KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's basketball teams remained inside the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings unveiled on Wednesday, January 12th.
Ashland jumped four spots to No. 17 after an 81-75 overtime victory over Northern Michigan before upending Michigan Tech by a 73-67 final score. The Eagles are now 12-2 overall on the year and 6-2 in the GLIAC heading into matchups with Walsh and Malone this week.
Lake Superior State had its unbeaten conference streak snapped by Ohio Dominican who downed the Lakers (87-75) last Thursday before LSSU rebounded at Tiffin for a 76-63 victory. Lake State moved to 12-2 overall on the year and 7-1 in conference play prior to a tilt with Saginaw Valley State on Thursday (Jan. 14) and Northwood on Saturday (Jan. 16).
| NABC Men's Basketball Rankings - Jan. 12, 2016 | ||||
|
Rank |
Institution |
Record |
Points |
Last |
|
1. |
West Liberty, W.Va. (16) |
13-0 |
400 |
1 |
|
2. |
Augustana, S.D. |
13-1 |
383 |
2 |
|
3. |
Fairmont State, W.Va. |
12-1 |
364 |
5 |
|
4. |
Midwestern State, Texas |
12-1 |
344 |
6 |
|
5. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
14-1 |
337 |
7 |
|
6. |
Tarleton State, Texas |
13-2 |
306 |
9 |
|
7. |
Eckerd, Fla. |
14-1 |
279 |
12 |
|
8. |
California Baptist |
14-2 |
281 |
10 |
|
9. |
Bellarmine, Ky. |
11-2 |
272 |
11 |
|
10. |
MSU Moorhead |
17-2 |
255 |
3 |
|
11. |
Western Oregon |
12-2 |
234 |
14 |
|
12. |
Saint Anselm, N.H. |
13-1 |
226 |
15 |
|
13. |
Queens, N.C. |
12-1 |
217 |
8 |
|
14. |
UC San Diego |
12-2 |
190 |
17 |
|
15. |
Angelo State, Texas |
12-2 |
177 |
4 |
|
16. |
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
12-2 |
168 |
19 |
|
17. |
Ashland, Ohio |
12-2 |
128 |
21 |
|
18. |
Fort Lewis, Colo. |
12-2 |
119 |
16 |
|
19. |
Lake Superior State, Mich. |
12-2 |
104 |
13 |
|
20. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
10-2 |
85 |
25 |
|
21. |
Columbus State, Ga. |
11-2 |
61 |
18 |
|
22. |
Delta State, Miss. |
12-3 |
55 |
NR |
|
23. |
Barry, Fla. |
11-2 |
48 |
NR |
|
24. |
Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. |
13-1 |
39 |
NR |
|
25. |
Chico State, Calif. |
12-3 |
31 |
20 |
Others receiving votes: Kentucky Wesleyan 25, Texas A&M-Commerce 13, Minnesota-Duluth 11, West Chester (Pa.) 9, St. Edward's (Texas) 7, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 5, Humboldt State (Calif.) 4, Alaska-Anchorage 3, Alabama-Huntsville 3, Arkansas-Fort Smith 2, Northwest Missouri State 2, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1, Central Washington 1, Lindenwood (Mo.) 1, Southern Connecticut State 1, Wisconsin-Parkside 1.
Records are through games of Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016.
Dropped out: St. Edward's (23), Holy Family (24), Minnesota State (25).
