PEMBROKE, North Carolina – After having a week off with no games, the previously 25th-ranked Hawai'i Hilo baseball team did not appear on this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Division II Poll released earlier Wednesday.
The Vulcans, who are off to a 7-1 start, received just 25 points in this week's poll.
Two other teams — Belmont Abbey (No. 14) and Missouri Southern State (No. 21) — also dropped out of the top 25 rankings while No. 21 Rogers State (9-1), No. 24 Valdosta State (7-3) and No. 25 Lenoir-Rhyne (10-3) made their way into this week's poll.
Reigning National Champion North Greenville (10-0) remained at No. 1 with 499 points garnered.
In the West Region rankings, the Vulcans totaled 96 points to remain at No. 4 behind CSU San Bernardino, PLNU and Cal Poly Pomona in order.
2023 Baseball Rankings History
| RANK |
WEEK (DATE) |
W-L |
WEST RANK |
PREVIOUS WEEK |
| NR |
Week 2 (Feb. 22) |
0-0 |
No. 4 |
- |
| 25 |
Week 1 (Feb. 15) |
7-1 |
No. 4 |
» No. 15 Augustana (W 4-0)
» No. 15 Augustana (W 4-3)
» No. 15 Augustana (W 9-6)
» No. 15 Augustana (W 3-1)
» No. 15 Augustana (L 3-7)
» Northwest Nazarene (W 7-6)
» Northwest Nazarene (W 7-5)
» Northwest Nazarene (W 11-3) |
| NR |
Preseason (Jan. 25) |
0-0 |
NR |
- |
Last week, Hawai'i Hilo made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II rankings at No. 25 after starting the season with wins over then-15th-ranked Augustana and Great Northwest Athletic Conference preseason favorite Northwest Nazarene.
The Vulcans will be back in action this weekend to start Pacific West Conference play against Concordia University Irvine.
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