Release courtesy of John Kean, Sports Information Director, Missouri S&T
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top two spots in this week’s NABC/Division II national rankings are held by the last two undefeated teams in the nation, as Metropolitan State and Western Washington remain in those positions as the 2012-13 regular season nears the beginning of its final month.
West Liberty, Seattle Pacific and Cal Poly Pomona all moved up
one spot apiece to complete the top five, while Bellarmine jumped
over Minnesota State – who lost in overtime to Augustana
Saturday – to take the No. 6 spot. Seventh-ranked
Minnesota State is followed by Indiana (Pa.), Florida Southern and
Lincoln Memorial to round out the front end of the rankings.
Alabama-Huntsville begins the second ten at No. 11, followed by
Barton, Southern Indiana, Fort Lewis and Indianapolis.
Sitting at No. 16 this week is Winston-Salem State, with Winona
State, Kentucky Wesleyan, Rollins and East Stroudsburg –
making its first appearance in the top 25 this year -- completing
the top 20.
The final five teams in this week’s poll are Washburn, Saint
Anselm, Adams State, Harding and Wayne State
(Mich.). Like East Stroudsburg, Saint Anselm and
Harding are also making their first appearance of the season in the
national top 25 this week.
NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Jan. 29, 2013 – Regular season poll #9) |
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Team
|
Record
|
Points
|
|
1.
|
Metropolitan State (Colo.) |
17-0
|
397
|
2.
|
Western Washington |
18-0
|
387
|
3.
|
West Liberty (W.Va.) |
17-1
|
365
|
4.
|
Seattle Pacific (Wash.) |
15-2
|
348
|
5.
|
Cal Poly Pomona |
15-1
|
342
|
6.
|
Bellarmine (Ky.) |
15-2
|
317
|
7.
|
Minnesota State |
16-2
|
261
|
8.
|
Indiana (Pa.) |
15-2
|
259
|
9.
|
Florida Southern |
14-2
|
249
|
10.
|
Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) |
14-2
|
240
|
11.
|
Alabama-Huntsville |
14-3
|
231
|
12.
|
Barton (N.C.) |
14-2
|
203
|
13.
|
Southern Indiana |
14-3
|
191
|
14.
|
Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
14-2
|
171
|
15.
|
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
14-3
|
162
|
16.
|
Winston-Salem State (N.C.) |
15-3
|
139
|
17.
|
Winona State (Minn.) |
18-3
|
137
|
18.
|
Kentucky Wesleyan |
14-3
|
113
|
19.
|
Rollins (Fla.) |
14-3
|
87
|
20.
|
East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
15-2
|
86
|
21.
|
Washburn (Kan.) |
12-4
|
77
|
22.
|
Saint Anselm (N.H.) |
14-3
|
76
|
23.
|
Adams State (Colo.) |
13-3
|
66
|
24.
|
Harding (Ark.) |
16-3
|
57
|
25.
|
Wayne State (Mich.) |
13-3
|
54
|
Dropped out: Assumption (16), Newman (21), Charleston (23).
Records are through games of Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013.