2021 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll 2 (March 31, 2021)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tennessee Wesleyan grabbed 17 of the 19, first-place votes in the second edition of the Top 25. Southeastern (Fla.) stayed put at No. 2 with two, first-place votes while Cumberlands (Ky.) also remained in the same spot at No. 3. Central Methodist (Mo.) and Faulkner (Ala.) both moved-up one spot and rounded-out the top five. Both No. 15 Science & Arts (Okla.) and No. 16 Reinhardt (Ga.) jumped seven spots this week.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- The frequency of the polls is bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) prior to the 2016-17 academic season. This change allows raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work between rating periods.
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2021 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll 2 (March 31, 2021)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Tennessee Wesleyan [17] | 26-2 | 528 |
| 2 | 2 | Southeastern (Fla.) [2] | 29-3 | 513 |
| 3 | 3 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 26-5 | 486 |
| 4 | 5 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 23-3 | 478 |
| 5 | 6 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 15-2 | 450 |
| 6 | 4 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 27-7 | 424 |
| 7 | 9 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 22-2 | 422 |
| 8 | 8 | Keiser (Fla.) | 28-6 | 413 |
| 9 | 7 | Georgia Gwinnett | 21-7 | 410 |
| 10 | 16 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 22-3 | 389 |
| 11 | 11 | Middle Georgia State | 21-9 | 350 |
| 12 | 10 | Hope International (Calif.) | 18-10 | 339 |
| 13 | 15 | Bryan (Tenn.) | 21-8 | 319 |
| 14 | 12 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 21-12 | 288 |
| 15 | 22 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 16-7 | 275 |
| 16 | 23 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 20-9 | 247 |
| 17 | 18 | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | 14-7 | 244 |
| 18 | 20 | Taylor (Ind.) | 24-7 | 226 |
| 19 | 17 | McPherson (Kan.) | 21-5 | 207 |
| 20 | 24 | Concordia (Neb.) | 20-3 | 184 |
| 21 | NR | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 20-9 | 157 |
| 22 | NR | Loyola (La.) | 20-8 | 156 |
| 23 | RV | Indiana Wesleyan | 25-9 | 150 |
| 24 | RV | Benedictine (Kan.) | 21-4 | 146 |
| 25 | 19 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 15-14 | 132 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Webber International (Fla.), Oklahoma City, LSU Shreveport (La.), William Carey (Miss.)
Others Receiving Votes: Webber International (Fla.) 100, Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 96, Oklahoma City 80, Westmont (Calif.) 51, Columbia (Mo.) 25, Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 22, Mobile (Ala.) 21, Point (Ga.) 20, Bellevue (Neb.) 20, LSU Shreveport (La.) 15, Asbury (Ky.) 10, Clarke (Iowa) 9, Huntington (Ind.) 8, Concordia (Mich.) 7, William Carey (Miss.) 3.
