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NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll - Final
National Champion Hawaii Pacific Takes Top Spot in
Final NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll
June 3, 2010
STARKVILLE, Miss. – After winning its first-ever national championship on Monday, Hawaii Pacific (50-8) received all 16 first-place votes in the final NFCA Division II Top 25 poll of the 2010 season.
Runner-up Valdosta State (51-9) stayed at No. 2 in the poll, while semi-finalist Angelo State (50-15) leaped from No. 19 to No. 3 after the a string showing in the tournament.
The other national semi-finalist, Metro State (53-6), held its ground at No. 4 in the final poll, while previous No. 1 North Georgia (51-2) rounded out the top spots in fifth.
Dropping out of the final poll were regional qualifiers No. 24 C.W. Post (41-16) and No. 24 Carson-Newman. Replacing those two teams were East Region champion and National Tournament participant Molloy (43-21) at tenth and super-regional qualifier Cal State Chico (33-21) at seventeenth.
The NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches, two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Final 2010 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
|
RANK |
TEAM |
Record |
Totals |
Last Poll |
|
1 |
Hawaii Pacific |
50-8 |
400 |
3 |
|
2 |
Valdosta St. |
51-9 |
384 |
2 |
|
3 |
Angelo St. |
50-15 |
359 |
19 |
|
4 |
Metro St. |
53-6 |
342 |
4 |
|
5 |
North Georgia |
51-2 |
338 |
1 |
|
6 |
Bloomsburg |
50-8 |
309 |
6 |
|
7 |
Wayne St. (MI) |
52-13 |
297 |
7 |
|
8 |
Midwestern St. |
54-10 |
257 |
5 |
|
9 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
53-9 |
240 |
8 |
|
10 |
Molloy |
43-21 |
235 |
RV |
|
11 |
Arkansas-Monticello |
55-12 |
217 |
23 |
|
12 |
California (PA) |
37-14 |
192 |
13 |
|
13 |
Emporia State |
50-14 |
184 |
11 |
|
14 |
Wayne St. (NE) |
43-14 |
161 |
17 |
|
15 |
Ashland |
36-12 |
153 |
18 |
|
16 |
New Haven |
42-8 |
146 |
10 |
|
17 |
Cal State Chico |
33-21 |
133 |
NR |
|
18 |
Rollins |
45-6 |
127 |
9 |
|
19 |
Alabama-Huntsville |
41-12 |
123 |
12 |
|
20 |
Sonoma St. |
43-18 |
85 |
14 |
|
21 |
Augustana (SD) |
46-14 |
75 |
16 |
|
22 |
Grand Canyon |
42-11 |
69 |
15 |
|
23 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
50-13 |
61 |
21 |
|
24 |
West Texas A&M |
45-18 |
51 |
22 |
|
25 |
Dowling |
44-17 |
47 |
20 |
Dropped Out: No. 24 C.W. Post, No. 25 Carson-Newman
Others Receiving Votes: Francis Marion 36, Palm Beach Atlantic 24, Central Washington 24, Minnesota State Mankato 24, Augusta State 22, Indiana (PA) 21, Carson-Newman 14, Kutztown 14, C.W. Post 11, Saginaw Valley 11, West Florida 5, Lewis 4, West Virginia Wesleyan 3, Southern Connecticut 2
