LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of California San Diego softball team has earned their highest ranking of the year, placing 11th in this week's edition of the 2019 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The poll was released on Wednesday morning and is voted on by 16 head coaches, with two representing each of the eight regions.
UC San Diego gained five slots, tied with Texas A&M Kingsville for the biggest jump. With a 20-6 overall record and an 18-5 mark in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action, the Tritons earned 247 points from the coaches committee.
The rise comes on the heels of a doubleheader sweep against then-No. 4 Chico State, during a rain-shortened series. UC San Diego captured game one in nine innings, 4-3, and game two, 3-2. With the pair of losses to the Tritons, the Wildcats fall to 13th in the NFCA poll.
The Tritons will look to continue their success, competing at the Tournament of Champions Friday through Sunday in Turlock. Among the five opponents on the slate for the Tritons is Concordia Irvine, who rose from seventh to fifth in this week's NFCA poll. View the full schedule for this weekend here.
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Rank
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School
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Totals
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2019 Record
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Previous Week
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1
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West Florida (8)
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385
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31-4
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3
|
|
2
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Central Oklahoma (5)
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381
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26-2
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2
|
|
3
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North Georgia (3)
|
379
|
27-7
|
1
|
|
4
|
Southern Arkansas
|
341
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26-6
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5
|
|
5
|
Concordia Irvine
|
320
|
23-3
|
7
|
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6
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Texas A&M-Kingsville
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311
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26-4
|
11
|
|
7
|
Grand Valley State
|
310
|
19-3
|
8
|
|
8
|
UAH
|
295
|
26-8
|
10
|
|
9
|
West Texas A&M
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260
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23-8
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6
|
|
10
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Florida Tech
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253
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26-7
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12
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|
11
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UC San Diego
|
247
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20-6
|
16
|
|
12
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Texas A&M-Commerce
|
217
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25-9
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14
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|
13
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Chico State
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187
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18-7
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4
|
|
14
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Augustana
|
173
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20-5
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17
|
|
15
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Colorado Mesa
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167
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23-6
|
18
|
|
16
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Valdosta State
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163
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20-9
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13
|
|
17
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Wayne State University
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153
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19-6
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15
|
|
18
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Southern New Hampshire
|
140
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16-4
|
19
|
|
19
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Lincoln Memorial
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135
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26-6
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23
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|
20
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Indianapolis
|
98
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22-8
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20
|
|
21
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Wingate
|
55
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24-8
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RV
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|
22
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Mississippi College
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53
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23-8
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21
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|
22
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Winona State
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53
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15-5
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22
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|
24
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Angelo State
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44
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24-10
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24
|
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25
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Georgian Court
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33
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20-5
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RV
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About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country. The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference. UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent. A total of 80 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 36 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.
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