Eagles Stay At No. 9 Spot In Midwest Region Rankings

Photo courtesy of Purdue Northwest athletics.
Photo courtesy of Purdue Northwest athletics.

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For the second week in a row, Ashland University's softball team is No. 9 in the NCAA Division II region rankings in the Midwest.

The second set of region rankings were released on Wednesday (April 25) evening. The first set was released on April 18, and the third set will be on May 2. The 2018 NCAA Division II postseason selection show will be May 7 at 10 a.m. on NCAA.com.

Ashland was 18-18 when the region rankings were voted upon. The top eight teams in the Midwest Region will play in two split regionals on May 10-12 at sites to be determined.

A 64-team field (the top eight teams from each of eight regions), the Division II softball tournament will begin on May 10 with 16 split regionals. The D-II national championships will be May 24-28 at the Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va.

In the Midwest Region, automatic qualifiers come from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Great Lakes Valley Conference and Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The other five teams are chosen as at-large entries. There are 38 teams in the Midwest – nine in the GLIAC, 15 in the GLVC, 13 in the GMAC, and one independent (Oakland City).

Ashland is 20-26 all-time in the NCAA postseason, having qualified in 1996-99, 2002-03 and 2009-15.

 

2018 NCAA DIVISION II MIDWEST REGION RANKINGS

TEAM

2ND RANKING

1ST RANKING

Grand Valley State

1

1

Illinois-Springfield

2

2

Indianapolis

3

3

McKendree

4

4

Missouri-St. Louis

5

5

Saginaw Valley State

6

6

Southern Indiana

7

7

William Jewell

8

N/A

ASHLAND

9

9

Truman

10

N/A

Cedarville

N/A

8

Ohio Dominican

N/A

10

 

 

AU

SB/DS