SOFTBALL JUMPS TO NO. 13 IN NFCA TOP 25 POLL
4-19-06
CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College softball team moved up 11 spots to 13th in the latest
National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Poll, released
today. The ranking is the highest national ranking of the 2006 season for
the Cougars, who have been ranked as high as 16th this year. The team was No. 24 in the previous poll.
Caldwell, coached by Dean Johnson, are 24-12 on the season and have
won eight of the past nine games. Currently, the Cougars sit atop the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference standings with a 13-3 record. The
Northeast Region rankings were also released, with the Cougars ranked third
behind No. 19 C.W. Post and Adelphi.
The Cougars will have an opportunity to face the top-ranked team in the
regional rankings on Thursday, Apr. 20, when they travel to Greenvale,
N.Y., to play C.W. Post in a non-conference doubleheader. The first pitch is
scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll - Apr. 19, 2006
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1 |
Humboldt State (5) |
37-4 |
173 |
1 |
|
2 |
Emporia State (2) |
43-3 |
166 |
3 |
|
3 |
Florida Southern |
40-4 |
165 |
2 |
|
4 |
SIU-Edwardsville |
37-5 |
154 |
5 |
|
5 |
Lock Haven |
33-3 |
143 |
7 |
|
6 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
32-6 |
130 |
10 |
|
7 |
Georgia College & State |
36-9 |
129 |
12 |
|
8 |
Barry |
33-7 |
123 |
8 |
|
9 |
Midwestern State |
38-11 |
118 |
21 |
|
10 |
Cal State Bakersfield |
36-8 |
104 |
6 |
|
11 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
35-9 |
102 |
11 |
|
12 |
Columbus State |
34-11 |
92 |
8 |
|
13 |
Caldwell |
23-11 |
83 |
24 |
|
14 |
Shippensburg |
27-11 |
73 |
14 |
|
15 |
Abilene Christian |
36-16 |
71 |
16 |
|
16 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
44-8-1 |
66 |
17 |
|
17 |
Alabama-Huntsville |
39-12 |
57 |
20 |
|
18 |
Northwood |
26-11 |
48 |
23 |
|
19 |
LIU-C.W. Post |
25-8 |
46 |
13 |
|
19 |
San Francisco State |
28-10 |
46 |
18 |
|
21 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
52-4 |
33 |
NR |
|
22 |
SE Oklahoma State |
34-10 |
29 |
4 |
|
22 |
Washburn |
27-13 |
29 |
NR |
|
24 |
Bloomsburg |
25-11 |
28 |
22 |
|
25 |
Wingate |
36-8 |
22 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: NW Missouri St.
12, UMass-Lowell 10, Central Oklahoma 10, Carson-Newman 8, Concordia-St.
Paul 2, USC Upstate 1, St. Edward's 1, Gannon 1.
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