COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Winners in 17 of its last 22 games, Northwest jumped two spots to No. 20 in this week's NJCAA Division II Baseball Poll presented by Marucci Sports.

The rankings are based off team performance through May 3 and do not reflect results of games played since then. Click here for the entire NJCAA Top 20 poll.

The Rangers are 30-13 overall, putting them over the 30-win mark for a fourth time in five seasons.

Joining the Rangers from NJCAA Region 23 are No. 1 Hinds, No. 2 LSU Eunice, No. 15 East Mississippi and No. 19 Meridian. All five teams will be vying for one spot in the NJCAA World Series May 23-30 in Enid, Okla.

Northwest will open MACJC Tournament play on Thursday, May 7 at 2 p.m. against EMCC in Raymond.