March 24, 2003

The Stony Brook University baseball team was among those receiving votes in the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Northeast Coaches Poll for March 18th. The University of Maine, also a member of the America East, is currently in seventh (55 total points). University of Richmond maintained the top spot with all seven first place votes and 105 total points.

The Eastern Coaches Poll consists of 76 teams in the Northeast and East Regions declared by the NCAA. These two regions consist of eight conferences (America East, Atlantic 10, Big East, Colonial, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Northeast and Patriot), and two independents.

Teams point values are determined by each coach's rankings, with 15 points for first place, and descending by one point for each place away from first.

Top 15

1. Richmond (7) (13-2) 105, 2. Notre Dame (9-5) 92, 3. Virginia Commonwealth (16-5) 85, 4. North Carolina-Wilmington (17-8) 79, 5. George Washington (13-4) 71, 6. Pittsburgh (13-4) 67, 7. Maine (8-3) 55, 8. Marist (6-4) 49, 9. Boston College (8-7) 45, 10. James Madison (10-6) 43, 11. William & Mary (13-8) 35, 12. Virginia Tech (8-6) 28, 13. George Mason (6-7) 13, 14. Bucknell (4-3) 11, 15. St. Bonaventure (6-4) 9, 15. West Virginia (8-6) 9.

Dropped Out: Rutgers (No. 12), St. John's (No. 13), Old Dominion (No. 14).

Also Receiving Votes: Princeton (8), Harvard (7), Delaware (5), Xavier (4), Seton Hall (3), St. John's (2), Central Connecticut State (1), Rutgers (1), Stony Brook (1).