INDIANAPOLIS – Three Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) men’s basketball teams are represented in this week’s National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Poll, it was announced Tuesday.
Southern Indiana (16-1, 6-1 GLVC) moved from No. 10 to No. 9 following a loss by then-No. 9 Bellarmine on Friday at Truman State, but the Screaming Eagles fell out of the unbeaten ranks Monday – a game not reflected in this week’s poll – courtesy of the Knights, who beat USI 78-70 to leave five undefeated teams in NCAA Division II.
Bellarmine (14-3, 6-0) dropped to No. 15 following the Truman loss, but could be poised to surge in the polls once again if the Knights sweep GLVC play at home this week. It won’t be a small task as Lewis (11-6, 6-1) comes to Louisville on Thursday, while newly-ranked No. 22 UW-Parkside (15-1, 7-0) visits Saturday. The Rangers, who will battle USI on Thursday, are currently winners of 15 straight games and sit atop the GLVC East.
Quincy fell from the national rankings this week, after the 24th-ranked Hawks dropped close home contests to Bellarmine and Southern Indiana last week.
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