D2 Baseball Top 25: Pitt State claims No.1 spot, four teams enter rankings

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Pittsburg State is now the No.1 team in the country after a 3-1 week, which included beating then-No.4 team Central Missouri two out of three games. Tampa holds at No.2 after a 3-1 week. Catawba moves up to No.3 after a 4-0 week, which included beating a ranked Francis Marion 11-8 in a midweek contest. Colorado Mesa and Point Loma move into the No.4 and No.5 spots, respectively, after their great weeks and unbeaten streaks (Colorado Mesa - 21 straight wins vs D2 opponents, Point Loma 20 straight wins). North Greenville dropped five spots to No.6 after a 1-4 week, all at home. Central Missouri dropped three spots to No.7 after a 2-2 week. West Alabama moves up two spots after a 3-1 week. Lenoir-Rhyne moves three spots with a perfect 4-0 week with a midweek win over RV USC Aiken. Grand Valley State drops four spots to No.10 with a 4-3 week, which ended on a series loss to Maryville. West Florida remains put at No.11 after a 2-1 week. North Georgia went 5-0 and moved up one spot. Cal State Monterey Bay swept its series in conference play and moves up two spots to No.13. Francis Marion went 2-2 this week, but moved four spots to No.14 after winning a series against then No.9 now No.15 Young Harris. The Patriots only other loss was to ranked Catawba. Wingate and Rollins remain at No.16 and No.17, respectively, after going 3-1 on the week.

Trevecca Nazarene enters at No.18 with a 5-0 week, that included beating then-No.1 team North Greenville twice. Wayne State (MI) enters at No.19 with a 6-0 week down in Florida. UT Tyler dropped six spots to No.20 after a 2-2 week at home against a team under .500. Augustana swept its conference weekend with a midweek loss to Grand Valley State and remains at No.21. West Chester enters at No.22 with a four-game sweep over the weekend and a midweek win over D1 St. Joseph's. UNC Pembroke remains at No.23 with a 3-1 week. Millersville went 4-0 on the weekend and remain at No.24. Rogers State at 20-3 enters the Top 25 after going 4-0. Conference Top 25 Breakdown: Conference Carolinas (4), Gulf South (3), MIAA (3), SAC (3), Sunshine State (2), GLIAC (2), PSAC (2) CCAA, Lone Star, NSIC, PacWest, Peach Belt, RMAC - 1 each Region Top 25 Breakdown: Southeast (8), South (5), Central (4) Atlantic, Midwest, South Central, West - 2 each ENTERED: Trevecca Nazarene (18), Wayne State (19), West Chester (22), Rogers State (25)

DROPPED: Seton Hill (19), Minnesota State (20), Angelo State (22), Westmont (25) RECEIVING VOTES (ALPHABETICAL): Angelo State, Belmont Abbey, Cal Poly Pomona, East Stroudsburg, Eckerd, Emporia State, Minnesota State, Northwest Nazarene, St. Edward's, St. Mary's (TX), Seton Hill, Slippery Rock, Southern New Hampshire, USC Aiken, Westmont Full Top 25: