SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Minnesota State fell to No. 22 in the latest National College Baseball Writers Association Top-25 Poll which was announced Tuesday afternoon.

The Mavericks were idle last week after wrapping up their annual trip to Florida over spring break where they proceeded to go 4-2.

Junior Lucas Skjefte is fourth in the nation with 0.25 triples per game while he also ranks 47th with 1.17 runs per game.  Senior Pat Dockendorf is 16th in the nation with 1.33 runs per game and 26th with 0.17 triples per game while sophomore Todd Standish ranks 12th with 0.36 sacrifice bunts per game.  Senior Harvey Martin ranks 27th in the nation with four wins.

Central Missouri, with 13 first-place votes, is the new No. 1 team in the nation after accumulating 325 points as they sit 16-1 overall.  Joining MSU from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in the top-25 poll is No. 8 St. Cloud State who fell five spots from last week while totalling 218 points.

The Mavericks are also featured in two other polls as MSU ranks 19th in the Collegiate Baseball News Top-30 Poll while ranking 13th in the College Baseball Lineup DII Baseball Top-30 Rankings.

MSU is back in action Saturday, March 24 when it plays its first home game of the season with a doubleheader against Minnesota Duluth.  Action is slated to begin at noon at the MSU Baseball Complex.

2012 NCAA DII Baseball Polls

	NCBWA		Collegiate Baseball News		College Baseball Lineup
Rank	School	Rank	School	Rank	School
1	C. Missouri	1	C. Missouri	1	C. Missouri
T2	Catawba	2	Lander	2	St. Mary's
T2	St. Mary's	3	N. Alabama	3	N. Alabama
4	N. Alabama	4	Cal State Chico	4	Tampa
5	Cal State Chico	5	Catawba	5	Delta St.
6	Tampa	T6	W. Florida	6	W. Florida
7	So. New Hampshire	T6	St. Cloud St.	7	So. Conn. St.
8	St. Cloud St.	8	Tampa	8	Lynn
9	Tusculum	9	Angelo St.	9	St. Cloud St.
10	Grand Valley St.	10	USC Aiken	10	Armstrong St.
11	Mercyhurst	11	St. Mary's	11	Grand Valley St.
12	Delta St.	12	Seton Hill	12	Tusculum
13	Cal Baptist	13	Tusculum	13	Minnesota St.
14	So. Conn. St.	14	Delta St.	14	Mount Olive
15	W. Florida	15	Lynn	15	Lander
16	Angelo St.	16	Mercyhurst	16	Nova SE
17	Seton Hill	17	So. Conn. St.	17	So. Indiana
18	N.M. Highlands	18	Grand Valley St.	18	Francis Marion
19	Lander	19	Minnesota St.	19	Catawba
20	Cal Poly Pomona	20	Armstrong St.	20	Cal Poly Pomona
21	Missouri S&T	21	So. New Hampshire	21	West Chester
22	Minnesota State	22	W. Oregon	22	Florida Tech
23	West Chester	23	Francis Marion	23	Cal State Chico
24	Nova SE	24	Columbus St.	24	Columbus St.
25	So. Indiana	25	Mount Olive	25	Seton Hill
		26	Wayne St. (Mich.)	26	Le Moyne
		T27	So. Indiana	27	Winona St.
		T27	NM Highlands	28	Franklin Pierce
		29	Nova SE	29	UNC Pembroke
		30	Emporia St	30	So. New Hampshire

Central Region Ranking: MSU is ranked third in the central region top 10.  St. Cloud State sits atop the central region rankings with seven first-place votes, followed by New Mexico Highlands in second.