KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lewis-Clark State College was the lone Cascade Collegiate Conference team represented on the preseason edition of the NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
The Warriors will begin the 2022 campaign ranked No. 4 in the NAIA after finishing last year with a 44-8 overall record. LC State finished fourth at the 2021 Avista NAIA World Series and returns a strong core of talent.
2022 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason
| RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Georgia Gwinnett [19] |
51-10 |
529 |
| 2 |
2 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
49-8 |
507 |
| 3 |
5 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
51-9 |
480 |
| 4 |
3 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
44-8 |
474 |
| 5 |
7 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
53-6 |
459 |
| 6 |
4 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
32-20 |
457 |
| 7 |
6 |
Indiana Southeast (Ind.) |
50-15 |
428 |
| 8 |
9 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
37-18 |
400 |
| 9 |
8 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
49-11 |
388 |
| 10 |
10 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
45-16 |
382 |
| 11 |
11 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
46-8 |
362 |
| 12 |
14 |
Loyola (La.) |
36-15 |
330 |
| 13 |
13 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
40-16 |
328 |
| 14 |
15 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
34-12 |
295 |
| 15 |
17 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
44-14 |
263 |
| 16 |
16 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
29-15 |
257 |
| 17 |
19 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
34-21 |
253 |
| 18 |
12 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
42-12 |
252 |
| 19 |
18 |
Middle Georgia State |
37-20 |
230 |
| 20 |
20 |
Oklahoma City |
36-19 |
190 |
| 21 |
NR |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
34-21 |
167 |
| 22 |
24 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
41-16 |
148 |
| 23 |
25 |
Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) |
32-16 |
134 |
| 24 |
NR |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
41-18 |
129 |
| 25 |
23 |
Point Park (Pa.) |
40-16 |
128 |
Others Receiving Votes: William Carey (Miss.) 120; Bryan (Tenn.) 106; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 42; Westmont (Calif.) 39; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 32; Webber International (Fla.) 28; Columbia (Mo.) 24; Ottawa (Kan.) 20; Indiana Tech 13; CIU (S.C.) 8; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 5; Texas Wesleyan 4; Warner (Fla.) 4; Doane (Neb.) 3; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 3
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- The frequency of the polls is bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) prior to the 2016-17 academic season. This change allows raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work between rating periods.
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.