February 22, 2010

Patriot Baseball ranked No. 3 !

Fresh off a series win over a nationally ranked top-10 opponent, Francis Marion University climbed four spots to third in this week's Collegiate Baseball Magazine NCAA Division II Top 30 poll, equaling the highest ranking ever for the Patriot program.

Francis Marion is currently 8-2 and will play at Newberry College on Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m., before playing a two-game, home-and-away series with Benedict College this weekend.

Francis Marion was listed 12th in Collegiate Baseball's 2010 preseason poll and had been ranked eighth and seventh in the two previous regular-season polls.

Dating back to the 2005 season, the Patriots have now appeared in 82 of the past 88 national polls.  The previous No. 3 ranking for FMU came in the May 22, 2006 poll, just prior to Francis Marion's appearance in the Division II College World Series.

Florida Southern College (11-0) is ranked first in this week's poll, followed by Southern Arkansas University (8-2) and FMU.  In addition to the Patriots, three other Peach Belt Conference schools appear in this week's rankings.

 

 

2010 Collegiate Baseball Magazine NCAA Division II Coaches' Poll - Feb. 22, 2010
No.         Team                                Record  Pts          Prev Week 
1.  Florida Southern                         11-0   480         2 
2.  Southern Arkansas                    8-2      454         1 
3.  Francis Marion                           8-2      446         T7 
4.  UC San Diego                            11-3     440         3 
5.  Ashland                                    0-0       420         10 
6.  Central Missouri                        4-0       400         T7 
7.  Catawba                                   11-1      380         11 
8.  Abilene Christian                      10-2      354         10 
9.  Mount Olive                              9-0        352         16 
10.  Emporia State                        2-1        336         1 
11. West Chester                          1-2        324         T7 
12. Columbus State                      9-2        318         NR 
13. Delta State                             6-2-1     278         14 
14. Incarnate Word                      13-2       270         13 
15. Tampa                                   10-3       258         20 
16. Cal State Chico                      6-2         248         T23 
17. West Alabama                       8-3         214         26 
18. Grand Valley State                 0-0         208         17 
19. Franklin Pierce                       0-0         196         15 
20. Florida Tech                           10-1       172         RV 
21. UNC Pembroke                      8-1         160         27 
22. Valdosta State                      9-3          142         RV 
23. Kutztown                              4-0          140         28 
24.  Lincoln Memorial                  5-3          88           25 
25. Lynn                                    5-5-1       82           5 
26. Cameron                              5-3          54           19 
27. New Mexico Highlands          6-1          44           29 
28. Indianapolis                         2-3          32           12 
29.  Georgia College & State       4-4          30           NR 
30. Dowling                               0-0          24           RV 

Also Receiving Votes: Erskine 20, Cal State Dominguez Hills 18, Southern Indiana 16, Mercyhurst 12, UT Permian Basin 8, St. Joseph's (Ind.) 8, Nebraska - Kearney 8, Sonoma State 4, West Florida 4, Henderson State 1, Ouachita Baptist 1, North Georgia 1, Wingate 1, USC Aiken 1, Armstrong Atlantic State 1, Slippery Rock 1, West Virginia State 1, Concord 1, Shepherd 1, Northern Kentucky 1, Wayne State (Mich.) 1, Rockhurst 1, Minnesota State Mankato 1, St. Cloud State 1, Mesa State 1, Colorado State - Pueblo 1, Southwest Minnesota State 1, Angelo State 1, Nebraska - Omaha 1, St. Mary's (Texas) 1, Eastern New Mexico 1, Dominican 1, Adelphi 1.