Warriors Hold at No. 5 in Final NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lewis-Clark State College held in the No. 5 spot of the final NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Poll of the regular season, released Wednesday by the national office.
The Warriors swept through the Cascade Conference Championship, presented by U.S. Bank, to capture the first-ever CCC tournament title. They head into the NAIA postseason – which they will host – with a 41-4 overall record.
LC State dominated Oregon Tech 21-1 in its first game of the conference tournament before defeating Corban 4-1 in the final contest of the first day. In Sunday's title game, LC bested Corban 6-1 to claim the crown.
The Warriors lead the NAIA in runs scored per game (11.2) and RBI per game (10.2). They are second in hits per game (12.8), and third in doubles per game (2.8), fielding percentage (.978) and ERA (3.24).
2021 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 FINAL Poll (May 12, 2021)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Tennessee Wesleyan [19] |
51-4 |
529 |
| 2 |
2 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
47-7 |
512 |
| 3 |
3 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
46-6 |
492 |
| 4 |
4 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
42-5 |
481 |
| 5 |
5 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
41-4 |
448 |
| 6 |
8 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
41-9 |
429 |
| 7 |
6 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
46-8 |
428 |
| 8 |
10 |
Loyola (La.) |
36-13 |
401 |
| 9 |
11 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
33-10 |
393 |
| 10 |
9 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
37-14 |
383 |
| 11 |
7 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
35-9 |
379 |
| 12 |
16 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
41-12 |
316 |
| 13 |
12 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
33-19 |
315 |
| 14 |
13 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
27-13 |
312 |
| 15 |
18 |
Indiana Southeast (Ind.) |
43-14 |
282 |
| 16 |
14 |
Middle Georgia State |
34-19 |
268 |
| 17 |
14 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
33-16 |
260 |
| 18 |
17 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
35-16 |
242 |
| 19 |
20 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
37-9 |
213 |
| 20 |
21 |
Oklahoma City |
33-16 |
185 |
| 21 |
23 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
37-13 |
180 |
| 22 |
19 |
Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) |
28-12 |
172 |
| 23 |
22 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
34-17 |
159 |
| 24 |
RV |
William Carey (Miss.) |
34-10 |
130 |
| 25 |
RV |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
38-13 |
106 |
Dropped from the Top 25: McPherson (Kan.), Reinhardt (Ga.)
Others Receiving Votes: Columbia (Mo.) 86, McPherson (Kan.) 77, Warner (Fla.) 58, Reinhardt (Ga.) 48, Westmont (Calif.) 43, Bellevue (Neb.) 42, Point Park (Pa.) 27, Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 8, Webber International (Fla.) 8, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 5, Huntington (Ind.) 4, Benedictine (Kan.) 3, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 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.