Bellarmine Improves to No. 5 in NABC NCAA DII Men's Basketball Poll

Bellarmine Improves to No. 5 in NABC NCAA DII Men's Basketball Poll

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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)
Record Points Last
1. West Liberty, W.Va. (16) 17-0 400 1
2. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 17-1 382 2
3. Queens, N.C. 18-1 364 4
4. Ferris State, Mich. 20-1 346 5
5. Bellarmine, Ky. 17-1 342 6
6. Western Oregon 17-1 314 9
7. Northwest Missouri State 16-2 304 2
8. Virginia State 16-1 264 12
9. UT-Permian Basin, Texas 16-2 263 11
10. Morehouse, Ga. 16-0 253 14
11. West Texas A&M 17-2 233 7
12. Northern State, S.D. 20-2 227 8
13. Findlay, Ohio 18-2 209 15
14. Valdosta State, Ga. 17-2 187 21
15. West Florida 17-2 159 13
16. Southern Nazarene, Okla. 14-1 139 24
17. Arkansas-Fort Smith 16-3 137 23
18. Texas A&M-Commerce 14-3 122 10
19. Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. 14-3 99 16
20. West Chester, Pa. 15-2 81 18
21. Fort Lewis, Colo. 16-3 58 NR
22. Dallas Baptist, Texas 15-3 64 17
23. Western Washington 15-3 62 NR
24. Claflin, S.C. 17-2 56 20
25. Cal Poly Pomona 14-3 37 NR
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.