Polls

May 12, 1997

Division I Baseball

The USA Today/Baseball Weekly top 25 NCAA Division I baseball teams through April 27 as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:

1. LSU (41-8) -- 817
2. Texas Tech (42-6) -- 796
3. Alabama (38-10) -- 714
4. Miami (Fla.) (36-13) -- 684
5. UCLA (36-13-1) -- 678
6. Florida St. (35-13) -- 634
7. Stanford (33-13) -- 613
8. Auburn (39-9) -- 607
9. Wichita St. (40-9) -- 535
10. Oklahoma St. (37-13) -- 517
11. Ga. Tech (36-9) -- 512
12. Mississippi St. (36-12) -- 482
13. Tennessee (37-12) -- 418
14. Southern Cal (36-18) -- 412
15. Rice (36-13) -- 358
16. North Caro. St. (38-12) -- 289
17. Arizona St. (31-19) -- 274
18. Texas A&M (36-17) -- 261
19. Oklahoma (32-13) -- 246
20. Arkansas (34-14) -- 191
21. Long Beach St. (30-18) -- 103
22. Ohio St. (33-13) -- 85
23. Clemson (31-17) -- 82
24. Cal St. Northridge (36-17-1) -- 65
25. Southwestern La. (36-12) -- 61

Division II Baseball

The Collegiate Baseball top 25 NCAA Division II baseball teams through April 28, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Tampa (38-11) -- 480
2. Fla. Southern (41-9) -- 464
3. Kennesaw St. (37-11) -- 448
4. Cal St. Chico (39-9) -- 432
5. Mount Olive (38-6) -- 416
6. Georgia Col. (37-19) -- 392
6. North Ala. (39-13-1) -- 392
8. Mercyhurst (31-5) -- 360
8. Mesa St. (37-11) -- 360
10. UC Riverside (35-11) -- 336
11. North Fla. (31-14) -- 316
12. Ala.-Huntsville (39-11) -- 308
13. Delta St. (36-19) -- 282
14. Central Mo. St. (30-9) -- 264
15. SIU-Edwardsville (29-13) -- 248
16. West Ga. (40-15) -- 236
17. Quincy (32-11) -- 234
18. Shepherd (34-3) -- 218
19. Adelphi (23-12) -- 182
20. Pittsburg St. (38-15) -- 168
21. Central Okla. (33-16) -- 160
22. Fort Hays St. (38-11) -- 144
23. Mo.-St. Louis (23-10) -- 128
24. St. Leo (35-16) -- 114
25. Longwood (35-9) -- 98

Division I Men's Lacrosse

The top 20 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse teams through April 28 as selected by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Princeton (10-0) -- 200
2. Virginia (11-2) -- 190
3. Duke (9-3) -- 172
4. Syracuse (9-2) -- 169
5. Johns Hopkins (9-3) -- 166
6. Loyola (Md.) (9-2) -- 150
7. Georgetown (9-3) -- 139
8. Maryland (7-4) -- 127
9. Notre Dame (8-2) -- 117
10. Massachusetts (7-5) -- 107
11. Brown (7-5) -- 94
12. Army (8-4) -- 88
13. Penn St. (8-3) -- 83
14. Hofstra (8-4) -- 76
15. Md.-Balt. Co. (9-2) -- 55
16. North Caro. (5-7) -- 33
17. Harvard (7-5) -- 30
18. Towson St. (4-6) -- 27
19. Navy (6-6) -- 22
20. Hartford (9-3) -- 16

Division I Women's Lacrosse

The Brine top 15 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse teams through April 28 as listed by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association, with records:

1. Maryland, 16-1; 2. Virginia, 14-4; 3. Loyola (Maryland), 12-2; 4. James Madison, 13-4; 5. Temple, 12-2; 6. Penn State, 10-5; 7. North Carolina, 12-3; 8. William and Mary, 10-5; 9. Dartmouth, 9-3; 10. Princeton, 7-6; 11. Brown, 9-4; 12. Georgetown, 7-7; 13. Yale, 10-3; 14. Towson State, 9-4; 15. Rutgers, 10-4.

Division II Men's Lacrosse

The top 10 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse teams through April 28 as selected by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Adelphi (9-1) -- 80
2. New York Tech (9-2) -- 72
3. LIU-C. W. Post (8-2) -- 64
4. Sacred Heart (7-2) -- 54
5. LIU-Southampton (7-2) -- 48
6. Pfeiffer (8-6) -- 39
7. St. Andrews (7-3) -- 20
8. Bentley (8-5) -- 18
9. Limestone (6-6) -- 15
10. Le Moyne (6-4) -- 12

Division III Men's Lacrosse

The top 20 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse teams through April 28 as selected by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Salisbury St. (12-1) -- 199
2. Washington (Md.) (11-3) -- 186
3. Nazareth (9-3) -- 174
4. Roanoke (11-2) -- 171
5. Ohio Wesleyan (11-3) -- 169
6. Denison (10-2) -- 130
7. Alfred (9-3) -- 126
8. Middlebury (6-3) -- 116
9. Hartwick (10-3) -- 113
10. Wash. & Lee (10-2) -- 106
11. Williams (11-1) -- 103
12. Western Md. (10-1) -- 98
13. Gettysburg (8-4) -- 97
14. Ithaca (8-3) -- 94
15. Amherst (9-2) -- 49
16. Hampden-Sydney (8-7) -- 42
17. Bowdoin (8-3) -- 33
18. Greensboro (9-5) -- 23
19. Connecticut Col. (6-4) -- 19
19. Whittier (16-4) -- 19

Women's Rowing

The top teams in each region in NCAA women's rowing through April 29 as listed by the NCAA Women's Rowing Committee, with overall rankings and rankings by event:

New England

Teams: 1. Brown, 2. Massachusetts, 3. Yale, 4. Harvard, 5. Boston U., 6. Dartmouth.

I Eights: 1. Massachusetts, 2. Brown, 3. Northeastern, 4. Boston U., 5. Harvard, 6. Yale.

II Eights: 1. Yale, 2. Brown, 3. Dartmouth, 4. Massachusetts, 5. Harvard, 6. Boston U.

Fours: 1. Brown, 2. Yale, 3. Harvard, 4. Dartmouth, 5. Massachusetts, 6. Boston U.

Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. Williams, 2. Wesleyan (Connecticut), 3. Connecticut College.

Divisions II/III Fours: 1. (tie) Connecticut College and MIT, 3. Trinity (Connecticut).

Mid-Atlantic

Teams: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Cornell, 4. Georgetown, 5. Syracuse.

I Eights: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Georgetown, 4. Cornell, 5. George Washington, 6. Syracuse

II Eights: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Cornell, 4. George Washington, 5. Syracuse, 6. Georgetown.

Fours: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Cornell, 4. Syracuse, 5. Georgetown, 6. Bucknell.

Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. Skidmore, 2. William Smith, 3. Ithaca.

Divisions II/III Fours: 1. Ithaca, 2. Rochester Institute of Technology.

Central

Teams: 1. Virginia, 2. Wisconsin, 3. Ohio State, 4. Michigan, 5. Central Florida.

I Eights: 1. Virginia, 2. Wisconsin, 3. Michigan, 4. Ohio State, 5. Iowa, 6. Kansas.

II Eights: 1. Wisconsin, 2. Virginia, 3. Ohio State, 4. Michigan, 5. Central Florida, 6. Iowa.

Fours: 1. Iowa, 2. Ohio State, 3. Virginia, 4. Tennessee, 5. Wisconsin, 6. Miami (Florida).

Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. Marietta, 2. Washington (Maryland), 3. Florida Tech.

Divisions II/III Fours: 1. Johns Hopkins, 2. Rollins, 3. Florida Tech.

West

Teams: 1. Washington, 2. Washington State, 3. Oregon State, 4. UC Davis.

I Eights: 1. Washington, 2. California, 3. Washington State, 4. Oregon State, 5. Stanford, 6. California.

II Eights: 1. Washington, 2. Washington State, 3. Oregon State, 4. Stanford, 5. UC Davis, 6. California.

Fours: 1. Washington, 2. (tie) Gonzaga and Cal State Sacramento, 4. (tie) Mills, Stanford and Washington State.

Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. UC Davis, 2. UC San Diego, 3. Humboldt State.

Divisions II/III Fours: 1. Mills, 2. UC Davis.

Division II Women's Softball

The top 20 NCAA Division II women's softball teams through April 30 as selected by the NCAA Division II Women's Softball Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Kennesaw St. (45-3) -- 156
2. UC Davis (45-5-1) -- 151
3. Wis.-Parkside (56-8) -- 147
4. Neb.-Kearney (25-4) -- 135
5. Neb.-Omaha (33-5) -- 127
6. Calif. (Pa.) (42-4) -- 123
7. Barry (36-13) -- 109
8. LIU-C. W. Post (34-8) -- 101
9. Bloomsburg (43-3) -- 100
10. Humboldt St. (51-12) -- 85
11. Fla. Southern (40-11) -- 81
12. Mankato St. (32-12) -- 64
13. Coker (45-12-1) -- 63
14. Lewis (43-13) -- 59
15. Central Mo. St. (32-7) -- 48
16. Columbus (43-7) -- 39
17. American Int'l (30-10) -- 29
18. Sonoma St. (36-20) -- 24
19. Augustana (S.D.) (36-13) -- 15
20. Ashland (35-14) -- 13

Division III Women's Softball

The top five NCAA Division III women's softball teams in each region through April 30 as selected by the NCAA Division III Women's Softball Committee, with records:

Atlantic: 1. Rowan, 31-2; 2. Montclair State, 30-8; 3. College of New Jersey, 30-4; 4. Salisbury State, 29-12; 5. Christopher Newport, 33-10.

East: 1. Cortland State, 27-10; 2. Bethany (West Virginia), 34-9; 3. Binghamton, 23-10; 4. Messiah, 24-9; 5. Allegheny, 22-21.

Northeast: 1. Wheaton (Massachusetts), 37-4; 2. Ithaca, 25-13; 3. Tufts, 26-8-1; 4. (tie) Western Connecticut State, 26-8, and Springfield, 16-16.

Midwest: 1. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 21-12; 2. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 30-6; 3. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 25-8; 4. St. Mary's (Minnesota), 34-3; 5. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 29-6.

Central: 1. Alma, 29-5; 2. Calvin, 21-13; 3. Muskingum, 24-15; 4. Hope, 20-11; 5. Capital, 20-9.

West: 1. Simpson, 30-6; 2. Chapman, 32-7; 3. Central (Iowa), 29-8; 4. (tie) UC San Diego, 21-17, and Cal Lutheran, 23-8-1.

Division I Men's Tennis

The Rolex top 25 NCAA Division I men's tennis teams through April 29, based on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's average-points-per-match computer formula:

1. UCLA, 2. Stanford, 3. Mississippi, 4. Georgia, 5. Kentucky, 6. Mississippi State, 7. Boise State, 8. LSU, 9. Florida, 10. Duke, 11. South Alabama, 12. Pepperdine, 13. Southern California, 14. Texas, 15. Notre Dame, 16. Virginia Commonwealth, 17. Auburn, 18. Middle Tennessee State, 19. Illinois, 20. Clemson, 21. Kansas, 22. Alabama, 23. UNLV, 24. Miami (Florida), 25. Alabama-Birmingham.

Division I Women's Tennis

The Rolex top 25 NCAA Division I women's tennis teams through April 29, based on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's average-points-per-match computer formula:

1. Florida, 2. Stanford, 3. UCLA, 4. Duke, 5. Texas, 6. Georgia, 7. Arizona State, 8. Wake Forest, 9. Mississippi, 10. William and Mary, 11. California, 12. Arizona, 13. Tennessee, 14. Pepperdine, 15. Vanderbilt, 16. South Carolina, 17. Michigan, 18. UNLV, 19. Notre Dame, 20. Alabama, 21. Wisconsin, 22. Texas A&M, 23. LSU, 24. Harvard, 25. Arkansas.

Division II Men's

Outdoor Track and Field

The top 20 NCAA Division II men's outdoor track and field teams through April 29 as ranked by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ratings.

1. Fort Hays State, 280.1; 2. Central Missouri State, 274.5; 3. San Francisco State, 270.2; 4. Lewis, 268.6; 5. Shippensburg, 265.9; 6. Northern Colorado, 244.7; 7. Millersville, 243.2; 8. Albany (New York), 233.7; 9. Slippery Rock, 233.1; 10. Saginaw Valley, 232.2; 11. Humboldt State, 224.3; 12. East Stroudsburg, 214.0; 13. Emporia State, 195.9; 14. Clarion, 191.4; 15. Missouri Southern State, 169.4; 16. Grand Valley State, 166.4; 17. St. Joseph's (Indiana), 161.2; 18. Nebraska-Kearney, 153.3; 19. Missouri-Rolla, 115.6; 20. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 50.1.

Division II Women's

Outdoor Track and Field

The top 19 NCAA Division II women's outdoor track and field teams through April 29 as ranked by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ratings.

1. Northwest Missouri State, 257.8; 2. Lewis, 246.3; 3. Shippensburg, 221.9; 4. Fort Hays State, 215.4; 5. Nebraska-Omaha, 212.6; 6. (tie) Northern Colorado and Emporia State, 207.0; 8. Slippery Rock, 202.1; 9. Saginaw Valley, 184.7; 10. Millersville, 174.7; 11. Humboldt State, 170.4; 12. Central Missouri State, 170.3; 13. East Stroudsburg, 161.0; 14. St. Joseph's (Indiana), 154.9; 15. Clarion, 150.2; 16. Nebraska-Kearney, 105.1; 17. Grand Valley State, 100.1; 18. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 61.8; 19. Missouri-Rolla, 54.7.

Men's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 15 NCAA men's volleyball teams through April 29, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Stanford (25-3) -- 234
2. Penn St. (29-1) -- 225
3. UCLA (23-4) -- 213
4. Brigham Young (20-6) -- 192
5. UC Santa Barb. (17-9) -- 170
6. Pepperdine (18-9) -- 154
7. Ball St. (27-7) -- 148
8. Long Beach St. (19-10) -- 120
9. Hawaii (18-11) -- 115
10. Lewis (25-10) -- 101
11. Pacific (Cal.) (16-11) -- 81
12. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne (17-9) -- 62
13. Southern Cal (12-12) -- 44
14. Cal St. Northridge (14-13) -- 29
15. Princeton (24-2) -- 22