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POSTSEASON BOUND

Congratulations to these DII teams for clinching their respective conferences this past weekend! They will now compete in their respective Regional Playoff Tournaments May 3-5.

Temple University –> Chesapeake Region – North

James Madison University –> Chesapeake Region – South

Ohio State University –> Northern Plains Region – East

Stanford University –> Pacific Region – North

U.S. Air Force Academy –> Rocky Lone Star Region – Central

 

CLICK HERE for more information on these Regional Playoff events!

#RoadToKansas

RAWLINGS WEEK 20 NCBA DII TOP 20 POLL

Ohio State (12-0 in conference play) continues to hold down the #1 spot as they now extend their streak to 5 straight polls. 4 new teams in total jumped into the Top 20 as Western Carolina (10-1 in conference play) & Florida (11-1 in conference play) both recently clinched their respective conferences, while Creighton (6-0 in conference play) & Wisconsin (5-1 in conference play) continue to put up big #’s.

Check out the full results HERE!

 

Breakdown of ranked teams within each Region:

Chesapeake (#9, #11 & #19), Dixie Region (#8, #10 & #13),  Great American (#6 & #16), New England (#5 & #14), New Penn (#2, #3, #7, #15 & #17), Northern Plains (#1, #4 & #20), Pacific (None) & Rocky Lone Star (#7, #12 & #18).

 

Next poll will be released April 25th!

APRIL 15TH: NCBA ROSTER FREEZE

The NCBA roster freeze is on April 15th 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.  After that time, no players can be added to the roster.  It is essential that team check their rosters to make sure it is accurate and to correct any issues before the roster freeze.

RAWLINGS WEEK 18 NCBA DII TOP 20 POLL

Ohio State (9-0 in conference play) continues to hold down the #1 spot as they now extend their streak to 4 straight polls.  Maryland (8-0 in conference play), James Madison (8-0 in conference play) & West Virginia (8-3 in conference play) all jumped into the Top 20 as they all now lead their respective conferences as we head into the final month of the Regular Season!

Check out the full results HERE!

Next poll will be released April 11th. 

RAWLINGS WEEK 14 NCBA DII TOP 20 POLL

The Ohio State University holds down the #1 spot after receiving 13 of the possible 15 1st place votes, giving them 298 of the possible 300 points available.

Oklahoma State jumped 7 spots up to #4 after taking 2 of 3 from conference opponent & defending Regional Champion & World Series Runner-Up, Pitt State. Pitt State saw themselves go from #2 to completely out of the Top 20 after going 1-5 since the last rankings.

Air Force enters the Top 20 after taking 2 of 3 from conference opponent CSU-Pueblo to bring their overall record to 5-1.

Check out the full results HERE!

 

Breakdown of ranked teams within each Region:

Chesapeake (#5), Dixie Region (#12, #15 & #T-18),  Great American (#4), New England (#8, #10 & #11), New Penn (#2, #6, #7, #13 & #14), Northern Plains (#1, #9, #16 & #T-18), Pacific (#20) & Rocky Lone Star (#3, #17 & #20).

 

Next poll will be released March 14th