Tusculum, Catawba and Carson-Newman Ranked in Latest NCAA Division II National Baseball Polls
March 24, 2021
The Tusculum Pioneers, the Catawba Indians, and the Carson-Newman Eagles have been ranked in the latest Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division II Poll released on Monday (Mar. 22), while both Tusculum and Catawba are ranked in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll (NCBWA) released on Wednesday (Mar. 24).
The Pioneers are No. 8 in the Collegiate Baseball poll and No. 17 in the NCBWA poll with a 17-4 record, followed by the Catawba Indians at No. 12 in Collegiate Baseball and No. 21 in NCBWA with a 12-4 record, and the Eagles are No. 22 in Collegiate Baseball with a 15-4 record.
2021 NCBWA Division II Top 25 (Week 6 - March 24)
| 2021 NCBWA DIVISION II TOP 25 | ||||
| Rank | Team (1st Place Votes) | 2021 Record | Pts | Prev |
| 1 | Angelo State (16) | 14-2 | 470 | 1 |
| 2 | Tampa (2) | 7-1 | 456 | 2 |
| 3 | Lindenwood (1) | 12-0 | 417 | 6 |
| 4 | Colorado Mesa | 12-2 | 402 | 5 |
| 5 | Central Missouri | 15-4 | 384 | 9 |
| 6 | Lee | 17-2 | 381 | 7 |
| 7 | Azusa Pacific | 11-2 | 350 | 8 |
| 8 | Mount Olive | 15-5 | 341 | 16 |
| 9 | Missouri Southern | 15-3 | 319 | 3 |
| 10 | West Texas A&M | 18-3 | 311 | 10 |
| 11 | Seton Hill | 8-0 | 262 | 17 |
| 12 | North Greenville | 17-6 | 252 | 4 |
| 13 | West Florida | 17-5 | 242 | 13 |
| 14 | Illinois-Springfield | 10-2 | 236 | 14 |
| 15 | Northwest Nazarene | 13-3 | 206 | 15 |
| 16 | Franklin Pierce | 3-0 | 181 | 23 |
| 17 | Tusculum | 17-4 | 163 | 22 |
| 18 | MSU Denver | 15-1 | 153 | 19 |
| 19 | Augustana (S.D.) | 6-1 | 118 | 18 |
| 20 | Southern New Hampshire | 0-0 | 101 | 11 |
| T21 | Catawba | 12-4 | 91 | 12 |
| T21 | Northwood | 8-2 | 91 | 20 |
| 23 | Mercyhurst | 9-3 | 57 | RV |
| 24 | Florida Southern | 4-1 | 55 | 21 |
| 25 | UT Tyler | 13-6 | 42 | 24 |
| Receiving Votes: Concordia Irvine (2-2) 15 points; UNC Pembroke (15-5) 15 points; Minnesota State (6-1) 11 points; St. Thomas Aquinas (6-0) 10 points; Valdosta State (13-6) 8 points; Millersville (6-3) 4 points; Ohio Dominican (10-2) 3 points; North Georgia (15-6) 2 points; Regis (Colo.) (14-2) 1 point. | ||||
| Dropped Out: Bloomsburg (25th). | ||||
Collegiate Baseball
NCAA Div. 2 Poll
(As Of March 22, 2021)
| Rank | Team (2021 Record) | Points |
| 1. | Tampa (7-1) | 240 |
| 2. | Colorado Mesa (12-2) | 231 |
| 3. | Angelo St. (14-2) | 225 |
| 4. | Augustana (6-1) | 213 |
| 5. | Central Missouri (15-4) | 209 |
| 6. | Lee (17-2) | 201 |
| 7. | West Texas A&M (18-3) | 193 |
| 8. | Tusculum (17-4) | 184 |
| 9. | North Greenville (17-6) | 174 |
| 10. | Missouri Southern (15-3) | 168 |
| 11. | Lindenwood (12-0) | 162 |
| 12. | Catawba (12-4) | 148 |
| 13. | West Florida (17-5) | 145 |
| 14. | Azusa Pacific (11-2) | 137 |
| 15. | Mount Olive (15-5) | 128 |
| 16. | Seton Hill (8-0) | 119 |
| 17. | UNC-Pembroke (15-5) | 115 |
| 18. | Metropolitan St.-Denver (15-1) | 102 |
| 19. | Illinois-Springfield (10-2) | 96 |
| 20. | Charleston (9-3) | 83 |
| 21. | Southern New Hampshire (0-0) | 77 |
| T-22. | North Georgia (15-6) | 64 |
| T-22. | Carson-Newman (15-4) | 64 |
| 24. | Florida Southern (4-1) | 59 |
| 25. | Columbus St. (9-6) | 42 |
| 26. | Valdosta St. (13-6) | 35 |
| 27. | Quincy (8-4) | 33 |
| 28. | Northwest Nazarene (13-3) | 28 |
| 29. | Minnesota St.-Mankato (6-1) | 20 |
| 30. | Northwood (8-2) | 9 |
| Also Receiving Votes: Texas-Tyler (13-6), Millersville (6-3), Bloomsburg (5-3), Mercyhurst (9-3). | ||