TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 27, 2016) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Preseason Coaches’ Polls for the upcoming 2016 season.
Games begin Friday, January 29. The first regular season coaches’ poll will be released February 9.
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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
January 27, 2016
The 2016 NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2015 record, final 2015 ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 baseball coaches, the FCSAA Baseball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Northwest Florida State (18) |
42-13 |
197 |
6 |
|
2. |
Chipola (2) |
40-12 |
161 |
2 |
|
3. |
Palm Beach State (1) |
41-17 |
151 |
3 |
|
4. |
St. Johns River State |
47-10 |
118 |
1 |
|
5. |
State College of Florida (1) |
39-18 |
113 |
7 |
|
6. |
Miami Dade |
25-22 |
99 |
-- |
|
7. |
Polk State |
35-16 |
90 |
4 |
|
8. |
Santa Fe |
31-12 |
68 |
5 |
|
9. |
Gulf Coast State |
34-20 |
67 |
9 |
|
10. |
Broward |
31-24 |
36 |
8 |
Also receiving votes: Central Florida 32, Tallahassee 28, Eastern Florida State 24, St. Petersburg 16, Hillsborough 8, Florida SouthWestern State 5, Daytona State 2, Indian River State 2, Pensacola State 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
January 27, 2016
The 2016 NJCAA Region 8 Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2015 record, final 2015 ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 softball coaches, the FCSAA Softball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Chipola (15) |
49-10 |
223 |
3 |
|
2. |
Central Florida (5) |
53-9 |
203 |
1 |
|
3. |
Indian River State (2) |
45-12 |
174 |
4 |
|
4. |
Seminole State |
51-9 |
131 |
2 |
|
5. |
Tallahassee |
33-17 |
130 |
7 |
|
6. |
Miami Dade |
34-21 |
120 |
5 |
|
7. |
State College of Florida |
28-19 |
95 |
6 |
|
8. |
Polk State (1) |
28-23 |
74 |
8t |
|
9. |
Florida State College at Jacksonville (1) |
29-27 |
21 |
-- |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
22-27 |
20 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Northwest Florida State 20, Gulf Coast State 18, Hillsborough 15, Daytona State 14, St. Petersburg 11, Florida SouthWestern State 8, Pensacola State 6, St. Johns River State 2.