Polls

Polls - March 3, 1997

Division I Baseball

The USA Today/Baseball Weekly top 25 NCAA Division I baseball teams through February 16 as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:

1. Florida St. (6-2) -- 765
2. Southern Cal (10-3) -- 746
3. UCLA (13-1) -- 707
4. Florida (8-1) -- 705
5. LSU (3-0) -- 673
6. Stanford (8-4) -- 579
7. Rice (7-2) -- 553
8. Ga. Tech (5-0) -- 552
9. Wichita St. (0-0) -- 521
10. Cal St. Fullerton (7-4) -- 453
11. Miami (Fla.) (7-5) -- 415
12. Mississippi St. (0-0) -- 374
13. Clemson (3-0) -- 366
14. Alabama (3-0) -- 359
15. Texas A&M (7-3) -- 337
15. Tennessee (5-1) -- 337
17. Arizona St. (9-5) -- 335
18. Auburn (6-0) -- 280
19. Oklahoma St. (4-3) -- 258
20. Texas (8-4) -- 225
21. Tulane (3-0) -- 194
22. Long Beach St. (4-5) -- 135
23. Stetson (4-3-1) -- 90
24. South Fla. (4-3) -- 80
25. Texas Tech (1-1) -- 71

Division II Baseball

The Collegiate Baseball top 25 NCAA Division II baseball teams through February 17, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Kennesaw St. (3-0) -- 480
2. St. Joseph's (Ind.) (0-0) -- 464
3. Ala.-Huntsville (0-0) -- 448
4. Columbus St. (5-0) -- 418
5. Delta St. (0-0) -- 416
6. Tampa (6-3) -- 414
7. Mo.-St. Louis (0-0) -- 382
8. St. Leo (2-1) -- 368
9. Mercyhurst (0-0) -- 346
10. Abilene Christian (5-1) -- 334
11. North Fla. (5-2) -- 324
12. Southern Colo. (5-2) -- 294
13. Shippensburg (0-0) -- 262
14. Central Mo. St. (0-0) -- 260
15. North Ala. (1-1) -- 230
16. Adelphi (0-0) -- 222
17. Lynn (8-4) -- 218
18. Fla. Southern (4-3) -- 214
19. Lewis (0-0) -- 212
20. Cal St. Dom. Hills (4-2) -- 206
21. Valdosta St. (2-0) -- 158
22. Mansfield (0-0) -- 132
23. UC Davis (6-1) -- 104
24. Mankato St. (0-0) -- 101
25. SIU-Edwardsville (0-0) -- 92

Division II Men's Basketball

The top 20 NCAA Division II men's basketball teams through February 17 as selected by the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Fort Hays St. (23-1) -- 160
2. Salem-Teikyo (22-1) -- 152
3. Alabama A&M (20-3) -- 144
4. New Hamp. Col. (22-2) -- 133
5. Indianapolis (21-2) -- 128
6. Central Okla. (21-4) -- 122
7. Elizabeth City St. (17-4) -- 111
8. Alas. Anchorage (17-6) -- 106
9. South Dak. St. (20-3) -- 95
10. West Ga. (20-3) -- 80
11. Cal St. Bakersfield (20-4) -- 75
12. Northern Ky. (23-3) -- 73
13. Mansfield (21-3) -- 69
14. Georgia Col. (20-4) -- 55
15. Washburn (20-7) -- 51
16. St. Rose (23-4) -- 46
17. Grand Valley St. (21-3) -- 24
18. Southern Conn. St. (21-3) -- 22
19. Tex. A&M-Commerce (19-5) -- 17
20. Grand Canyon (19-4) -- 8

Division II Women's Basketball

The USA Today/Women's Basketball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division II women's basketball teams through February 16, with records in parentheses and points:
1. North Dak. St. (24-0) -- 600
2. St. Rose (24-0) -- 575
3. West Tex. A&M (23-1) -- 547
4. Southern Ind. (22-1) -- 528
5. Abilene Christian (22-2) -- 502
6. UC Davis (22-2) -- 471
7. Northern Mich. (22-2) -- 440
8. Neb.-Kearney (22-2) -- 420
9. North Dak. (21-3) -- 399
10. Oakland (22-3) -- 356
11. Augustana (S.D.) (19-4) -- 346
12. Kennesaw St. (23-1) -- 340
13. Seattle Pacific (22-2) -- 300
14. Bentley (20-4) -- 263
15. Bowie St. (24-1) -- 256
16. Shippensburg (20-4) -- 243
17. Stonehill (20-4) -- 232
18. Florida Tech (22-2) -- 213
19. Northern Colo. (17-5) -- 154
20. Delta St. (18-5) -- 148
21. Longwood (22-2) -- 109
22. South Dak. St. (15-8) -- 84
23. Michigan Tech (18-5) -- 63
24. Fayetteville St. (22-3) -- 58
25. Fort Hays St. (18-4) -- 41

Division III Men's Basketball

The top eight NCAA Division III men's basketball teams in each region through February 18 as selected by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee, with records:

Northeast: 1. Williams, 18-2; 2. Colby, 19-2; 3. Amherst, 17-3; 4. (tie) Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 15-6, and Salem State, 20-2; 6. Springfield, 18-3; 7. Western Connecticut State, 18-4; 8. (tie) Bowdoin, 16-5, and Connecticut College, 15-6.

East: 1. Rochester Institute of Technology, 20-2; 2. St. Lawrence, 20-2; 3. St. John Fisher, 17-5; 4. Rochester, 14-7; 5. Brockport State, 14-7; 6. Hamilton, 12-8; 7. Oneonta State, 15-7; 8. Buffalo State, 13-8.

Middle Atlantic: 1. Alvernia, 19-3; 2. Widener, 17-5; 3. Wilkes, 17-4; 4. Salisbury State, 18-4; 5. Johns Hopkins, 16-6; 6. Lycoming, 17-6; 7. Goucher, 17-5; 8. (tie) Drew, 15-7, and Washington (Maryland), 15-7.

Atlantic: 1. Rowan, 22-0; 2. Richard Stockton, 17-5; 3. Jersey City State, 16-6; 4. (tie) New York University, 16-6, and Staten Island, 19-4; 6. William Paterson, 17-5; 7. York (New York), 17-4; 8. (tie) Mount St. Mary (New York), 16-7, and Mount St. Vincent, 19-4.

South: 1. Maryville (Tennessee), 17-4; 2. Sewanee (University of the South), 15-5; 3. (tie) Christopher Newport, 17-5, and Roanoke, 18-6; 5. Hampden-Sydney, 18-6; 6. Bridgewater (Virginia), 18-6; 7. Methodist, 15-7; 8. (tie) Hendrix, 17-5, and Stillman, 17-6.

Great Lakes: 1. Hope, 20-2; 2. (tie) Mount Union, 18-4, and Wittenberg, 19-4; 4. John Carroll, 18-4; 5. (tie) Denison, 17-5, and Ohio Northern, 15-6; 7. Wooster, 18-5; 8. Calvin, 14-6.

Midwest: 1. Illinois Wesleyan, 21-1; 2. Wabash, 19-3; 3. Chicago, 17-4; 4. Rose-Hulman, 16-6; 5. Washington (Missouri), 16-6; 6. Lawrence, 18-2; 7. North Central, 12-9; 8. Elmhurst, 14-7.

West: 1. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 21-0; 2. Wisconsin-Platteville, 20-2; 3. Nebraska Wesleyan, 17-4; 4. Pomona-Pitzer, 17-5; 5. Buena Vista, 15-5; 6. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 16-6; 7. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 16-5; 8. Gustavus Adolphus, 16-5.

Division III Women's Basketball

The top 10 NCAA Division III women's basketball teams in each region through February 17 as selected by the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Committee, with records:

Northeast: 1. Clark (Massachusetts), 19-3; 2. Southern Maine, 19-3; 3. Bates, 18-3; 4. Western Connecticut State, 18-3; 5. Salem State, 18-3; 6. Bowdoin, 15-5; 7. Springfield, 15-5; 8. Colby, 15-5; 9. Williams, 15-4; 10. Trinity (Connecticut), 13-4.

East: 1. New York University, 19-1; 2. William Smith, 21-0; 3. Binghamton, 18-2; 4. St. John Fisher, 18-3; 5. Hartwick, 15-6; 6. Ithaca, 17-6; 7. Nazareth, 16-6; 8. Oneonta State, 17-5; 9. Elmira, 14-8; 10. Brockport State, 14-7.

Mid-Atlantic: 1. Scranton, 19-3; 2. Johns Hopkins, 19-3; 3. Elizabethtown, 16-6; 4. Cabrini, 19-2; 5. Alvernia, 16-6; 6. Lycoming, 15-7; 7. Susquehanna, 16-6; 8. Misericordia, 16-5; 9. Allentown, 16-6; 10. Muhlenberg, 14-6.

Atlantic: 1. Marymount (Virginia), 21-1; 2. Rowan, 21-1; 3. William Paterson, 19-3; 4. College of New Jersey, 16-6; 5. Colby-Sawyer, 18-3; 6. Gallaudet, 15-7; 7. Regis (Massachusetts), 18-4; 8. Frostburg State, 21-2; 9. Montclair State, 16-6; 10. Salisbury State, 15-7.

South: 1. Roanoke, 21-1; 2. Emory, 15-6; 3. Hendrix, 19-3; 4. Bridgewater (Virginia), 18-4; 5. Christopher Newport, 18-4; 6. Savannah A&D, 19-5; 7. Thomas More, 16-6; 8. Guilford, 14-8; 9. Greensboro, 14-7; 10. Emory and Henry, 13-8.

Great Lakes: 1. Defiance, 22-0; 2. Capital, 19-3; 3. Baldwin-Wallace, 19-3; 4. Calvin, 20-2; 5. Muskingum, 17-5; 6. Alma, 17-5; 7. Mount Union, 15-7; 8. Kenyon, 22-1; 9. DePauw, 20-3; 10. Bethany (West Virginia), 19-3.

Central: 1. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 19-2; 2. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 20-2; 3. Millikin, 19-2; 4. Washington (Missouri), 18-4; 5. Wheaton (Illinois), 19-3; 6. Beloit, 17-3; 7. Wisconsin-Stout, 15-7; 8. Lawrence, 14-5; 9. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 15-5; 10. Lake Forest, 15-5.

West: 1. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 20-1; 2. St. Benedict, 18-3; 3. Buena Vista, 16-4; 4. UC San Diego, 16-5; 5. Luther, 15-4; 6. Chapman, 17-5; 7. Pomona-Pitzer, 16-5; 8. Bethel (Minnesota), 15-6; 9. Concordia-Moorhead, 16-6; 10. Wartburg, 14-7.

Men's Gymnastics

The top 20 NCAA men's gymnastics teams through February 16, ranked according to the teams' highest single scores as provided by GymInfo:
1. Ohio St. -- 231.920
2. Iowa -- 229.620
3. Penn St. -- 229.550
4. Nebraska -- 229.350
5. California -- 228.150
6. Michigan St. -- 227.750
7. Oklahoma -- 227.720
8. Massachusetts -- 227.450
9. New Mexico -- 226.870
10. Illinois -- 225.950
11. Brigham Young -- 224.700
12. Minnesota -- 223.870
13. Illinois -- 222.900
14. Stanford -- 220.650
15. Navy -- 219.350
16. Michigan -- 218.800
17. Temple -- 218.020
18. Syracuse -- 216.000
19. Air Force -- 215.200
20. Army -- 214.900

Women's Gymnastics

The top 20 NCAA women's gymnastics teams through February 18, based on the teams' total season averages as provided by GymInfo:
1. Georgia -- 196.754
2. Alabama -- 195.887
3. Utah -- 195.840
4. Michigan -- 195.387
5. Arizona St. -- 195.268
6. Nebraska -- 194.613
7. West Va. -- 194.498
8. UCLA -- 194.427
9. Washington -- 194.233
10. LSU -- 194.068
11. Florida -- 194.022
12. Oregon St. -- 194.006
13. Stanford -- 193.468
14. Brigham Young -- 193.235
15. Minnesota -- 193.178
16. Utah St. -- 193.138
17. Arizona -- 192.902
18. Kentucky -- 192.532
19. Denver -- 192.443
20. Massachusetts -- 192.282

Division I Men's Ice Hockey

The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine top 10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams through February 17, selected in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association and One Xcel, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Michigan (28-2-3) -- 100
2. North Dak. (22-8-2) -- 86
3. New Hampshire (24-7-0) -- 78
4. Boston U. (18-6-6) -- 72
5. Clarkson (20-8-0) -- 59
6. Minnesota (21-11-0) -- 45
7. Miami (Ohio) (22-9-1) -- 36
8. Vermont (18-7-3) -- 26
9. Michigan St. (18-10-3) -- 23
10. Cornell (15-6-4) -- 11

Division II Men's Ice Hockey

The top five NCAA Division II men's ice hockey teams through February 18 as selected by the NCAA Divisions II and III Men's Ice Hockey Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Ala.-Huntsville (20-4-0) -- 30
2. Bemidji St. (22-6-2) -- 24
3. Mercyhurst (15-7-2) -- 18
4. St. Anselm (15-7-0) -- 12
5. Bentley (16-8-0) -- 3
5. St. Michael's (15-6-0) -- 3

Division III Men's Ice Hockey

The top 10 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey teams in each region through February 18 as selected by the NCAA Divisions II and III Men's Ice Hockey Committee, with records in parentheses and points:

West
1. St. Norbert (20-6-1) -- 47 -- 1/2
1. St. John's (Minn.) (19-4) -- 47 -- 1/2
3. Wis.-Stevens Point (16-7-2) -- 40
4. Wis.-Superior (16-6-2) -- 35
5. St. Thomas (Minn.) (16-7) -- 29
6. Wis.-River Falls (16-9-0) -- 25
7. St. Mary's (Minn.) (14-8-1) -- 21
8. Gustavus Adolphus (13-10-0) -- 15
9. Augsburg (12-10-1) -- 10
10. Wis.-Eau Claire (10-14-1) -- 5

East
1. Rochester Inst. (18-3-2) -- 50
2. Middlebury (17-3-1) -- 45
3. Plattsburgh St. (18-5-1) -- 40
4. Norwich (17-4-1) -- 34
5. Elmira (13-6-4) -- 30
6. Hamilton (16-5-1) -- 24
7. Williams (14-7-1) -- 22
8. Colby (14-7-1) -- 15
9. Potsdam St. (13-9-2) -- 10
10. Fredonia St. (12-9-1) -- 5

Division I Men's Swimming and Diving

The Speedo America top 25 NCAA Division I men's swimming and diving teams through February 19 as selected by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, with points:

1. Stanford, 335; 2. Auburn, 331; 3. Tennessee, 319; 4. California, 294; 5. Southern California, 291; 6. Texas, 288; 7. Michigan, 282; 8. Georgia, 258; 9. Minnesota, 237; 10. Arizona State, 203; 11. Arizona, 189; 12. Florida State, 188; 13. Florida, 165; 14. LSU, 157; 15. North Carolina, 146; 16. Nebraska, 134; 17. Harvard, 125; 18. Southern Methodist, 105; 19. North Carolina State, 91; 20. Texas A&M, 74; 21. Miami (Florida), 59; 22. Indiana, 56; 23. Ohio State, 50; 24. Purdue, 32; 25. Alabama, 32.

Division I Women's Swimming and Diving

The Speedo America top 25 NCAA Division I women's swimming and diving teams through February 19 as selected by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, with points:

1. Stanford, 400; 2. Southern Methodist, 375; 3. Michigan, 346; 4. Georgia, 335; 5. Southern California, 334; 6. Arizona, 325; 7. Auburn, 287; 8. Texas, 285; 9. Florida, 271; 10. Minnesota, 259; 11. UCLA, 239; 12. California, 198; 13. North Carolina, 188; 14. Tennessee, 187; 15. Northwestern, 182; 16. Nebraska, 177; 17. LSU, 125; 18. (tie) Alabama and Kentucky, 121; 20. Kansas, 83; 21. Illinois, 74; 22. Wisconsin, 68; 23. Arizona State, 55; 24. Texas A&M, 45; 25. Penn State, 34.

Men's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 15 NCAA men's volleyball teams through February 18, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Brigham Young (6-1) -- 231
2. Penn St. (12-1) -- 215
3. Stanford (5-2) -- 202
4. Pepperdine (6-2) -- 194
5. UCLA (5-3) -- 162
6. UC Santa Barb. (5-3) -- 156
7. Hawaii (5-4) -- 146
8. Ball St. (10-1) -- 145
9. Long Beach St. (8-3) -- 107
10. Pacific (Cal.) (7-2) -- 84
11. Lewis (8-3) -- 83
12. Southern Cal (6-4) -- 72
13. Cal St. Northridge (5-4) -- 56
14. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne (6-3) -- 33
15. Ohio St. (9-4) -- 20

Division III Men's Volleyball

The top 10 NCAA Division III men's volleyball teams through February 18 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Juniata (12-3) -- 124
2. UC San Diego (4-8) -- 117
3. N.J. Inst. of Tech. (5-4) -- 108
4. Springfield (5-3) -- 89
5. La Verne (1-7) -- 73
6. Vassar (8-2) -- 68
7. East. Mennonite (4-8) -- 43
8. UC Santa Cruz (1-3) -- 37
9. New York U. (3-7) -- 28
10. Roger Williams (10-4) -- 17

Division I Wrestling

The InterMat/American Wrestling News top 25 NCAA Division I wrestling teams through February 19 as selected by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, with dual-meet records in parentheses and points:
1. Oklahoma St. (18-0) -- 325
2. Iowa (15-1) -- 312
3. Minnesota (15-4) -- 298
4. Illinois (12-1) -- 282
5. Penn St. (14-4) -- 278
6. Edinboro (12-0) -- 258
7. Rider (12-2) -- 240
8. Nebraska (15-4) -- 226
9. Iowa St. (7-7-1) -- 225
10. Arizona St. (13-4) -- 217
11. Pennsylvania (9-2-1) -- 180
12. Michigan (9-4) -- 179
13. Fresno St. (12-5) -- 169
14. Oklahoma (8-7-1) -- 162
15. Michigan St. (7-12) -- 130
16. Lock Haven (11-5) -- 124
17. Cal St. Bakersfield (8-8) -- 89
18. Oregon (11-5) -- 88
19. Cornell (10-5) -- 82
20. North Caro. (10-2) -- 71
21. Oregon St. (13-10) -- 67
22. Purdue (13-4) -- 53
23. Pittsburgh (11-4-1) -- 47
24. Indiana (8-7) -- 33
25. Lehigh (8-7) -- 29

Division II Wrestling

The top 20 NCAA Division II wrestling teams through February 20 as selected by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, with points:

1. Nebraska-Omaha, 200; 2. Central Oklahoma, 183; 3. West Liberty State, 172; 4. Pittsburgh-Johnstown, 170; 5. South Dakota State, 164; 6. San Francisco State, 153; 7. Western State, 137; 8. North Dakota State, 131; 9. Chadron State, 105; 10. Northern Colorado, 103; 11. Mankato State, 84; 12. Fort Hays State, 75; 13. Wisconsin-Parkside, 74; 14. Ashland, 70; 15. Central Missouri State, 52; 16. St. Cloud State, 48; 17. Southern Colorado, 41; 18. Truman State, 26; 19. Adams State, 24; 20. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 20.

Division III Wrestling

The Adidas-Brute top 25 NCAA Division III wrestling teams through February 19 as listed by the National Wrestling Coaches Association:

1. Augsburg, 2. Wartburg, 3. Lycoming, 4. John Carroll, 5. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 6. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 7. College of New Jersey, 8. Brockport State, 9. Mount Union, 10. Manchester, 11. Simpson, 12. Cortland State, 13. Springfield, 14. Buena Vista, 15. Loras, 16. St. John's (Minnesota), 17. Ithaca, 18. Olivet, 19. Norwich, 20. Oswego State, 21. Delaware Valley, 22. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 23. Messiah, 24. Baldwin-Wallace, 25. (tie) Wisconsin-Platteville and Rochester Institute of Technology.

Division III Men's Basketball Regional Rankings

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS -- The top eight teams in each region in the weekly 1996-97 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III mens basketball poll, conducted by the NCAA Division III Mens Basketball Committee.

Northeast Region 1. Williams (Mass.) (21-2)
2. Amherst (Mass.) (19-3)
3. Massachusetts - Dartmouth (18-6)
4. Salem State (Mass.) (21-3)
5. Colby (Maine) (19-4)
6. Springfield (Mass.) (20-4)
7. Bowdoin (Maine) (18-5)
8. Connecticut College (17-7)

East Region

1. Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.) (22-3)
2. St. Lawrence (N.Y.) (22-3)
3. St. John Fisher (N.Y.) (18-6)
4. Rochester (N.Y.) (15-8)
5. Buffalo State (N.Y.) (16-8)
6. Tie -- Brockport State (N.Y.) (16-8)
Cortland State (N.Y.) (17-7)
Hamilton (N.Y.) (13-9)

Middle Atlantic Region

1. Alvernia (Pa.) (21-3)
2. Widener (Pa.) (19-5)
3. Wilkes (Pa.) (19-4)
4. Salisbury State (Md.) (20-4)
5. Goucher (Md.) (19-5)
6. Tie -- Johns Hopkins (Md.) (17-7)
Lycoming (Pa.) (18-6)
8. Washington (Md.) (17-7)
 Atlantic Region

1. Rowan (N.J.) (23-1)
2. Richard Stockton (N.J.) (18-6)
3. Jersey City St. (N.J.) (17-7)
4. New York University (17-7)
5. William Paterson (N.J.) (18-6)
6. York (N.Y.) (19-5)
7. Tie -- Merchant Marine (N.Y.) (16-6)
Mount St. Vincent (N.Y.) (20-4)
Staten Island (N.Y.) (19-6)

South Region

1. Hampden-Sydney (Va.) (21-6)
2. Maryville (Tenn.) (17-5)
3. Sewanee (University of the South) (Tenn.) (16-6)
4. Methodist (N.C.) (17-7)
5. Tie -- Christopher Newport (Va.) (18-6)
Roanoke (Va.) (19-7)
7. Bridgewater (Va.) (19-7)
8. Tie -- Rust (Miss.) (17-8)
Southwestern (Texas) (16-7)

Great Lakes Region

1. Hope (Mich.) (22-2)
2. Tie -- Mount Union (Ohio) (20-4)
Wittenberg (Ohio) (20-4)
4. Tie -- Denison (Ohio) (18-5)
John Carroll (Ohio) (19-5)
Ohio Northern (17-6)
Wooster (Ohio) (19-5)
8. Tie -- Alfred (N.Y.) (13-10)
Calvin (Mich.) (15-7)

Midwest Region

1. Illinois Wesleyan (23-1)
2. Chicago (Ill.) (19-4)
3. Wabash (Ind.) (20-4)
4. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) (17-7)
5. Washington (Mo.) (17-7)
6. Lawrence (Wis.) (20-2)
7. Elmhurst (Ill.) (15-8)
8. Tie -- Aurora (Ill.) (17-7)
North Central (Ill.) (12-11)
Ripon (Wis.) (18-4)

 West Region

1. Wisconsin-Platteville (22-2)
2. Wisconsin-Whitewater (21-2)
3. Pomona Pitzer (Calif.) (19-5)
4. Nebraska Wesleyan (18-5)
5. Buena Vista (Iowa) (17-5)
6. Wisconsin-Stevens Point (17-6)
7. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) (18-6)
8. Wisconsin-Oshkosh (17-6)