 |
16-2 |
19 |
|
22 |
Georgian Court |
48 |
2-2 |
20 |
|
23 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
37 |
12-4 |
25 |
|
24 |
Harding |
31 |
13-4 |
RV |
|
25 |
Carson-Newman |
26 |
17-3 |
RV |
New to Poll: No. 24 Harding, No. 25 Carson-Newman
Dropped Out: No. 23 Biola, No. 24 West Liberty
Receiving Votes: Biola (24), UAH (23), Kutztown (7), St. Mary’s (5), Lubbock Christian (3), Northwest Nazarene (3), Embry Riddle (2), West Liberty (2).
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. 27.
