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I agree with a lot of this chart, but the top D2 is not behind the top NAIA. We have proof from last year. I’d say it’s very even, but with D2 having the slight edge. Also, D2 every year has more player drafted than NAIA. Not that that necessarily makes the teams any better, just a side note.

Couple things. 1) I'm not sure when that box score was from, but Southeastern beat Tampa in their only matchup last season. 2) It's one game. Beating a team once doesn't prove any kind of point. 3) There are 263 NCAA D2 programs in the US, and only 220 NAIA programs, so yeah, it's likely that D2 gets more drafted. 4) When you're talking less than 20 players drafted out of 260+ schools, the draft guys are few and far between. You can't judge an entire level of baseball based on the draft when only about 0.15% of participants get drafted. Top 25 NAIA baseball is really good baseball.

Overall, very accurate representation. From my perspective, the main issue with the lack of knowledge about smaller schools is simply the visibility. For Whatever the reason, high school players today don't seem to start watching college baseball until they are already committed.. they have no respect for anyone under D1, hence the D1 or bust mentality. In a way, I understand WHY they think that way, bc In their mind anything other than D1 is not quality baseball but that's simply bc they have never WATCHED A GAME AT THAT LEVEL. They don't spend weekend and weeknights watching JUCO/NAIA ball or high level D2, which to me, can be just as entertaining as D1 and is definitely just as talented in some areas. I've seen that MOST (not all, but most) D2 programs have just as talented of ball players at the top of their lineup/rotation. Seriously.. for example, I umpired Seaver King (helluva baseball name) at Wingate his last year there. He actually told me he had already started moving to wake forest at the time. He was a Future first rounder playing at Wingate (D2-one of the best in the country). Today's players don't do their own research, they expect coaches and 'advisors' to teach them about this stuff, but when we try it is often met with resistance. I tell them to go watch your @GGC_Baseball or @twbulldogs, @RUBaseballAAC, etc and they either laugh it off or they tell me they will and never even think about it again... Players, want to get ahead of the pack? Do your own research. You'll come to the same conclusion everyone else who has been around Non-D1 baseball came to, that there are DAMN GOOD baseball players and DAMN GOOD competition at all levels. The other issue is players just think much higher of themselves as ball players than they really should. A lot of them base how good they are on the metrics they receive from PG and other showcases, but that's just it, it's a metric. Not a meter telling you how good you are, it's telling coaches that you may have tools, and you may need polishing but you have the tools to play there. Players aren't realistic about their ability level and their ability to play at the next level. Some of that is their parents fault for telling them it's okay every time they O-for, and part of this is on us coaches for creating players like this. Too many travel coaches are not HONEST with players, telling them they are not as good as they think they are, not telling them what they need to get better at to get to the next level, they just tell them how great they are out of fear of losing them on the roster.. CANT LOSE THE PLAYER FEE. Some coaches do great at this, others struggle and it shows across the landscape of baseball.. Coaches need to do a better job of educating players on EVERY option, not just telling them what they want to hear. And players need to do a better job of doing their own research and understanding where they ACTUALLY fit. Most of this can't truly be done until you go and physically watch a NAIA/JUCO game and you see the size/strength of the dudes at the 'lower levels'

You are correct on so many levels. Lot of worm cans opened up here, haha. I coached against Seaver King in his last year at Wingate. Heck of a player! You are correct, though, in that kids don't give respect to other levels. They only see big D1 programs on TV, mostly for football or basketball. HS players almost NEVER go watch a college baseball game in person. They just have no idea of the talent that exists at other levels. Being ignorant as a 17-year-old is not new, but it certainly doesn't help in this already messy process. Thanks for the response. All the best to you!

@NAIABall @NCAADII @d3baseball @NJCAABaseball @FIO_Baseball There is another awesome graphic that I’ve seen on social before… it’s a square that represents each division of college baseball and they are overlapping to show the quality throughout all of college baseball

@NAIABall @NCAADII @d3baseball @NJCAABaseball @FIO_Baseball Great post with good insight!! Needs to be talked about more!

Agreed. Too many salesmen out there dressed as travel coaches or cage instructors who are just trying to sell their players to the highest possible level for their own resume. A kid who goes somewhere where he can win, and where he can be a major cog on that winning team, will have a very fulfilling college career

@NAIABall @NCAADII @d3baseball @NJCAABaseball @FIO_Baseball Dad of a HSJV LHP. Thanks for sharing! ⚾️

@NAIABall @NCAADII @d3baseball @NJCAABaseball @FIO_Baseball Yes sir! Hope it was useful