College Rankings: NFCA/GoRout DII Top 25… UT Tyler Opens No. 1, Major Shifts in First Week (Feb. 12, 2025)
By Brentt Eads
February 12, 2025
College Rankings: NFCA/GoRout DII Top 25… UT Tyler Opens No. 1, Major Shifts in First Week (Feb. 12, 2025)
No. 1 UT Tyler is off to a 9-0 start and holds the unanimous No. 1 spot in the first 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll of the regular season. With several programs suffering early-season defeats, the rankings saw a major shift up and down the poll.
The Patriots kicked off with five wins on opening weekend at the DII First Pitch Invitational in Conroe, Texas. Four of those came via shutout, including a 3-0 win over then-No. 21 Colorado Mesa.
They followed up with four more victories at the Alvy Early Memorial Classic, knocking off Missouri Southern, Arkansas Tech, Emporia State and Southern Arkansas.
With preseason No. 2 Western Washington, No. 3 Indianapolis and No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne going a combined 5-12, it made room for Auburn-Montgomery, North Georgia, Wilmington and Tampa to make up the next four teams behind UT Tyler.
The Warhawks (5-2) picked up two top 10 wins over Lenoir-Rhyne and new-No. 8 Rogers State on the opening weekend with their only defeat versus new-No. 13 Central Oklahoma. They went 3-1 at Embry-Riddle’s tournament the following weekend.
Four programs – No. 21 Harding, No. 22 Nova Southeastern, No. 23 McKendree and No. 25 Kutztown – join the poll this week with Wingate (19th), Southern Nazarene, Colorado Mesa and Lewis (22nd) dropped out. It marks the first ranking for the 23rd-ranked Bearcats since May 2, 2018 (25th).
The 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee. The committee consists of 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. The poll will be announced Tuesdays at noon ET throughout the regular season.
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2025 NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll
February 11 (Week 1)
Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points | 2025 Record | Previous Ranking |
1 | UT Tyler (16) | 400 | 9-0 | 1 |
2 | AUM | 375 | 5-2 | 6 |
3 | North Georgia | 361 | 5-1 | 8 |
4 | Wilmington | 337 | 0-0 | 5 |
5 | Tampa | 335 | 7-1 | 10 |
6 | Augustana | 327 | 5-3 | 7 |
7 | Angelo State | 314 | 9-1 | 11 |
8 | Rogers State | 280 | 6-3 | 9 |
9 | Trevecca Nazarene | 251 | 9-0 | 17 |
10 | Western Washington | 236 | 1-4 | 2 |
11 | West Texas A&M | 234 | 10-0 | 13 |
12 | Francis Marion | 212 | 6-2 | 14 |
13 | Central Oklahoma | 183 | 7-1 | 25 |
14 | Cal State San Marcos | 177 | 10-1 | 23 |
15 | Mississippi College | 175 | 6-4 | 12 |
16 | Indianapolis | 159 | 1-3 | 3 |
17 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 146 | 3-5 | 4 |
18 | East Stroudsburg | 134 | 4-2 | 16 |
19 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 131 | 7-2 | 15 |
20 | Oklahoma Christian | 129 | 7-1 | 24 |
21 | Harding | 103 | 9-1 | |
22 | Nova Southeastern | 58 | 8-3 | RV |
23 | McKendree | 35 | 7-1 | |
24 | Northwest Nazarene | 32 | 5-4 | 18 |
25 | Kutztown | 25 | 5-0 | RV |
New to Poll: No. 21 Harding, No. 22 Nova Southeastern, No. 23 McKendree, No. 25 Kutztown
Dropped Out: No. 19 Wingate, No. 20 Southern Nazarene, No. 21 Colorado Mesa, No. 22 Lewis
Receiving Votes: Lubbock Christian (24), Saint Leo (13), Lincoln Memorial (9), Pittsburg State (3), Cal State East Bay (2).
The 2025 NFCA/Go Rout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee. The committee consists of 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. Records reflect games played through Feb. 9.
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