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Thursday, April 17, 2008                                                          Russ Yurk

Assistant Director of Championships

NCAA DIVISION II BASEBALL POLL

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Baseball Committee has released the NCAA Division II baseball poll.  The top eight teams in each region, with records through April 13, are listed below.

                                                                  Overall Record                         In-Region Record

Central Region

1.   Emporia State                                             36-3                                                     31-1    

2.   Central Missouri                                         28-7                                                     28-7

3.   Wayne State (Nebraska)                            23-6                                                     15-4

4.   Nebraska-Omaha                                       22-9                                                     13-8

5.   Northwest Missouri State                          21-14                                                   13-11

6.   St. Cloud State                                           19-11-1                                               11-1-1

7.   Concordia-St. Paul                                        14-8                                                     9-5

8.   Southwest Minnesota State                             15-9                                                     9-5

Northeast Region

1.  Bryant                                                        26-13                                                   23-4

2.  Franklin Pierce                                           24-6                                                     21-5

3.   Pace                                                           21-12                                                   17-8

4.  Molloy                                                       21-12                                                   21-10

5.  Caldwell                                                     18-13                                                   18-7

6.      Dowling                                                      18-12                                                   18-12

7.      Wilmington (Delaware)                               15-15                                                   11-7

8.      New Haven                                                15-15                                                   14-8

North Atlantic Region

1.  West Chester                                             33-6                                                     12-4

2.  Concord                                                     27-8                                                     25-7

3.  Mansfield                                                   26-13                                                   16-10

4.  Shippensburg                                              26-17                                                   19-8

5.  Pittsburgh-Johnstown                                  26-15-1                                               26-13-1

6.      West Virginia State                                     22-11                                                   19-6

7.      California (Pennsylvania)                             22-10                                                   22-9

8.      Slippery Rock                                            17-13                                                   11-8

     Overall Record                             In-Region Record

North Central Region

1.  Saint Joseph’s (Indiana)                              33-8                                                     27-4

2.  Grand Valley State                                     23-4                                                     18-4

3.  Ashland                                                      23-9                                                     10-6

4.  Southern Indiana                                         26-12                                                   21-7

5.  Findlay                                                       17-12                                                   15-6

6.  Saginaw Valley State                                  19-9                                                     14-7

7.   Northern Kentucky                                     24-14                                                   15-8

8.   Wayne State (Michigan)                             17-11                                                   17-5

South Region

1.  Tampa                                                        30-7-1                                                 16-6-1

2.  Catawba                                                    32-14                                                   20-7

3.  Lynn                                                           28-13                                                   15-7

4.  Carson-Newman                                        36-14                                                   18-6

5.  Tusculum                                                    33-12                                                   17-9

6.      Nova Southeastern                                         24-16                                                   19-12

7.      Barry                                                          28-12                                                   16-8

8.      Florida Tech                                               29-15-1                                               20-13

South Atlantic Region

1.  Mount Olive                                               40-4                                                     23-1

2.  Columbus State                                          32-13                                                   16-6

3.  South Carolina-Aiken                                 34-11                                                   22-7

4.  Erskine                                                       37-6                                                     31-5

5.  Belmont Abbey                                          30-15                                                   18-6

6.      Francis Marion                                           28-16                                                   20-12

7.   North Georgia                                            24-16                                                   13-12

8.   Armstrong Atlantic                                      23-14                                                   10-10

South Central Region

1.  Southern Arkansas                                         36-4                                                     28-3

2.  West Alabama                                            34-8                                                     20-6

3.  Delta State                                                 32-8                                                     22-8

4.  Abilene Christian                                        32-13                                                   30-13

5.  Ouachita Baptist                                         37-10                                                   22-10

6.   St. Edward’s                                              28-11                                                   28-11

7.   Angelo State                                               31-15                                                   29-14

8.   Southeastern Oklahoma                              27-17                                                   27-17

   Overall Record                               In-Region Record

West Region

1.  UC San Diego                                            34-9                                                     28-8

2.  Sonoma State                                             35-5                                                     31-5

3.  Metro State                                                33-7                                                     27-7

4.  Cal State Stanislaus                                    27-15                                                   25-15

5.  Cal State Chico                                          28-12                                                   26-12

6.      Western Oregon                                         27-13                                                   23-12

7.      Mesa State                                                 30-13                                                   26-13

8.      Central Washington                                    19-14                                                   14-13