North Park and Illinois Wesleyan Advance to NCAA Division III Baseball Regionals

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournament champion North Park earned the automatic bid into the NCAA Division III postseason tournament by capturing their first conference title since 1990.  North Park will face St. Scholastica on Wednesday 5/16 in Whitewater Wisconsin at the Whitewater regional.

Illinois Wesleyan received an at-large bid into the NCAA Division III post-season tournament.  The Titans will travel to Millington, Tennessee and play Birmingham-Southern at the Millington Regional on Wednesday.

Division III Baseball Regional Rankings - Illinois Teams

D3baseball.com regional rankings as of May 3rd 2012.  Illinois Division III schools are in bold. 


Central Region:
1. Washington
2. Chicago
3. Illinois Wesleyan
4. Augustana
5. Wheaton
6. St. Norbert


Midwest Region:
1. St. Thomas 
2. Wisconsin-La Crosse
3. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
4. Concordia Chicago
5. St. Scholastica
6. Aurora

NCAA Division III Baseball Rankings of Illinois Teams as of April 24th

The NCAA Division III rankings of Illinois baseball teams as of April 24th 2012 from ranking sources.

Collegiate Baseball:
#24 Concordia-Chicago (25-8)
#27 Illinois Wesleyan (21-10)
#29 Aurora (25-7)

NCBWA/D3Baseball.com:
#23 Aurora (25-7)

Regional Rankings as of April 26th:

Central: (Region Record)
1. Chicago (16-9)
3. Illinois Wesleyan (17-9)

Midwest: (Regional Record)
4. Concordia Chicago (23-8)
6. Aurora (21-4)