California Baptist took over the #1 spot in the final Division II rankings of the 2017 season prior to the final tournament. They also garnered the top-seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. Southwest Minnesota State slid up into the #2 spot while Concordia-St. Paul fell back from #1 to #3.
Nebraska-Kearney and Minnesota Duluth each moved up one spot to #6 and #7, respectively while Lewis fell back to #4 from #3.
Tarleton State, Winona State and West Florida each moved up in this weeks poll while NW Nazarene, Northern State and Central Oklahoma fell back. Entering this week’s rankings are Hillsdale at #25.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Baptist (27) | 1162 | 28-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Southwest Minnesota State (13) | 1146 | 28-3 | 4 |
| 3 | Concordia – St. Paul (7) | 1101 | 28-3 | 1 |
| 4 | Lewis (1) | 1083 | 31-2 | 3 |
| 5 | Western Washington | 996 | 25-3 | 5 |
| 6 | Nebraska-Kearney | 896 | 33-3 | 7 |
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 875 | 24-6 | 6 |
| 8 | Arkansas Tech | 840 | 35-0 | 8 |
| T-9 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 787 | 25-3 | 10 |
| T-9 | Regis | 787 | 28-3 | 11 |
| 11 | Northern State | 684 | 23-6 | 9 |
| 12 | Tarleton State | 606 | 29-5 | 15 |
| 13 | Winona State | 595 | 21-8 | 14 |
| 14 | NW Nazarene | 586 | 24-4 | 13 |
| 15 | Central Oklahoma | 538 | 29-5 | 12 |
| 16 | Augustana (SD) | 523 | 23-9 | 16 |
| 17 | West Florida | 364 | 28-6 | 19 |
| 18 | Colorado School of Mines | 335 | 24-5 | 17 |
| 19 | Central Missouri | 323 | 25-8 | 18 |
| 20 | Ferris State | 285 | 23-7 | 20 |
| 21 | Florida Southern | 234 | 25-6 | 22 |
| 22 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 207 | 19-12 | 21 |
| 23 | Saint Leo | 133 | 22-6 | 23 |
| 24 | Wheeling Jesuit | 106 | 31-5 | 24 |
| 25 | Hillsdale | 83 | 28-3 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Missouri Western 50; Rockhurst 43; Cal State San Bernardino 40; Upper Iowa 37; Metro State 36; Findlay 32; Angelo State 29; Wingate 22; Flagler 12; McKendree 10; Azusa Pacific 9; Central Washington 7;
1team mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 6 points.
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