Softball Moves to 22nd in NFCA Division II Rankings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Apr. 2, 2014) - After securing four East Coast Conference victories, the LIU Post softball team moved up a spot to 22nd in Wednesday's NFCA Division II Poll.
Four straight victories over league foe Tarleton State by a combined score of 46-8 helped West Texas A&M (31-4) maintain its iron grip on the No. 1 ranking in the tally for the sixth-straight week.
A 14-game win streak has the Pioneers sporting an overall record of 17-3, including a 4-0 mark in league action. Their latest victories came in a doubleheader sweep at ECC foe Bridgeport on Tuesday (Apr. 1). The green and gold won by 3-1 and 9-0 decisions.
On Thursday (Apr. 3), LIU Post returns home for a conference twinbill against St. Thomas Aquinas, which is set to start at 3 p.m. in Brookville, N.Y.
**The NFCA Division II Top-25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Current 2014 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
NFCA Division II Softball Poll – Apr. 2, 2014| Rank | Team | 2014 Record | Totals | Last Poll |
| 1 | West Texas A&M (14) | 31-4 | 398 | 1 |
| 2 | California Baptist (2) | 32-7 | 380 | 2 |
| 3 | Tampa | 27-4 | 346 | 4 |
| 4 | Armstrong Atl. State | 26-8 | 343 | 3 |
| 5 | St. Mary's (Texas) | 36-4 | 334 | 5 |
| 6 | Wayne State (Mich.) | 20-4 | 303 | 7 |
| 7 | Emporia State | 30-7 | 299 | 9 |
| 8 | Humboldt State | 28-9 | 297 | 6 |
| 9 | Alabama-Huntsville | 25-6 | 273 | 8 |
| 10 | Missouri-St. Louis | 22-3 | 232 | 10 |
| 11 | Angelo State | 28-9 | 224 | 12 |
| 12 | North Georgia | 32-8 | 217 | 15 |
| 13 | Augustana (S.D.) | 22-5 | 210 | 11 |
| 14 | Caldwell | 11-1 | 198 | 13 |
| 15 | Cal St. Monterey Bay | 26-5 | 169 | 16 |
| 16 | Shippensburg | 17-3 | 145 | 17 |
| 17 | Valdosta State | 29-9 | 123 | 18 |
| 18 | Lenoir Rhyne | 27-8 | 106 | 14 |
| 19 | Winona State | 19-3 | 97 | 20 |
| 20 | UC San Diego | 22-6 | 90 | 19 |
| 21 | Truman State | 24-5 | 84 | 25 |
| 22 | LIU Post | 15-3 | 61 | 23 |
| 23 | West Va. Wesleyan | 20-6 | 58 | 21 |
| 24 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 22-7 | 48 | 22 |
| 25 | Texas Woman's | 24-12 | 32 | RV |