KANSAS — Three teams from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) were recognized in the latest edition of the
GoRout NAIA Baseball Coaches' Poll, the national office announced Wednesday.
The conference saw two teams ranked in the Top 25, with Kansas Wesleyan University at No. 19 and Ottawa University at No. 20. Both teams were in the "Receiving Votes" category of the poll in the preseason edition. The other KCAC team recognized in the latest edition of the poll was Oklahoma Wesleyan University, who was part of the "Receiving Votes" category of the poll after being ranked No. 12 in the preseason poll.
The next edition of the GoRout NAIA Baseball Coaches' Poll is scheduled to be released Wednesday, March 18.
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
| Rank |
Last |
|
Institution [First-Place Votes] |
Record |
Pts. |
| 1 |
1 |
 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) [13] |
18-3 |
420 |
| 2 |
2 |
 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
18-1 |
399 |
| 3 |
9 |
 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
16-1 |
395 |
| 4 |
5 |
 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
16-5 |
356 |
| 5 |
18 |
 |
Johnson (Tenn.) |
17-1 |
341 |
| 6 |
6 |
 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
13-3 |
338 |
| 7 |
22 |
 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
12-2 |
330 |
| 8 |
3 |
 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
12-6 |
325 |
| 9 |
7 |
 |
Loyola (La.) |
15-6 |
293 |
| 10 |
4 |
 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
13-6 |
283 |
| 11 |
12 |
 |
Missouri Baptist |
9-3 |
271 |
| 12 |
21 |
 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
12-2 |
256 |
| 13 |
RV |
 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
11-6 |
222 |
| 14 |
NR |
 |
Louisiana Christian |
19-4 |
204 |
| 15 |
11 |
 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
14-6 |
190 |
| 16 |
19 |
 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
14-5 |
184 |
| 17 |
RV |
 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
11-7 |
154 |
| 18 |
16 |
 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
11-3 |
143 |
| 19 |
RV |
 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
15-3 |
134 |
| 20 |
RV |
 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
17-3 |
133 |
| 21 |
NR |
 |
Doane (Neb.) |
11-2 |
129 |
| 22 |
24 |
 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
13-5 |
122 |
| 23 |
17 |
 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
16-7 |
91 |
| 24 |
NR |
 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
14-1 |
74 |
| 25 |
RV |
 |
Oakland City (Ind.) |
17-2 |
71 |
Key: RV - Receiving Votes, NR - Not Ranked
Dropped out of the Top 25: Arizona Christian, British Columbia, Central Methodist (Mo.), Columbia (Mo.), Oklahoma Wesleyan, Reinhardt (Ga.), Texas A&M - Victoria, Webber International (Fla.).
Receiving Votes: Oklahoma Wesleyan 66, Arizona Christian 64, Webber International (Fla.) 59, British Columbia 55, OUAZ (Ariz.) 40, Milligan (Tenn.) 34, Texas Wesleyan 30, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 21, Texas A&M - Victoria 12, Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) 10, Indiana Tech 9, Campbellsville (Ky.) 6, Montreat (N.C.) 6, Marian (Ind.) 3.
—KCAC—