University of Maine (9-6) dropped to eighth place (85 total points) in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Northeast Coaches Poll for March 25th. The Black Bears were seventh last week. University of Vermont (5-3) received 11 points and was among those also receiving votes. University of Richmond (13-2) maintained the top spot with all 13 first place votes and 195 total points.
Teams point values are determined by each coach’s rankings, with 15 points for first place, and descending by one point for each place away from first.
The Eastern Coaches Poll consists of 76 teams in the Northeast and East Regions declared by the NCAA. These two regions consist of eight conferences (America East, Atlantic 10, Big East, Colonial, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Northeast and Patriot), and two independents.
Top 15
1. Richmond (13) (18-2) 195 (1)
2. Virginia Commonwealth (19-6) 166 (3)
3. Notre Dame (11-6) 165 (2)
4. North Carolina-Wilmington (18-10) 145 (4)
5. Pittsburgh (17-5) 140 (6)
6. George Washington (16-6) 133 (5)
7. Virginia Tech (18-5) 111 (12)
8. Maine (9-6) 85 (7)
9. James Madison (13-8) 84 (10)
10. Marist (7-7) 57 (8)
10. William & Mary (15-11) 57 (11)
12. West Virginia (12-7) 55 (15)
13. Boston College (8-9) 43 (9)
14. George Mason (10-8) 22 (13)
14. Central Connecticut State (7-3) 16 (x)
Dropped Out: Bucknell (No. 14), St. Bonaventure (No. 15)
Also Receiving Votes:
Rutgers (14), Vermont (11), Connecticut (10), Le Moyne (7),
Dartmouth (4), St. Bonaventure (4), Bucknell (3), Towson (2),
Harvard (1), Manhattan (1), St. John’s (1).
Polling Institutions (13):
Bucknell, Central Connecticut State, George Washington,
James Madison, Lehigh, Maine, Monmouth, North Carolina-Wilmington,
Pittsburgh, Richmond, Rider, Siena, Stony Brook.