STANDISH, ME – The NCAA DIII Softball Regional Rankings have been released and Saint Joseph's College (33-4, 20-2 GNAC) is ranked fifth in the Northeast.
Led by 17th-year Head Coach Jamie Smyth '92, the Monks claimed their fourth-consecutive Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship with a 4-1 win over Simmons College on Sunday, April 27th. With the title game triumph, Saint Joseph's claimed an automatic berth into the NCAA DIII Softball Tournament, which begins this Friday.
The 2014 NCAA Tournament selection show was held on Monday morning the Monks learned they would face off against Western Connecticut State University, which received an at-large berth into the national tourney after falling short in the Little East Conference playoffs, in the opening round. The Monks and Colonials play at 1:00 PM at Wellesley College – the host of a four-team pod that also includes Bridgewater State University – on Friday.
NCAA Regional Rankings (5/1/14):
| REGION/RANK | SCHOOL | IN-DIVISION RECORD | OVERALL RECORD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC | ||||
| 1 | Virginia Wesleyan | 37-5 | 37-5 | |
| 2 | Salisbury | 33-3 | 35-3 | |
| 3 | Emory | 36-7 | 36-7 | |
| 4 | Christopher Newport | 31-6 | 35-6 | |
| 5 | Piedmont | 39-4 | 41-6 | |
| 6 | Lynchburg | 30-14 | 30-14 | |
| 7 | Birmingham-Southern | 28-13 | 29-18 | |
| 8 | Randolph-Macon | 24-12 | 26-12 | |
| CENTRAL | ||||
| 1 | Trine | 33-2 | 33-2 | |
| 2 | Anderson (Ind.) | 26-7 | 26-7 | |
| 3 | Case | 25-15 | 25-15 | |
| 4 | Muskingum | 23-15 | 23-15 | |
| 5 | Heidelberg | 25-13 | 25-13 | |
| 6 | Thomas More | 29-8 | 29-8 | |
| 7 | John Carroll | 18-16 | 18-16 | |
| 8 | DePauw | 23-17 | 23-17 | |
| EAST | ||||
| 1 | Montclair State | 34-4 | 34-4 | |
| 2 | William Paterson | 29-7 | 29-7 | |
| 3 | Rowan | 30-9 | 30-9 | |
| 4 | Lebanon Valley | 28-4 | 29-4 | |
| 5 | Kean | 29-9 | 29-9 | |
| 6 | Washington College | 25-11 | 25-11 | |
| 7 | Muhlenberg | 23-11 | 23-11 | |
| 8 | Messiah | 27-7 | 27-7 | |
| 9 | Haverford | 25-9 | 25-9 | |
| 10 | Misericordia | 21-13 | 21-13 | |
| 11 | Richard Stockton | 21-13 | 21-13 | |
| 12 | Manhattanville | 24-8 | 24-8 | |
| GREAT LAKES | ||||
| 1 | Illinois Wesleyan | 34-5 | 34-5 | |
| 2 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 27-8 | 27-8 | |
| 3 | Chicago | 24-8 | 24-8 | |
| 4 | North Central (Ill.) | 29-9 | 29-9 | |
| 5 | Augustana (Ill.) | 29-9 | 31-9 | |
| 6 | Wisconsin-Stout | 25-10 | 25-10 | |
| 7 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 22-9 | 23-9 | |
| MIDWEST | ||||
| 1 | Luther | 27-6 | 27-6 | |
| 2 | Coe | 30-6 | 33-6 | |
| 3 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 31-5 | 31-5 | |
| 4 | Central (Iowa) | 30-8 | 30-8 | |
| 5 | Washington (Mo.) | 29-14 | 30-15 | |
| 6 | Fontbonne | 27-5 | 31-5 | |
| NEW ENGLAND | ||||
| 1 | Wellesley | 26-9 | 26-9 | |
| 2 | Williams | 22-7 | 22-7 | |
| 3 | Tufts | 31-3 | 31-3 | |
| 4 | Western Connecticut State | 29-9-1 | 29-9-1 | |
| 5 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 30-8 | 30-8 | |
| 6 | WPI | 27-11 | 27-11 | |
| 7 | Amherst | 20-10 | 20-10 | |
| 8 | Springfield | 19-12-1 | 19-12-1 | |
| 9 | Bowdoin | 22-12 | 22-12 | |
| 10 | Eastern Connecticut State | 25-11 | 25-11 | |
| NORTHEAST | ||||
| 1 | Rochester (N.Y.) | 22-10 | 22-10 | |
| 2 | Stevens Institute | 25-9 | 27-9 | |
| 3 | Ithaca | 17-11 | 19-11 | |
| 4 | Alfred | 19-5 | 23-7 | |
| 5 | Saint Joseph's | 33-4 | 33-4 | |
| 6 | Cortland State | 25-13 | 25-13 | |
| WEST | ||||
| 1 | Texas-Tyler | 37-3 | 37-3 | |
| 2 | East Texas Baptist | 35-5 | 35-5 | |
| 3 | Linfield | 34-7 | 34-7 | |
| 4 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 28-12 | 28-12 | |
| 5 | Redlands | 25-7 | 27-11 | |
| 6 | Texas Lutheran | 28-3 | 32-7 |
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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 430-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.
