Courtesy: Southeastern (Fla.) Athletics
Courtesy: Southeastern (Fla.) Athletics

2023-24 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 - FINAL (May 8)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Fire of Southeastern (Fla.) go wire-to-wire leading the NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25, receiving all 20 first-place votes. The rest of the top six remains intact with Georgia Gwinnett in second, Cumberlands (Ky.) in third, LSU Shreveport (La.) in fourth, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) in fifth, and Webber International (Fla.) sixth. Point Park (Pa.) is the only new entry into the group.  

Rating Methodology

  • The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
  • The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater 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”
  • For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
RANK LAST TIME SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD POINTS
1 1 Southeastern (Fla.) [20] 48-6 560
2 2 Georgia Gwinnett 47-6 541
3 3 Cumberlands (Ky.) 48-6 520
4 4 LSU Shreveport (La.) 42-8 501
5 5 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 36-10 496
6 6 Webber International (Fla.) 42-12 453
7 10 Missouri Baptist 39-10-1 428
8 7 Central Methodist (Mo.) 43-7 424
9 9 Reinhardt (Ga.) 38-16 416
10 8 Hope International (Calif.) 37-14 411
11 14 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 38-11 390
12 12 Jessup (Calif.) 39-9 361
13 17 Tennessee Wesleyan 37-16 325
14 15 Bellevue (Neb.) 38-12 310
15 25 William Carey (Miss.) 34-14 299
15 11 Faulkner (Ala.) 35-15 299
17 18 Taylor (Ind.) 40-14 289
18 19 Concordia (Neb.) 40-13 267
19 13 Doane (Neb.) 38-12 227
20 20 Kansas Wesleyan 45-10 217
21 22 Oklahoma City 35-15 205
22 16 Loyola (La.) 36-17 188
23 21 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 34-17 135
24 23 Columbia (Mo.) 37-14 123
25 RV Point Park (Pa.) 41-13 100

Dropped from Top 25: Tabor (Kan.)

Receiving Votes: Tabor (Kan.) 79; Oklahoma Wesleyan 74; Keiser (Fla.) 65; Arizona Christian 51; British Columbia 42; Science & Arts (Okla.) 30; OUAZ (Ariz.) 12; Northwestern Ohio 12; Point (Ga.) 10; Milligan (Tenn.) 10; Oregon Tech 8; Georgetown (Ky.) 7; Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 4; Indiana Wesleyan 3; Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 3

Championship Information

baseball

68th ANNUAL
BASEBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

World Series
May 23-31, 2025
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, Idaho

Opening Round
May 12-15, 2025
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