SAINT JOSEPH'S HOLDS STEADY AT #2 IN MOST RECENT NCAA REGIONAL POLL

NCAA

INDIANAPOLIS ---The NCAA Division III Baseball Committee has released this week's Division III baseball regional rankings for games through May 9, 2006. The committee has ranked the top 15 percent of teams in each region, this will amount to Central - five teams, Mid-Atlantic - eight teams, Mideast - seven teams, Midwest - six teams, New England - nine teams, New York - six teams, South - six teams, and West - six teams. The rankings do not guarantee a team's selection into the national championship.

RANKINGS FOR NEW ENGLAND REGION
(Name of School is followed by Regional Record and then Overall Record)

1. Wheaton (Massachusetts), 31-4, 34-8
2. St. Joseph's (Maine), 28-4-1, 33-8-1
3. Southern Maine, 24-8, 27-13
4. Salem State, 23-4, 33-6
5. Bowdoin, 25-6-1, 27-6-1
6. Western New England, 32-9, 33-10
7. Williams, 20-7, 29-9
8. Middlebury, 15-6, 21-9
9. Keene State, 23-8, 28-12


Teams will be seeded for the NCAA Regional Tournaments late Sunday evening.