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NFCA Division II Preseason Top 25

Defending national champion Humboldt State picked No. 1.

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Defending national champion Humboldt State (CA) received seven of eight first-place votes and was the No. 1 pick in the NFCA Division II Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll. Humboldt State garnered 199 out of a possible 200 points.

The NFCA Division II Top 25 is voted on by eight Division II coaches, representing the eight NCAA Division II regions.

The top three teams in this year's preseason poll are the same top three in last year's final Division II poll. Last year's national runner-up Nebraska-Kearney totaled 190 points for second place. Kennesaw State (GA), which received the remaining first-place vote, finished third with 186 points.

West Florida placed fourth with 175 points. California (PA) and North Dakota State, which tied for fifth at last year's national finals, tied for fifth in the preseason poll with 159 points apiece.

The first regular season poll will be released on March 15.



NFCA Preseason Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll


(First-place votes are in parentheses. Records are from 1999.)

    School                           1999 Record      Pts.
1.  Humboldt State (CA) (7)          55-7-1           199
2.  Nebraska-Kearney                 39-4             190
3.  Kennesaw State (GA) (1)          52-7             186
4.  West Florida                     54-16            175
5.  (tie) California (PA)            38-18            159
    (tie) North Dakota State         53-12            159
7.  Hawaii Pacific                   44-6-1           128
8.  Ferris State (MI)                46-18            125
9.  Augustana (SD)                   53-12            113
10. Barry (FL)                       44-13            111
11. Armstrong Atlantic State (GA)    42-10            110
12. Bloomsburg (PA)                  42-10            109
13. Alabama-Huntsville               62-12             89
14. Truman State (MO)                45-11             87
15. Merrimack (MA)                   42-6              86
16. North Florida                    40-13             79
17. UC Davis                         41-12             69
18. Southeastern Oklahoma State      51-15             68
19. Florida Southern                 44-12             62
20. Nebraska-Omaha                   45-15             58
21. Grand Valley State (MI)          58-8-1            39
22. American International (MA)      33-18             38
23. Columbus State (GA)              46-7              29
24. Cal State Bakersfield            42-17             26
25. St. Cloud State (MN)             44-14             18

Others receiving votes: Shippensburg (PA) 14, Lewis (IL) 13, Hawaii-Hilo 11, Coker (SC) 9, Texas Woman's 9, Ashland (OH) 8, Indiana (PA) 8, Western Washington (8), Mississippi University for Women 3, St. Leo (FL) 2, Washburn (KS) 2, Queens (NY) 1.

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