Two GLVC programs are ranked inside this week's edition of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Poll, it was announced Tuesday.
Bellarmine University (7-0, 1-0 GLVC) maintained its position at No. 3, while once again picking one of the 16 first-place votes just as it did last week. The Knights were victorious in their only game last week, defeating Lewis 78-59 in their GLVC season opener.
William Jewell College (9-0, 2-0 GLVC) moves into the national rankings for the first time ever as a Division II program. The Cardinals vaulted into the top 25 to land at No. 20, following a pair of GLVC wins last week against Maryville University (107-86) and Quincy University (92-81).
Picking up votes outside the top 25 this week is the University of Southern Indiana (7-2, 2-0 GLVC), which opened league action last week with wins over Lewis (84-75) and University of Indianapolis (73-67).
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
| 1 |
Northwest Missouri State (14) |
8-0 |
398 |
1 |
| 2 |
Queens (N.C.) (1) |
7-0 |
375 |
2 |
| 3 |
Bellarmine (Ky.) (1) |
7-0 |
370 |
3 |
| 4 |
Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) |
7-0 |
351 |
4 |
| 5 |
Ferris State (Mich) |
10-0 |
340 |
5 |
| 6 |
Colorado School of Mines |
8-0 |
323 |
6 |
| 7 |
West Liberty (W. Va.) |
7-0 |
306 |
7 |
| 8 |
West Texas A&M |
8-0 |
286 |
8 |
| 9 |
Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) |
7-0 |
241 |
9 |
| 10 |
Christian Brothers (Tenn.) |
7-0 |
238 |
10 |
| 11 |
Barry (Fla.) |
6-1 |
236 |
11 |
| 12 |
Le Moyne (N.Y.) |
8-1 |
197 |
17 |
| 13 |
UT-Permian Basin (Texas) |
7-1 |
189 |
18 |
| 14 |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
9-0 |
181 |
22 |
| 15 |
Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
5-1 |
152 |
19 |
| 16 |
Northern State (S.D.) |
8-1 |
150 |
21 |
| 17 |
Dallas Baptist (Texas) |
7-0 |
140 |
25 |
| 18 |
Southern New Hampshire |
8-0 |
124 |
NR |
| 19 |
Western Oregon |
7-1 |
91 |
13 |
| 20 |
William Jewell (Mo.) |
9-0 |
75 |
NR |
| 21 |
Virginia State |
6-0 |
65 |
NR |
| 22 |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
6-1 |
55 |
15 |
| 23 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
8-1 |
39 |
20 |
| 24 |
Lake Superior State (Mich.) |
7-1 |
35 |
NR |
| 25 |
West Florida |
8-0 |
32 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: California Baptist 30, Findlay (Ohio) 23, Cal Poly Pomona 21, Chico State (Calif.) 18, Francis Marion (S.C.) 15, Bridgeport (Conn.) 13, Morehouse (Ga.) 13, Benedict (S.C.) 11, Concordia (Calif.) 7, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 7, Eckerd (Fla.) 7, West Chester (Pa.) 6, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 5, Central Missouri 5, Chaminade (Hawai’i) 4, Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 4, Clark Atlanta (Ga.) 3, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 3, Southern Indiana 3, Western Washington 3, Texas A&M-Commerce 2, Arkansas Tech 1, Cal State San Marcos 1.
Dropped out: No. 12 Benedict, No. 14 California Baptist, No. 16 Chico State, No. 23 Carson-Newman, No. 24 Bloomfield.