Bellarmine University improved one position and is the lone Great Lakes Valley Conference men's basketball program ranked in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Poll, it was announced Tuesday.
Bellarmine (17-1, 8-1 GLVC) went 2-0 last week with home wins over Drury (82-62) and Missouri S&T (85-50). The Knights moved into the top five after former No. 2 Northwest Missouri State suffered a loss, which dropped them to No. 7 this week.
NABC/Division II Rankings
(Jan. 23, 2018 – Poll #9) |
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Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1. |
West Liberty, W.Va. (16) |
17-0 |
400 |
1 |
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Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
17-1 |
382 |
2 |
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Queens, N.C. |
18-1 |
364 |
4 |
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Ferris State, Mich. |
20-1 |
346 |
5 |
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Bellarmine, Ky. |
17-1 |
342 |
6 |
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Western Oregon |
17-1 |
314 |
9 |
| 7. |
Northwest Missouri State |
16-2 |
304 |
2 |
| 8. |
Virginia State |
16-1 |
264 |
12 |
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UT-Permian Basin, Texas |
16-2 |
263 |
11 |
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Morehouse, Ga. |
16-0 |
253 |
14 |
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West Texas A&M |
17-2 |
233 |
7 |
| 12. |
Northern State, S.D. |
20-2 |
227 |
8 |
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Findlay, Ohio |
18-2 |
209 |
15 |
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Valdosta State, Ga. |
17-2 |
187 |
21 |
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West Florida |
17-2 |
159 |
13 |
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Southern Nazarene, Okla. |
14-1 |
139 |
24 |
| 17. |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
16-3 |
137 |
23 |
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Texas A&M-Commerce |
14-3 |
122 |
10 |
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Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. |
14-3 |
99 |
16 |
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West Chester, Pa. |
15-2 |
81 |
18 |
| 21. |
Fort Lewis, Colo. |
16-3 |
58 |
NR |
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Dallas Baptist, Texas |
15-3 |
64 |
17 |
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Western Washington |
15-3 |
62 |
NR |
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Claflin, S.C. |
17-2 |
56 |
20 |
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Cal Poly Pomona |
14-3 |
37 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes: Barry (Fla.) 16, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 15, Bridgeport (Conn.) 14, Clark Atlanta (Ga.) 10, Cal State San Marcos 8, California Baptist 7, Le Moyne (N.Y.) 7, Chaminade (Hawai’i) 6, Shippensburg (Pa.) 6, UNC Pembroke 4, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 2, Eckerd (Fla.) 2, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 1.
Dropped out: Barry (19), Christian Brothers (22), William Jewell (25).
Records are through games of Jan. 21, 2018.
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