Two America East baseball teams are ranked in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Northeast Coaches Poll for April 29th. University of Maine (26-11 overall, 9-3 America East) jumps from 14th to 11th in this week's poll, while University of Vermont (21-8, 6-2) dropped from 12th to 15th. Stony Brook University (22-12, 9-3) dropped out of the top-15, but is among those receiving votes. University of Richmond (34-8) maintained the top spot with 5 of the 7 first place votes and 103 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 (5) (34-8) 103 (1)
2. Notre Dame (2) (34-9) 100 (2)
3. Virginia Commonwealth (33-10) 91 (3)
4. North Carolina-Wilmington (33-15) 79 (4)
5. West Virginia (29-12) 75 (5)
6. Virginia Tech (27-15) 64 (7)
7. George Washington (29-11) 61 (8)
8. Pittsburgh (30-13) 60 (6)
9. William & Mary (27-15) 45 (9)
10. Le Moyne (22-10) 34 (11)
11. Maine (26-11) 33 (14)
12. George Mason (26-14) 32 (10)
13. James Madison (24-19) 19 (x)
14. Marist (25-13-1) 13 (13)
15. Vermont (21-8) 11 (12)
Dropped Out: Stony Brook (No. 14).
Also Receiving Votes:
Rutgers 10, Stony Brook 9, Bucknell 3, Princeton 3, St. John’s 2.
Polling Institutions (7):
George Washington, Le Moyne, North Carolina-Wilmington, Pittsburgh,
Richmond, Rider, Siena.