2009 NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll Announced - #1
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 Oklahoma City tops the first regular season poll |
Feb. 24, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oklahoma City University boasts the No. 1 ranking in the first regular season 2009 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced today (Feb. 24). The Stars earned 527 total points and 16 of the possible 19 first-place votes. With a perfect 13-0 record thus far, OCU is seeking its 11th World Series appearance after making it to the 2008 semifinal round. This No. 1 mark is the first for OCU since a top billing in the 2006 Preseason Top 25 Poll (Nov. 16).
No. 2 Lee (Tenn.) notched two first-place votes and 513 total points. The Flames are the national runners-up and stand 12-1 this year under 2008 Rawlings-NAIA National Coach of the Year Mark Brew. Thanks to an 11-2 start, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) vaults to No. 3 after receiving votes in the Preseason Top 25. Spring Arbor (Mich.) received the No. 4 slot while Union (Ky.) stands at No. 5.
The defending national champions Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) fell from No. 1 in the preseason to No. 7 this time. The Warriors garnered the remaining first-place vote.
The
poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the
24 conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. The second
regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on March 17.
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2009 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – (Feb. 24)
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES) |
2009 RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
NR |
Oklahoma City University (16) |
13-0 |
527 |
|
2 |
2 |
Lee University (Tenn.) (2) |
12-1 |
513 |
|
3 |
RV |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
11-2 |
455 |
|
4 |
5 |
Spring Arbor University (Mich.) |
0-0 |
452 |
|
5 |
7 |
Union College (Ky.) |
9-0-1 |
437 |
|
6 |
6 |
Bellevue University (Neb.) |
0-0 |
427 |
|
7 |
1 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) (1) |
5-3 |
424 |
|
8 |
8 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) |
13-1 |
407 |
|
9 |
NR |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) |
9-1 |
406 |
|
10 |
15 |
Louisiana State University-Shreveport |
15-2 |
402 |
|
11 |
12 |
Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.) |
11-1 |
391 |
|
12 |
16 |
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) |
11-1 |
324 |
|
13 |
3 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
7-5 |
312 |
|
14 |
17 |
Texas Wesleyan University |
9-1 |
295 |
|
15 |
11 |
Cumberland University (Tenn.) |
6-3 |
276 |
|
16 |
13 |
University of St. Francis (Ill.) |
0-0 |
275 |
|
17 |
NR |
Wayland Baptist University (Texas) |
15-3 |
259 |
|
18 |
18 |
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) |
9-6 |
192 |
|
19 |
RV |
The Master's College (Calif.) |
14-4 |
162 |
|
20 |
10 |
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) |
2-2-1 |
157 |
|
21 |
21 |
Warner University (Fla.) |
7-3 |
152 |
|
22 |
22 |
Ohio Dominican University |
0-0 |
124 |
|
23 |
RV |
Montreat College (N.C.) |
6-2 |
101 |
|
24 |
RV |
University of British Columbia |
8-1 |
92 |
|
25 |
RV |
Park University (Mo.) |
6-0 |
81 |
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