KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lewis-Clark State College was the lone Cascade Collegiate Conference team represented on the latest edition of the NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
The Warriors moved up one spot to No. 3 after opening the year with a 23-1 mark. Their lone loss came from No. 23-ranked Arizona Christian University, but since then LC State has been on a 17-game winning streak.
2022 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – March 9, 2022
| RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
23-0 |
529 |
| 2 |
5 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
20-1 |
509 |
| 3 |
4 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
23-1 |
493 |
| 4 |
10 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
19-2 |
471 |
| 5 |
1 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
17-3 |
461 |
| 6 |
20 |
Oklahoma City |
17-1 |
447 |
| 7 |
NR |
Westmont (Calif.) |
22-2 |
422 |
| 8 |
2 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
14-3 |
421 |
| 9 |
13 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
22-4 |
373 |
| 10 |
24 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
10-3 |
365 |
| 11 |
17 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
13-5 |
353 |
| 12 |
19 |
Middle Georgia State |
13-4-1 |
321 |
| 12 |
14 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
11-5 |
321 |
| 14 |
NR |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
15-1 |
305 |
| 15 |
NR |
Webber International (Fla.) |
20-4 |
293 |
| 16 |
16 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
18-5 |
283 |
| 17 |
11 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
13-7 |
240 |
| 18 |
7 |
Indiana Southeast (Ind.) |
8-7 |
234 |
| 19 |
NR |
William Carey (Miss.) |
14-4 |
224 |
| 20 |
8 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
16-8 |
191 |
| 21 |
NR |
Bluefield (Va.) |
16-2 |
149 |
| 22 |
NR |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
14-5 |
133 |
| 23 |
NR |
Arizona Christian |
18-7 |
132 |
| 24 |
NR |
McPherson (Kan.) |
13-5 |
123 |
| 25 |
NR |
Warner (Fla.) |
20-6 |
104 |
Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 96; Taylor (Ind.) 77; Faulkner (Ala.) 77; Columbia (Mo.) 45; Tabor (Kan.) 45; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 34; Reinhardt (Ga.) 28; William Penn (Iowa) 26; Point Park (Pa.) 22; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 22; Antelope Valley (Calif.) 21; Georgetown (Ky.) 12; Indiana Wesleyan 10; Loyola (La.) 8; The Master's (Calif.) 6; Lyon (Ark.) 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.