NJCAA Region 8 Baseball/Softball Notebook: January 27

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 27, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Preseason Coaches' Polls for the upcoming 2017 season.

Games begin Friday, January 27. The first regular season coaches' poll will be released February 7.

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll
January 27, 2017 

The 2017 NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2016 record, final 2016 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.

Chipola (7)

43-16

201

2

2.

Santa Fe (10)

42-10

179

1

3.

State College of Florida (3)

31-22

142

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4.

Polk State

39-17

112

3

5.

St. Johns River State

42-14

98

6

6.

Central Florida

33-18

74

9

7t.

Gulf Coast State

41-16

73

4

7t.

Northwest Florida State

36-20

73

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9.

Eastern Florida State

33-19

51

7

10.

Palm Beach State

27-22

47

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Also receiving votes: Broward 43, Miami Dade 37, Tallahassee 34, St. Petersburg 18.

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Preseason Coaches' Poll
January 27, 2017 

The 2017 NJCAA Region 8 Softball Preseason Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2016 record, final 2016 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 (16)

49-15

217

5

2.

Florida SouthWestern (2)

53-16

195

4

3.

Central Florida (3)

62-5

185

1

4.

Indian River State

46-10

143

3

5.

Seminole State

41-23

97

7

6.

Northwest Florida State

44-8

95

2

7.

Daytona State

34-18

90

8

8.

State College of Florida

34-18

83

6

9.

Tallahassee

21-23

34

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10.

Miami Dade

23-34

33

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Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 15, Santa Fe 9, St. Petersburg 5, St. Johns River State 3, Florida State College at Jacksonville 1.