Central Missouri Baseball finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation in the final American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll released this week.
The Mules finished the season 43-15 overall. They captured their 25th MIAA Regular Season Championship, going 32-7 during conference play. The Mules won their 21st MIAA Tournament Championship and went 4-0 to capture the 17th Regional title in program history, advancing to the NCAA-II World Series in Cary, North Carolina.
The Mules were picked to finish third in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll and were unranked in every poll in the preseason.
Missouri S & T had its best season in program history finishing 39-20.  They were champions of the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s West Division – and reached the regional title game for the first time ever.
The Miner’s run at an NCAA Division II Midwest Regional title ended against Southern Indiana a 10-5 loss in the championship game of the tournament.
1. Nova Southeastern (44-16) 480 5
2. Millersville (53-7) 464 1
3. Lander (44-16) 438 4
4. Central Missouri (43-15) 409 3
5. Franklin Pierce (48-9) 406 2
6. Cal Poly Pomona (42-19) 377 T16
7. S. New Hampshire (50-7) 356 6
8. Delta State (42-17) 350 9
9. St. Edwards (46-12) 344 7
10. Mercyhurst (43-14) 332 10
11. Tampa (41-10) 316 11
12. Southern Indiana (38-21) 315 14
13. Columbus State (42-14) 294 12
14. Cal Baptist (42-13) 293 8
15. Angelo State (39-22) 260 19
16. Colorado Mesa (43-13) 250 13
17. Dixie State (40-14) 242 15
18. S.C.-Aiken (40-18) 220 T16
19. St. Cloud State (43-10) 186 18
20. Belmont Abbey (39-16-1) 178 20
21. Arkansas-Monticello (40-16) 162 21
22. West Georgia (42-16) 150 23
23. West Florida (36-17) 146 22
24. West Chester (37-14) 113 24
25. Missouri S&T (39-20) 99 25
26. Quincy (39-18) 80 26
27. Lubbock Christian (37-19) 62 27
28. Emporia State (39-19) 44 28
T29. East Stroudsburg (38-18) 30 29
T29. Indianapolis (38-21)