Lake Superior Improves to No. 18 in Latest NABC Men's Basketball Rankings; Ferris State Steady at No. 5

Posted: Dec 12, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ferris State and Lake Superior State are once again ranked insde the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Top 25 poll released on Tuesday (Dec. 12) following the second week of league competition.

The Ferris State Bulldogs are once again ranked No. 5 in the country with a nation's best 12-0 record and 4-0 in the GLIAC. FSU earned two more victories last week on the road over Northwood by 11 and Saginaw Valley by 36.

Lake Superior State (9-1, 4-0 GLIAC) jumped six spot to No. 18 in this week's poll after a pair of victories over the same two opponents as FSU and LSSU are travel partners. The Lakers defeated Saginaw Valley by 29 on Thursday before defeating Northwood by 16 to complete the weekend 2-0.

Ferris State travels to Sault Ste. Marie this Saturday (Dec. 16) for a 3 PM showdown with Lake Superior State.

NABC POLL - DEC. 12
RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD	POINTS	PREVIOUS
1	Northwest Missouri State (15)	10-0	399	1
2	Queens (N.C.) (1)	8-0	377	2
3	Bellarmine (Ky.)	9-0	367	3
4	Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)	8-0	351	4
5	Ferris State	12-0	339	5
6	Colorado School of Mines	10-0	323	6
7	West Liberty (W. Va.)	9-0	307	7
8	Christian Brothers (Tenn.)	9-0	270	10
9	Barry (Fla.)	7-1	255	11
10	UT-Permian Basin (Texas)	8-1	243	13
11	Arkansas-Fort Smith	10-0	226	14
12	West Texas A&M	9-1	206	8
13	Northern State (S.D.)	10-1	190	16
14	Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.)	8-1	172	9
15	Fort Lewis (Colo.)	7-1	167	15
16	Western Oregon	8-1	150	19
17	Virginia State	6-0	128	21
18	Lake Superior State	9-1	87	24
19	Valdosta State (Ga.)	7-1	82	22
20	Le Moyne (N.Y.)	9-2	71	12
21	West Florida	9-0	68	25
22	Texas A&M-Commerce	9-0	65	NR
23	Texas A&M-Kingsville	9-1	59	23
24	Dallas Baptist (Texas)	8-1	51	17
25	Southern New Hampshire	9-1	46	18

Others receiving votes: Cal Poly Pomona 31, Bridgeport (Conn.) 27, Findlay (Ohio) 23, William Jewell (Mo.) 22, Eckerd (Fla.) 16, Morehouse (Ga.) 16, Francis Marion (S.C.) 12, Chico State (Calif.) 9, Benedict (S.C.) 7, West Chester (Pa.) 7, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 6, Arkansas Tech 5, California Baptist 5, Western Washington 5, Minot State (N.D.) 2, UNC Pembroke 2, Cal State San Marcos 1, Southern Indiana 1.

Dropped out: No. 20 William Jewell.