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Top 25 and recap for April 26
NAIA coaches' poll for April 26, 2016, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
1
1
Georgia Gwinnett
47-4
498
2
9
2
Bellevue (NE)
39-7
477
3
2
3
Faulkner (AL)
41-11
460
4
4
4
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
40-7
451
5
3
6
Tennessee Wesleyan
36-10
437
6
6
7
Westmont (CA)
39-7
424
7
5
8
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
38-13
388
8
7
5
South Carolina-Beaufort
37-9
385
9
22
11
Tabor (KS)
38-13
366
10
36
10
Jamestown (ND)
44-5
353
11
14
12
Missouri Baptist
36-11
339
12
24
17
Sterling (KS)
40-11
316
13
28
9
Vanguard (CA)
35-12-1
308
14
8
13
Middle Georgia State
38-13
288
15
10
19
Davenport (MI)
34-10
275
16
26
14
York (NE)
37-13
241
17
17
22
Science & Arts (OK)
38-10
238
18
39
15
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
35-14
221
19
11
21
William Carey (MS)
34-15
192
20
18
16
Campbellsville (KY)
31-15
189
21
16
18
Bryan (TN)
33-15
173
22
42
20
Texas Wesleyan
33-15
166
23
19
25
IU Southeast (IN)
30-11
142
24
13
RV
St. Thomas (FL)
31-17
122
25
34
RV
Southwestern Christian (OK)
39-7
96
12
Madonna (MI)
29-14
15
23
Keiser (FL)
32-19
20
24
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
33-20
21
British Columbia
34-17
23
The Master's (CA)
31-15
25
Menlo (CA)
32-18
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Top 25 and recap for April 28
NAIA coaches' poll for April 28, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
2015
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
32
2
Georgia Gwinnett
43-9
576
2
20
3
Oklahoma City
38-10
568
3
4
4
Oklahoma Baptist
45-4
544
4
9
5
Northwood (FL)
39-10
521
5
7
7
Davenport (MI)
44-6
495
6
14
6
Oklahoma Wesleyan
43-10
489
7
6
8
Tennessee Wesleyan
37-10
485
8
2
8
The Master's (CA)
41-10
467
9
13
10
Tabor (KS)
46-9
443
10
8
1
Faulkner (AL)
42-12
437
11
17
15
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
36-16
389
12
1
13
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
40-10
382
13
41
12
LSU Shreveport (LA)
40-12
357
14
5
11
Westmont (CA)
37-13
352
15
16
16
Northwestern Ohio
37-10
310
16
11
17
Bellevue (NE)
41-12
303
17
24
20
Sterling (KS)
44-11
294
18
18
18
Embry-Riddle (FL)
32-16
265
19
19
14
Campbellsville (KY)
27-9
252
20
29
21
St. Thomas (FL)
38-13
218
21
3
19
Concordia (CA)
40-14
212
22
21
23
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)
30-8
181
23
34
22
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
33-12
180
24
37
24
Point Park (PA)
36-11
146
25
36
25
William Woods (MO)
35-10
115
10
British Columbia
27-16
12
Vanguard (CA)
36-18
15
Concordia-Portland (OR)
29-21
22
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
35-18
23
York (NE)
42-15
25
Missouri Baptist
35-10
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Top 25 and recap for April 29
The NAIA Coaches' Poll for April 29, 2014, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking.
RANK
ISR
LAST
TIMESCHOOL
2014
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
14
1
Oklahoma Baptist
44-6
590
2
1
3
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
39-7
554
3
8
4
Georgetown C.(KY)
38-6
542
4
9
2
Faulkner (AL)
42-12
540
5
10
5
Oklahoma Wesleyan
49-6
531
6
12
6
Georgia Gwinnett
44-9
496
7
2
7
San Diego Christian (CA)
37-16
461
8
16
9
Missouri Baptist
42-10
460
9
15
10
Brewton-Parker (GA)
30-9
422
10
26
8
LSU Shreveport (LA)
40-14
419
11
20
11
Doane (NE)
42-7
418
12
6
12
The Master's (CA)
37-14
377
13
21
13
Tabor (KS)
43-10
367
14
17
15
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
38-16
326
15
28
16
Embry-Riddle (FL)
34-17
313
16
32
14
Oklahoma City
32-16
306
17
24
19
Southeastern (FL)
40-14
262
18
27
21
Bellevue (NE)
34-13-2
239
19
33
23
Point Park (PA)
38-13
223
20
34
20
Northwestern (IA)
38-9
221
21
45
17
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)
37-8
203
22
7
RV
Vanguard (CA)
31-19
188
23
31
24
Belhaven (MS)
38-17
137
24
5
18
Westmont (CA)
34-16
118
25
43
RV
Jamestown (ND)
31-8
107
3
British Columbia
29-11
4
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
37-17
11
Cal State San Marcos
37-16
13
Concordia-Portland (OR)
26-18
18
Corban (OR)
28-14
19
C. of Idaho
27-22
22
Cumberland (TN)
37-17
23
William Woods (MO)
35-10
25
Menlo (CA)
25-28
First place votes:Oklahoma Baptist 19, Faulkner 1, Lewis-Clark State 1
#7 San Diego Christian is #1 in Strength of Schedule#1 Oklahoma Baptist swept Saint Gregory's, 18-11, 12-4, and 16-5. The first game was closer than the score indicates; both teams had twelve hits, and the Bison didn't put it away until they scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning. CF Joey Szczepanski went 4-for-6 with a three-run home run, five RBI, and four runs scored. 1B Steven Knudson hit two home runs in the second game, batted in three runs. Julian Merryweather got the win, went eight innings, allowed four runs on ten hits. Knudson got another home run in the third game, went 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored. Jinny Parra got the win, allowed four runs on six hits, struck out seven. Parra's record is 6-1, 1.99 ERA.
The Bison then defeated now-Division II Rogers State 3-2 in twelve innings. Szczepanski hit an RBI double for the winning run in the 12th. Frankie Wright, who allowed one hit over the last two innings, got the win. Szczepanski had another double, was 3-for-6 for the game.
Merryweather is 9-2, 1.39 ERA, 91 K. The Bison have won 15 straight, and they won the Sooner Athletic Conference pennant. They are co-hosting the SAC tournament May 2-5. Live video The Bison play Mid-America Christian in the first round. #16 Oklahoma City plays Southwestern Assemblies of God.
#2 Lewis-Clark State dropped their first game against Division II Northwest Nazarene 11-10, then won the remaining three games 12-5, 9-0, and 1-0. The Warriors were charged with four errors in the first game. The Crusaders got the winning run on a sacrifice fly by CF Josh Hatfield in the eighth inning; Hatfield had three RBI's for the game. Aaron Vaughn got the win for the Crusaders, despite giving up eight earned runs on 14 hits over eight innings. The Warriors didn't over the second game until the seventh inning, when they scored four runs, two of them on a single by RF Cody Lavalli. CF Ryan Sells went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Ty Jackson and Nick Lemoncelli combined for the shutout in the third game. They allowed two hits apiece, and Lemoncelli struck out five in three innings of work. Lavalli, 1B Jacob Cano, and LF Zach Holley hit home runs. The only run of the fourth game came from an RBI double by DH Jake Shirley in the top of the ninth. The Crusaders loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but David Murillo got a strikeout to end the game. Shirley was 4-for-5 for the game. J.T. Kaul, Beau Kerns, Joe Mello, and Murillo combined for the shutout; Mello got the win.
The Warriors finished the weekend with a 2-1 win in a non-conference game at nearby C. of Idaho. The Warriors' only runs came from a two-run home run by Jackson, playing first base in this one. Cody Chartrand got the win, went five innings, allowed a run on five hits. Gunnar Swanson and Michael Noteware held the Coyotes hitless the rest of the way.
Lavalli has 13 home runs, which ties him with seven other players, including Knudson of Oklahoma Baptist and Ruiz of Oklahoma Wesleyan, for second-best in the NAIA. (Forrest Smith of Oklahoma City leads the NAIA with 16.) The Warriors visit Division II Western Oregon May 2 and 4, and visit Linfield, ranked #1 in Division III, May 3.
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Top 25 and recap for April 3
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 3, 2012, with Boyd Nation's Iterative Strength Rating (ISR):
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
2012
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
4
2
LSU-Shreveport
30-3
523
2
11
3
Oklahoma City
28-6
493
3
3
1
Lee (TN)
35-6-1
490
4
5
4
Embry-Riddle (FL)
31-9
480
5
1
5
Azusa Pacific (CA)
28-6
475
6
9
8
Faulkner (AL)
31-9
421
7
19
6
Oklahoma Baptist
29-7
416
8
17
9
Point Park (PA)
28-3
411
9
10
10
Spring Arbor (MI)
24-3
382
10
8
7
Tennessee Wesleyan
28-8
369
11
2
14
Concordia (CA)
24-11
364
12
6
15
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
25-8
347
13
35
11
Lubbock Christian (TX)
23-11
314
14
20
12
St. Thomas (FL)
28-9
290
15
13
20
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
27-12
288
16
12
RV
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
25-10
246
17
16
16
Auburn-Montgomery (AL)
26-16
220
18
46
21
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
25-13
214
19
45
NR
Avila (MO)
24-5
163
20
37
24
Judson (IL)
26-6
161
21
22
17
Georgetown C. (KY)
28-7
145
22
21
25
Belhaven (MS)
30-12
143
23
30
RV
Tabor (KS)
25-5
142
24
14
RV
The Master's (CA)
23-11
116
25
7
23
Cal State-San Marcos
21-13
104
15
Biola (CA)
17-20
18
Vanguard (CA)
14-15
23
Shorter (GA)
28-11
24
Fresno Pacific (CA)
19-16
25
Campbellsville (KY)
25-10
First place votes: LSU-Shreveport 15, Azusa Pacific 2, Lee 1, Oklahoma City 1
Azusa Pacific is #1 in Strength of Schedule
LSU-Shreveport (17-3 RRAC) defeated Division III Louisiana College 5-1, and swept three games at Southwest Assemblies of God, 18-2, 8-2, and 10-6. The Pilots outhit Louisiana College 15-3. They scored ten runs in the top of the ninth in the first game against SAGU, allowed three hits. C David Dorton hit an inside-the-park home run. 3B Devin Greco went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the second game, and 3-for-4 with three RBI in the third game. The Pilots visit Division II Southern Arkansas April 4, and host Houston-VictoriaApril 6-7. The Pilots lead the Red River Athletic Conference; Texas-Brownsville is second with a with a 13-5 conference record.
Oklahoma City(16-2 SAC) swept three games against Saint Gregory's, 7-2, 6-2, and 12-5. 1B Miguel Beltran, LF Kale Gaden, and SS Chris Muñoz hit home runs in the first game. RF Dane Phillips went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in the second game. Phillips moved to catcher for the third game, went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI. The Stars host Rogers StateApril 5, and visit Rogers State April 7. The Stars lead the Sooner Athletic Conference; #7 Oklahoma Baptist and Lubbock Christian are tied for second place with 11-4 records.
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Top 25 and recap for April 30
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 30, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below the fold.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
9
1
Oklahoma City
44-10
524
2
7
2
Faulkner (AL)
44-10
516
3
6
4
Lee (TN)
43-10
486
4
16
3
Northwood (TX)
38-10
481
5
31
5
Lubbock Christian (TX)
39-14
455
6
11
6
Embry-Riddle (FL)
40-12
445
7
1
8
The Master’s (CA)
37-15
422
8
14
9
Tennessee Wesleyan
39-15
401
9
20
12
Bellevue (NE)
44-7-1
396
10
2
7
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
38-13
380
11
22
10
York (NE)
39-10
348
12
5
13
Cal State San Marcos
32-10
320
13
13
11
Cumberland (TN)
38-17
317
14
3
14
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
33-17
308
15
30
15
Oklahoma Baptist
39-16
289
16
32
16
Missouri Baptist
31-9
268
17
26
17
Texas Wesleyan
39-13
260
18
43
18
Sterling (KS)
42-12
219
19
21
24
Madonna (MI)
33-7
193
20
19
19
Georgetown (KY)
35-17
188
21
55
25
Point Park (PA)
38-13
166
22
46
20
Lyon (AR)
41-13
161
23
12
22
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
41-16
155
24
23
RV
William Carey (MS)
33-20
112
25
29
RV
Science & Arts (OK)
38-16
92
4
San Diego Christian (CA)
35-16
8
Arizona Christian
28-21
10
Menlo (CA)
30-17
15
Westmont (CA)
24-26
17
British Columbia
25-16
18
Vanguard (CA)
22-27
24
Biola (CA)
25-26
25
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
37-17
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Top 25 and recap for April 5
NAIA coaches' poll for April 5, 2016, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
1
1
Georgia Gwinnett
38-1
498
2
5
2
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
30-5
481
3
9
4
Bellevue (NE)
27-5
458
4
2
3
Faulkner (AL)
30-9
446
5
6
6
USC Beaufort (SC)
31-5
429
6
4
5
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
29-9
418
7
8
7
Westmont (CA)
27-7
407
8
3
9
Tennessee Wesleyan
25-9
374
9
11
12
Missouri Baptist
29-6
373
10
17
8
Jamestown (ND)
34-2
372
11
25
11
Tabor (KS)
28-11
312
12
36
13
Oklahoma City
28-11
295
13
16
15
Vanguard (CA)
26-9-1
293
14
37
17
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
27-9
275
15
10
20
Bryan (TN)
28-9
271
16
29
14
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
24-7
267
17
12
18
Middle Georgia State
29-11
260
18
28
16
York (NE)
26-9
235
19
7
19
Keiser (FL)
27-11
220
20
20
22
Davenport (MI)
22-7
189
21
26
RV
Campbellsville (KY.)
22-11
162
22
38
25
Wayland Baptist (TX)
32-9
154
23
31
21
Sterling (KS)
26-11
135
24
15
10
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
26-14
127
25
13
24
St. Thomas (FL)
25-13
98
14
William Carey (MS)
25-11
18
Menlo (CA)
25-14
19
Madonna (MI)
17-13
21
Science and Arts of Oklahoma
25-10
22
23
Indiana Tech
20-5
23
Southeastern (FL)
25-15
24
The Master's (CA)
24-12
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Top 25 and recap for April 7
NAIA coaches' poll for April 7, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
2015
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
10
1
Faulkner (AL)
35-7
559
2
4
3
Davenport (MI)
31-2
538
3
5
4
Northwood (FL)
34-7
520
4
18
5
Oklahoma City
30-8
496
5
26
6
Georgia Gwinnett
35-7
488
6
1
9
The Master's (CA)
34-7
469
7
3
8
Oklahoma Baptist
33-4
467
T8
16
10
Oklahoma Wesleyan
32-7
423
T8
13
2
Tabor (KS)
34-7
423
10
12
10
Tennessee Wesleyan
29-8
394
11
24
7
Missouri Baptist
27-6
367
12
6
12
Westmont (CA)
31-8
365
13
9
14
Bellevue (NE)
31-7
356
14
15
15
Auburn-Montgomery (AL)
29-11
336
15
40
T16
LSU Shreveport (LA)
27-9
283
16
11
18
Campbellsville (KY)
20-5
282
17
17
19
Embry-Riddle (FL)
27-13
261
18
8
T16
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
33-11
251
19
2
13
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
27-9
240
20
25
24
Sterling (KS)
28-11
215
21
38
21
Point Park (PA)
24-5
208
22
30
22
Mobile (AL)
28-11
197
23
33
20
St. Thomas (FL.)
30-12
157
24
23
23
Northwestern Ohio
27-7
145
25
37
RV
Peru State (NE)
25-8
108
7
British Columbia
21-10
14
Concordia-Portland (OR)
18-10
19
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)
17-6
20
Vanguard (CA)
31-12
21
York (NE)
29-14
22
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
26-14
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Top 25 and recap for April 8
The NAIA Coaches' Poll for April 1, 2014, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking.
RANK
ISR
LAST
TIMESCHOOL
2014
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
10
2
Oklahoma Baptist
32-6
577
2
1
3
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
28-5
567
T3
8
1
Faulkner (AL)
33-10
546
T3
13
4
Missouri Baptist
30-5
546
5
11
5
Georgia Gwinnett
36-6
517
6
3
8
San Diego Christian (CA)
31-11
487
7
9
9
Georgetown C. (KY)
27-4
467
8
17
7
LSU-Shreveport (LA)
32-10
453
9
14
11
Oklahoma Wesleyan
35-6
440
10
15
12
Tabor (KS)
32-7
423
11
18
13
Belhaven (MS)
31-11
402
12
27
10
Oklahoma City
25-11
365
13
26
15
Embry-Riddle (FL)
30-14
349
14
7
24
Vanguard (CA)
26-13
345
15
20
16
Brewton-Parker (GA)
24-9
337
16
25
19
Doane (NE)
29-7
292
17
5
14
The Master's (CA)
30-12
290
18
4
6
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
29-13
239
19
29
17
Bellevue (NE)
22-12-2
235
20
30
22
Southeastern (FL)
34-12
229
21
24
25
Mobile (AL)
27-13
164
22
54
RV
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)
22-5
147
23
58
21
Friends (KS)
26-13
139
24
31
RV
Northwestern (IA)
22-7
109
25
41
RV
Point Park (PA)
26-11
106
2
23
British Columbia
23-9
6
Westmont (CA)
24-14
12
Cal State San Marcos
28-14
16
C. of Idaho
24-16
19
LSU-Alexandria (LA)
26-15
21
Concordia-Portland (OR)
19-16
22
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
26-14
23
Cumberland (TN)
26-15
First place votes:Oklahoma Baptist 11, Lewis-Clark State 5, Faulkner 4, Georgia Gwinnett 1
Westmont (ISR #6) is #1 in Strength of Schedule#1 Oklahoma Baptistwon two of three at Texas Wesleyan, 3-4, 13-1, and 13-0. The Rams took advantage of five Bison errors to score three unearned runs in the first game. Sam Martin went the seven-inning distance for the Rams, allowed six hits, walked four. Martin is 6-1, 2.17 ERA. C Garrett Gallacher went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double in the second game. He is batting .444 for the Bison. Jordan Morales got the win, went five innings, allowed three hits, struck out five. He is 8-0, 2.03 ERA. Kelvin Rivas and Andrew Milner combined for a mercy-rule-shortened no-hitter in the third game. Rivas pitched the first five innings, struck out four and walked two. Milner retired all six batters that he faced, struck out four of them. RF Tyler Melton went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
Wayland Baptist continues to lead the Sooner Athletic Conference. The Bison are 1 ½ games behind, and #12 Oklahoma City is two games behind. The Bison visit Division II East Central April 9, host Mid America Christian April 10 and 12, and visit Mid America Christian April 11.
#2 Lewis-Clark State swept Concordia-Portland (ISR #21), 7-4, 6-0, 8-7 (10 innings), and 14-6. The Warriors got away with five errors in the first game; only one of the Cavaliers' runs was earned. The game was tied 3-3 after three innings, but Steve Thompson held the Cavaliers to two hits in a five-inning relief appearance, got the win. CF Ryan Sells hit an RBI single for the winning run. Michael Noteware pitched eight shutout innings in the second game, scattered seven hits, struck out seven. Noteware is 4-0, 0.99 ERA, 48 K. The Warriors trailed the third game 6-0 after 2 ½ innings, but tied it with six runs in the bottom of the third. RF Cody Lavalli hit the second pitch of the tenth inning over the left field fence to win it. The fourth game was tied 4-4 at the seventh-inning stretch, but LF Tariq Staton hit a grand slam home run in the bottom of the seventh to break it open.
The Warriors have opened up a three-game lead over British Columbia (ISR #2) in NAIA West. The Warriors visit Simpson April 12-13.
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Top 25 and recap for April 9
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 9, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below the fold.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
5
1
Lee (TN)
33-8
556
2
10
2
Oklahoma City
33-8
543
3
7
3
Faulkner (AL)
34-9
523
4
11
4
Northwood (TX)
32-8
501
5
24
6
Lubbock Christian (TX)
31-9
473
6
2
7
The Master’s (CA)
32-11
472
7
1
5
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
29-9
453
8
16
8
Embry-Riddle (FL)
32-10
434
9
12
10
Tennessee Wesleyan
31-12
409
10
14
9
Bellevue (NE)
28-6-1
388
11
4
11
Cal State San Marcos
26-6
373
12
8
14
Cumberland (TN)
29-13
365
13
3
12
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
28-13
362
14
21
16
York (NE)
30-9
323
15
48
13
Rogers State (OK)
25-10
275
16
22
18
William Carey (MS)
29-12
268
17
40
24
Lyon (AR)
33-8
266
18
54
19
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
30-6-1
262
19
36
20
St. Thomas (FL)
30-12
238
20
25
17
Oklahoma Baptist
28-13
213
21
44
22
Sterling (KS)
32-9
198
22
20
25
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
30-14
176
23
30
15
Missouri Baptist
23-8
168
24
58
23
Bacone (OK)
28-11
143
25
27
RV
Texas Wesleyan
31-12
82
6
San Diego Christian (CA)
27-13
9
Menlo (CA)
25-14
13
Georgetown C. (KY)
25-13
15
Westmont (CA)
21-20
17
Arizona Christian
20-17
18
Science and Arts of Oklahoma
29-10
19
Biola (CA)
24-18
23
British Columbia
18-10
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Top 25 and recap for March 10
The NAIA coaches' poll for March 10. Recaps below.
RANK
PRVS
SCHOOL
2015
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
1
Oklahoma Baptist
19-0
591
2
5
Faulkner (AL)
23-3
572
3
6
Georgia Gwinnett
20-4
531
T4
7
Tabor (KS)
17-2
526
T4
9
Missouri Baptist
11-1
526
6
18
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
21-6
499
7
NR
Northwood (FL)
19-5
469
8
3
Oklahoma Wesleyan
14-4
455
9
2
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
13-5
429
10
10
LSU-Shreveport
11-4
416
11
20
The Master's (CA)
21-6
410
12
RV
St. Thomas (FL)
16-6
354
13
19
Davenport (MI)
9-2
350
14
12
Bellevue (NB)
12-4
323
15
NR
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
15-6
310
16
16
Oklahoma City
12-5
301
17
23
Tennessee Wesleyan
13-5
296
18
NR
USC Beaufort (SC)
19-4
253
19
RV
Sterling (KS)
14-4
252
20
22
Point Park (PA)
9-1
239
21
RV
Westmont (CA)
19-7
225
22
NR
Mobile (AL)
16-6
206
23
24
British Columbia
17-6
123
T24
17
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)
0-0
116
T24
RV
Campbellsville (KY)
6-2
116
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Top 25 and recap for March 15
NAIA coaches' poll for March 15, 2016. Recaps below.
RANK
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
3
Faulkner (AL)
20-4
488
2
1
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
16-2
451
3
8
Georgia Gwinnett
25-1
443
4
13
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
20-5
442
5
12
Bellevue (NE)
17-4
426
6
16
Westmont (CA.)
19-3
388
7
NR
USC Beaufort (SC)
24-3
368
8
7
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
19-7
362
9
NR
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
15-1
340
10
NR
Jamestown (ND)
23-0
318
11
15
Keiser (FL)
20-7
317
12
14
Tennessee Wesleyan
14-7
287
13
4
Tabor (KS)
15-8
279
14
18
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
16-5
272
15
5
Oklahoma City
17-8
270
16
NR
Bethel (TN)
17-3
253
17
11
LSU Shreveport (LA)
16-5
245
18
22
Vanguard (CA)
19-6
211
19
9
Oklahoma Wesleyan
16-7
201
20
21
Missouri Baptist
16-6
142
21
20
Sterling (KS)
17-6
136
22
6
Davenport (MI)
11-7
126
23
23
Bryan (TN)
17-7
124
24
NR
Science & Arts (OK)
20-5
113
25
NR
Menlo (CA)
21-8
488
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Top 25 and recap for March 17
NAIA coaches' poll for March 17, 2015. Recaps below.
RANK
PRVS
SCHOOL
2015
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
1
Oklahoma Baptist
22-0
591
2
2
Faulkner (AL)
27-3
572
3
T4
Missouri Baptist
19-1
543
4
T4
Tabor (KS)
23-2
537
5
3
Georgia Gwinnett
22-5
519
6
11
The Master's (CA)
24-6
474
7
7
Northwood (FL)
23-7
468
8
13
Davenport (MI)
14-2
457
9
9
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
17-5
453
10
10
LSU Shreveport (LA)
16-5
416
11
8
Oklahoma Wesleyan
17-6
415
12
14
Bellevue (NE)
18-4
349
T13
21
Westmont (CA)
22-7
348
T13
16
Oklahoma City
18-5
348
15
19
Sterling (KS)
20-5
316
16
17
Tennessee Wesleyan
15-6
310
17
12
St. Thomas (FL)
18-8
308
18
6
Concordia (CA)
21-9
258
19
15
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
16-9
235
20
23
British Columbia
21-6
219
21
24
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)
5-1
175
22
RV
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
13-7
173
23
RV
Southeastern (FL)
21-10
169
24
20
Point Park (PA)
10-4
136
25
22
Mobile (AL)
17-8
114
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Top 25 and recap for March 22
NAIA coaches' poll for March 22, 2016. Recaps below.
RANK
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
1
Faulkner (AL)
26-4
498
2
2
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
20-2
481
3
3
Georgia Gwinnett
29-1
459
4
4
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
25-6
445
5
5
Bellevue (NE)
19-4
439
6
6
Westmont (CA)
23-4
423
7
7
USC Beaufort (SC)
25-4
396
8
8
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
22-9
363
9
10
Jamestown (ND)
26-1
360
10
12
Tennessee Wesleyan
18-7
355
11
11
Keiser (FL)
23-6
353
12
13
Tabor (KS)
21-8
320
13
9
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
17-3
301
14
20
Missouri Baptist
20-6
299
15
15
Oklahoma City
21-9
268
16
RV
York (NE)
22-5
241
17
14
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
20-7
235
18
18
Vanguard (CA)
21-7
232
19
RV
Middle Georgia State
24-8
222
20
23
Bryan (TN)
21-7
190
21
21
Sterling (KS)
20-7
154
22
22
Davenport (MI)
12-7
143
23
17
LSU Shreveport (LA)
18-9
120
24
RV
William Carey (MS)
20-8
95
25
RV
St. Thomas (FL)
20-11
91
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Top 25 and recap for March 24
NAIA coaches' poll for March 24, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
2015
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
9
1
Oklahoma Baptist
28-0
591
2
6
2
Faulkner (AL)
29-5
556
3
11
3
Missouri Baptist
22-2
555
4
15
4
Tabor (KS)
28-3
542
5
42
5
Georgia Gwinnett
27-5
512
6
1
8
Davenport (MI)
20-2
484
7
4
7
Northwood (FL)
28-7
480
8
3
6
The Master's (CA)
27-7
474
9
35
10
LSU Shreveport (LA)
19-5
430
10
29
11
Oklahoma Wesleyan
23-6
428
11
31
T13
Oklahoma City
25-6
378
12
10
T13
Westmont (CA)
25-8
364
13
7
16
Tennessee Wesleyan
20-7
356
14
2
9
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
19-7
348
15
13
12
Bellevue (NE)
22-6
336
16
16
19
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
22-9
321
17
8
18
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
26-9
280
18
14
RV
Embry-Riddle (FL)
21-12
231
19
5
RV
Campbellsville (KY)
13-4
224
20
19
17
St. Thomas (FL)
23-8
199
21
40
15
Sterling (KS)
23-8
196
22
36
25
Mobile (AL)
20-8
184
23
30
24
Point Park (PA)
15-4
179
24
43
RV
Union (KY)
18-5
135
25
22
RV
Northwestern Ohio
18-6
122
12
20
British Columbia
15-8
17
Concordia-Portland (OR)
12-16
18
Bryan (TN)
26-8
20
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
17-12
21
Judson (IL)
17-5
23
Madonna (MI)
20-7
24
Vanguard (CA)
25-12
25
York (NE)
20-10
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Top 25 and recap for March 25
The NAIA Coaches' Poll for March 25, 2014, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking.
RANK
ISR
LAST
TIMESCHOOL
2014
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
9
1
Faulkner (AL)
29-6
560
2
10
11
Oklahoma Baptist
25-4
528
3
2
2
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
18-5
514
4
15
4
Missouri Baptist
22-4
505
5
5
22
San Diego Christian (CA)
25-9
487
6
13
NR
Georgia Gwinnett
29-4
459
7
4
12
The Master's (CA)
26-8
433
8
18
RV
Belhaven (MS)
26-7
426
9
17
21
LSU-Shreveport (LA)
26-7
419
10
34
14
Bellevue (NE.)
18-6-2
391
11
20
5
Oklahoma City
20-8
374
12
3
9
Concordia-Irvine (CA.)
26-9
358
13
12
23
Georgetown C. (KY)
20-4
357
14
14
RV
Tabor (KS)
24-5
354
15
29
3
Embry-Riddle (FL.)
23-13
302
16
16
NR
Oklahoma Wesleyan
26-5
291
17
25
NR
Brewton-Parker (GA)
19-6
249
18
32
RV
Northwestern C. (IA)
18-5
192
19
65
NR
Union (KY)
23-8
182
T20
46
NR
Wayland Baptist (TX)
24-6
180
T20
26
25
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
19-6
180
22
71
NR
Friends (KS)
21-9
158
23
23
RV
LSU-Alexandria (LA.)
21-10
142
24
33
NR
Southeastern (FL)
28-10
140
25
7
NR
Vanguard (CA)
20-11
126
1
British Columbia
18-5
6
Westmont (CA)
20-12
8
Concordia-Portland (OR)
17-10
11
C. of Idaho
15-13
19
Menlo (CA)
16-8
21
Corban (OR)
16-13
22
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
23-12
24
Jamestown (ND)
13-04
First place votes:Faulkner 19, Oklahoma Baptist 1
Lewis-Clark State is #1 in Strength of Schedule#1 Faulknerwon a mid-week game over #6 Georgia Gwinnett, 4-2. The Eagles got all four of their runs on the third inning, and Patrick McGrady got the win in relief; he pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings. The loss broke a 20-game winning streak for the Grizzlies.
The Eagles then won two of three at William Carey,10-5, 1-2, and 14-0. C Robert Liera hit an RBI double in the seventh inning for the winning run in the first game. The Eagles added four insurance runs in the eighth inning. Thomas Dorminy got the win, went seven innings, allowed seven hits. Both of the Crusaders' runs in the second game were unearned; they came in on a single by CF Jeremy Ferguson. Gavin Culpepper went the seven-inning distance for the Crusaders, allowed two hits, struck out four. The Eagles scored ten runs in the first inning of the third game. Kurt Lipscomb, Jay Gause, and Vinny Lujan combined for the two-hit mercy-rule-shortened shutout. Gause allowed both Crusader hits, but also recorded four strikeouts in two innings of work.
The defending champions have a two-game lead over #8 Belhaven and #17 Brewton-Parker in the Southern States Athletic Conference. They host U. of Mobile March 28-29. Live video
Georgia Gwinnett swept three games against non-NAIA Hiwassee, 10-2, 5-3, and 10-7. The Grizzlies then defeated Truett-McConnell10-0. Five Grizzlies pitchers combined for the shutout, and RHP Jonathan Spitler got the win. C Sloan Strickland batted in three of the Grizzlies' runs. The Grizzlies host Emmanuel March 28, and visit Emmanuel March 29.
#2 Oklahoma Baptistwon two of three over #11 Oklahoma City, 3-5, 12-1, and 17-4; both of the wins were mercy-ruled. Chris Pike, coming off a perfect game and a no-hitter, got the win in the first game. He pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowed two earned runs on nine hits, and struck out nine. 1B Forrest Smith hit two two-run home runs for the Stars. 3B Garrett Roberts went 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, three RBI, and two runs scored for the Bison in the second game. Jordan Morales went the distance for the Bison, allowed one run on five hits, struck out eight. 2B Ridge Hoopii-Haslam went 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBI in the third game.
The Bison host #20 Wayland Baptist March 28-29. Live video Wayland Baptist has a 2 ½ game lead over the Bison in the Sooner Athletic Conference. The Stars host Texas Wesleyan March 28-29. Live video
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Top 25 and recap for March 26
NAIA Coaches' poll for March 26, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below the fold.
RANK
ISR
PRE-
SEASONSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
3
3
Lee (TN)
26-7
546
2
9
4
Oklahoma City
26-6
530
3
2
NR
Cal State San Marcos
21-2
467
4
4
9
Faulkner (AL)
28-8
466
5
5
NR
The Master’s (CA.)
26-9
464
6
30
5
Rogers State (OK)
20-6
449
7
1
8
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
24-7
443
8
10
7
Embry-Riddle (FL)
25-7
442
9
11
1
Tennessee Wesleyan
25-9
437
10
12
NR
Northwood (TX)
25-6
424
11
45
16
Lubbock Christian (TX)
24-7
375
12
7
17
Bellevue (NE)
19-4-1
354
13
6
11
Concordia (CA.)
24-11
350
14
19
10
Oklahoma Baptist
23-8
289
15
13
RV
Cumberland (TN)
23-11-1
284
16
27
13
St. Thomas (FL)
27-9
263
17
18
14
Missouri Baptist
15-5
262
18
40
22
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
23-3-1
252
19
22
NR
William Carey (MS)
22-10
222
20
16
RV
York (NB)
20-7
206
21
20
NR
Campbellsville (KY)
20-6
198
22
8
NR
Science & Arts (OK)
27-5
193
23
46
15
Sterling (KS)
23-6
188
24
55
NR
Bacone (OK)
25-8
178
25
34
NR
Lyon (AR)
27-5
130
14
Georgetown C. (KY)
18-12
15
Davenport (MI)
11-6
17
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
21-13
21
Virginia Intermont
16-6
23
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
20-9
24
Mobile (AL)
21-10
25
Madonna (MI)
12-5
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Top 25 and recap for March 29
The NAIA Coaches' Top 25 for March 29, with Boyd Nation's ISR rankings. Recap below the fold:
RANK
ISR
SCHOOL
2011
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
1
Oklahoma City
27-3
583
2
12
Lee (TN)
29-6
568
3
4
Embry-Riddle (FL)
29-7
555
4
11
Oklahoma Baptist
26-5
505
5
2
Brewton-Parker (GA)
23-7
498
6
3
Fresno Pacific (CA)
19-11
471
7
22
Union University (TN)
24-5
461
8
9
LSU-Shreveport
26-8
448
9
5
Cal Baptist
26-9
435
10
7
Faulkner (AL)
28-7
425
11
6
British Columbia
16-6
422
12
8
Northwood (TX)
27-8
363
13
20
Rogers State (OK)
27-5
350
14
16
Union College (KY)
24-7
330
15
15
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
23-9
299
16
18
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
17-6
289
17
13
Cumberland (TN)
23-11
278
18
10
Lubbock Christian (TX)
22-8
244
19
19
Biola (CA)
17-10
236
20
33
Missouri Baptist
18-8
223
21
21
Auburn-Montgomery (AL)
25-14
192
22
36
York (NE)
18-8
188
23
54
Southeastern (FL)
27-13
169
24
24
Tabor (KA)
24-5
131
25
28
Tennessee Wesleyan
21-12
115
14
Trevecca Nazarene (TN)
21-13
17*
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
12-11
23
Belhaven (MS)
22-9
25
Azusa Pacific (CA)
15-12
First place votes:Oklahoma City 17, Lee 2, Embry-Riddle 2
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Top 25 and recap for March 31
NAIA coaches' poll for March 31, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
2015
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
6
2
Faulkner (AL)
32-6
590
2
12
4
Tabor (KS)
32-4
559
3
8
6
Davenport (MI)
25-2
530
4
5
7
Northwood (FL)
31-7
513
5
19
11
Oklahoma City
27-7
501
6
36
5
Georgia Gwinnett
30-6
494
7
23
3
Missouri Baptist
24-4
490
8
11
1
Oklahoma Baptist
30-2
477
9
2
8
The Master's (CA)
31-7
476
T10
26
11
Oklahoma Wesleyan
27-7
393
T10
14
13
Tennessee Wesleyan
25-8
393
12
10
12
Westmont (CA)
28-8
387
13
1
14
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
23-7
359
14
9
15
Bellevue (NE)
26-7
327
15
16
16
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
26-10
310
T16
3
17
Concordia (CA)
30-9
300
T16
49
8
LSU Shreveport (LA)
23-8
300
18
7
19
Campbellsville (KY)
17-4
286
19
15
18
Embry-Riddle (FL)
24-13
263
20
25
20
St. Thomas (FL)
25-10
214
21
35
23
Point Park (PA)
20-5
200
22
38
22
Mobile (AL)
25-10
187
23
22
25
Northwestern Ohio
22-6
174
24
37
21
Sterling (KS)
25-10
133
25
55
24
Union (KY)
21-7
94
4
British Columbia
19-8
13
Concordia-Portland (OR)
15-17
17
Vanguard (CA)
28-12
18
Bryan (TN)
30-9
20
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)
12-6
21
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
24-12
24
York (NE)
22-13
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Top 25 and recap for May 1
The NAIA Coaches' poll for May 1, 2012, with Boyd Nation's Iterative Strength Rating (ISR):
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
2012
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
3
1
LSU-Shreveport
46-4
559
2
7
2
Oklahoma City
41-8
527
3
5
3
Faulkner (AL)
47-10
521
4
1
4
Azusa Pacific (CA)
41-9
514
5
2
5
Lee (TN)
49-8-1
495
6
9
6
Embry-Riddle (FL)
38-14
458
7
6
7
Tennessee Wesleyan
41-11
449
8
10
8
Oklahoma Baptist
42-12
422
9
8
9
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
39-11
404
10
22
10
Point Park (PA)
44-7
396
11
4
11
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
33-16
387
12
13
13
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
41-14
350
13
17
15
South Carolina-Beaufort
35-14
343
14
11
14
Georgetown C. (KY)
45-9
331
15
16
12
St. Thomas (FL)
39-12
293
16
40
17
Judson (IL)
44-10
271
17
14
16
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
36-22
263
18
21
25
Rogers State (OK)
41-12
247
19
50
19
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
39-19
209
20
19
20
Shorter (GAA)
37-16
194
21
24
23
Indiana Tech
37-18
175
22
37
24
Taylor (IN)
34-16
151
23
20
RV
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
38-12
134
24
39
18
Lubbock Christian (TX)
30-19
127
25
48
RV
Bellevue (NE)
37-17
116
12
The Master's (CA)
33-19
15
Cal State-San Marcos
27-20
18
Biola (CA)
25-25
23
Vanguard (CA)
23-21
25
Campbellsville (KY)
36-16
First place votes: LSU-Shreveport 18, Azusa Pacific 2
Azusa Pacific is #1 in Strength of Schedule
LSU-Shreveport won the Red River Athletic Conference championship, defeating Bacone5-2 in the final. This was the only game of the tournament that was close. CF Ridge Gonsoulin went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the final; Drew Middleton got the win.
Oklahoma Cityswept three games against Wayland Baptist, 5-4, 7-0, and 22-6, and won the Sooner Athletic Conference pennant. 1B Miguel Beltran hit a three-RBI double in the bottom of the seventh to win the first game. Blake Schwartz pitched a complete-game two-hitter in the second game, struck out ten. Beltran hit two home runs in the third game, to bring his season total to 22, tied for most in the NAIA. They finished their regular season with a 8-4 win over Division II Central Oklahoma. RF Chad Carman went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, and three RBI. The Stars are hosting the SAC tournament, and are scheduled to play Southern NazareneMay 2, Northwestern Oklahoma Stateon May 3, and #24 Lubbock Christian on May 4.
Faulkner was defeated by #5 Lee13-0 in the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament, and because the Eagles lost an earlier game in the tournament, 12-9 to Shorter,the loss took the Flames out of the tournament. The loss to Shorter forced the Eagles to deplete their pitching staff, and they had to move position players to the mound for the last two innings of the game against Lee. This was the only meeting of the Eagles and Flames this season.
Azusa Pacificwon three of four against Point Loma Nazarene. They lost the first game 6-5 when Matt Winkler balked in a run in the bottom of the 13th inning. Garrett Gooding, who pitched 5 1/3 relief innings for the Sea Lions, allowed four hits, struck out five, got the win. The Cougars won the remaining three games 3-1, 7-3, and 4-2. Jacob Cage got the in in the first game, went six innings, allowed zero earned runs on five hits. RF Brent Warren batted in two of the Cougars' runs, including a bunt single that sent in the winning run. DH Trevor Lothrup hit a grand slam home run to win the second game. 3B Brendan Casey scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the third game; J.C. Aguayo scattered seven hits for the win. The Cougars were upset by Westmont12-5 in the first round of the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament. 3B David Gabel went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double for the Warriors, batted in four runs. Timothy Leary went eight innings, got the win. This was Westmont's first post-season game in 15 years. The Cougars will play Fresno Pacificon May 2.
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Top 25 and recap for May 3
NAIA coaches' poll for May 3, 2016, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
2
1
Georgia Gwinnett
21-4
498
2
12
2
Bellevue (NE)
43-9
467
T3
1
4
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
45-7
461
T3
4
3
Faulkner (AL)
42-12
461
5
3
5
Tennessee Wesleyan
39-11
439
6
5
6
Westmont (CA)
41-9
416
7
6
7
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
39-14
397
8
7
8
South Carolina-Beaufort
41-10
394
9
29
9
Tabor (KS)
41-14
370
10
17
11
Missouri Baptist
37-11
353
11
44
10
Jamestown (ND)
47-7
334
12
14
16
York (NE)
41-13
315
13
11
13
Vanguard (CA)
37-13-1
307
14
8
14
Middle Georgia State
39-14
284
15
28
12
Sterling (KS)
43-12
270
16
15
17
Science & Arts (OK)
41-11
265
17
38
18
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
38-15
228
18
23
20
Campbellsville (KY)
33-15
194
19
26
23
Indiana Southeast
38-11
192
20
9
RV
Madonna (MI)
34-14
184
21
22
21
Bryan (TN)
36-16
179
22
47
22
Texas Wesleyan
35-15
166
23
18
19
William Carey (MS)
35-17
129
24
37
RV
Wayland Baptist (TX)
41-14
118
25
16
24
St. Thomas (FL)
33-18
102
10
British Columbia
31-18
13
C. of Idaho
35-18
19
The Master's (CA)
33-16
20
Davenport (MI)
35-13
21
Keiser (FL)
33-20
24
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
34-20
25
Menlo (CA)
33-20