TTFB presents a new NAIA Baseball Rankings, 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.
If you see an error, record is wrong, etc – email us at Throughthefencebaseball@gmail.com. View our NAIA Baseball main page here for updated NAIA baseball rankings, draft stock, and analysis throughout the season.
Special Edition – REGIONAL WATCH
The image below is the current landscape for regional play as we see it. Green color are teams that have locked their automatic bids in place. Yellow team names are PROJECTED based on standings to win. They have to win that spot to claim their automatic bid. Not every conference will end up this way, there will be upsets.
Below the grid are the AT LARGE and Bubble Watch teams. Can there be teams that aren’t on this list get in? Sure, there’s still time to play your way in, but time is running out. Any AT LARGE team isn’t locked. Perhaps, St. Thomas, Lyon, and ACU/Westmont may be a guarantee, but anything can happen with these conference tournaments. Their seasons so far has pretty much locked them. Knowing that, there’s about 10 up for air AT LARGE picks currently.
And below this chart is our weekly rankings that play a part in projecting the below results with the same data (no pretty colors though). Note: JSI reflects similar to BO Chip Ranking, but differs on the point structure to better reflect how the NCAA ranks, Strength of Schedule and Quality of Wins/Losses. We THANK YOU for following us this year. We will post updates throughout tournaments.
| JSI | School Name | Wins | Losses | Points | Conference | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 41 | 8 | 17.7 | Appalachian Athletic | 0 |
| 2 | Cumberlands - KY | 38 | 5 | 15.05 | Mid-South | 0 |
| 3 | Faulkner - AL | 41 | 10 | 14.45 | Southern States | 0 |
| 4 | Southeastern - FL | 45 | 8 | 13.5 | Sun Conference | 0 |
| 5 | Oklahoma City | 41 | 10 | 13.05 | Sooner Athletic | 1 |
| 6 | LSU Shreveport | 40 | 9 | 11.45 | Red River | 7 |
| 7 | Science & Arts | 41 | 6 | 11.15 | Sooner Athletic | 13 |
| 8 | Georgia Gwinnett | 37 | 10 | 11.1 | AII Conference | -3 |
| 9 | St. Thomas - FL | 40 | 11 | 10.55 | AT LARGE | -2 |
| 10 | Bryan - TN | 32 | 13 | 10.9 | Appalachian Athletic | 0 |
| 11 | Freed-Hardeman - TN | 36 | 14 | 10.5 | American Midwest | -3 |
| 12 | Middle Georgia State | 36 | 11 | 10.3 | Southern States | 4 |
| 13 | Lyon - AR | 36 | 16 | 9.7 | AT LARGE | -4 |
| 14 | Central Methodist - MO | 30 | 10 | 9.3 | Heart Of America | 10 |
| 15 | Indiana Southeast - IN | 31 | 16 | 9.3 | River States | -3 |
| 16 | Westmont - CA | 33 | 12 | 9.15 | AT LARGE | -5 |
| 17 | Georgetown - KY | 36 | 11 | 9.1 | AT LARGE | 2 |
| 18 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 36 | 9 | 9 | Kansas Collegiate | -1 |
| 19 | William Jessup - CA | 32 | 12 | 8.85 | Golden State | 11 |
| 20 | Texas Wesleyan | 38 | 12 | 8.1 | AT LARGE | -5 |
| 21 | Indiana Tech | 29 | 14 | 8.1 | Wolverine Conference | 0 |
| 22 | Truett-McConnell - GA | 26 | 15 | 7.9 | Bubble Watch | -8 |
| 23 | Benedictine Mesa - AZ | 39 | 12 | 7.55 | AT LARGE | 0 |
| 24 | The Master's - CA | 32 | 16 | 7.5 | AT LARGE | -6 |
| 25 | Rio Grande - OH | 32 | 17 | 7.3 | AT LARGE | 6 |
| 26 | Arizona Christian | 35 | 20 | 6.75 | AT LARGE | 1 |
| 27 | Madonna - MI | 29 | 17 | 6.7 | AT LARGE | 6 |
| 28 | Bellevue - NE | 35 | 14 | 6.7 | North Star | 1 |
| 29 | Bethel - TN | 26 | 17 | 6.7 | Bubble Watch | 9 |
| 30 | Hope International - CA | 32 | 15 | 6.35 | AT LARGE | -8 |
| 31 | Missouri Baptist - MO | 31 | 14 | 6.2 | AT LARGE | 6 |
| 32 | Reinhardt - GA | 26 | 21 | 6 | Bubble Watch | 15 |
| 33 | Campbellsville - KY | 28 | 15 | 5.9 | Bubble Watch | 3 |
| 34 | Huntington - IN | 24 | 11 | 5.8 | Crossroads | 5 |
| 35 | Webber International - FL | 33 | 18 | 5.9 | AT LARGE | -9 |
| 36 | Mobile - AL | 30 | 18 | 5.65 | Bubble Watch | 10 |
| 37 | Point - GA | 27 | 20 | 5.65 | Bubble Watch | -2 |
| 38 | Southwestern Christian - OK | 36 | 10 | 5.45 | Bubble Watch | 3 |
| 39 | Jarvis Christian - TX | 28 | 19 | 5.2 | Bubble Watch | -14 |
| 40 | Lewis-Clark State - ID | 30 | 12 | 5 | Cascade Conference | -12 |
| 41 | Concordia - NE | 26 | 16 | 4.95 | Great Plains | 2 |
| 42 | Mount Vernon Nazarene - OH | 33 | 15 | 4.9 | Crossroads | 2 |
| 43 | Our Lady of the Lake - TX | 26 | 21 | 4.65 | Bubble Watch | 14 |
| 44 | McPherson - KS | 35 | 13 | 4.65 | Kansas Collegiate | -2 |
| 45 | Keiser - FL | 32 | 19 | 4.25 | Bubble Watch | -5 |
| 46 | Warner - FL | 32 | 19 | 4.5 | Bubble Watch | -12 |
| 47 | Antelope Valley - CA | 26 | 16 | 4.25 | Bubble Watch | 2 |
| 48 | William Penn - IA | 31 | 9 | 4.25 | Bubble Watch | 0 |
| 49 | Point Park - PA | 27 | 15 | 4.2 | Bubble Watch | 2 |
| 50 | Jamestown - ND | 29 | 14 | 4.05 | Great Plains | 12 |
| 51 | Tabor - KS | 33 | 16 | 4 | Bubble Watch | 4 |
| 52 | Blue Mountain - MS | 24 | 21 | 3.9 | Bubble Watch | -7 |
| 53 | Vanguard - CA | 31 | 20 | 3.85 | Bubble Watch | -21 |
| 54 | IU Kokomo - IN | 31 | 15 | 3.7 | River States | -4 |
| 55 | William Carey - MS | 20 | 24 | 3.4 | Bubble Watch | 9 |
| 56 | Cumberland - TN | 27 | 21 | 3.25 | Bubble Watch | 2 |
| 57 | Saint Xavier - IL | 31 | 13 | 3.15 | Chicagoland | 10 |
| 58 | St. Francis - IL | 27 | 18 | 2.95 | Chicagoland | 29 |
| 59 | Benedictine - KS | 25 | 9 | 2.75 | Bubble Watch | 2 |
| 60 | Talladega - AL | 23 | 21 | 2.7 | Bubble Watch | 0 |
| 61 | Sterling - KS | 24 | 20 | 2.65 | Bubble Watch | 9 |
| 62 | Bluefield - VA | 23 | 20 | 2.65 | Bubble Watch | 18 |
| 63 | LSU Alexandria - La | 29 | 20 | 2.6 | Red River | -10 |
| 64 | Mount Marty - SD | 25 | 17 | 2.6 | Bubble Watch | -10 |
| 65 | Columbia - MO | 23 | 18 | 2.5 | American Midwest | -6 |
| 66 | Concordia - MI | 31 | 15 | 2.4 | Bubble Watch | 3 |
| 67 | MidAmerica Nazarene - KS | 15 | 13 | 2.3 | Bubble Watch | 6 |
| 68 | Central Baptist - AR | 23 | 24 | 2.2 | 3 | |
| 69 | Lawrence Tech - MI | 31 | 12 | 2.2 | Wolverine Conference | 13 |
| 70 | Taylor - IN | 32 | 16 | 2.15 | Bubble Watch | -7 |
| 71 | Briar Cliff - IA | 21 | 23 | 2 | -15 | |
| 72 | Thomas - GA | 24 | 22 | 1.9 | -20 | |
| 73 | Clarke - IA | 22 | 18 | 1.85 | Heart Of America | 2 |
| 74 | Marymount California | 20 | 17 | 1.5 | 3 | |
| 75 | York - NE | 23 | 18 | 1.5 | 14 | |
| 76 | Union - KY | 22 | 21 | 1.5 | -4 | |
| 77 | Martin Methodist - TN | 27 | 22 | 1.45 | 1 | |
| 78 | British Columbia | 23 | 18 | 1.4 | Cascade Conference | -12 |
| 79 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 25 | 17 | 1.4 | -5 | |
| 80 | Mid-America Christian - OK | 17 | 22 | 1.35 | -15 | |
| 81 | Texas A&M Texarkana | 26 | 25 | 1.15 | -2 | |
| 82 | Mount Mercy - IA | 22 | 20 | 1 | 12 | |
| 83 | Wayland Baptist - TX | 22 | 17 | 0.95 | 1 | |
| 84 | Olivet Nazarene - IL | 29 | 13 | 0.95 | 26 | |
| 85 | Ave Maria - FL | 16 | 30 | 0.9 | -17 | |
| 86 | Lindenwood-Belleville - IL | 27 | 23 | 0.9 | 13 | |
| 87 | Midway - KY | 25 | 22 | 0.85 | -6 | |
| 88 | Harris-Stowe State - MO | 20 | 24 | 0.8 | 5 | |
| 89 | Milligan - TN | 19 | 22 | 0.8 | 1 | |
| 90 | Marian - IN | 23 | 16 | 0.8 | 7 | |
| 91 | Midland - NE | 20 | 20 | 0.75 | 26 | |
| 92 | Morningside - IA | 23 | 16 | 0.4 | -6 | |
| 93 | Indiana Wesleyan | 20 | 26 | 0.4 | 3 | |
| 94 | Ottawa (Ariz.) - AZ | 20 | 28 | 0.35 | -6 | |
| 95 | Baker - KS | 21 | 24 | 0.3 | -19 | |
| 96 | Pikeville - KY | 22 | 22 | 0.3 | 9 | |
| 97 | Dakota Wesleyan - SD | 20 | 18 | 0.2 | -14 | |
| 98 | Trinity Christian - IL | 25 | 17 | 0.15 | -13 | |
| 99 | Northwestern - IA | 19 | 23 | 0.15 | 2 | |
| 100 | Goshen - IN | 16 | 26 | -0.1 | 19 | |
| 101 | Kansas Wesleyan | 24 | 19 | -0.15 | 15 | |
| 102 | Texas College | 22 | 25 | -0.4 | -2 | |
| 103 | Southwest - NM | 27 | 22 | -0.45 | -5 | |
| 104 | Waldorf - IA | 28 | 16 | -0.6 | -13 | |
| 105 | Southwestern - KS | 16 | 26 | -0.7 | -13 | |
| 106 | Siena Heights - MI | 19 | 18 | -0.85 | -2 | |
| 107 | Cornerstone - MI | 16 | 23 | -0.95 | 0 | |
| 108 | Ottawa - KS | 20 | 23 | -0.95 | 0 | |
| 109 | University of Northwestern Ohi | 17 | 22 | -1.1 | 0 | |
| 110 | Friends - KS | 18 | 29 | -1.2 | 12 | |
| 111 | Montreat - NC | 24 | 26 | -1.3 | 26 | |
| 112 | Oklahoma Panhandle State | 15 | 22 | -1.4 | -1 | |
| 113 | Evangel - MO | 17 | 21 | -1.45 | 2 | |
| 114 | Park - MO | 21 | 19 | -1.45 | 9 | |
| 115 | St. Andrews - NC | 20 | 27 | -1.5 | -20 | |
| 116 | Fisher - MA | 31 | 13 | -1.7 | AII Conference | -3 |
| 117 | Grand View - IA | 12 | 20 | -1.7 | 27 | |
| 118 | Michigan-Dearborn | 16 | 22 | -1.7 | 14 | |
| 119 | Presentation - SD | 18 | 20 | -1.75 | -17 | |
| 120 | College of the Ozarks - MO | 23 | 27 | -1.8 | 0 | |
| 121 | Missouri Valley | 15 | 25 | -1.9 | -15 | |
| 122 | Asbury - KY | 21 | 19 | -1.9 | 2 | |
| 123 | Menlo - CA | 15 | 25 | -2 | -11 | |
| 124 | Wiley - TX | 17 | 24 | -2.1 | 3 | |
| 125 | William Woods - MO | 20 | 28 | -2.1 | 25 | |
| 126 | Peru State - NE | 17 | 21 | -2.2 | 17 | |
| 127 | Houston-Victoria - TX | 17 | 28 | -2.4 | -1 | |
| 128 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 21 | 28 | -2.4 | -3 | |
| 129 | Corban - OR | 18 | 26 | -2.4 | 4 | |
| 130 | Simpson - CA | 18 | 20 | -2.45 | 1 | |
| 131 | Grace - IN | 13 | 24 | -2.55 | -10 | |
| 132 | Doane - NE | 15 | 27 | -2.55 | 7 | |
| 133 | Florida Memorial | 21 | 27 | -2.6 | -30 | |
| 134 | Spring Arbor - MI | 20 | 24 | -2.7 | -16 | |
| 135 | Lourdes - OH | 14 | 21 | -2.8 | -7 | |
| 136 | Cleary (Mich.) - MI | 11 | 21 | -3 | 13 | |
| 137 | Culver-Stockton - MO | 17 | 27 | -3.25 | 4 | |
| 138 | St. Ambrose - IA | 12 | 25 | -3.35 | -9 | |
| 139 | Valley City State - ND | 16 | 21 | -3.4 | -1 | |
| 140 | Aquinas - MI | 11 | 29 | -3.55 | -6 | |
| 141 | Williams Baptist - AR | 15 | 30 | -3.7 | -6 | |
| 142 | Roosevelt - IL | 11 | 25 | -3.75 | 13 | |
| 143 | Bethany - KS | 22 | 27 | -3.8 | 31 | |
| 144 | Voorhees - SC | 5 | 10 | -3.85 | -2 | |
| 145 | Edward Waters - FL | 22 | 30 | -4 | -5 | |
| 146 | Saint Mary - KS | 11 | 26 | -4 | -16 | |
| 147 | Mayville State - ND | 17 | 23 | -4.1 | 0 | |
| 148 | Stillman - AL | 13 | 25 | -4.15 | 19 | |
| 149 | Viterbo - WI | 9 | 28 | -4.2 | -1 | |
| 150 | Judson - IL | 14 | 29 | -4.25 | 9 | |
| 151 | Crowley's Ridge - AR | 13 | 26 | -4.3 | 10 | |
| 152 | WVU Tech | 18 | 27 | -4.35 | 5 | |
| 153 | Brewton-Parker - GA | 16 | 34 | -4.5 | 5 | |
| 154 | Brescia - KY | 12 | 29 | -4.55 | -8 | |
| 155 | Loyola - LA | 21 | 30 | -4.55 | -3 | |
| 156 | Hannibal-LaGrange - MO | 17 | 30 | -4.55 | -2 | |
| 157 | College of Idaho | 16 | 31 | -4.6 | -6 | |
| 158 | Lindsey Wilson - KY | 8 | 32 | -5 | 2 | |
| 159 | Shawnee State - OH | 15 | 24 | -5 | 12 | |
| 160 | Hastings - NE | 8 | 29 | -5.05 | 4 | |
| 161 | Bethel - IN | 10 | 24 | -5.1 | 5 | |
| 162 | Avila - MO | 10 | 29 | -5.15 | 3 | |
| 163 | Florida National - FL | 8 | 30 | -5.4 | 5 | |
| 164 | SAGU - TX | 21 | 25 | -5.5 | 5 | |
| 165 | Dordt - IA | 7 | 25 | -5.55 | -2 | |
| 166 | San Diego Christian - CA | 11 | 36 | -5.8 | -13 | |
| 167 | La Sierra - CA | 9 | 27 | -6.55 | 6 | |
| 168 | Indiana South Bend - IN | 13 | 36 | -6.55 | 9 | |
| 169 | Saint Francis - IN | 13 | 37 | -6.8 | -7 | |
| 170 | Trinity International - IL | 19 | 29 | -6.8 | 11 | |
| 171 | Graceland - IA | 6 | 30 | -6.85 | 1 | |
| 172 | Providence Christian - CA | 8 | 30 | -7 | 4 | |
| 173 | Rust - MS | 4 | 19 | -7.2 | 13 | |
| 174 | Oregon Tech | 12 | 33 | -7.45 | 10 | |
| 175 | Rochester - MI | 6 | 34 | -7.55 | 4 | |
| 176 | Tougaloo - MS | 5 | 29 | -7.7 | 4 | |
| 177 | Huston-Tillotson - TX | 7 | 36 | -7.8 | -2 | |
| 178 | Cincinnati Christian - OH | 13 | 36 | -7.95 | -8 | |
| 179 | Kentucky Christian | 4 | 24 | -7.95 | 8 | |
| 180 | Lincoln Christian - Il | 8 | 23 | -8.1 | -2 | |
| 181 | Dakota State - SD | 2 | 33 | -8.15 | 2 | |
| 182 | Central Christian - KS | 2 | 38 | -8.3 | 3 | |
| 183 | Ohio Christian | 11 | 31 | -8.35 | -1 | |
| 184 | LC - IL | 1 | 14 | -8.7 | -39 | |
| 185 | Morris - SC | 1 | 11 | -8.7 | -49 | |
| 186 | College of Saint Joseph | 0 | 6 | -9.2 | -72 | |
| 187 | Calumet - IN | 8 | 36 | -10.4 | 1 | |
| 188 | Bacone - OK | 1 | 26 | -10.6 | -32 |
