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 |
-- |
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 |
-- |
9. |
Eastern Florida State |
33-19 |
51 |
7 |
10. |
Palm Beach State |
27-22 |
47 |
-- |
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 |
-- |
10. |
Miami Dade |
23-34 |
33 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 15, Santa Fe 9, St. Petersburg 5, St. Johns River State 3, Florida State College at Jacksonville 1.