The Lewis-Clark State College baseball team is ranked No. 15 in the first regular-season edition of the 2012 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the NAIA announced Tuesday.
The Warriors currently stand at 21-8 overall and lead the NAIA West Division with a record of 11-4. The team earned 311 points in the poll after garnering 327 points in the preseason poll and being ranked No. 11.
Embry-Riddle (Fla.), which the Warriors split a two-game rain-shortened series with last week, climbed from No. 5 to No. 4. The Eagles are currently 26-9 overall.
Lee (Tenn.), 33-4-1, moved from No. 3 to No. 1, and LSU Shreveport (La.), 26-3, climbed from No. 6 to No. 2. Oklahoma City is at 25-6 and fell from the top spot to No. 3.
The College of Idaho, 22-9 and ranked No. 22, was the only other NAIA West team ranked in the poll, though British Columbia did receive votes.
LCSC will play a four-game series against British Columbia in Vancouver this weekend. The teams will play at 2 p.m. on Friday, at 1 p.m. on Saturday (a doubleheader), and at 11 a.m. on Sunday, all times Pacific.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/independent/unaffiliated groupings. The next poll will be released on April 3.
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RANK
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LAST WEEK
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SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
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2012 RECORD
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TOTAL POINTS
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1
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3
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Lee (Tenn.) (13)
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33-4-1
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554
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2
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6
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LSU Shreveport (La.) (3)
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26-3
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536
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3
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1
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Oklahoma City (1)
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25-6
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511
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4
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5
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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26-9
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486
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5
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RV
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Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
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24-6
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485
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6
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9
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Oklahoma Baptist
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27-5
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464
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7
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18
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Tennessee Wesleyan
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26-6
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450
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8
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8
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Faulkner (Ala.)
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28-9
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415
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9
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RV
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Point Park (Pa.)
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22-3
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403
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10
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NR
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Spring Arbor (Mich.)
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19-2
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351
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11
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4
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
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21-10
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349
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12
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RV
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St. Thomas (Fla.)
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26-6
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343
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13
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RV
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Campbellsville (Ky.)
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23-6
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331
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14
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2
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Concordia (Calif.)
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20-11
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322
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15
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11
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
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21-8
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311
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16
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13
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Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
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23-14
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282
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17
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NR
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Georgetown (Ky.)
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26-4
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244
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18
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NR
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Bethel (Tenn.)
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19-10
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227
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19
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24
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Northwood (Texas)
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18-8-1
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205
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20
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21
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Southern Poly (Ga.)
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24-11
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166
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21
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NR
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Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
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23-12
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163
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22
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NR
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College of Idaho
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22-9
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153
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23
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RV
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Cal State San Marcos
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19-11
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147
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24
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NR
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Judson (Ill.)
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21-6
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111
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25
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15
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Belhaven (Miss.)
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25-12
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106
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Others receiving votes: Sterling (Kan.) 102; Northwestern Ohio 83; South Carolina Beaufort 81; Biola (Calif.) 67; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 64; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 52; Missouri Baptist 51; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 46; Tabor (Kan.) 36; Cumberland (Tenn.) 21; Avila (Mo.) 21; York (Neb.) 19; Bryan (Tenn.) 14; British Columbia 11; Davenport (Mich.) 11; Texas at Brownsville 6; Doane (Neb.) 6; Shorter (Ga.) 5; Taylor (Ind.) 5; Union (Tenn.) 5; Talladega (Ala.) 4; The Master’s (Calif.) 4; St. Gregory’s (Okla.) 3; Iowa Wesleyan 1; Northwestern Oklahoma State 1; Rogers State (Okla.) 1; Madonna (Mich.) 1; William Woods (Mo.) 1.
