Huskies Fall to Number Three in Latest Rankings

Nebraska-Omaha holds top spot; Armstrong Atlantic State jumps to No. 2

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BLOOMSBURG--The Bloomsburg University softball team fell from number two to number three in the latest USa Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 Poll. The Huskies, 14-2, were ranked number two in the first two polls of the season, but dropped to number three after suffering two losses on its annual trip to Florida.

Bloomsburg will take on Mansfield, Saturday, March 30th in the start of PSAC East play. Game time at Hutchinson Field is set for noon.

NFCA Release

The USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 is voted on by eight NCAA Division II coaches representing each of the eight Division II regions. Records are through games of March 24. First-place votes are in parentheses. The next ranking will be announced Wednesday, April 10.


                                                            Previous
     School                              Record    Pts.     Ranking
1.   Nebraska-Omaha (7)                   21-2     199         1
2.   Armstrong Atlantic State (Ga.) (1)   24-1     187         6
3.   Bloomsburg (Pa.)                     14-2     184         2
4.   Southern Illinois-Edwardsville       25-6     173         8
5.   UC Davis                             18-7     168        10
6.   North Dakota State                   15-3     155         7
7.   Barry (Fla.)                         21-7     150        16
8.   Coker (S.C.)                         26-6     134        15
9.   UC San Diego                         20-10    130         4 (tie)
10.  Tampa (Fla.)                         19-6     122         4 (tie)
11.  California (Pa.)                     10-2     118        13
12.  Kennesaw State (Ga.)                 30-7     111         3
13.  (tie) Grand Valley State (Mich.)     19-3-1   107        11
     (tie) North Florida                  22-7     107        NR
15.  Alabama-Huntsville                   20-14     74        14
16.  (tie) Cal State Bakersfield          25-12     68        NR
     (tie) Truman State (Mo.)             11-5      68        NR
18.  Humboldt State (Calif.)              20-11     66         9
19.  St. Mary's (Texas)                   28-7      58        17
20.  Gannon (Pa.)                         12-0-1    49        24 (tie)
21.  Mesa State (Colo.)                   29-5      44        18
22.  Saint Leo (Fla.)                     22-8      34        NR
23.  Lock Haven (Pa.)                     17-6      21        NR
24.  St. Cloud State (Minn.)              12-3      17        23
25.  West Florida                         32-12     13        NR

Dropped Out: American International (Mass.), Eastern New Mexico, Georgia College and State, Indiana (Pa.), Texas Woman's, Western New Mexico.

Others Receiving Votes: Massachusetts-Lowell 11, Georgia College and State 7, Western New Mexico 7, Eastern New Mexico 5, Hawaii-Hilo 5, Texas Woman's 5, American International 2, Northern Kentucky 1.