By: Aaron Kirby

TCU (35-17) stays at #1 for the 3rd consecutive week. The Horned Frogs went 3-1 on the week, winning 1-0 at Oklahoma Tuesday and winning 2 of 3 vs San Diego St in MWC play. TCU finished the regular season tied for 1st with New Mexico at 18-6 in the MWC.

Utah Valley (43-12) had their 32 game win streak snapped Tuesday with an 11-10 loss to Utah but finished the regular season with a 4 game sweep of Northern Colorado. The Wolverines stay at #19. Their run for an at-large bid may have come to an end however winning 36 of 37 games to end the season is very impressive none the less.

Three teams joined Cornell in the NCAA tourney this weekend.

Sacred Heart (25-30) beat Monmouth 5-1 on Saturday to win the NEC.

beat Monmouth 5-1 on Saturday to win the NEC. Bethune-Cookman (34-25) beat Delaware St 8-3 to claim their 7 th consecutive MEAC title. Delaware St had forced a 2 nd Championship game with 3-2 win vs Bethune-Cookman Sunday morning.

beat Delaware St 8-3 to claim their 7 consecutive MEAC title. Delaware St had forced a 2 Championship game with 3-2 win vs Bethune-Cookman Sunday morning. Prairie View A&M (28-23) won the SWAC with a 7-4 win vs Mississippi Valley St.

Another bid will be decided on Monday when Holy Cross (33-21) and Army (40-13) play game #3 in the best of 3 series to decide the Patriot League Championship. Army won game 1 Sunday 4-0 and Holy Cross forced game 3 with a 7-4 win vs Army in game #2.

RISING

Missouri St (37-18) climbed 4 spots to #7 winning 2 of 3 at Indiana St. Even with the series win Indiana St won the regular season title by a ½ game over the Bears. Missouri St had game 3 vs Illinois St in the middle of April get rained out.

climbed 4 spots to #7 winning 2 of 3 at Indiana St. Even with the series win Indiana St won the regular season title by a ½ game over the Bears. Missouri St had game 3 vs Illinois St in the middle of April get rained out. Pepperdine (32-20) moves up 5 places to #8 with a 3-1 week. The Waves won 5-3 at Long Beach St mid week and won 2 of 3 at Loyola-Marymount. Pepperdine and San Diego are tied atop the WCC at 14-7 and Pepperdine hosts San Diego next weekend to end the regular season and decide the WCC.

moves up 5 places to #8 with a 3-1 week. The Waves won 5-3 at Long Beach St mid week and won 2 of 3 at Loyola-Marymount. Pepperdine and San Diego are tied atop the WCC at 14-7 and Pepperdine hosts San Diego next weekend to end the regular season and decide the WCC. Gonzaga (32-20) gets back on track and jumps up 8 places to #10. The Bulldogs swept Portland in WCC play after losing 11 of their last 14 games.

FALLING

Purdue (41-12) drops 2 places to #4. After clinching their first Big 10 championship in 103 years the Boilermakers dropped 2 of 3 at Iowa. Purdue did pick up a nice 2-1 win in 10 innings vs Indiana St on Tuesday.

drops 2 places to #4. After clinching their first Big 10 championship in 103 years the Boilermakers dropped 2 of 3 at Iowa. Purdue did pick up a nice 2-1 win in 10 innings vs Indiana St on Tuesday. Appalachian St (38-14) slides 4 to #12 after a 2-2 week including losing 2 of 3 at WCU. The Mountaineers beat Gardner Webb Tuesday before traveling to Western Carolina to try and claim their first SoCon championship since 1987. WCU took game one 8-6 before App St scored 5 runs in the top of the 9 th on Friday to win 5-4 and that win coupled with a CofC loss to UNCG earlier in day gave App St at least a share of the regular season title. WCU would win Saturday 9-7 and CofC beat UNCG to tie for the regular season title but App St will be #1 seed winning 2 of 3 vs CofC.

slides 4 to #12 after a 2-2 week including losing 2 of 3 at WCU. The Mountaineers beat Gardner Webb Tuesday before traveling to Western Carolina to try and claim their first SoCon championship since 1987. WCU took game one 8-6 before App St scored 5 runs in the top of the 9 on Friday to win 5-4 and that win coupled with a CofC loss to UNCG earlier in day gave App St at least a share of the regular season title. WCU would win Saturday 9-7 and CofC beat UNCG to tie for the regular season title but App St will be #1 seed winning 2 of 3 vs CofC. Stetson (34-21) drops 13 places to #25. The Hatters were swept at home by FGCU to end the regular season and drop them to a 6th place finish in the A-Sun.

DROPPED OUT

#21 SC Upstate (33-18) overall and 0-3 for week

#22 Michigan St (35-19) overall and 2-2 for week

#25 Army (40-13) overall and 1-1 for week

IN

Mercer (37-19) enters the rankings at #22 after a 4-0 week. The Bears started the week out with a 4-3 win vs Georgia Tech and ended it with a 3 game sweep of SC Upstate in A-Sun play. The sweep of SC Upstate put Mercer as the #5 seed and denied SC Upstate of the regular season title.

enters the rankings at #22 after a 4-0 week. The Bears started the week out with a 4-3 win vs Georgia Tech and ended it with a 3 game sweep of SC Upstate in A-Sun play. The sweep of SC Upstate put Mercer as the #5 seed and denied SC Upstate of the regular season title. Wichita St (35-23) enter the rankings at #23. The Shockers won 13-2 at Nebraska Tuesday and won 2 of 3 at Creighton to end regular season and get the #3 seed in MVC tourney.

enter the rankings at #23. The Shockers won 13-2 at Nebraska Tuesday and won 2 of 3 at Creighton to end regular season and get the #3 seed in MVC tourney. Stony Brook (43-11) broke the school record for wins in year with 43 finishing off their 4 game sweep at Maine. The Seawolves enter at #24 after winning the American East by 5 games over Albany.

Mid-Major Top 25- Week 14 RNK SCHOOL REC PVS WK Weeks Results 5/14-5/20 #1 TCU 35-17 #1 3-1 1-0 at Oklahoma; 2-1 San Diego St; #2 San Diego 39-13 #5 1-0 1-0 at UC Irvine #3 Louisville 38-18 #3 3-1 1-0 Morehead St; 2-1 at Pitt; #4 Purdue 41-12 #2 2-2 1-0 Indiana St; 1-2 at Iowa; #5 Dallas Baptist 39-17 #7 3-1 1-0 Oklahoma St; 2-1 at Bradley; #6 Sam Houston St 36-18 #4 2-2 0-1 Rice; 2-1 at Central Arkansas; #7 Missouri St 37-18 #11 2-1 2-1 at Indiana St; #8 Pepperdine 32-20 #13 3-1 1-0 at Long Beach St; 2-1 at Loyola Marymount; #9 Coastal Carolina 37-17 #9 3-1 0-1 at CofC; 3-0 at Charleston Southern; #10 Gonzaga 32-20 #18 3-0 3-0 Portland; #11 Indiana St 41-15 #6 1-3 0-1 at Purdue; 1-2 Missouri St; #12 Appalachian St 38-14 #8 2-2 1-0 Gardner Webb; 1-2 at Western Carolina; #13 Texas St 31-22 #10 2-2 0-1 at Texas A&M; 2-1 at NW St; #14 College of Charleston 34-17 #16 3-1 1-0 Coastal Carolina; 2-1 at UNCG; #15 New Mexico St 35-20 #17 4-1 0-1 at New Mexico; 1-0 at Cal St Bakersfield; 3-0 at San Jose St; #16 SE Louisiana 36-19 #15 2-1 2-1 McNeese St; #17 UNCW 35-20 #14 3-1 1-0 Charleston Southern; 2-1 George Mason; #18 Samford 35-21 #20 2-2 1-0 Florida; 1-2 at Oklahoma; #19 Utah Valley 43-12 #19 4-1 0-1 Utah; 4-0 N. Colorado; #20 Florida Atlantic 31-20 #24 2-0 2-0 Florida International; #21 Kent St 37-17 #23 4-0 1-0 vs E. Michigan; 3-0 Akron; #22 Mercer 37-19 NR 4-0 1-0 at Georgia Tech; 3-0 SC Upstate; #23 Wichita St 35-23 NR 3-1 1-0 at Nebraska; 2-1 at Creighton; #24 Stony Brook 43-11 NR 4-0 4-0 at Maine; #25 Stetson 34-21 #12 0-3 0-3 FGCU; dropped out #21 USC Upstate 33-18 #22 Michigan St 35-19 #25 Army 40-13 others receiving votes St Louis 40-16 Belmont 35-21 Army 40-13 Bethune-Cookman 34-25 Campbell 40-16 Illinois St 31-17 SC Upstate 33-18 Liberty 38-18 St Johns 33-21 New Mexico 33-22

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