Release courtesy of John Kean, Sports Information Director, Missouri S&T
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Teams from the Rocky
Mountain Athletic Conference and Great Lakes Valley Conference
dominate the top end of the new NABC/Division II rankings, as
schools from those two leagues hold five of the top six spots in
the new poll.
Metropolitan State became the third team in as many weeks to take
the top spot after last week’s No. 1-ranked team, Missouri
Southern, suffered a loss at Missouri Western. It marks the
third time in the history of the Roadrunners’ program that it
has been ranked first, the last time coming back on Jan. 18,
2005.
However, the Roadrunners were not a unanimous No. 1 pick, as the
next three teams in the rankings also received first place votes
this week. Southern Indiana stayed undefeated and moved up to
No. 2, while Lincoln Memorial, tied for third with USI last week,
stays in the No. 3 spot. A pair of GLVC teams, Kentucky
Wesleyan – who got the last first place vote – and
Bellarmine also moved up a spot as did RMAC member Colorado School
of Mines. Missouri Southern dropped from first to seventh
this week as a result of its loss.
Humboldt State remains in the No. 8 spot this week and is followed
by West Liberty and Rollins to round out the top 10. Cal Poly
Pomona begins the second team at No. 11, followed by Tarleton
State, Indiana (Pa.), Augustana and Fort Hays State. Winona
State checks in at No. 16, with Georgia Southwestern,
Alabama-Huntsville, Findlay and Bowie State
completing this week’s top 20.
The final five teams in this week’s poll are Northern Kentucky, Alaska-Anchorage, Midwestern State, Arkansas Tech and Benedict.
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NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Dec. 13, 2011) |
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|
Rank
|
School
|
Record |
Points |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Metropolitan State, Colo. (5) |
9-0 |
197 |
2 |
|
2. |
Southern Indiana (1) |
8-0 |
188 |
T3 |
|
3. |
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. (1) |
10-0 |
180 |
T3 |
|
4. |
Kentucky Wesleyan (1) |
7-0 |
177 |
5 |
|
5. |
Bellarmine, Ky. |
8-1 |
161 |
6 |
|
6. |
Colorado School of Mines |
7-0 |
156 |
7 |
|
7. |
Missouri Southern |
10-1 |
143 |
1 |
|
8. |
Humboldt State, Calif. |
6-1 |
141 |
8 |
|
9. |
West Liberty, W.Va. |
8-1 |
127 |
11 |
|
10. |
Rollins, Fla. |
7-0 |
122 |
13 |
|
11. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
5-0 |
114 |
T14 |
|
12. |
Tarleton State, Texas |
8-1 |
111 |
12 |
|
13. |
Indiana, Pa. |
7-1 |
87 |
T14 |
|
14. |
Augustana, S.D. |
7-1 |
84 |
16 |
|
15. |
Fort Hays State, Kan. |
8-1 |
83 |
10 |
|
16. |
Winona State, Minn. |
8-1 |
79 |
17 |
|
17. |
Georgia Southwestern |
6-1 |
60 |
19 |
|
18. |
Alabama-Huntsville |
6-2 |
56 |
18 |
|
19. |
Findlay, Ohio |
7-2 |
49 |
9 |
|
20. |
Bowie State, Md. |
5-1 |
46 |
20 |
|
21. |
Northern Kentucky |
8-0 |
42 |
23 |
|
22. |
Alaska-Anchorage |
5-2 |
36 |
22 |
|
23. |
Midwestern State, Texas |
6-0 |
28 |
24 |
|
24. |
Arkansas Tech |
5-1 |
22 |
25 |
|
25. |
Benedict, S.C. |
3-1 |
21 |
21 |
Others receiving votes: Montevallo (Ala.) 20, Western Washington 14, District of Columbia 8, Mount Olive (N.C.) 8, West Georgia 7, Hillsdale (Mich.) 4, Northwest Missouri State 2, South Carolina Aiken 2, West Texas A&M 2, Bentley (Mass.) 1, Southwestern Oklahoma State 1.
Dropped out: None
Records and previous rankings are through games of Dec. 11, 2011. The next poll will be released on Wednesday, Dec. 21.