Release courtesy of John Kean, Sports Information Director, Missouri S&T
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –
For
the third week in succession, the top two teams retained their
spots in the new NABC/Division II men’s basketball rankings,
but a loss by the third-ranked team for the second consecutive week
has brought a slight shift at the top end of the poll.
Bellarmine and West Liberty remain as the top two teams in the
poll, but a loss by last week’s No. 3 team, Tarleton State,
has brought Winona State and Colorado School of Mines up one spot
apiece before the Texans appear at No. 5 in the this week’s
rankings.
Alabama-Huntsville and Kentucky Wesleyan remain at sixth and
seventh, respectively, while Lincoln Memorial moved up to No. 8
this week after Southern Indiana’s loss at Indianapolis
Saturday. Midwestern State jumped up to No. 9
and Christian Brothers stayed put to round out this week’s
top 10.
Metropolitan State begins the second 10 this week, followed by Shaw, Indiana (Pa.), Southern Indiana and Western Washington, who is one of six teams in the poll who have reached the 20-win mark for the season. Northern Kentucky comes in at No. 16 this week, followed by Alaska-Anchorage, Northwest Missouri State, Missouri Southern and South Carolina Aiken.
The final five teams in this week’s poll are Bowie State, Indianapolis, Hillsdale, St. Cloud State and Central Missouri. The NCAA will release its first regional rankings of the 2011-12 season next Wednesday, Feb. 15.
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NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Feb. 7, 2012) |
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Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Bellarmine, Ky. (8 first place votes) |
20-1 |
200 |
1 |
|
2. |
West Liberty, W.Va. |
20-1 |
191 |
2 |
|
3. |
Winona State, Minn. |
21-2 |
183 |
4 |
|
4. |
Colorado School of Mines |
18-2 |
171 |
5 |
|
5. |
Tarleton State, Texas |
20-2 |
162 |
3 |
|
6. |
Alabama-Huntsville |
17-3 |
159 |
6 |
|
7. |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
18-3 |
158 |
7 |
|
8. |
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
20-2 |
137 |
9 |
|
9. |
Midwestern State, Texas |
18-2 |
134 |
11 |
|
10. |
Christian Brothers, Tenn. |
17-3 |
127 |
10 |
|
11. |
Metropolitan State, Colo. |
18-3 |
123 |
12 |
|
12. |
Shaw, N.C. |
18-2 |
105 |
14 |
|
13. |
Indiana, Pa. |
17-3 |
102 |
13 |
|
14. |
Southern Indiana |
17-4 |
98 |
8 |
|
15. |
Western Washington |
20-3 |
91 |
16 |
|
16. |
Northern Kentucky |
17-4 |
84 |
15 |
|
17. |
Alaska-Anchorage |
17-4 |
65 |
21 |
|
18. |
Northwest Missouri State |
17-3 |
63 |
22 |
|
19. |
Missouri Southern |
18-5 |
55 |
23 |
|
20. |
South Carolina Aiken |
16-4 |
35 |
24 |
|
21. |
Bowie State, Md. |
16-4 |
29 |
17 |
|
22. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
16-5 |
21 |
NR |
|
23. |
Hillsdale, Mich. |
18-3 |
20 |
18 |
|
24. |
St. Cloud State, Minn. |
17-4 |
18 |
20 |
|
25. |
Central Missouri |
16-4 |
14 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Arkansas Tech 11, Montevallo (Ala.) 8, West Georgia 8, Adelphi (N.Y.) 6, District of Columbia 6, King (Tenn.) 6, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 4, Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 3, Anderson (S.C.) 2, Dixie State (Utah) 1.
Dropped out: West Georgia (19), King (T-25), Winston-Salem State (T-25).
Records and previous rankings are through games of Feb. 5, 2012. The next poll will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Jan. 31, 2012)
Record Points Pvs
1. Bellarmine, Ky. (8 first place votes) 18-1 200 1
2. West Liberty, W.Va. 19-1 191 2
3. Tarleton State, Texas 19-1 185 4
4. Winona State, Minn. 19-2 176 6
5. Colorado School of Mines 17-2 158 11
6. Alabama-Huntsville 15-3 146 12
7. Kentucky Wesleyan 16-3 145 7
8. Southern Indiana 16-3 140 8
9. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 18-2 135 5
10. Christian Brothers, Tenn. 15-3 113 15
11. Midwestern State, Texas 16-2 112 10
12. Metropolitan State, Colo. 17-3 108 3
13. Indiana, Pa. 15-3 106 16
14. Shaw, N.C. 16-2 91 17
15. Northern Kentucky 15-4 79 9
16. Western Washington 18-3 78 18
17. Bowie State, Md. 15-3 75 19
18. Hillsdale, Mich. 17-2 71 20
19. West Georgia 18-3 63 22
20. St. Cloud State, Minn. 16-3 48 13
21. Alaska-Anchorage 15-4 42 25
22. Northwest Missouri State 16-3 37 NR
23. Missouri Southern 16-5 15 14
24. South Carolina Aiken 15-4 12 24
25. (tie) King, Tenn. 17-3 11 NR
25. (tie) Winston-Salem State, N.C. 15-3 11 NR