NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Carthage and Illinois Wesleyan finished in a tie for first in the latest College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Preseason Baseball Poll conducted Wednesday.
Both the Red Men (32-12, 14-7) and Titans (28-18, 15-6) finished with 45 points and three first place votes after both advanced to the NCAA Regional last season.
Illinois Wesleyan was CCIW co-champions with North Park (30-12, 15-6) last season as the Vikings placed third in the poll with 29 points and one first place vote.
Wheaton (17-23, 8-13) placed fourth with 28 points, followed by Augustana (28-12, 12-9) (27 points), North Central (22-17, 13-8) (25 points and one first place vote), Elmhurst (18-20, 6-15) (15 points) and Millikin (7-32, 1-20) (10 points).
Voting is done by the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin's head baseball coaches. Each coach votes for the seven other schools in the conference in order of predicted finish. Points are assigned in reverse order of voting (seven points for first, six for second, etc.). Coaches may not vote for their own teams.
2012 CCIW Baseball Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
First Place
Votes |
| T-1 |
Carthage |
45 |
3 |
| T-1 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
45 |
3 |
| 3 |
North Park |
29 |
1 |
| 4 |
Wheaton |
28 |
|
| 5 |
Augustana |
27 |
|
| 6 |
North Central |
25 |
1 |
| 7 |
Elmhurst |
15 |
|
| 8 |
Millikin |
10 |
|