KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) revealed the final version of the Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll on Wednesday. The Milligan University Buffaloes improved their standing by 10 places in the poll and earned their top ranking in program history at No. 11 in the ranking with 250 points.
The Buffaloes continue to impress, taking two-out-of-three games against the then No. 4-ranked Johnson University Royals on Anglin Field to clinch the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Regular Season title.
Listed below is the full ranking:
| Rank |
Last |
Institution [First-Place Votes] |
Record |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Taylor (Ind.) [7] |
45-4 |
382 |
| 2 |
3 |
Bellevue (Neb.) [6] |
44-3 |
378 |
| 3 |
2 |
Georgia Gwinnett [1] |
43-6 |
368 |
| 4 |
5 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
38-7 |
335 |
| 5 |
9 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
41-7 |
322 |
| 6 |
4 |
Johnson (Tenn.) |
36-10 |
297 |
| 7 |
6 |
Missouri Baptist |
38-8 |
291 |
| 8 |
12 |
Webber International (Fla.) |
35-15 |
283 |
| 9 |
10 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
43-6 |
274 |
| 10 |
13 |
Doane (Neb.) |
39-8 |
259 |
| 11 |
21 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
38-11 |
250 |
| 12 |
7 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
38-12 |
241 |
| 13 |
8 |
Texas A&M - Victoria |
35-13 |
234 |
| 14 |
11 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
35-15 |
222 |
| 15 |
17 |
Texas Wesleyan |
39-8 |
212 |
| 16 |
16 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
37-14 |
177 |
| 17 |
22 |
Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) |
36-14 |
161 |
| 18 |
19 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
35-12 |
140 |
| 19 |
15 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
33-17 |
136 |
| 20 |
22 |
IU Southeast (Ind.) |
35-14 |
129 |
| 21 |
18 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
36-13 |
127 |
| 22 |
RV |
Huntington (Ind.) |
37-10 |
89 |
| 23 |
24 |
Marian (Ind.) |
35-14 |
82 |
| T-24 |
20 |
Louisiana Christian |
35-13 |
65 |
| T-24 |
RV |
British Columbia |
36-13 |
65 |
Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 51, Oakland City (Ind.) 45, Loyola (La.) 44, Concordia (Neb.) 43, St. Thomas (Fla.) 21, Keiser (Fla.) 15, Northwestern Ohio 14, Nelson (Texas) 14, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 11, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 11, Faulkner (Ala.) 6, Ottawa (Kan.) 2, OUAZ (Ariz.) 2.
Dropped out of Top 25: Loyola (La.), St. Thomas (Fla.)
Key: RV - Receiving Votes
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