LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Undefeated Young Harris picked up three more wins to remain No. 1 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, announced by the Association on Wednesday. The Mountain Lions (12-0) captured 14 first-place votes and 397 points.
YHC picked up three wins at home over the weekend. The Mountain Lions knocked off then-No. 19 Trevecca Nazarene, 8-3, and Catawba twice, 2-1 and 9-1.
Three top-10 teams - No. 2 Augustana (8-2), No. 3 UT-Tyler (10-0) and No. 8 Angelo State - were all idol last week. The second-ranked Vikings received the other two first-place votes.
No. 4 Rollins enters the top-five, moving up from the sixth spot. The undefeated Tars (14-0) swept Lynn (7-2, 5-0, 13-0) on the road in their Sunshine State Conference-opening series. Chico State remained at No. 5 following a 3-1 California Collegiate Athletic Association series win over Humboldt State. The Wildcats (12-1) dropped the opener, 4-3, but rebounded with three big triumphs over the Jacks (15-2, 17-1, 10-5).
Southern Arkansas and Lincoln Memorial each inched up one position. The sixth-ranked Muleriders (14-2) swept Harding (6-2, 8-0, 8-1, 5-0) in a four-game Great American Conference-opening series, while the No. 7 Railsplitters (11-1) defeated Shorter, 6-2, and Columbus State, 11-7 in Young Harris, Ga.
No. 9 North Georgia and No. 10 Concordia Irvine entered the top-10. The NightHawks (16-2) enjoyed a 5-1 week on the road against the Sunshine State Conference competition. Four of the five wins came via a shutout. UNG swept Barry (2-0, 5-0) and Palm Beach Atlantic (11-3, 2-0), while splitting its twinbill versus Nova Southeastern (2-0, 1-2) The Eagles (8-1) swept a PacWest-opening doubleheader at Azusa Pacific (8-6, 1-0).
No. 22 Lubbock Christian, which is off to a 15-3 start, joins the top 25, while Southern Indiana (8-3) returns to fold at No. 24.
The 2020 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 Feb. 23.
2020 NFCA Division II
Top 25 Coaches Poll – Feb. 26 (Week 2)
|
Rank |
School |
Totals |
2020 Record |
Last Ranking |
|
1 |
Young Harris (14) |
397 |
12-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Augustana (2) |
382 |
8-2 |
2 |
|
3 |
UT Tyler |
363 |
10-0 |
4 |
|
4 |
Rollins |
351 |
14-0 |
6 |
|
5 |
Chico State |
341 |
12-1 |
5 |
|
6 |
Southern Arkansas |
323 |
14-2 |
7 |
|
7 |
Lincoln Memorial |
302 |
11-1 |
8 |
|
8 |
Angelo State |
281 |
13-3 |
9 |
|
9 |
North Georgia |
260 |
16-2 |
12 |
|
10 |
Concordia Irvine |
256 |
8-1 |
11 |
|
11 |
Dixie State |
241 |
14-2 |
13 |
|
12 |
Saint Anselm |
202 |
6-0 |
14 |
|
13 |
Trevecca Nazarene |
181 |
9-1 |
19 |
|
14 |
UC San Diego |
178 |
16-5 |
18 |
|
15 |
Rogers State |
169 |
17-4 |
22 |
|
16 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
162 |
9-4 |
21 |
|
17 |
Saint Leo |
127 |
11-5 |
16 |
|
18 |
Indianapolis |
122 |
8-3 |
10 |
|
19 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
107 |
12-5 |
15 |
|
20 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
101 |
14-2 |
23 |
|
21 |
Valdosta State |
73 |
10-4 |
25 |
|
22 |
Lubbock Christian |
55 |
15-3 |
RV |
|
23 |
Tarleton State |
48 |
13-4 |
24 |
|
24 |
Southern Indiana |
36 |
8-3 |
RV |
|
25 |
Winona State |
34 |
4-3 |
17 |
New to Poll: No. 22 Lubbock Christian, No. 24 Southern Indiana
Dropped Out: No. 3 Grand Valley State (2-2), No. 20 UAH (9-6).
Receiving Votes: Charleston (23), UAH (22), Grand Valley State (19), West Florida (15), Oklahoma Christian (11), Coker (5), Southern New Hampshire (5), St. Cloud State (4), Western Oregon (3), Mississippi College (1).
The 2020 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 Feb. 23 with first-place votes in parentheses.
