Softball Climbs to 16th in Latest NFCA Division II Poll

4/23/2014 11:23:00 AM

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Apr. 23, 2014) - Making a two-spot jump, the LIU Post softball team came in at No. 16 in this week's NFCA Division II Poll, released Wednesday.

West Texas A&M (44-4) held down the No. 1 ranking for the ninth-consecutive week after, once again, receiving all 16 possible first-place votes.

As the only other East Region institution in the tally, Caldwell held onto the 10th slot for the second-straight week.

The 36-6 Pioneers are tops in the East Region, while holding an East Coast Conference mark of 22-2. So far this week, the green and gold are 3-1 after sweeping a league doubleheader at Molloy and splitting a twinbill with ECC rival Queens.

The Pioneers return to action on Thursday (Apr. 24), when they head to West Haven, Conn. for a non-conference match-up at New Haven. Play is slated to start at 3 p.m.

**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. Current 2014 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.

NFCA Division II Softball Poll – Apr. 23, 2014 

Rank	Team	Record	Totals	Last Poll
1	West Texas A&M (16)	44-4	400	1
2	Alabama-Huntsville	37-7	365	3
3	Cal St. Monterey Bay	41-7	358	2
4	Missouri-St. Louis	36-5	341	5
5	North Georgia	43-9	335	4
6	Humboldt State	41-11	309	8
7	Angelo State	37-10	295	7
8	Minn. St. - Mankato	36-8	273	12
9	Tampa	31-6	269	9
10	Caldwell	30-4	263	10
11	St. Mary's (Texas)	43-9	225	11
12	Lenoir-Rhyne	38-11	206	13
13	Emporia State	39-10	195	6
14	California (Pa.)	27-4	179	22
15	Dixie State	40-8	159	RV
16	LIU Post	35-6	143	18
17	Indianapolis	34-8	136	24
18	Armstrong Atl. State	30-12	124	19
19	Valdosta State	36-12	115	21
20	Winona State	35-6	109	25
21	California Baptist	37-11	84	20
22	Truman State	35-8	77	16
23	West Va. Wesleyan	33-9	69	14
24	Augustana (S.D.)	35-10	46	17
25	Texas Woman's	31-15	40	23