BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Cumberlands (Ky.) is ranked, and two MSC teams earned a mention in the latest NAIA Baseball Top-25 Poll, NAIA officials announced on Wednesday.

Cumberlands (36-6) slipped one spot to No. 9 in this week's poll. The Patriots received 316 voting points from the national raters. Cumberlands hosts Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) in a three-game series this weekend in a battle of the top two teams in the MSC standings.

Cumberland (Tenn.) and Freed-Hardeman are two of 14 teams outside the Top 25 but receiving voting points from the national raters. Cumberland collected 22 voting points while Freed-Hardeman received 11 voting points. The Phoenix travels to Bethel (Tenn.) this weekend, while the Lions head to Cumberlands.

Taylor (Ind.) remains at No. 1 with 466 voting points and 10 of the 17 first-place votes. Georgia Gwinnett is No. 2 with 464 voting points and three first-place votes, while Bellevue (Neb.) is No. 3 with 457 voting points and the final four first-place votes.

The next NAIA Baseball Top-25 Poll is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29.

 

Poll Methodology

• The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
• A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
• The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system: 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
• The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
• Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
• For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.