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Regional Playoffs – Day 2

It was officially moving day as our initial field of 32 was cut in half.  We’re down to our final 16 teams!

Championship Sunday is on deck as 8 World Series bids are on the line!

CLICK HERE to view all 8 Regional Playoff brackets heading into our final day!

’25 Regional Playoff Brackets!

Let the Bracketology begin!

All 8 Regional Brackets have been finalized. 32 teams will battle it out this weekend for a chance to move onto the NCBA DII World Series May 16-20 in Alton, IL.

See all of the regional brackets HERE!

NCBA 2025 DII WEEK 22 RAWLINGS TOP 20 POLL

NEW #1!

After 6 consecutive polls on top, your Defending Champion West Chester Rams (13-2 conference, 21-5 overall) have been bumped from the #1 spot.

Now introducing the Univ. of Wisconsin – La Crosse! The Eagles finished conference play at 14-1 & sport an overall record of 16-1.  They’ll take their five 1st place votes & fresh #1 ranking into Postseason play, which kicks off May 2nd!

Defending World Series Runner Up Ohio State (14-1, 19-2) also tallied five 1st place votes, as they’re coming off a huge conference sweep of previously ranked #8 Indiana.  The Buckeyes clinched the New Penn West & look to make their 3rd straight World Series Title game.

Previously mentioned West Chester moves down to the #3 spot, after dropping a conference game to Maryland this past weekend.  The Rams will head to Dubois, PA May 2-4 weekend to compete in the Chesapeake Regional Playoff.

#4 Grand Canyon (12-0, 13-0) & $5 Penn State (12-1, 16-2) both received one 1st place vote, as they round out the Top 5.  #9 Cal Miramar snagged the last 1st place vote, as they jump up 3 spots to #11 after clinching the Pacific Central.

Newcomers Embry Riddle, Colorado State – Pueblo & Idaho all jump into the Top 20 after recently clinching postseason births.

19 postseason spots have been secured, while 13 are still up for grabs as we head into the final weekend of the Regular Season!

CLICK HERE to see the Rankings in full!

Next Division II Poll will be released April 24th.

FROM THE NCBA TO THE MLB – CONGRATS CHASE LEE!

Congratulations to former NCBA standout Chase Lee for making his MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers!  On 4/22/25 he tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the San Diego Padres.



Drafted in the 6th round (164th overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers, Chase started on the Alabama Club Team before getting called up to Varsity.



During his 2018 NCBA season, Chase went 7-0 with a .21 ERA in 42 innings, earning him NCBA 1st team All American honors.



To date, Chase is the highest MLB draft selection to have previously played in the NCBA.




Major League Baseball put together a fantastic article detailing Chase’s path to the majors, CLICK HERE to check it out!



To see a full list of former NCBA players & coaches who have reached the professional ranks, CLICK HERE!