Collegiate Baseball News released their Division 2 Preseason Poll recently with West Chester coming in at number one. Delta State came in second with traditional power Mount Olive at third. Rounding out the Top 5 is Central Missouri and St. Mary’s Texas. You can check out the rest of the Top 40 below.
| NCAA Div. II Pre-Season Poll | ||
| Rank School Name | ’12 Final Record | Point Totals |
| 1. West Chester | 46-10 | 628 |
| 2. Delta St. | 49-15 | 614 |
| 3. Mount Olive | 44-10 | 608 |
| 4. Central Missouri | 48-9 | 596 |
| 5. St. Mary’s, TX | 49-11 | 588 |
| 6. Tampa | 38-10 | 568 |
| 7. Francis Marion | 40-18 | 548 |
| 8. Minn. St.-Mankato | 51-12 | 522 |
| 9. Franklin Pierce | 38-19-1 | 510 |
| 10. S.C. Aiken | 37-18 | 486 |
| 11. Cal. St. Chico | 40-19 | 484 |
| 12. Indianapolis | 46-16 | 444 |
| 13. Catawba | 45-17 | 430 |
| St. Cloud St. | 48-14 | 430 |
| 15. Grand Valley St. | 43-16 | 414 |
| 16. West Florida | 35-19 | 408 |
| 17. Tusculum | 48-10 | 360 |
| 18. S. New Hampshire | 43-15 | 356 |
| 19. Nova S.E. | 35-15 | 350 |
| 20. Colorado Mesa | 39-16 | 340 |
| 21. LeMoyne | 43-15-1 | 302 |
| Mercyhurst | 39-17 | 302 |
| 23. U.C. San Diego | 33-24 | 300 |
| 24. Southern Arkansas | 37-17 | 258 |
| 25. Cal. Baptist | 43-13 | 232 |
| 26. Lander | 38-20 | 212 |
| 27. Seton Hill | 46-11 | 206 |
| 28. Lynn | 35-15 | 190 |
| 29. St. Edwards | 37-16 | 170 |
| 30. Missouri-St. Louis | 32-21 | 138 |
| North Alabama | 39-18 | 138 |
| 32. Florida Southern | 26-18 | 130 |
| N.C. Pembroke | 30-19 | 130 |
| Sonoma St. | 28-25 | 130 |
| 35. Angelo St. | 40-17 | 122 |
| 36. Columbus St. | 30-23 | 80 |
| 37. Missouri Western | 34-17 | 74 |
| 38. Armstrong Atlantic | 41-16 | 62 |
| 39. New Mexico Highlands | 41-16 | 56 |
| 40. Western Oregon | 40-11 | 54 |
| Emporia St. | 26-22 | 54 |
| Also Receiving Votes: Shippensburg (40), Dixie St. (36), Cal Poly Pomona (32), Rockhurst (30), S.E. Oklahoma St. (12), Slippery Rock (6), Barry (4), Texas A&M-Kingsville (4), Belmont Abbey (4), Kutztown (2), Wingate (2), Winston-Salem (2), Valdosta St. (1), Florida Tech. (1), Stillman (1), Rollins (1), Abilene Christian (1), Georgia College (1), North Georgia (1), Erskine (1), King (1), Montevallo (1), Millersville (1), California, PA (1), Concord (1), Wayne St., MI (1), Missouri S&T (1), Drury (1), Quincy (1), S. Indiana (1), Wayne St., NE (1), Winona St. (1), Dominican (1), Wilmington (1). Did Not Report: West Virginia St., Adelphi, East Stroudsburg, Incarnate Word, Cameron, West Texas A&M. Source: NCAA Division II Poll Committee | ||
