Softball Ranked 12th in Division II
BLOOMSBURG-- The Bloomsburg University softball team is ranked 12th in latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II Top 25 poll.
Bloomsburg, 19-2 and winners of 11 straight, moved up four spots from the last ranking after sweeping five games at the West Virginia Wesleyan tournament last weekend. In the five games, the Huskies outscored their opponents by a 19-3 margin with three shutouts.
The Huskies will host Holy Family, weather permitting, in the home opener on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| 1 | Alabama-Huntsville (5) | 30-5 | 197 | 1 |
| 2 | Angelo State (3) | 25-5 | 193 | 3 |
| 3 | Nebraska-Omaha | 16-3 | 174 | 5 |
| 4 | Barry | 25-2 | 171 | 4 |
| 4 | Lock Haven | 17-5 | 171 | 6 |
| 6 | Francis Marion | 27-6 | 149 | 10 |
| 7 | Southeastern Oklahoma | 27-4 | 140 | 8 |
| 8 | Grand Valley State | 15-6 | 139 | 7 |
| 9 | Georgia College & State | 26-6 | 138 | 2 |
| 10 | UC San Diego | 21-9 | 124 | 9 |
| 11 | Valdosta State | 30-6 | 122 | 11 |
| 12 | Bloomsburg | 19-2 | 107 | 16 |
| 13 | Seattle | 18-3 | 100 | NR |
| 14 | SIU-Edwardsville | 19-7 | 94 | 13 |
| 15 | St. Mary's (Texas) | 29-7 | 92 | 14 |
| 16 | LIU-C.W. Post | 10-7 | 77 | 17 |
| 17 | Kutztown | 21-5 | 69 | 12 |
| 18 | Carson-Newman | 28-4 | 55 | NR |
| 19 | Emporia State | 17-11 | 47 | 24 |
| 20 | St. Edward's | 26-8 | 36 | 21 |
| 20 | Humboldt State | 25-12 | 36 | 22 |
| 22 | St. Leo | 20-6 | 31 | NR |
| 23 | Minnesota State-Mankato | 17-8 | 30 | 15 |
| 24 | Lewis | 18-8 | 27 | NR |
| 25 | Georgian Court | 9-4 | 23 | NR |
Others receiving votes:Tampa 13, North Georgia 12, Lenoir-Rhyne 11, Hawaii Pacific 8, Southwest Minnesota State 4, Central Oklahoma 4, California (Pa.) 3, Gannon 1, UNC-Pembroke 1, NYIT 1
Dropped out: No. T17 Cal State Dominguez Hills, No. 19 Tampa, No. 20 Lenoir-Rhyne, No. 23 Saginaw Valley, No. 25 California (Pa.)