Bellarmine University continues to be ranked as the nation's No. 3 team, while two Great Lakes Valley Conference squads are receiving votes outside the top 25 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Poll, it was announced Tuesday.
Bellarmine (9-0, 2-0 GLVC) stayed at No. 3 for the third consecutive week after defeating the University of Wisconsin-Parkside 76-40 and Midway University 93-49 last week.
William Jewell College (10-1, 2-1 GLVC) and the University of Southern Indiana (7-2, 2-0 GLVC) are receiving votes outside the top 25.
| 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 (Mich.) |
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 (Mich.) |
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.