American Rivers Communications
CEDAR RAPIDS – Results of the American Rivers Conference’s Baseball Preseason Poll (as voted on by the league’s head coaches):
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2019 American Rivers Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Poll |
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Rank |
School (First-place votes) |
Points |
2018 Record |
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1. |
University of Dubuque (5) |
58 |
26-17 OA, 16-5 CONF (Conference Regular Season & Tournament Champions) |
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2. |
Coe College (3) |
55 |
24-18 OA, 14-8 CONF |
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3. |
Wartburg College |
52 |
26-13 OA, 15-6 CONF |
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4. |
Luther College (1) |
48 |
26-16 OA, 13-9 CONF |
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5. |
Buena Vista University |
36 |
15-23 OA, 10-12 CONF |
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6. |
LorasCollege |
23 |
25-15 OA, 14-9 CONF |
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7. |
Central College |
22 |
26-23 OA, 7-16 CONF |
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8. |
Simpson College |
21 |
8-28 OA, 6-17 CONF |
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9. |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
9 |
9-26 OA, 5-18 CONF |
The 2018 Conference regular season and tournament champions, University of Dubuque, are the coaches’ choice to win the 2019 American Rivers Conference regular season title. The Spartans earned 58 points in the poll, recording five of the nine first -place votes (coaches cannot vote for their own team). Coe College, who finished third a season ago garnered 55 points and three first-place votes to take the number-two spot in this year’s poll. 2018 regular season and tournament runner-up, Wartburg College, was selected third with 52 points and fourth-place went to Luther College, who collected 48 points, including one first-place vote.