UAM baseball to open season nationally ranked
The American Baseball Coaches Association released its NCAA Division II Preseason Baseball Poll and Arkansas-Monticello is ranked in the top 40.
The Weevils are in the 2017 preseason poll at No. 31.
UAM finished last season with a school record 40 wins (40-16) and won the Great American Conference postseason tournament.
Henderson State also received votes in the poll.
Here is the entire poll:
| Rank | Team (2016 Final Record) | Points |
| 1. | Nova Southeastern (44-16) | 629 |
| 2. | Tampa (41-10) | 626 |
| 3. | Central Missouri (43-15) | 622 |
| 4. | Southern New Hampshire (50-7) | 619 |
| 5. | Millersville (53-7) | 616 |
| 6. | Cal. Poly Pomona (42-19) | 612 |
| 7. | Franklin Pierce (48-9) | 610 |
| 8. | Angelo St. (39-22) | 607 |
| 9. | Mercyhurst (43-14) | 605 |
| 10. | S.C. Aiken (40-18) | 601 |
| 11. | St. Edward’s (46-12) | 600 |
| 12. | Colorado Mesa (43-13) | 597 |
| 13. | Indianapolis (38-21) | 593 |
| 14. | California Baptist (42-13) | 590 |
| 15. | Dixie St. (40-14) | 587 |
| 16. | Minnesota St. (36-18) | 585 |
| 17. | St. Cloud St. (43-10) | 582 |
| 18. | Belmont Abbey (39-16-1) | 579 |
| 19. | West Florida (36-17) | 575 |
| 20. | Florida Southern (32-17) | 573 |
| 21. | Catawba (34-21) | 570 |
| 22. | Quincy (39-18) | 568 |
| 23. | Southern Indiana (38-21) | 565 |
| 24. | U.C. San Diego (31-21) | 562 |
| 25. | Grand Valley St. (36-18-1) | 559 |
| 26. | West Georgia (42-16) | 556 |
| 27. | North Georgia (32-20) | 552 |
| 28. | Lander (44-16) | 548 |
| 29. | Ashland (33-22) | 545 |
| 30. | Emporia St. (39-19) | 543 |
| 31. | Arkansas-Monticello (40-16) | 539 |
| 32. | West Chester (37-14) | 535 |
| 33. | Mount Olive (33-21) | 531 |
| 34. | West Alabama (36-15) | 528 |
| 35. | Missouri S&T (39-16) | 526 |
| 36. | St. Thomas Aquinas (37-17) | 524 |
| 37. | Chico St. (35-22) | 520 |
| 38. | Seton Hill (40-18) | 518 |
| 39. | Lubbock Christian (37-19) | 515 |
| 40. | Point Loma Nazarene (32-16) | 513 |
Receiving Votes: Missouri-St. Louis, Oklahoma Christian, St. Mary’s (TX), East Stroudsburg, Delta St., N.C. Pembroke, Colorado-Pueblo, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Washburn, Augustana, Alabama-Huntsville, Lynn, Valdosta St., Oklahoma Baptist, Lee, Shepherd, Southern Arkansas, Minnesota-Duluth, Lenoir-Rhyne, Azusa Pacific, Carson-Newman, Northwest Nazarene, Western Oregon, Sonoma St., Cal. St. Monterey Bay, Flagler, Rockhurst, Drury, Trevecca Nazarene, Lewis, Missouri Western St., Henderson St., Nebraska-Kearney, Florida Tech., Slippery Rock, West Virginia St., Shippensburg, California (PA), North Greenville, Erskine, Tusculum, Columbus St., Felician, Molloy, Merrimack, Bridgeport, LeMoyne, Stonehill, Pace, West Texas A&M, Colorado School of Mines.