Release courtesy of John Kean, Sports Information Director, Missouri S&T
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top two teams from
last year’s final NABC/Division II men’s basketball
rankings are now the top two teams in the current poll, as
Bellarmine and West Liberty occupy the those spots in the new
rankings released today.
Bellarmine, who held the number one spot in November, returns to
the top of the rankings after posting three wins last week,
including a home win over No. 9 Northern Kentucky, coupled with two
losses by last week’s top-ranked team, Kentucky
Wesleyan. Meanwhile, West Liberty – the No. 1 team in
the final 2010-11 rankings ahead of Bellarmine – moved up to
No. 2 after recording a pair of victories of its own a week
ago.
The next three teams in the poll all moved up one spot as well,
with Metropolitan State, Tarleton State and Lincoln Memorial
completing the top five. Winona State moved up two spots to
No. 6, followed by three teams from the Great Lakes Valley
Conference – Kentucky Wesleyan, Southern Indiana and Northern
Kentucky – with Midwestern State rounding out the top 10.
The second 10 begins with Colorado School of Mines at No. 11,
followed by Alabama-Huntsville, St. Cloud State, Missouri Southern
and Christian Brothers. Alabama-Huntsville and Christian
Brothers essentially swapped spots in the rankings after the
Chargers’ win Sunday over the Buccaneers. The next five
teams are Indiana (Pa.), Shaw, Western Washington, Bowie State and
Hillsdale.
The final five teams in this week’s poll are Indianapolis,
West Georgia, Fort Hays State, South Carolina Aiken and
Alaska-Anchorage.
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NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Jan. 24, 2012) |
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|
Rank |
Institution |
Record |
Points |
Last Week |
|
1. |
Bellarmine, Ky. (8 first place votes) |
16-1 |
200 |
2 |
|
2. |
West Liberty, W.Va. |
16-1 |
190 |
3 |
|
3. |
Metropolitan State, Colo. |
17-1 |
184 |
4 |
|
4. |
Tarleton State, Texas |
16-1 |
178 |
5 |
|
5. |
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
17-1 |
161 |
6 |
|
6. |
Winona State, Minn. |
17-2 |
157 |
8 |
|
7. |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
15-2 |
146 |
1 |
|
8. |
Southern Indiana |
15-2 |
140 |
7 |
|
9. |
Northern Kentucky |
15-2 |
129 |
9 |
|
10. |
Midwestern State, Texas |
15-1 |
128 |
13 |
|
11. |
Colorado School of Mines |
15-2 |
126 |
12 |
|
12. |
Alabama-Huntsville |
14-3 |
112 |
15 |
|
13. |
St. Cloud State, Minn. |
15-2 |
101 |
17 |
|
14. |
Missouri Southern |
16-3 |
95 |
16 |
|
15. |
Christian Brothers, Tenn. |
14-3 |
86 |
11 |
|
16. |
Indiana, Pa. |
13-3 |
78 |
10 |
|
17. |
Shaw, N.C. |
15-2 |
64 |
23 |
|
18. |
Western Washington |
17-3 |
51 |
22 |
|
19. |
Bowie State, Md. |
13-3 |
46 |
21 |
|
20. |
Hillsdale, Mich. |
15-2 |
45 |
14 |
|
21. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
14-3 |
35 |
NR |
|
22. |
West Georgia |
17-3 |
34 |
NR |
|
23. |
Fort Hays State, Kan. |
13-4 |
24 |
25 |
|
24. |
South Carolina Aiken |
13-3 |
21 |
19 |
|
25. |
Alaska-Anchorage |
13-4 |
13 |
NR |
Dropped out: Minnesota State-Moorhead (18), Cal Poly Pomona (20), Seattle Pacific (24).
Records and previous rankings are through games of Jan. 22, 2012. The next poll will be released on Tuesday, Jan. 31.