Division II 2012 College Baseball Preseason Poll

West Florida Tops Collegiate Baseball Newspaper?s Rankings?

With opening day just over two months away, the defending NCAA Division II national champion West Florida baseball team will start 2012 ranked No. 1 according to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, it was announced on Tuesday.? Meanwhile, College Baseball Lineup?s preseason rankings were released on Thursday, and West Florida came in at No. 19.

Francis Marion earned the No. 2 spot in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper preseason coaches? poll, and they were also No. 1 according to College Baseball Lineup.? Tampa, Southern Connecticut State, Millersville and Grand Valley State also earned spots in the top 10 according to both publications.

The Argonauts will return in 2012 without several top players from last year?s championship squad, including eight that signed professional contracts over the summer.? That list includes All-Americans Brandon Brewer, Greg Pron, Daniel Vargas-Vila and Shane Waller.? Also signing pro contracts were Ben Hawkins, Zach Jadofsky, Dustin Lawley and Jason Postill.

(Releases by West Florida & Collegiate Baseball used in this report)

West Florida No. 1 in NCAA Div. II COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER Pre-Season Poll

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper?s
NCAA Div. II Pre-Season Poll (As of Dec. 20)
www.baseballnews.com
Rank??? School Name	?11 Final Record	Point Totals
1. West Florida	52-9	640
2. Francis Marion	41-16	618
3. Central Missouri	49-10	606
4. Grand Valley St.	52-5	590
5. Mount Olive	47-10	586
6. Tampa	36-17	546
7. Millersville	44-12	532
8. Emporia St.	43-12	530
9. Southern Conn. St.	45-9-1	518
10. Florida Southern	32-15	514
11. St. Mary?s (TX)	47-10	472
12. St. Cloud St.	43-11	464
13. Franklin Pierce	40-14	454
14. Winona St.	42-18	414
15. Columbus St.	32-19	406
????? Cal. St. Chico	30-20	406
17. Mercyhurst	41-12	392
18. Catawba	41-15	386
19. N.C. Pembroke	44-12	340
20. Minnesota St.-Mankato	40-12	326
21. Southern Indiana	37-19	310
22. Southern Arkansas	36-16	306
23. Georgia College	35-17	292
24. Le Moyne	23-30	278
25. Armstrong Atlantic St.	35-17	264
26. Incarnate Word	37-18	248
27. Barry	40-17	230
28. Harding	42-13	216
29. Cal Poly Pomona	36-23	208
30. U.C. San Diego	42-15	188
31. Wayne St. (MI)	35-21	120
32. Delta St.	30-19	110
33. Western Oregon	37-15	108
34. Mesa St.	35-21	102
35. North Georgia	34-20	? 98
36. S.E. Oklahoma St.	35-19	? 92
37. Massachusetts-Lowell	37-14	? 88
38. North Alabama	37-14	? 58
39. California (PA)	30-18	? 34
40. Ashland	30-21	? 28
Also Receiving Votes: Abilene Christian (24), Wilmington (22), Tarleton St. (22), Wayne St., NE (18), Dixie St. (14), Wingate (12), Seton Hill (12), Northern Kentucky (12), Limestone (10), Nebraska-Kearney (10), S.C. Aiken (8), Nova S.E. (8), Indianapolis (2), Tusculum (1), Cameron (1), St. Edwards (1), Angelo St. (1), West Texas A&M (1), Arkansas Tech. (1), Florida Tech. (1), Lynn (1), Kutztown (1), Slippery Rock (1), West Virginia St. (1), Drury (1), Missouri S&T (1), Quincy (1), New Mexico Highlands (1), Augustana (1), Adelphi (1). Did Not Report: Sonoma St. Source: NCAA Division II Poll Committee

Tags: WEEKLY POLLS, West Florida Baseball

Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/26/division-ii-2012-college-baseball-preseason-poll/

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