Francis Marion ranked 14th in final NCAA II Baseball Poll

The Francis Marion University baseball team is ranked 14th in the final 2009 Collegiate Baseball Magazine Division II Top 30 poll.
The Patriots finished the year with a 38-15-1 record, the second-highest win total in the program’s history. Francis Marion finished second during the Peach Belt Conference regular season, won the program’s first-ever Peach Belt Tournament title, and earned its fourth NCAA Division II national tournament bid in the past seven years, placing third at the Southeast Regional.
The squad posted a 5-5 mark against nationally ranked opponents in 2009, and closed the season by winning 17 of its final 19 contests.
Dating back to the 2005 season, the Patriots have now appeared in 78 of the past 84 national polls. FMU has landed in the national Top 30 poll at the end of each of the past five seasons.
Four PBC squads are listed in the final poll, which is topped by Division II national champion Lynn University.


2009 Collegiate Baseball Magazine NCAA Division II Poll - June 1, 2009 (FINAL)

Rank Team Record Points Last Week
1. Lynn 46-16 480 5
2. Emporia State 49-15 464 3
3. UC San Diego 41-15 444 1
4. Southern Arkansas 52-11 408 7
5. Mesa State 44-15 406 6
Belmont Abbey 40-26 406 10
7. West Chester 46-12 372 2
8. Florida Southern 41-16 356 8
9. Grand Valley State 45-16-1 354 4
10. Central Missouri 44-15 330 9
USC Aiken 42-19 330 12
12. Dowling 35-18 296 T21
13. Sonoma State 35-16 294 11
14. Francis Marion 38-15-1 286 14
15. Barry 44-11 280 13
16. Abilene Christian 45-19 242 15
17. West Alabama 38-16 216 16
18. Western Oregon 34-14 202 T17
Angelo State 46-20 202 T17
20. Valdosta State 43-21 172 20
21. Indianapolis 43-21 162 19
22. Delta State 38-16 148 23
23. Ashland 42-15-1 120 T21
24. Catawba 36-18 114 24
25. Armstrong Atlantic St. 38-18 98 25
26. Tampa 39-17 84 27
27. Wayne State (Neb.) 45-15 50 26
28. Nebraska - Omaha 41-20 46 28
29. UT Permian Basin 39-19 16 T19
30. Mercyhurst 38-17 12 T29
UNC Pembroke 37-17 12 T29
Cameron 43-16 12 T29

Also Receiving Votes: Northern Kentucky 6, Georgia College & State 4, Adelphi 4, Slippery Rock 2, Cal State Dominguez Hills 2, Franklin Pierce 2, Tusculum 1, Dominican 1, New Mexico Highlands 1, Southern Indiana 1, Cal State Los Angeles 1, Cal State Chico 1, Rockhurst 1, North Georgia 1, Mount Olive 1, Erskine 1, Barton 1, Incarnate Word 1, St. Mary's (Texas) 1, Missouri Southern State 1, Alabama-Huntsville 1, West Florida 1, Nova Southeastern 1, Kutztown 1, Shepherd 1, West Virginia State 1, California (Pa.) 1, Colorado State - Pueblo 1, Minnesota State Mankato 1, Southwest Minnesota State 1, Bellarmine 1.