Historically Black College and University baseball programs continue to impress on the baseball diamond and receive recognition from national pollsters from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
In the NCAA Division II classification, West Virginia State earned the No. 8 spot in the Atlantic Region Top 10 Poll, while Savannah State received votes in the South Region Top 10 Poll, the week of February 19, 2024.
Last year, both WVSU and SSU finished ranked in Black College Nines’ “small school” top 10 poll for HBCUs.
We will make more sense of HBCU baseball when the first Black College Nines Top 10 Poll presented by Guardian Baseball is released in March. We will provide the teams ranked, along with a brief weekly synopsis of program past mid-week and weekend action.
Here’s a look at HBCUs listed in the NCBWA Atlantic and South Regions Top 10 Polls:
2024 Region Polls (Week Two – February 19, 2024)
ATLANTIC REGION
| Rank | School (1st-Place Votes) | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Millersville (13) | 4-2 | 130 | 1 |
| 2 | West Chester | 0-0 | 102 | 3 |
| 3 | East Stroudsburg | 4-3 | 101 | 4 |
| 4 | Seton Hill | 1-2 | 92 | 2 |
| 5 | Mercyhurst | 1-0 | 78 | 5 |
| 6 | Charleston | 3-1 | 77 | 6 |
| 7 | Concord | 2-0 | 57 | 8 |
| 8 | West Virginia State | 2-2 | 25 | 9 |
| 9 | California (Pa.) | 0-0 | 16 | RV |
| 10 | Frostburg State | 0-3 | 13 | 7 |
Receiving Votes: Mansfield (3-1) 7 points; Glenville State (2-1) 6 points; Shippensburg (1-3) 6 points; Lock Haven (2-0) 4 points; Wheeling (0-0) 1 point.
SOUTH REGION
| Rank | Team (1st Place Votes) | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Tampa (7) | 9-0 | 70 | 1 |
| 2 | Saint Leo | 8-1 | 60 | 4 |
| 3 | West Florida | 6-2 | 50 | 2 |
| 4 | Lynn | 8-3 | 45 | 3 |
| 5 | Mississippi College | 7-3 | 36 | RV |
| 6 | Rollins | 5-3 | 29 | 5 |
| 7 | Shorter | 8-2 | 26 | 8 |
| 8 | Lee | 7-4 | 24 | 9 |
| 9 | Montevallo | 8-4 | 20 | RV |
| T10 | Auburn-Montgomery | 6-5 | 12 | NR |
Receiving Votes: Savannah State, Alabama Huntsville (4 points); Valdosta State, Barry (2 points); Embry-Riddle (1 point)