Official NABC Rankings Release
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Saginaw Valley State and Ashland men's basketball programs reentered the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Top 25 poll released on Tuesday (Feb. 2).
The SVSU Cardinals, ranked No. 21 this week and for the first time this year, are 17-4 overall this season and 13-2 atop the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) after five consecutive victories and eight-of-their-last nine contests. Ashland's Eagles have recorded a 17-4 mark as well, but sit two games behind the Cardinals at 11-4 in league play. AU has won four consecutive games and are one game back of Findlay in the South Division standings.
Ferris State (15-5, 12-3 GLIAC) fell one spot and dropped out of the Top 25, but remain as the first team sitting outside in the others receiving votes category. Lake Superior State (15-6, 10-5 GLIAC) and Findlay (15-5, 12-3 GLIAC), leads of the South, are also receiving votes in this week's poll.
NABC Men's Basketball Rankings - Feb. 2, 2016 | ||||
Rank |
Institution
|
Record |
Points |
Last |
1. |
Augustana, S.D. (15) |
19-1 |
399 |
1 |
2. |
Fairmont State, W.Va. (1) |
19-1 |
381 |
2 |
3. |
Western Oregon |
18-2 |
366 |
4 |
4. |
Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. |
20-1 |
354 |
5 |
5. |
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
18-2 |
319 |
7 |
6. |
West Liberty, W.Va. |
18-2 |
315 |
8 |
7. |
Saint Anselm. N.H. |
17-2 |
298 |
9 |
8. |
MSU Moorhead |
22-3 |
276 |
3 |
9. |
Bellarmine, Ky. |
17-3 |
274 |
11 |
10. |
UC San Diego |
17-3 |
246 |
12 |
11. |
Midwestern State, Texas |
16-3 |
219 |
6 |
12. |
Angelo State, Texas |
16-3 |
208 |
14 |
13. |
Queens, N.C. |
17-2 |
207 |
15 |
14. |
Chico State, Calif. |
16-3 |
184 |
16 |
15. |
Fort Lewis, Colo. |
17-3 |
170 |
20 |
16. |
Eckerd, Fla. |
18-3 |
157 |
10 |
17. |
Barry, Fla. |
15-3 |
137 |
24 |
18. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
16-4 |
117 |
13 |
19. |
Seattle Pacific, Wash. |
16-4 |
99 |
NR |
20. |
West Chester, Pa. |
17-3 |
88 |
17 |
21. |
Saginaw Valley State |
16-4 |
74 |
NR |
22. |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
17-3 |
73 |
18 |
23. |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
16-3 |
68 |
21 |
24. |
Northwest Missouri State |
15-5 |
37 |
NR |
25. |
Ashland |
16-4 |
23 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Ferris State (Mich.) 20, Alabama-Huntsville 18, Southern Connecticut State 11, California Baptist 10, Tarleton State (Texas) 9, Wingate (N.C.) 9, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 6, Bentley (Mass.) 5, Indianapolis (Ind.) 5, Lander (S.C.) 5, Findlay (Ohio) 4, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1, Stillman (Ala.) 1.
Dropped out: Azusa Pacific (19), Tarleton State (22), California Baptist (23), Ferris State (25).