EUNICE, La. – While being ranked number one in the polls is certainly nothing new to LSU Eunice Baseball, this week's NJCAA weekly rankings presented a new milestone in the storied history of Bengals baseball. In its first season of play at the NJCAA Division I level, LSUE has claimed the top spot in the organization's rankings.
The NJCAA released its weekly rankings on Monday afternoon.
The Bengals (34-1) claimed the top spot after ascending to number two, two weeks ago. LSUE received nine of the ten first place votes. The number one ranking comes after the Bengals won all four games last week. LSUE upended South Arkansas at home before a weekend series sweep at Nunez CC.
The NJCAA Division I top five consists of LSUE, Blinn College, Cowley County CC, Weatherford College and Shelton State CC. The Bengals are the lone Region 23 representative in the rankings, while Shelton State is in LSUE's South District.
From 2018-2024, LSU Eunice was a mainstay atop the NJCAA Division II rankings, topping the chart in 48 of the last 73 regular season polls taken. Under Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice has spent at least one week ranked as the number one team in the nation 18 of his 23 seasons on the Cajun Prairie.
LSUE continues its 12-game road trip with a Tuesday doubleheader at Centenary College. The two games will kick off at 3:00PM from Shehee Stadium. LSUE is at Delgado CC next weekend for the resumption of LCCAC play.
2025 NJCAA Division I Baseball Rankings
March 31, 2025
|
Name (First Place Votes) |
Region |
Record |
Pts |
LW |
| 1 |
LSU Eunice (9) |
23 |
34-1 |
200 |
2 |
| 2 |
Blinn College (1) |
14 |
27-7 |
192 |
4 |
| 3 |
Cowley County CC |
6 |
23-6 |
181 |
5 |
| 4 |
Weatherford College |
5 |
27-7 |
177 |
1 |
| 5 |
Shelton State CC |
22 |
28-6 |
166 |
6 |
| 6 |
Indian River State College |
8 |
27-8 |
166 |
7 |
| 7 |
Midland College |
5 |
30-4 |
153 |
8 |
| 8 |
Walters State CC |
7 |
32-5-1 |
144 |
9 |
| 9 |
Gulf Coast State College |
8 |
24-8 |
136 |
10 |
| 10 |
Florida Southwestern State College |
8 |
28-9 |
125 |
13 |
| 11 |
Northwest Florida State College |
8 |
25-10 |
103 |
3 |
| 12 |
Johnson County Community College |
6 |
25-10 |
103 |
16 |
| 13 |
Cochise College |
1 |
36-8 |
103 |
17 |
| 14 |
Georgia Highlands College |
17 |
29-6 |
101 |
14 |
| 15 |
John A. Logan College |
24 |
29-6 |
100 |
12 |
| 16 |
Florence-Darlington Technical College |
10 |
29-8 |
86 |
15 |
| 17 |
College of Southern Nevada |
1 |
32-10 |
67 |
18 |
| 18 |
Salt Lake Community College |
18 |
22-8 |
59 |
19 |
| 19 |
College of Central Florida |
8 |
27-10 |
56 |
11 |
| 20 |
McLennan CC |
5 |
22-10 |
50 |
24 |
| 21 |
Central Arizona College |
1 |
26-10 |
42 |
25 |
| 22 |
Jefferson College |
16 |
21-9 |
25 |
N/A |
| 23 |
Mineral Area College |
16 |
22-6 |
15 |
20 |
| 24 |
Bossier Parish CC |
14 |
23-10 |
13 |
22 |
| 25 |
Gaston College |
10 |
27-10-1 |
11 |
21 |
Receiving Votes: State College of Florida, Chipola, Barton, Northwest-Shoals, San Jacinto-North, Odessa, Panola, New Mexico JC
