The University of Maine baseball team is ranked 14th in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Northeast Coaches Poll for May 6th. The Black Bears (31-12 overall, 12-4 America East) drop from 11th to 14th in this week's poll. University of Vermont (24-10, 9-3), which drops out of the top-15 after being ranked 15th last week, and Stony Brook University (24-16, 10-6) are among those receiving votes. University of Richmond (39-8) maintained the top spot after receiving all 6 first place votes and 90 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 (39-8) (6) 90 (1)
2. Notre Dame (36-12) 84 (2)
3. Virginia Commonwealth (37-11) 74 (3)
4. West Virginia (31-14) 68 (5)
5. North Carolina-Wilmington (34-17) 65 (4)
6. Pittsburgh (33-16) 61 (8)
7. Virginia Tech (30-16) 51 (6)
8. George Washington (30-15) 48 (7)
9. William & Mary (27-16) 37 (9)
10. Rutgers (26-15) 33 (x)
11. George Mason (27-18) 31 (12)
12. Le Moyne (25-13) 24 (10)
13. Marist (28-14-1) 18 (14)
14. Maine (31-12) 13 (11)
15. James Madison (24-23) 9 (13)
Dropped Out: Vermont (No. 15).
Also Receiving Votes:
Bucknell 4, Boston College 3, Princeton 3, Stony Brook 2, Vermont 2.