Wingate and Lenoir-Rhyne Ranked in NFCA Poll
April 3, 2024
ROCK HILL, S.C. (thesac.com) - Two SAC programs were featured among the NFCA Division II Top 25, released Tuesday (April 2).
Wingate climbed one spot to No. 11 after sweeping Carson-Newman this past Friday. The Bulldogs improve to 33-6 overall and 11-1 in the SAC while holding a 13-game win streak.
Lenoir-Rhyne remains at No. 18 from the previous week's rankings. The Bears fell to Catawba while sweeping UVA Wise on the week, improving to a 31-9 overall and 8-4 conference record.
RANKINGS
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Texas A&M (16) | 33-3 | 400 | 2 |
| 2 | North Georgia | 33-5 | 383 | 1 |
| 3 | Tampa | 30-5 | 361 | 4 |
| 4 | Rogers State | 29-5 | 356 | 3 |
| 5 | Indianapolis | 32-3 | 336 | 5 |
| 6 | UT Tyler | 31-7 | 323 | 6 |
| 7 | Colorado Christian | 33-4 | 291 | 8 |
| 8 | Central Oklahoma | 28-6 | 279 | 9 |
| 9 | Grand Valley State | 20-7 | 256 | 7 |
| 10 | Pittsburg State | 36-4 | 250 | 11 |
| 11 | Wingate | 33-6 | 238 | 12 |
| 12 | Western Washington | 26-4 | 237 | 13 |
| 13 | Mississippi College | 26-6 | 221 | 10 |
| 14 | Charleston | 25-2 | 203 | 15 |
| 15 | East Stroudsburg | 25-7 | 167 | 14 |
| 16 | Concordia | 29-7 | 152 | 17 |
| 17 | Auburn Montgomery | 27-9 | 145 | 16 |
| 18 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 31-9 | 108 | 18 |
| 19 | Northwest Nazarene | 26-7 | 103 | 22 |
| 20 | Rollins | 29-8 | 92 | 21 |
| 21 | Angelo State | 29-11 | 83 | 20 |
| 22 | Wilmington | 19-10 | 72 | 23 |
| 23 | Cal State San Marcos | 20-13 | 48 | 19 |
| 24 | Washburn | 30-10 | 38 | 24 |
| 25 | Nova Southeastern | 22-10 | 25 | 25 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Francis Marion (9), MSU Denver (8), Missouri Southern (5), Ohio Dominican (4), UAH (3), Kutztown (2), Oklahoma Baptist (2).