LSU Eunice moves to No. 1 in NJCAA Division II baseball rankings

EUNICE, La. – LSU Eunice has moved up to the number one ranked in the most recent NJCAA Division II Baseball Polls as the new rankings were released on Monday. This is the first regular season Top 20 taken since the preseason poll where LSUE (24-0) was placed third.

The Bengals received five of the eight first place votes while Pearl River CC and Madison College split the other three. Since the 2018 season, LSU Eunice has been the number one ranked team in the nation 35 of the 50 polls taken.

LSUE has been tabbed as the top team in the nation at least for one week in 16 of the 21 seasons under the direction of Jeff Willis.

The 2023 edition of LSU Eunice Baseball has roared out of the gate, storming out to a 24-0 record. The Bengals boast an offense ranked tops in the nation in runs but also Top 10 in 12 different offensive categories. LSUE is ranked tenth in team earned run average (2.89) and second in strikeouts (264).

LSUE is fresh off a series sweep of Southeastern Iowa CC at home and will hit the road this coming weekend for a three-game set at L.B. Wallace.

2023 NJCAA DII Baseball Rankings | Week 1 – March 13, 2023

Place Team Record Points 1st Place Last Poll
1 LSU Eunice 24-0 138 5 3
T2 Pearl River 20-4 129 2 1
T2 Madison 5-0 129 1 2
4 Heartland 10-1 123 4
5 Murray State 18-4 100 10
6 Meridian 15-5 97 9
7 St. Johns River State 22-8 86 14
8 Frederick 10-3 75 6
9 Iowa Central 13-1 72 RV
10 Lansing 9-5 65 5
11 Kirkwood 12-6 58 6
12 Pitt 14-4 48 RV
13 Jones 17-5 46 RV
14 McHenry County 5-0 40 16
15 Southeastern 12-6 38 RV
16 Pasco-Hernando State 19-7 31 RV
T17 Kellogg 4-7 18 12
T17 Hinds 13-8 18 15
19 Glendale 19-9 13 NR
20 Parkland 10-3 9 NR

Receiving Votes: Mercer County, Phoenix, Lincoln Land, Catawba Valley, Florida State Jacksonville, Kankakee, Western Oklahoma State, Delaware Tech, Paradise Valley, Westchester, Itawamba, Brunswick