KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The final NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll of the 2023 season was released Wednesday by the National Office.
University of British Columbia (CCC tournament champions) and Lewis-Clark State College (host site) both received votes in the last ranking of the season as they head into the NAIA baseball championship opening rounds.
2023 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll
| RANK |
WEEK |
SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Southeastern (Fla.) [20] |
52-4 |
560 |
| 2 |
2 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
44-6 |
531 |
| 3 |
4 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
47-5 |
526 |
| 4 |
3 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
42-9 |
512 |
| 5 |
5 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
44-8 |
482 |
| 6 |
7 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
46-7 |
458 |
| 6 |
11 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
40-8 |
458 |
| 8 |
12 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
44-9 |
417 |
| 9 |
10 |
Webber International (Fla.) |
40-15 |
412 |
| 10 |
6 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
33-9 |
406 |
| 11 |
8 |
Missouri Baptist |
42-7 |
396 |
| 12 |
9 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
35-13 |
372 |
| 13 |
15 |
Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) |
42-12 |
325 |
| 14 |
14 |
Texas Wesleyan |
36-13 |
305 |
| 15 |
13 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
33-16 |
277 |
| 16 |
22 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
42-13 |
273 |
| 17 |
18 |
Ave Maria (Fla.) |
34-16 |
256 |
| 18 |
RV |
Doane (Neb.) |
41-10 |
251 |
| 19 |
21 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
37-15 |
217 |
| 20 |
19 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
35-19 |
210 |
| 21 |
25 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
34-17 |
165 |
| 22 |
RV |
McPherson (Kan.) |
36-14 |
155 |
| 23 |
17 |
Loyola (La.) |
31-22 |
142 |
| 24 |
24 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
38-15 |
134 |
| 25 |
20 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
34-17 |
120 |
Dropped From Poll: Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Cumberland (Tenn.)
Receiving Votes: Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 112;
British Columbia 102; Concordia (Mich.) 57; Cumberland (Tenn.) 49; Columbia (Mo.) 46;
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 45; Reinhardt (Ga.) 42; St. Thomas (Fla.) 26; The Master's (Calif.) 24; Point Park (Pa.) 18; Indiana Wesleyan 10; Oklahoma City 9; Midway (Ky.) 9; Talladega (Ala.) 5; Morningside (Iowa) 3
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
- 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”
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.