KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the results of the Postseason edition of the Coaches' Top 25 Poll on Thursday afternoon. After a trip to nationals for the second time in the last three seasons, the Milligan Buffaloes ended the year at No. 17 in the poll.
The Buffaloes ended their season in the NAIA Opening Round in Lakeland, Fla., where they picked up one win to set the new single-season program record for wins with their 41st of the campaign. The squad close out their year with a 41-15 record, also equaling the highest winning percentage in Milligan baseball history at .732. The Buffs enter the offseason ranked in the top 25 for the first time in the Coaches' Poll era (since 1998).
Listed below is the full ranking:
| Rank |
Last |
|
Institution |
Record |
Points |
| 1 |
16 |
 |
Tennessee Wesleyan [13] |
49-15 |
360 |
| 2 |
1 |
 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
56-7 |
348 |
| 3 |
19 |
 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
41-20 |
327 |
| 4 |
14 |
 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
45-18 |
318 |
| 5 |
20 |
 |
IU Southeast (Ind.) |
44-16 |
295 |
| 6 |
4 |
 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
45-9 |
292 |
| 7 |
3 |
 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
49-8 |
280 |
| 8 |
18 |
 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
43-15 |
279 |
| 9 |
6 |
 |
Johnson (Tenn.) |
40-14 |
269 |
| 10 |
10 |
 |
Doane (Neb.) |
47-11 |
245 |
| T-11 |
2 |
 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
50-6 |
217 |
| T-11 |
12 |
 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
43-14 |
217 |
| 13 |
9 |
 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
50-9 |
203 |
| 14 |
5 |
 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
48-10 |
165 |
| 15 |
8 |
 |
Webber International (Fla.) |
39-19 |
161 |
| 16 |
7 |
 |
Missouri Baptist |
40-12 |
159 |
| 17 |
11 |
 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
41-15 |
138 |
| 18 |
T-24 |
 |
British Columbia |
40-17 |
135 |
| 19 |
15 |
 |
Texas Wesleyan |
42-12 |
126 |
| 20 |
21 |
 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
39-15 |
122 |
| 21 |
17 |
 |
Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) |
40-17 |
106 |
| 22 |
13 |
 |
Texas A&M - Victoria |
36-17 |
96 |
| 23 |
T-24 |
 |
Louisiana Christian |
37-15 |
86 |
| 24 |
NR |
 |
Indiana Tech |
43-17 |
77 |
| 25 |
NR |
 |
Loyola (La.) |
37-19 |
55 |
Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 52, Nelson (Texas) 46, Oklahoma Wesleyan 36, Madonna (Mich.) 30, Keiser (Fla.) 28, Huntington (Ind.) 24, Marian (Ind.) 11, Oakland City (Ind.) 11, Northwestern Ohio 10, Faulkner (Ala.) 7, St. Thomas (Fla.) 5, LSU Alexandria (La.) 2.
Dropped out of Top 25: Marian (Ind.), Huntington (Ind.)