NFCA Division II Top-25 Poll (4-8-15)

1. National Fastpitch Coaches Association
Contact: Brian Stanley, NFCA Director of Media Relations,
502-409-4600, brian@nfca.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Valdosta State Has Slim Hold on No. 1 2015 NFCA Division II Poll
April 8, 2015
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Despite having its 26-game winning streak snapped, Valdosta State remains, by the
slimmest of margins, in the No. 1 spot in this week’s NFCA Division II Poll.
The Blazers (37-4) after a .500 week (3-3) received 10 of 16 first-place votes and 388 points, a mere three
points ahead of No. 2 West Texas A&M (33-6), which garnered four first-place votes and 385 points. No. 3
Missouri-St. Louis (31-3) inched closer as well with the final two first-place votes and 376 points.
In all, the top eight spots remained the same, North Alabama moved up on spot to No. 9 and Indianapolis
makes its first top-10 appearance at No. 10.
VSU opened its week with a doubleheader sweep of Young Harris (12-0 / 6-3) and then hit the road for a
Gulf South showdown at then-No. 13 Alabama-Huntsville. In the much anticipated series, the Blazers
dropped a pair of three-run contests (0-3 / 3-6) to the Chargers with their lone win (6-3) coming in game
two. Despite the two defeats, the Blazers still hold the top spot in the league standings.
West Texas A&M extended its winning streak to nine games and its lead in the Lone Star Conference
standings after a 6-0 week, which included a four-game league sweep of Texas A&M Kingsville (9-4 / 13-2
/ 11-5 / 20-3). Counting a mid-week twinbill sweep of Heartland Conference leaders, Lubbock Christian
(12-2 / 7-6), the Lady Buffs scored 72 runs last week, a 12-run per game average.
Riding a 13-game winning streak, Missouri-St. Louis continues its hold on the No. 3 spot in the rankings.
The Tritons enjoyed a 6-0 week with a non-conference sweep at Maryville (8-5 / 5-0) and two conference
sweeps of Quincy (5-4 / 7-4 in 9 inn.) and Truman State (6-4 / 8-1).
No. 4 Dixie State picked up a big PacWest series win at then No. 19 California Baptist. The Red Storm (34-
7) took three-of-four (6-0 / 3-1 / 6-1 / 0-5) from the Lancers (33-9) in Riverside, Calif. No. 5 Cal State-
Monterey Bay won its CCSA series against then-No. 24 Sonoma State (3-1 / 1-13 / 7-6 / 16-9), jumping
ahead of the Seawolves for second place in the standings.
No. 6 Georgia College (35-5) went 1-1, while No. 7 St. Mary’s (31-7) and No. 8 North Georgia (31-5) each
went undefeated in their respective conference play. No. 9 North Alabama (30-6) took two-of-three on the
road at Gulf South foe West Georgia, while Indianapolis enjoyed a 7-1 week, including 5-1 in GLVC play
to make an appearance in the top 10.
Joining the top-25 this week is Barry (25-9), for the first time this season, out of the Sunshine State
Conference, while No. 22 Winona State and No. 25 Metro State return to the rankings.
The NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two
representing each of the eight NCAA regions. 2015 records and previous week’s rankings are shown with
first-place votes in parentheses.

2. NFCA Division II Softball Poll – April 8, 2015
Rank Team 2015 Record Totals Prev. Rank
1 Valdosta State (10) 37-4 388 1
2 West Texas A&M (4) 33-6 385 2
3 Missouri-St. Louis (2) 31-3 376 3
4 Dixie State 34-7 351 4
5 Cal State Monterey Bay 33-9 323 5
6 Georgia College 35-5 314 6
7 St. Mary's (TX) 31-7 307 7
8 North Georgia 31-5 290 8
9 North Alabama 30-6 261 10
10 Indianapolis 27-7 253 11
11 Alabama-Huntsville 27-9 236 13
12 Augustana (S.D.) 31-5 218 18
13 Humboldt State 32-10 196 17
14 Angelo State 25-10-1 183 12
15 Emporia State 26-10 163 9
16 Southern Indiana 25-5 157 15
17 California Baptist 33-9 135 19
18 Southern New Hampshire 13-3 114 20
19 California (Pa.) 14-5 101 22
20 Anderson 29-9 89 21
21 Barry 25-9 66 RV
22 Winona State 28-7 61 RV
23 Rollins 32-8 56 16
24 Missouri Western 28-12 35 14
25 Metro State 26-10 27 RV
Dropped Out: No. 23 Arkansas Tech (28-10), No. 24 Sonoma State (28-13), No. 25 Cameron (27-10)
New to Poll: No. 21 Barry, No. 22 Winona State, No. 25 Metro State
Others Receiving Votes: Caldwell (24), Ashland (18), LIU Post (12), Barry (11), West Virginia Wesleyan
(10), Henderson State (8), Winona State (4), Pace (4), Young Harris (2), Metro State (2), Florida Tech (1).