Central Oklahoma strengthens hold on No. 1 in NFCA DII Top 25 Coaches Poll
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Central Oklahoma captured the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) title and strengthened its hold on No. 1 ranking in this week’s NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.The Bronchos (41-5) collected 13 first-place votes and 394 points. No. 2 West Florida and No. 3 Texas A&M Kingsville received one and two first-place votes, respectively.
UCO wrapped up regular-season play with a 3-1 showing, sweeping Missouri Southern and splitting at Pittsburg State and will head into the MIAA tournament as the top seed. It marked the third regular-season title in six years.
The Argonauts (43-8) and Javelinas (41-8) closed out their regular seasons posting 4-1 and 5-0 weeks. After splitting a non-conference twinbill versus Florida Southern, UWF swept Gulf South foe West Alabama to secure its first GSC regular-season crown since 2006. Texas A&M-Kingsville recorded five wins on the road, including a three-game Lone Star Conference (LSC) sweep of Texas Permian Basin to capture the program’s first LSC regular-season title.
No. 4 Florida Tech and No. 5 North Georgia flip flopped position as both programs captured their respective league’s regular season crowns. The Panthers (39-10) took home their first-ever Sunshine State Conference championship and the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid, while the NightHawks (39-11) won their sixth straight Peach Belt title.
No. 6 Winona State and No. 7 Texas A&M-University Commerce each improved one spot. The Warriors (45-5) are the hottest team in Division II, ending the regular season on a program-record 30-game winning streak. Winona State did not lose in April and went undefeated through Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play to take home its second straight NSIC regular-season championship.
The Lions (37-11) took two-of-three at RV Cameron and will be the No. 2 seed in the Lone Star Conference’s single-elimination postseason tournament.
Grand Valley State moved up two spots to No. 8, while West Texas A&M dropped three positions to No. 9. The Lakers (40-8) claimed its third straight Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) regular-season title by sweeping Ferris State and Northwood in GLIAC doubleheaders. The Lady Buffs (31-12) dropped two-of-three to then-No. 19 Tarleton State and will be the third seed at the LSC tournament.
PacWest regular-season champs Concordia Irvine pushed its winning streak to 15 games. The Eagles (44-6) wrapped up their regular season with four league wins to earn its second straight PacWest crown and the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
No. 20 LIU Post, No. 23 Carson-Newman and No. 24 Saint Anselm enter the poll this week, while then-No. 17 Southern New Hampshire, then-No. 21 Georgian Court, then-No. 24 Lincoln Memoria and then-No. 25 Shepherd fall out.
Following this weekend’s conference tournament play, the NCAA Division II Softball Selection Show will be held Monday, May 6 at 10:00 a.m. ET on NCAA.com
The 2019 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 April 28, 2019.
2019 NFCA Division II
Top 25 Coaches Poll – May 1 (Week 11)
Rank
School
Totals
2019 Record
Previous Week
1
Central Oklahoma (13)
394
41-5
1
2
West Florida (1)
382
43-8
2
3
Texas A&M Kingsville (2)
370
41-8
3
4
Florida Tech
347
39-10
5
5
North Georgia
341
39-11
4
6
Winona State
321
45-5
7
7
Texas A&M-Commerce
300
37-11
8
8
Grand Valley State
288
40-8
10
9
West Texas A&M
260
31-12
6
10
Concordia Irvine
254
44-6
12
11
Colorado Mesa
234
42-7
11
12
Indianapolis
211
42-12
13
13
UC San Diego
196
31-12
9
14
Arkansas Tech
195
41-13
18
15
UAH
175
37-13
16
16
Augustana
167
47-8
14
17
Southern Arkansas
129
45-10
19
18
Valdosta State
125
33-14
15
19
Tarleton State
115
38-12
19
20
LIU Post
79
44-8
RV
21
Chico State
69
29-13
23
22
Southern Indiana
58
33-17
22
23
Carson-Newman
54
28-10
RV
24
Saint Anselm
37
35-8
RV
25
Mississippi College
35
38-12
25
New to Poll: No. 20 LIU Post, No. 23 Carson-Newman, No. 24 Saint Anselm
Dropped Out: No. 17 Southern New Hampshire, No. 21 Georgian Court, No. 24, Lincoln Memorial, No. 25 Shepherd
Receiving Votes: Lincoln Memorial (27), Georgian Court (12), Missouri Western (8), Cameron (6), San Francisco State (4), UMSL (3), Southern New Hampshire (2), Tampa (2).
The 2019 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 April 28.
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