The baseball team received 42 votes in the 2022 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll released today. The team had received eight votes for the first time ever on March 11, 2020. Subsequently, the Saints were ranked in the top 25 as No. 21 on March 31, 2021; No. 24 on April 14, 2021; No. 22 on April 28, 2021; and No. 23 on May 12, 2021.

The Saints finished out their 2021 season as Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) regular-season champs. They qualified for the NAIA National Championship Tournament, where they lost in the opening round. They marked their best-ever record at 34-19 overall and 20-4 in the RRAC.

Poll Methodology

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.

The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.

Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”

The frequency of the polls is bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) prior to the 2016-17 academic season. This change allows raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work between rating periods.

For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.

RANK	LAST	SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	FINAL POINTS
1	1	Georgia Gwinnett [19]	51-10	529
2	2	Central Methodist (Mo.)	49-8	507
3	5	Southeastern (Fla.)	51-9	480
4	3	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	44-8	474
5	7	Tennessee Wesleyan	53-6	459
6	4	Faulkner (Ala.)	32-20	457
7	6	Indiana Southeast (Ind.)	50-15	428
8	9	Keiser (Fla.)	37-18	400
9	8	Oklahoma Wesleyan	49-11	388
10	10	LSU Shreveport (La.)	45-16	382
11	11	Cumberlands (Ky.)	46-8	362
12	14	Loyola (La.)	36-15	330
13	13	Vanguard (Calif.)	40-16	328
14	15	Science & Arts (Okla.)	34-12	295
15	17	Indiana Wesleyan	44-14	263
16	16	Hope International (Calif.)	29-15	257
17	19	St. Thomas (Fla.)	34-21	253
18	12	Concordia (Neb.)	42-12	252
19	18	Middle Georgia State	37-20	230
20	20	Oklahoma City	36-19	190
21	NR	Reinhardt (Ga.)	34-21	167
22	24	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	41-16	148
23	25	Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.)	32-16	134
24	NR	Bellevue (Neb.)	41-18	129
25	23	Point Park (Pa.)	40-16	128

Others Receiving Votes: William Carey (Miss.) 120; Bryan (Tenn.) 106; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 42; Westmont (Calif.) 39; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 32; Webber International (Fla.) 28; Columbia (Mo.) 24; Ottawa (Kan.) 20; Indiana Tech 13; CIU (S.C.) 8; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 5; Texas Wesleyan 4; Warner (Fla.) 4; Doane (Neb.) 3; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 3Arrows