Bellarmine Sixth, Jewell Returns to NABC NCAA DII Top 25 Poll

Bellarmine Sixth, Jewell Returns to NABC NCAA DII Top 25 Poll

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Two GLVC men's basketball programs have once again been recognized in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Poll, it was announced Tuesday.  Bellarmine fell from No. 2 to No. 6, while William Jewell made its return to the top 25 at No. 25. 

This past week William Jewell defeated Rockhurst 80-65 in its lone game of the week, while Bellarmine earned a road win at Lewis before falling to UW-Parkside.  
 
NABC/Division II Rankings
(Jan. 16, 2018 – Poll #8)
Record Points Last
1. West Liberty, W.Va. (15) 15-0 399 3
2. Northwest Missouri State (1) 14-1 381 4
3. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 15-1 370 5
4. Queens, N.C. 16-1 339 1
5. Ferris State, Mich. 18-1 330 7
6. Bellarmine, Ky. 14-1 321 2
7. West Texas A&M 16-1 311 8
8. Northern State, S.D. 18-1 290 9
9. Western Oregon 15-1 275 10
10. Texas A&M-Commerce 14-1 239 12
11. UT-Permian Basin, Texas 14-2 229 6
12. Virginia State 15-1 226 13
13. West Florida 15-1 215 15
14. Morehouse, Ga. 14-0 180 20
15. Findlay, Ohio 17-2 166 16
16. Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. 13-2 142 19
17. Dallas Baptist, Texas 14-2 129 23
18. West Chester, Pa. 14-1 119 17
19. Barry, Fla. 11-3 103 11
20. Claflin, S.C. 17-1 81 NR
21. Valdosta State, Ga. 14-2 66 NR
22. Christian Brothers, Tenn. 13-3 49 18
23. Arkansas-Fort Smith 14-3 39 14
24. Southern Nazarene, Okla. 12-1 37 NR
25. William Jewell, Mo. 14-2 31 NR
Others receiving votes: Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 24, Minot State (N.D.) 18, Fort Lewis (Colo.) 17, Western Washington 13, California Baptist 12, Kutztown (Pa.) 11, Cal Poly Pomona 10, Colorado School of Mines 10, Chaminade (Hawai’i) 7, Central Missouri 5, Bridgeport (Conn.) 3, Cal State San Marcos 3.

Dropped out: Fort Lewis (21), Colorado School of Mines (22), California Baptist (24), Cal Poly Pomona (25).
 
Records are through games of Jan.14, 2018.