2022 NAIA Pre-Season Baseball Poll

Georgia Gwinnett No. 1 In
2022 Pre-Season NAIA Poll
(Dec. 21, 2021)

Rank Team (2021 Final Record) Points
1. Georgia Gwinnett (51-10) 529
2. Central Methodist, MO (49-8) 507
3. Southeastern, FL (51-9) 480
4. Lewis-Clark St., ID (44-8) 474
5. Tennessee Wesleyan (53-6) 459
6. Faulkner, AL (32-20) 457
7. Indiana Southeast (50-15) 428
8. Keiser, FL (37-18) 400
9. Oklahoma Wesleyan (49-11) 388
10. LSU Shreveport, LA (45-16) 382
11. Cumberlands, KY (46-8) 362
12. Loyola, LA (36-15) 330
13. Vanguard, CA (40-16) 328
14. Science & Arts, OK (34-12) 295
15. Indiana Wesleyan (44-14) 263
16. Hope International, CA (29-15) 257
17. St. Thomas, FL (34-21) 253
18. Concordia, NE (42-12) 252
19. Middle Georgia St. (37-20) 230
20. Oklahoma City (36-19) 190
21. Reinhardt, GA (34-21) 167
22. Mid-America Nazarene, KS (41-16) 148
23. Benedictine Mesa, AZ (32-16) 134
24. Bellevue, NE (41-18) 129
25. Point Park, PA (40-16) 128

Others Receiving Votes: William Carey, MS (120), Bryan, TN (106), Our Lady of The Lake, TX (42), Westmont, CA (39), Freed-Hardeman, TN (32), Webber International, FL (28), Columbia, MO (24), Ottawa, KS (20), Indiana Tech. (13), Columbia International, SC (8), Olivet Nazarene, IL (5), Texas Wesleyan ((4), Warner, FL (4), Doane, NE (3), Southwestern Christian, OK (3).


Source:
NAIA


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