Newport News, VA – The USCAA released its Week 7 spring sport Coaches’ Polls today.  This week marks bid week for Softball.  For the first time in Coaches’ Poll history, we have a tie at first place.  Rochester College and St. Mary of the Woods both receive 182 points to top the leaderboard.  Other teams who have successfully been awarded bids include St. Joseph’s College of Brooklyn, Penn State Beaver, Spalding University, Penn State Mont Alto, and Judson.  Briarcliffe was forced to decline a bid due to significant team injuries.  Therefore, there is currently one spot open.  The Penn State University Athletic Conference tournament concludes this Saturday.  Penn College and Penn State Hazleton will fight to earn the final spot with a PSUAC Championship.  Otherwise, the bid will be distributed to the next qualifying team who has met their institution’s internal criteria to compete.  The 2011 Softball Championships take place at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio – May 5-8.  Firestone Stadium is home to the Akron Racers of the National Pro Fastpitch league.

With only two days remaining before bid day for baseball, Southern Virginia continues its dominance with a 28-6 season record.  Spalding makes the biggest jump of top 10 teams, moving from 7th to a tie for 4th.  This marks the first year that the baseball championship will be deemed USCAA Small College World Series.  The tournament will take place May 13-18 at the Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

Scroll down to view the top 20 teams in USCAA baseball and softball.  For up to date scores, standing, championship information and more visit www.theuscaa.com.

Softball
Rank    Week 7  Total   Last Week
1(T)    St Mary of the Woods College    182     2
1(T)    Rochester College       182     1
3       St. Joseph’s College    178     3
4       Penn State Beaver       176     5
5       Spalding University     172     4
6       Penn State Mont Alto    160     6
7       Briarcliffe College     156     7
8       Judson College  147     8
9       Southern Maine CC       137     10(T)
10      Robert Morris Springfield       124     9
11      Penn College    123     10(T)
12      Clark State CC  122     17
13      Penn State Hazleton     119     12
14      Southern Virginia University    113     13
15      Southern State CC       112     19
16      Walla Walla University  104     14
17      University of Dallas    97      15
18      Talladega College       94      16
19      Washington Adventist    90      18
20      NHTI    79      NR

Baseball
Rank    Week 7  Total   Last Rank
1       Southern Virginia University    231     1
2       Apprentice School       207     4
3       Talladega College       199     5
4(T)    Briarcliffe College     198     3
4(T)    Spalding University     198     7
6       Selma University        187     8(T)
7       Penn State Greater Allegheny    184     6
8       Robert Morris Springfield       181     8(T)
9       Clark State CC  166     10
10      Rochester College       165     11
11(T)   Washington Adventist    142     12
11(T)   Vermont Tech    142     13
13      Penn State Brandywine   140     14
14      Penn College    135     15
15      Miami University Hamilton       128     16
16      NHTI    123     17
17      UC Clermont     122     18
18      Penn State Beaver       121     NR
19      Southern Maine CC       108     NR
20      Ave Maria University    107     19

Tags: Men's Baseball, Women's Softball //