Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Moves Up To No. 15 In The National Poll
April 25, 2012
Bears are coming off their third straight league tournament championship
 The Lenoir-Rhyne University Softball Team has moved up six places to No. 15 in this week's National Fastpitch Coaches Association NCAA Division II National Top 25 Poll. |
Starkville, Miss. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Team has moved up six spots to No. 15 in this week's NFCA NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll. NFCA is the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
L-R, winners of nine straight contests, won both the South Atlantic Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships for the second consecutive year in 2012.
The Bears are also 46-11 on the season and ranked third in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Regional rankings. The top eight teams from each region earn a berth to the national tournament.
The pairings for the 2012 NCAA Division II Softball playoffs will be announced on Monday, April 30.
The NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches, two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Current 2012 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
NFCA NCAA Division II
Top 25 Poll - Week 10
April 25, 2012
1. Valdosta State (Ga.) (16) 43-3
2. Kutztown (Pa.) 43-2
3. Central Oklahoma 38-5
4. Indianapolis 45-7
5. Tampa 34-5
6. California State Monterey Bay 42-10
7. Minnesota State Mankato 43-8
8. Armstrong Atlantic State (Ga.) 44-9
9. California State Dominguez Hills 41-11
10. Angelo State (Texas) 42-8
11. North Georgia 45-8
12. Winona State (Minn.) 39-8
13. Barry (Fla.) 37-9
14. Rollins (Fla.) 37-7
15. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 46-11
16. Emporia State (Kan.) 35-9
17. Augustana (S.D.) 45-8
18. Southern Connecticut State 36-8
19. California State Chico 34-14
20. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 41-11
21. Missouri Western State 38-9
22. California (Pa.) 32-6
23. Alabama-Huntsville 39-12
24. West Texas A&M 34-17
25. Molloy (N.Y.) 42-14
