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Collegiate Baseball Newspaper has released their 2011 Preseason Division 3 Poll. This year Heidelberg (OH) takes the top spot in the poll after going 42-8 last season where they appeared in the Division 3 College World Series. Coming in at number 2 is SUNY-Cortland who went 40-10-1 last season as they played in the Division 3 title game in 2010. The Top 5 is rounded out by Wisconsin-Stevens Point at number 3, Kean, NJ at number 4, and defending national champion Illinois Wesleyan checking in at number 5. You can check out the rest of the poll below.
| Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s | ||
| NCAA Div. III Pre-Season Poll (As of Dec. 20) | ||
| www.baseballnews.com | ||
| Rank School Name | ’10 Final Record | Point Totals |
| 1. Heidelberg, OH | 42-8 | 263 |
| 2. SUNY-Cortland, NY | 40-10-1 | 259 |
| 3. Wisc.-Stevens Point | 34-18 | 252 |
| 4. Kean, NJ | 39-12 | 249 |
| 5. Illinois Wesleyan | 31-21 | 247 |
| 6. Shenandoah, VA | 38-10 | 244 |
| 7. Johns Hopkins, MD | 44-7 | 241 |
| 8. Wisc.-Whitewater | 42-7 | 238 |
| 9.Birmingham Southern, AL | 34-5 | 235 |
| 10. UMass-Boston | 32-17 | 234 |
| 11. Tufts, MA | 34-7 | 231 |
| 12. Linfield, OR | 37-13 | 227 |
| 13. St. Thomas, MN | 35-9 | 224 |
| 14. Chapman, CA | 31-11 | 222 |
| 15. Mississippi College | 39-11 | 219 |
| 16. Marietta, OH | 36-13 | 217 |
| 17. Pomona-Pitzer, CA | 31-11 | 214 |
| 18. St. Scholastica, MN | 38-8 | 211 |
| 19. Trinity, TX | 32-9 | 209 |
| 20. Texas-Tyler | 36-12 | 206 |
| 21. Salisbury, MD | 30-13 | 203 |
| 22. Wheaton, MA | 34-10 | 200 |
| 23. St. John Fisher, NY | 31-14 | 197 |
| 24. Buena Vista, IA | 32-13 | 195 |
| 25. Keystone, PA | 33-9 | 193 |
| 26. Eastern Connecticut St. | 31-5 | 190 |
| 27. Pacific Lutheran, WA | 30-10 | 188 |
| 28. Wooster, OH | 34-9 | 185 |
| 29. Southern Maine | 22-21-1 | 181 |
| 30. Rowan, NJ | 26-16-1 | 179 |
| Other Top Teams: Widener, PA (27-14), Washington & Jefferson, PA (32-12), Webster, MO (35-11), Western New England, MA (34-12), Penn St. Behrend (31-17), Cal. Lutheran (27-13), Mary Washington, VA (28-12), SUNY Plattsburgh, NY (30-10), Westfield St., MA (30-11), York, PA (28-16), Saint Joseph’s, ME (35-13), North Central, IL (31-11), Oneonta St., NY (31-13), Ripon, WI (24-17), Wesleyan, CT (22-14), Thomas More, KY (33-16), Manchester, IN (26-19), Anderson, IN (26-14), Christopher Newport, VA (24-17), Staten Island, NY (31-11), DeSales, PA (25-17), North Park, IL (28-15), Redlands, CA (29-11), Alvernia, PA (33-12), Aurora, IL (27-16), Adrian, MI (30-11), La Grange, GA (27-19), Wesley, DE (29-13), Hope, MI (28-12).Source: Collegiate Baseball newspaper | ||
