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LC State Moves Up Again in NAIA Baseball Top-25 Rankings

LC State Moves Up Again in NAIA Baseball Top-25 Rankings

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lewis-Clark State College moved up in the NAIA rankings once again, this time climbing one spot to No. 6 in the latest NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top-25 Poll.
 
The Warriors are 8-0 since the last poll and sit at 30-2 on the season (23-1 in Cascade Conference play). LC State claimed its first Cascade Collegiate Conference regular-season title, with the NAIA West moniker being retired after last season, on Saturday after taking a pair from Corban.
 
The Warrior winning streak is currently at 21 games heading into the final stretch of the season. The team scored double-digit runs in 12 straight games before a victory of 8-4 snapped the streak on Sunday.
 
LC State ranks second in the NAIA in hits per game (12.7) and in fielding percentage (.980). The Warriors are third in ERA (3.10) and runs scored per game (10.9). They round out the top four in RBI per game (9.9) and doubles per game (2.6).
 
2021 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll 3 (April 14, 2021)
RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Tennessee Wesleyan [18] 35-3 498
2 2 Southeastern (Fla.) 34-4 482
3 3 Cumberlands (Ky.) 32-5 463
4 4 Central Methodist (Mo.) 28-4 451
5 5 Faulkner (Ala.) 23-4 421
6 7 Lewis-Clark State 30-2 410
7 10 Oklahoma Wesleyan 31-3 398
8 9 Georgia Gwinnett 29-8 389
9 6 Vanguard (Calif.) 30-10 372
10 8 Keiser (Fla.) 29-10 370
11 11 Middle Georgia State 27-10 341
12 12 Hope International (Calif.) 24-12 315
13 15 Science & Arts (Okla.) 22-9 290
14 13 Bryan (Tenn.) 25-11 288
15 22 Loyola (La.) 26-9 240
16 17 Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 20-7 238
17 16 Reinhardt (Ga.) 24-10 231
18 14 St. Thomas (Fla.) 26-16 226
19 23 Indiana Wesleyan 30-11 212
20 RV IU Southeast (Ind.) 28-12 179
21 18 Taylor (Ind.) 29-10 178
22 20 Concordia (Neb.) 26-5 166
23 19 McPherson (Kan.) 27-7 159
24 21 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 25-13 136
25 RV Bellevue (Neb.) 26-10 90

Dropped from the Top 25: Benedictine (Kan.), Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)

Others Receiving Votes: Webber International (Fla.) 77, Oklahoma City 69, LSU Shreveport (La.) 64, Westmont (Calif.) 38, Clarke (Iowa) 34, Point Park (Pa.) 31, Columbia (Mo.) 26, Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 25, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 6, Huntington (Ind.) 5, Benedictine (Kan.) 5, Warner (Fla.) 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.
 
 

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