CMU Baseball Finishes 2nd In The Final NAIA Poll
The Central Methodist Eagles (49-8) finished a school-record 2nd in the final NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Columbia College received the 27th most votes. (find the full poll with this story at centralmoinfo.com.
2021 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 POSTSEASON Poll (June 9, 2021)
RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 6 Georgia Gwinnett [17] 51-10 498
2 4 Central Methodist (Mo.) 49-8 482
3 5 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 44-6 453
4 11 Faulkner (Ala.) 40-12 443
5 2 Southeastern (Fla.) 51-9 441
6 15 Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 50-16 412
7 1 Tennessee Wesleyan [1] 53-6 393
8 7 Oklahoma Wesleyan 49-11 377
9 17 Keiser (Fla.) 37-18 370
10 25 LSU Shreveport (La.) 45-16 362
11 3 Cumberlands (Ky.) 46-8 326
12 19 Concordia (Neb.) 42-12 311
13 10 Vanguard (Calif.) 40-16 304
14 8 Loyola (La.) 36-15 281
15 9 Science & Arts (Okla.) 34-12 272
16 14 Hope International (Calif.) 29-15 259
17 12 Indiana Wesleyan 44-14 247
18 16 Middle Georgia State 36-21 215
19 13 St. Thomas (Fla.) 34-21 179
20 20 Oklahoma City 36-19 178
21 18 Bryan (Tenn.) 37-18 172
22 24 William Carey (Miss.) 36-12 160
23 RV Point Park (Pa.) 40-16 146
24 21 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 41-16 131
25 22 Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 32-16 127
Dropped from the Top 25: Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
Others Receiving Votes: Bellevue (Neb.) 125, Columbia (Mo.) 76, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 63, McPherson (Kan.) 47, Warner (Fla.) 29, Reinhardt (Ga.) 27, Westmont (Calif.) 27, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 21, Indiana Tech 17, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 8, Benedictine (Kan.) 7.
