Kansas is well represented in the final WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll and its at the top of the list.
Both Pittsburg State and Emporia State are each still ranked in the top five heading into a big matchup on New Year’s Eve.
Pitt State (11-0, 4-0 MIAA) will carry an undefeated record and 11-game winning streak into the contest.
Emporia State (11-1, 3-1 MIAA) also has 11 wins on the year, and has started a new winning streak, now up to two following a league setback to Fort Hays.
FHSU also received votes in the poll.
Below is the complete poll:
| Rank | School | Record | Points | First-place votes | Last week |
| 1 | Ashland | 13-0 | 597 | 21 | 1 |
| 2 | California (PA) | 11-0 | 570 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Pittsburg State | 11-0 | 551 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Bellarmine | 10-0 | 511 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Emporia State | 11-1 | 476 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Virginia Union | 9-0 | 467 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Angelo State | 9-0 | 452 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Alaska-Anchorage | 10-1 | 430 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 12-0 | 418 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Lincoln Memorial | 11-0 | 369 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | California Baptist | 13-2 | 360 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Bentley | 10-2 | 323 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Seattle Pacific | 10-0 | 290 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Drury | 10-2 | 270 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Arkansas Tech | 7-1 | 245 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Winona State | 10-2 | 224 | 0 | 19 |
| 17 | Lewis | 10-2 | 149 | 0 | 23 |
| 18 | Wheeling Jesuit | 8-1 | 130 | 0 | 24 |
| 19 | Central Oklahoma | 10-0 | 121 | 0 | NR |
| 20 | Florida Southern | 8-3 | 86 | 0 | 16 |
| 21 | Grand Valley State | 8-3 | 84 | 0 | 22 |
| 22 | Clayton State | 9-2 | 78 | 0 | 15 |
| 23 | Columbus State | 7-0 | 72 | 0 | NR |
| 24 | North Georgia | 10-1 | 71 | 0 | NR |
| 25 | Northern State | 8-2 | 63 | 0 | 18 |
Dropped Out: No. 20 Queens, NY (9-3); No. 21 Limestone (7-3); No. 25 West Texas A&M (8-4).
Others receiving votes: Minnesota State-Moorhead (9-1) 42; Regis, CO (10-1) 34; Saint Mary’s, TX (10-2) 30; Limestone (7-3) 28; Caldwell (10-2) 26; Queens, NY (9-3) 26; Saginaw Valley State (8-2) 26; North Alabama (9-0) 26; Eckerd (9-2) 24; Fort Hays State (10-2) 21; West Texas A&M (8-4) 13; Central Missouri (10-1) 12; Adelphi (9-2) 11; Chowan (10-2) 8; Simon Fraser (10-2) 5; Anderson, SC (8-2) 4; Glenville State (9-1) 4; Point Loma Nazarene (9-2) 4.