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Top 25 and recap for April 17
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 17, 2012, with Boyd Nation's Iterative Strength Rating (ISR):
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
2012
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
4
1
LSU Shreveport
37-4
558
2
7
3
Oklahoma City
32-7
530
3
2
2
Lee (TN)
42-8-1
529
4
1
5
Azusa Pacific (CA)
33-8
501
5
6
4
Faulkner (AL)
41-9
497
6
5
8
Tennessee Wesleyan
34-9
454
7
15
7
Oklahoma Baptist
34-9
444
8
8
6
Embry-Riddle (FL)
34-13
427
9
22
10
Point Park (PA)
36-7
410
10
9
9
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
31-10
389
11
10
13
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
35-10
381
12
3
11
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
27-14
370
13
14
12
St. Thomas (FL)
33-10
368
14
13
18
Georgetown C. (KY)
37-8
285
15
17
24
Shorter (GA)
35-12
261
16
11
19
The Master's (CA)
29-15
257
17
21
20
Taylor (IN)
29-11
255
18
42
14
Lubbock Christian (TX)
26-15
248
19
18
22
South Carolina-Beaufort
31-14
247
20
44
23
Judson (IL)
34-9
231
21
54
21
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
31-17
205
22
16
16
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
31-20
198
23
30
15
Avila (MO)
29-8
155
24
29
RV
C. of Idaho
32-12
130
25
23
RV
Rogers State (OK)
33-12
112
12
Cal State-San Marcos
22-17
19
Biola (CA)
18-22
20
Vanguard (CA)
18-16
24
Tabor
32-8
25
Texas Wesleyan
33-15
First place votes: LSU-Shreveport 18, Azusa Pacific 2
Azusa Pacific is #1 in Strength of Schedule
LSU-Shreveport (19-4 RRAC) won two of three close games against Texas-Brownsville, 1-2, 8-7, and 10-9. The loss ended a 16-game winning streak, and was Jared Mortensen's first loss of the season. Zach Armstrong went the seven-inning distance for the Scorpions, allowed only three hits, struck out six. (Mortensen allowed four hits, struck out ten.) 2B Scott Frasier hit a sacrifice fly for the winning run for the Scorpions. SS Manny Estrada hit a home run to win the second game, and he drew a bases-loaded walk to send in the winning run in the third game. The Pilots visit William Carey April 18, host Texas Wesleyan April 20-21, and close their regular season at Division III Centenary April 24. -14. The Pilots lead the Red River Athletic Conference, and can clinch the pennant with one win against Texas Wesleyan.
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Top 25 and recap for April 19
NAIA coaches' poll for April 19, 2016, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
1
1
Georgia Gwinnett
43-4
486
2
8
3
Bellevue (NE)
34-6
481
3
3
4
Faulkner (AL)
38-10
462
4
4
2
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
36-7
451
5
6
5
South Carolina- Beaufort
36-6
437
6
2
6
Tennessee Wesleyan
33-9
425
7
7
7
Westmont (CA)
35-7
408
8
5
8
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
34-12
384
9
19
11
Vanguard (CA)
34-9-1
353
10
48
9
Jamestown (ND)
39-4
344
11
20
12
Tabor (KS)
34-13
342
12
17
10
Missouri Baptist
34-10
322
13
9
14
Middle Georgia State
36-11
318
14
13
18
York (NE)
34-11
277
15
34
16
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
34-11
272
16
15
19
Campbellsville (KY)
30-12
267
17
23
20
Sterling (KS)
36-11
232
18
12
17
Bryan (TN)
32-13
225
19
14
21
Davenport (MI)
28-9
215
20
37
RV
Texas Wesleyan
31-14
177
21
11
22
William Carey (MS)
31-15
156
22
21
23
Science & Arts (OK)
35-10
151
23
10
RV
Keiser (FL)
30-16
138
24
16
25
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
32-17
130
25
27
RV
IU Southeast (IN)
27-11
103
18
Saint Thomas (FL)
28-18
22
Southeastern (FL)
30-17
24
Webber International (FL)
30-17
25
Madonna (MI)
23-14
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Top 25 and recap for April 2
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 2, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below the fold.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
3
1
Lee (TN)
30-7
556
2
7
2
Oklahoma City
30-7
545
3
6
4
Faulkner (AL)
31-8
523
4
11
10
Northwood (TX)
29-7
467
5
1
7
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
27-8
465
6
43
11
Lubbock Christian (TX)
27-8
447
7
4
5
The Master’s (CA)
27-11
441
8
9
8
Embry-Riddle (FL)
28-9
418
9
12
12
Bellevue (NE)
24-4-1
413
10
10
9
Tennessee Wesleyan
27-11
412
11
2
3
Cal State San Marcos
22-5
405
12
5
13
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
26-12
367
13
48
6
Rogers State (OK)
24-8
360
14
16
15
Cumberland (TN)
26-12-1
318
15
27
17
Missouri Baptist
19-5
287
16
19
20
York (NE)
25-7
275
17
23
14
Oklahoma Baptist
27-10
270
18
22
19
William Carey (MS)
26-11
261
19
49
18
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
27-5-1
243
20
29
16
St. Thomas (FL)
29-12
219
21
25
21
Campbellsville (KY)
22-7
196
22
44
23
Sterling (KS)
28-7
187
23
55
24
Bacone (OK)
27-9
154
24
45
25
Lyon (AR)
30-7
139
25
16
RV
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
25-13
103
8
San Diego Christian (CA)
24-13
13
Arizona Christian
20-14
14
Georgetown C. (KY)
21-12
17
Science and Arts of Oklahoma
27-9
18
Menlo (CA)
21-14
20
Biola (CA)
20-17
21
Westmont (CA)
20-18
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Top 25 and recap for April 21
NAIA coaches' poll for April 21, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
2015
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
15
1
Faulkner (AL)
40-10
567
2
31
6
Georgia Gwinnett
41-8
565
3
21
4
Oklahoma City
34-10
548
4
5
7
Oklahoma Baptist
42-4
517
5
10
3
Northwood (FL)
39-10
514
6
14
8
Oklahoma Wesleyan
40-9
499
7
11
2
Davenport (MI)
39-6
483
T8
1
5
The Master's (CA)
38-9
462
T8
8
9
Tennessee Wesleyan
34-9
462
10
13
10
Tabor (KS)
38-8
431
11
4
13
Westmont (CA)
35-11
397
12
39
14
LSU Shreveport (LA)
37-11
362
13
2
18
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
36-10
350
14
16
15
Campbellsville (KY)
25-7
337
15
18
12
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
33-14
322
16
22
23
Northwestern Ohio
35-9
291
17
12
17
Bellevue (NE)
34-11
286
18
19
16
Embry-Riddle (FL)
31-15
266
19
3
19
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
39-12
261
20
27
20
Sterling (KS)
36-11
251
21
26
22
St. Thomas (FL)
37-13
226
22
33
RV
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
30-11
183
23
17
24
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)
27-7
145
24
43
21
Point Park (PA)
31-10
114
25
38
NR
William Woods (MO)
31-9
106
6
British Columbia
27-12
7
Vanguard (CA)
35-15
9
Concordia-Portland (OR)
26-20
20
York (NE)
37-15
23
Missouri Baptist
33-8
24
Bryan (TN)
39-15
25
Lyon (AR)
27-9
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Top 25 and recap for April 23
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 23, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
9
1
Oklahoma City
40-9
560
2
7
4
Faulkner (AL)
40-10
535
3
13
3
Northwood (TX)
37-9
524
4
4
2
Lee (TN)
38-10
507
5
29
6
Lubbock Christian (TX)
36-13
486
6
12
8
Embry-Riddle (FL)
37-12
452
7
1
5
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
36-11
438
8
2
9
The Master’s (CA)
34-15
431
9
15
10
Tennessee Wesleyan
35-15
417
10
18
14
York (NE)
36-9
400
11
10
12
Cumberland (TN)
37-15-1
387
12
19
6
Bellevue (NE)
38-7-1
367
13
6
13
Cal State San Marcos
30-9
342
14
3
13
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
31-16
321
15
32
19
Oklahoma Baptist
35-15
268
16
27
22
Missouri Baptist
28-9
265
17
33
25
Texas Wesleyan
37-13
246
18
41
20
Sterling (KS)
40-11
221
19
16
RV
Georgetown (KY)
33-15
210
20
40
16
Lyon (AR)
40-12
198
21
31
RV
Belhaven (MS.)
34-17
159
22
17
21
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
38-16
154
23
52
15
Rogers State (OK)
30-17
132
24
24
RV
Madonna (MI)
27-7
114
25
60
RV
Point Park (PA)
35-13
109
5
San Diego Christian (CA)
31-16
8
Arizona Christian
27-19
11
Menlo (CA)
30-17
14
Westmont (CA)
24-23
20
Vanguard (CA)
21-25
21
Biola (CA)
25-23
22
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
35-16
23
British Columbia
23-14
25
William Carey (MS)
31-19
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Top 25 and recap for April 25
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 24, 2012, with Boyd Nation's Iterative Strength Rating (ISR):
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
2012
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
4
1
LSU Shreveport
42-4
560
2
8
2
Oklahoma City
36-8
519
3
5
5
Faulkner (AL)
44-9
518
4
1
4
Azusa Pacific (CA)
38-8
516
5
2
3
Lee (TN)
46-8-1
503
6
7
8
Embry-Riddle (FL)
36-14
453
7
6
6
Tennessee Wesleyan
36-11
422
8
11
7
Oklahoma Baptist
38-11
421
9
9
10
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
35-10
413
10
22
9
Point Park (PA)
40-7
412
11
3
12
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
30-15
386
12
16
13
St. Thomas (FL)
38-10
379
13
13
11
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
38-12
347
14
15
14
Georgetown C. (KY)
41-8
314
15
17
19
South Carolina-Beaufort
34-14
307
16
12
22
Auburn-Montgomery (AL)
35-20
268
17
41
20
Judson (IL)
38-10
245
18
40
18
Lubbock Christian (TX)
28-17
238
19
43
21
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
35-17
236
20
20
15
Shorter (GA)
35-15
169
21
25
24
College of Idaho
35-13
161
22
33
23
Avila (Mo.)
30-10
154
23
21
RV
Indiana Tech
33-17
148
24
35
17
Taylor (Ind.)
31-15
140
25
23
25
Rogers State (Okla.)
39-12
128
10
The Master's (CA)
31-18
14
Cal State-San Marcos
25-18
18
Biola (CA)
22-24
19
Vanguard (CA)
21-18
24
Campbellsville (KY)
25-14
First place votes: LSU-Shreveport 19, Azusa Pacific 1
Azusa Pacific is #1 in Strength of Schedule
LSU-Shreveport (22-4 RRAC) swept a double-header at William Carey, 10-4 and 9-4, and clinched the Red River Athletic Conference pennant by sweeping Texas Wesleyan 5-2, 5-0, and 14-2. Jared Mortensen went the distance in the first Texas Wesleyan game, scattered eight hits, struck out nine. Matt Lackie went the distance for the shutout in the second game, ran his record to 9-0, struck out seven. The Pilots then swept a double-header at Division III Centenary, 15-11 and 10-7 (eight innings, scheduled for seven). Mortensen got a save in the second game, CF Ridge Gonsoulin batted in the winning run. This crosstown, cross-divisional matchup drew 550 fans. The Pilots host the RRAC tournament April 28-May 1.
Oklahoma City(23-4 SAC) won two of three against #18 Lubbock Christian, 5-1, 4-5 (eight innings, scheduled for seven), and 4-2. 1B Miguel Beltran hit a home run in the first game, and also made an unassisted double play. 3B Jordan Lewis batted in the winning run for the Chaparrals in the second game. Jose Gonzalez, who retired all four batters he faced, got the win. 2B Brian Fisher hit a home run for the winning run in the third game. The Stars host Wayland BaptistApril 26-27, and finish their regular season at Division II Central Oklahoma April 28. Beltran now has 20 home runs on the season, most in the NAIA. The Stars lead the Sooner Athletic Conference; #8 Oklahoma Baptist is three games back (with three games remaining) with a 20-7 record.Faulkner (27-3 SSAC) swept three games against Shorter, 4-1, 5-1, and 4-2, and won the Southern States Athletic Conference pennant. Corey Black pitched a three-hitter in the first game, struck out eight. 2B Daniel Cayton hit a two-RBI double for the winning run in the third game. Black leads the NAIA with an ERA of 0.97, and is tied with four other pitchers (including Rich Hawkins of Oklahoma City) with ten wins. The Eagles have won 20straight games. The SSAC tournament starts April 26, in Columbus, GA. The Eagles will play Belhaven in the first round.
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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 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 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 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 26
The NAIA Coaches' poll for March 26, 2012, with Boyd Nation's Iterative Strength Rating (ISR):
RANK
ISR
PRE-
SEASONSCHOOL
2012
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
1
3
Lee (TN)
33-4-1
554
2
3
6
LSU-Shreveport
26-3
536
3
12
1
Oklahoma City
25-6
511
4
8
5
Embry-Riddle (FL)
26-9
486
5
1
RV
Azusa Pacific (CA)
24-6
485
6
17
9
Oklahoma Baptist
27-5
464
7
5
18
Tennessee Wesleyan
26-6
450
8
10
8
Faulkner (AL)
28-9
415
9
9
RV
Point Park (Pa.)
22-3
403
10
6
NR
Spring Arbor (Mich.)
19-2
351
11
27
4
Lubbock Christian (TX)
21-10
349
12
16
RV
St. Thomas (FL)
26-6
343
13
20
RV
Campbellsville (KY)
23-6
331
14
4
2
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
20-11
322
15
22
11
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
21-8
311
16
19
13
Auburn-Montgomery (AL)
23-14
282
17
11
NR
Georgetown C. (KY)
26-4
244
18
41
NR
Bethel (TN)
19-10
227
19
18
24
Northwood (TX)
18-8-1
205
20
21
21
Southern Poly (GA)
24-11
166
21
45
NR
Freed-Hardeman (TN.)
23-12
163
22
39
NR
C. of Idaho
22-9
153
23
7
RV
Cal State San Marcos
19-11
147
24
33
NR
Judson (IL)
21-6
111
25
25
15
Belhaven (MS)
25-12
106
13
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
19-10
14
Biola (CA)
17-16
15
Tabor (KS)
20-4
23
Northwestern Ohio
17-8
24
Vanguard (CA)
14-11
First place votes:Lee 13, LSU-Shreveport 3, Oklahoma City 1, Azusa Pacific 3
Azusa Pacific is #1 in Strength of Schedule
Lee(17-1 SSAC) won two games against Freed-Hardeman5-2 and 6-5, and swept three games against Brewton-Parker,5-4, 2-0, and 15-3. DH Corey Davis hit a walk-off home run in the second game against Freed-Hardeman to give coach Mark Brew his 300th win. 1B Roberto Reyes went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the first game against Brewton-Parker, and 2-for-6 with a grand slam home run in the third game. Patrick Merkling and Jose Samayoa combined for a two-hit shutout in the second game. Merkling is 7-0, 0.83ERA (third-best in the NAIA), with 62 strikeouts. The Flames visit Southern WesleyanMarch 30-31. The Flames lead the Southern States Athletic Conference; Faulkneris second with a 15-3 record.
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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 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
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Top 25 and recap for May 5
The NAIA Coaches' poll for May 5, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
7
2
Faulkner (AL)
47-10
581
2
10
1
Oklahoma City
47-10
580
3
6
3
Lee (TN)
46-10
547
4
28
5
Lubbock Christian (TX)
42-15
525
5
11
6
Embry-Riddle (FL)
45-13
505
6
16
4
Northwood (TX)
39-11
501
7
1
7
The Master’s (CA)
40-15
489
8
12
8
Tennessee Wesleyan
43-16
454
9
21
11
York (NE)
41-10
434
10
2
10
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
38-13
415
T11
3
12
Cal State San Marcos
35-10
388
T11
24
9
Bellevue (NE)
44-8-1
388
13
13
13
Cumberland (TN)
39-17-1
343
14
31
15
Oklahoma Baptist
41-17
323
15
40
18
Sterling (KS)
45-12
302
16
27
17
Texas Wesleyan
40-16
298
17
5
14
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
34-19
286
18
22
19
Madonna (MI)
36-9
232
19
51
21
Point Park (PA)
39-14
228
20
32
16
Missouri Baptist
31-11
220
21
19
20
Georgetown (KY)
35-17
196
22
14
23
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
42-18
166
23
29
25
Science & Arts (OK)
40-17
149
24
26
RV
LSU Shreveport
40-16
147
25
20
24
William Carey (MS)
35-21
143
4
San Diego Christian (CA)
37-18
8
Arizona Christian
28-23
9
Menlo (CA)
33-19
15
Westmont (CA)
24-26
17
Vanguard (CA)
22-27
18
British Columbia
26-18
23
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
39-18
25
Biola (CA)
25-26