MSU Softball falls to No. 21
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MSU Softball falls to No. 21

  • 04 April 2006
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MSU SOFTBALL DROPS TO NUMBER 21

 

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - The Midwestern State University fell 10 spots in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25.MSU dropped to No. 21, after ranking 11th in the previous poll.

 

MSU has a record of 33-8 overall, 12-4 in Lone Star Conference North play, after sweeping a doubleheader with now 16th ranked Abilene Christian on Wednesday.

 

Humboldt State ( Calif.) moved to the top spot in the poll with a record of 35-3 overall, while Florida Southern is second and Emporia State ( Kan. ) fell to third after dropping to 31-3 overall. Southeastern Oklahoma State remained fourth nationally despite splitting four games with MSU.SOSU, 30-6 as of Sunday, has also dropped two more games to unranked Central Oklahoma.Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is fifth.

 

With Abilene Christian ranked 16th, the Lone Star Conference has three teams ranked in the Top 25.Incarnate Word, a team MSU defeated earlier this season, fell to 25th in the poll. St. Edward's was just outside the rankings.

 

MSU is 6-3 against teams nationally ranked when they played each other and 6-3 as well against teams currently ranked in the national poll.

 

MSU returns to the field on Saturday to host Angelo State in a non-divisional game with the LSC rival.The doubleheader is set to start at Noon.

 

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NFCA Division II Top 25

 

April 5, 2006(records as of April 2, 2006)

 

TeamRecordPrev

 

1. Humboldt State ( Calif. )35-33

 

2. Florida Southern (1)33-32

 

3. Emporia State ( Kan. ) (7)31-31

 

4. Southeastern Okla.30-64

 

5. So. Ill.-Edwardsville38-45

 

6. Cal State Bakersfield 34-67

 

7. Lock Haven ( Pa. )25-310

 

8. Barry ( Fla. )28-79

 

8. Columbus State ( Ga. )27-10NR

 

10. Cal State Dominguez Hills24-78

 

11. Nebraska-Omaha26-514

 

12. Georgia College & State31-813

 

13. LIU-C.W. Post (N.Y.)16-6NR

 

14. Shippensburg ( Pa. )20-1020

 

15. Missouri-Rolla24-4NR

 

16. Abilene Christian ( Texas )29-10NR

 

17. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)38-6-16

 

18. San Francisco State24-1017

 

18. Northwest Missouri State 21-7NR

 

20. Alabama-Huntsville31-1122

 

21. Midwestern State29-811

 

22. Bloomsburg ( Pa. )20-823

 

23. Northwood ( Mich. )18-7NR

 

24. Caldwell (N.J.)14-8NR

 

25. Incarnate Word ( Texas )32-1215

 

Others receiving votes: South Carolina Upstate, Henderson State ( Ark.), St. Edward's ( Texas), Washburn ( Kan.), Le Moyne (N.Y.), Cal State Stanislaus, Francis Marion (S.C.), Delta State ( Miss.), Rollins ( Fla.), Kutztown ( Pa.), Gannon ( Pa. ).