Release courtesy of John Kean, Sports Information Director, Missouri S&T
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top six spots
remained unchanged this week in the latest NABC/Division II
men’s basketball rankings, with West Liberty retaining the
No. 1 spot in the poll for the second consecutive week.
The Hilltoppers, who were 4-0 at the conclusion of play Sunday,
are again followed by undefeated Washburn and Metropolitan State,
Alabama-Huntsville, whose only loss came in the opening week of the
season at Kansas State and Bellarmine. Alabama-Huntsville,
Bellarmine and No. 6-ranked Western Washington all received a first
place vote in this week’s poll.
Western Washington is followed by Franklin Pierce and Southern
Indiana -- who each moved up a spot this week – Winona State
and Christian Brothers, whose setback Monday at Harding did not
factor into this week’s rankings.
The second ten begins with undefeated Barton and Lincoln Memorial,
while Seattle Pacific, who rebounded from a loss to San Francisco
State to beat then-No. 16 Chico State by 32 on Saturday, dropped
six spots to No. 13. Cal Poly Pomona and Indiana (Pa.) took
the next two positions, while Findlay comes in at No. 16 despite
not playing during the last week. Northwest Missouri State,
West Texas A&M and Kentucky Wesleyan occupy the next three
spots, while Saint Leo, who suffered its first loss last week,
rounds out the top 20 in the final poll in November.
The final five teams this week includes three newcomers in No. 22 St. Cloud State, No. 24 Indianapolis and No. 25 Alaska-Anchorage, who went 2-1 last week against Division I competition at the Carrs Great Alaska Shootout. Montevallo retained the No. 21 spot in the rankings and Stonehill stayed in the top 25 at No. 23 after its loss to Franklin Pierce.
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NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Nov. 27, 2012 – Regular season poll #2) |
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Record |
Points |
Pvs |
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1. |
West Liberty, W.Va. (13) |
4-0 |
395 |
1 |
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2. |
Washburn, Kan |
5-0 |
377 |
2 |
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3. |
Metropolitan State, Colo. |
4-0 |
361 |
3 |
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4. |
Alabama-Huntsville (1) |
5-1 |
343 |
4 |
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5. |
Bellarmine, Ky. (1) |
4-0 |
339 |
5 |
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6. |
Western Washington (1) |
5-0 |
328 |
6 |
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7. |
Franklin Pierce, N.H. |
4-0 |
299 |
8 |
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8. |
Southern Indiana |
4-0 |
274 |
9 |
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9. |
Winona State, Minn. |
6-1 |
263 |
11 |
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10. |
Christian Brothers, Tenn. |
3-0 |
226 |
12 |
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11. |
Barton, N.C. |
5-0 |
207 |
15 |
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12. |
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
4-0 |
203 |
14 |
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13. |
Seattle Pacific, Wash. |
5-1 |
193 |
7 |
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14. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
4-0 |
175 |
18 |
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15. |
Indiana, Pa. |
4-0 |
153 |
19 |
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16. |
Findlay, Ohio |
1-1 |
150 |
13 |
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17. |
Northwest Missouri State |
5-0 |
125 |
24 |
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18. |
West Texas A&M |
6-0 |
122 |
20 |
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19. |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
4-0 |
97 |
25 |
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20. |
Saint Leo, Fla. |
3-1 |
93 |
10 |
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21. |
Montevallo, Ala. |
2-1 |
67 |
21 |
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22. |
St. Cloud State, Minn. |
3-0 |
58 |
NR |
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23. |
Stonehill, Mass. |
2-1 |
49 |
17 |
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24. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
4-0 |
33 |
NR |
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25. |
Alaska-Anchorage |
6-1 |
30 |
NR |
Dropped out: Chico State (16), Florida Southern (22), Winston-Salem State (23).
Others receiving votes: Benedict (S.C.) 26, South Carolina Aiken 25, Chico State (Calif.) 21, Minnesota State 16, Tarleton State (Texas) 15, Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 14, Charleston (W.Va.) 13, Assumption (Mass.) 12, Augusta State (Ga.) 11, Florida Southern 11, Drury (Mo.) 9, Massachusetts-Lowell 9, North Alabama 8, Michigan Tech 7, Colorado School of Mines 6, Erskine (S.C.) 6, Post (Conn.) 6, Hillsdale (Mich.) 4, Missouri-St. Louis 2, Wayne State (Mich.) 2,
Records are through games of Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012.