NAIA Baseball Ranking #5: Tennessee Wesleyan Holds Strong

TTFB presents a new ranking, one centered on a strength index of how a team has competed thus far to a point in a season. In a nutshell, a higher ranking team has fared well against current strong opponents while lower ranked (and some high ranked) teams lose points for “bad” losses.

You’ll notice a tie isn’t in any records below. We hate ties and we award no points for such a result. It’s basically a game that shouldn’t have ever been played and according to our records, it never was played. This isn’t soccer.

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THIS WILL BE UPDATED EVERY DAY THROUGH THE SEASON NOW ON THE NAIA BASEBALL PAGE. ONLY THE TOP 25 WILL BE POSTED DAILY, THE FULL LINEUP POSTED IN ARTICLE FORMAT EVERY WEEK.

After 1,500 games played …

JSI	School Name	W	L	%	PTS	Diff	Coach Poll
1	Tennessee Wesleyan	18	2	0.900	78	0	2
2	Middle Georgia State	15	3	0.833	66	3	8
3	LSU Shreveport	20	4	0.833	64.5	0	12
4	Faulkner – AL	15	4	0.789	59	-2	3
5	Bryan – TN	15	4	0.789	59	2	14
6	Rio Grande – OH	15	8	0.652	58	-2	RV
7	Freed-Hardeman – TN	14	4	0.778	56	1	6
8	Southeastern – FL	15	3	0.833	54	2	1
9	Westmont – CA	15	2	0.882	51	0	5
10	Oklahoma City	18	2	0.900	49	-4	7
11	St. Thomas – FL	16	5	0.762	46	1	10
12	Cumberlands – KY	15	2	0.882	45.5	-1	11
13	Indiana Southeast – IN	10	7	0.588	44	0	RV
14	Indiana Tech	8	4	0.667	42	0	19
15	Georgia Gwinnett	14	4	0.778	41.5	7	4
16	Point – GA	15	6	0.714	40	-1	RV
17	Hope International – CA	15	4	0.789	36	13	RV
18	Mobile – AL	13	4	0.765	35	-1	18
19	Jarvis Christian – TX	12	9	0.571	33	1
20	Oklahoma Wesleyan	12	3	0.800	33	1	13
21	Texas Wesleyan	20	3	0.870	32.5	-5	21
22	Keiser – FL	14	7	0.667	32.5	5	17
23	William Jessup – CA	11	4	0.733	32	0	24
24	St. Andrews – NC	14	5	0.737	32	-6
25	Talladega – AL	9	11	0.450	30	-1	RV
26	Science & Arts	18	2	0.900	29	-7	9
27	Georgetown – KY	14	6	0.700	29	9	25
28	Webber International – FL	12	9	0.571	28.5	5	RV
29	Lyon – AR	16	4	0.800	25	6	20
30	Central Methodist – MO	12	3	0.800	24	12	16
31	Vanguard – CA	17	2	0.895	24	20	15
32	Ave Maria – FL	8	12	0.400	23	-6
33	The Master’s – CA	9	8	0.529	23	14
34	Bethel – TN	9	8	0.529	22.5	12
35	Benedictine Mesa – AZ	14	6	0.700	22	17	23
36	McPherson – KS	9	6	0.600	21	-2
37	Tabor – KS	14	3	0.824	21	16	RV
38	Wayland Baptist – TX	11	3	0.786	21	19	RV
39	Central Baptist – AR	10	12	0.455	20	-11
40	Blue Mountain – MS	9	11	0.450	20	-3
41	Arizona Christian	11	11	0.500	20	7
42	Our Lady of the Lake – TX	10	11	0.476	19.5	-10
43	Southwestern Christian – OK	16	6	0.727	19.5	-14
44	Bellevue – NE	5	11	0.313	19	-6
45	Houston-Victoria – TX	8	8	0.500	19	-14
46	Warner – FL	17	5	0.773	18.5	-5	RV
47	Marymount California	8	6	0.571	18	19
48	Bluefield – VA	10	6	0.625	18	-5
49	Robert Morris (Ill.)	6	3	0.667	17	0
50	Lindenwood-Belleville – IL	7	10	0.412	17	-5
51	Concordia – MI	10	2	0.833	17	18	RV
52	Taylor – IN	16	4	0.800	16.5	-12	22
53	Truett-McConnell – GA	9	7	0.563	16	-9
54	Missouri Baptist – MO	10	5	0.667	15.5	22	RV
55	Briar Cliff – IA	8	6	0.571	15	-16
56	Huntington – IN	4	5	0.444	15	-6
57	Mount Marty – SD	4	3	0.571	15	5
58	Southwestern – KS	6	8	0.429	15	7
59	William Penn – IA	10	3	0.769	14	-5
60	Mount Mercy – IA	4	8	0.333	13	-5
61	Baker – KS	6	3	0.667	12	-1
62	Union – KY	10	5	0.667	10.5	5
63	Goshen – IN	5	7	0.417	10	-38
64	Clarke – IA	4	9	0.308	10	-1
65	Ottawa (Ariz.) – AZ	8	7	0.533	10	9
66	Spring Arbor – MI	5	12	0.294	9	-5
67	Thomas – GA	11	8	0.579	9	-11
68	IU Kokomo – IN	10	4	0.714	9	-10
69	Lourdes – OH	5	1	0.833	9	38
70	Benedictine – KS	7	1	0.875	8.5	-2
71	Jamestown – ND	4	6	0.400	8.5	2
72	Texas A&M Texarkana	9	12	0.429	8	5
73	Mid-America Christian – OK	4	8	0.333	8	-1
74	Mayville State – ND	4	3	0.571	7	-3
75	Viterbo – WI	5	3	0.625	7	0
76	Midway – KY	8	7	0.533	7	30
77	Ottawa – KS	8	6	0.571	7	57
78	LSU Alexandria – La	13	5	0.722	7	10	RV
79	Park – MO	6	2	0.750	6.5	16
80	Sterling – KS	7	11	0.389	6.5	14
81	Indiana Wesleyan	6	14	0.300	6.5	58
82	Columbia – MO	8	6	0.571	6	-4
83	Reinhardt – GA	6	8	0.429	6	9
84	Siena Heights – MI	2	2	0.500	6	31
85	Antelope Valley – CA	9	11	0.450	6	6
86	University of Northwestern Ohi	5	12	0.294	6	-16
87	Wiley – TX	12	8	0.600	6	10
88	Grace – IN	4	3	0.571	6	54
89	Texas College	9	12	0.429	5.5	-9
90	Florida Memorial	12	8	0.600	5.5	-9
91	William Carey – MS	4	11	0.267	5	-12
92	Newman University	1	0	1.000	5	-10
93	Menlo – CA	5	7	0.417	5	6
94	Lawrence Tech – MI	11	2	0.846	4.5	17
95	Saint Xavier – IL	8	5	0.615	4	3
96	Saint Mary – KS	4	5	0.444	4	-11
97	St. Francis – IL	2	8	0.200	4	47
98	Doane – NE	2	6	0.250	4	-11
99	Concordia – NE	4	6	0.400	4	-9
100	Madonna – MI	10	10	0.500	3.5	16
101	Olivet Nazarene – IL	6	2	0.750	3.5	3
102	St. Mary’s University	1	0	1.000	3	-9
103	Oklahoma Panhandle State	9	7	0.563	2.5	-20
104	Brescia – KY	4	5	0.444	2	-45
105	Harris-Stowe State – MO	8	11	0.421	2	-21
106	Cumberland – TN	8	7	0.533	2	7
107	Mount Vernon Nazarene – OH	11	6	0.647	1.5	-4
108	Campbellsville – KY	5	7	0.417	1	-3
109	MidAmerica Nazarene – KS	3	3	0.500	1	-9
110	Dordt – IA	1	2	0.333	1	-1
111	Williams Baptist – AR	8	10	0.444	1	1
112	Presentation – SD	5	5	0.500	1	5
113	Indiana South Bend – IN	1	9	0.100	0	-49
114	Northwestern – IA	3	6	0.333	0	-28
115	British Columbia	8	9	0.471	0	-7	RV
116	Aquinas – MI	1	1	0.500	0	-15
117	Lewis-Clark State – ID	5	7	0.417	0	36
118	Montreat – NC	8	7	0.533	-0.5	1
119	Southwest – NM	14	7	0.667	-0.5	-17
120	San Diego Christian – CA	6	12	0.333	-1	2
121	Michigan-Dearborn	7	4	0.636	-1.5	-1
122	Fisher – MA	13	4	0.765	-1.5	-4
123	Midland – NE	3	5	0.375	-1.5	-2
124	Trinity Christian – IL	4	6	0.400	-2	-28
125	College of the Ozarks – MO	9	12	0.429	-2	-2
126	Morningside – IA	5	1	0.833	-2	-2
127	Bacone – OK	0	2	0.000	-2	0
128	Hannibal-LaGrange – MO	7	6	0.538	-2.5	12
129	Missouri Valley	4	5	0.444	-2.5	-1
130	St. Ambrose – IA	0	3	0.000	-3	1
131	Point Park – PA	6	5	0.545	-3.5	10
132	Cleary (Mich.) – MI	2	2	0.500	-3.5	17
133	Valley City State – ND	1	6	0.143	-4	-19
134	Martin Methodist – TN	13	6	0.684	-4	-5
135	Pikeville – KY	4	9	0.308	-4	-10
136	College of Saint Joseph	0	4	0.000	-4	2
137	Dakota Wesleyan – SD	3	7	0.300	-4.5	44
138	USC Beaufort (S.C.)	9	11	0.450	-5	-6
139	Grand View – IA	1	3	0.250	-5	7
140	Avila – MO	5	11	0.313	-5	20
141	WVU Tech	9	11	0.450	-5.5	6
142	Calumet – IN	3	9	0.250	-6	-16
143	Stillman – AL	5	3	0.625	-6	-13
144	Edward Waters – FL	7	15	0.318	-6	-11
145	Milligan – TN	4	9	0.308	-6	5
146	Saint Francis – IN	2	8	0.200	-6	5
147	Simpson – CA	5	8	0.385	-7	-12
148	Evangel – MO	12	5	0.706	-7	-38
149	Corban – OR	5	11	0.313	-7	13
150	Cincinnati Christian – OH	3	13	0.188	-7	4
151	Friends – KS	6	13	0.316	-8	-8
152	Crowley’s Ridge – AR	3	10	0.231	-8	-16
153	Brewton-Parker – GA	9	14	0.391	-8	-1
154	Roosevelt – IL	0	8	0.000	-8	9
155	Bethel – IN	4	7	0.364	-9	14
156	Judson – IL	3	10	0.231	-9	-11
157	Lindsey Wilson – KY	1	11	0.083	-9	2
158	Cornerstone – MI	4	9	0.308	-10	-21
159	SAGU – TX	10	10	0.500	-11	5
160	Kansas Wesleyan	7	9	0.438	-11	5
161	Ohio Christian	4	9	0.308	-11	5
162	Peru State – NE	4	8	0.333	-11	5
163	Culver-Stockton – MO	1	9	0.100	-11	5
164	Waldorf – IA	4	9	0.308	-11.5	-75
165	Loyola – LA	11	9	0.550	-11.5	-9
166	Shawnee State – OH	7	7	0.500	-12	-5
167	Graceland – IA	1	7	0.125	-12	4
168	Hastings – NE	2	5	0.286	-12.5	-20
169	Marian – IN	4	8	0.333	-13	4
170	York – NE	3	8	0.273	-13	4
171	Trinity International – IL	4	8	0.333	-14	-1
172	La Sierra – CA	4	8	0.333	-14	0
173	Asbury – KY	4	5	0.444	-14	2
174	Florida National – FL	4	14	0.222	-14.5	-17
175	Central Christian – KS	1	12	0.077	-15	1
176	Dakota State – SD	1	8	0.111	-15.5	-21
177	Huston-Tillotson – TX	3	12	0.200	-16	0
178	William Woods – MO	5	12	0.294	-17	1
179	College of Idaho	9	14	0.391	-18	-21
180	Providence Christian – CA	4	14	0.222	-18	4
181	Rochester – MI	0	13	0.000	-19	-3
182	Tougaloo – MS	2	11	0.154	-20	-2
183	Kentucky Christian	0	7	0.000	-20	2
184	Bethany – KS	5	13	0.278	-20.5	-1
185	Rust – MS	1	10	0.091	-21	-3
186	Oregon Tech	6	12	0.333	-22	0
187	Lincoln Christian – Il	2	9	0.182	-22	0