For the fourth consecutive week, Bellarmine was unanimously selected as the top-ranked team in the NABC/Division II poll as the top four spots from the third poll remained unchanged, it was announced Tuesday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Bellarmine (7-0) remained unbeaten with an 87-52 victory over Christian Brothers, which pushed the Knights’ Division II-leading home winning streak to 60 games.
Indianapolis (6-2) and Lewis (5-1) are both receiving votes outside the top 25.
Lewis returns to the court at Saint Francis on Wednesday, while UIndy will square off against Pittsburg State in Las Vegas on Sunday. Bellarmine is idle until next Monday when it welcomes Barry, which just moved from 16
th to 12
th in this week’s poll.
NABC/Division II Rankings
(Dec. 11, 2018 – Regular Season Poll #4) |
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Record |
Points |
Last |
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Bellarmine, Ky. (16) |
7-0 |
400 |
1 |
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Northwest Missouri State |
10-0 |
383 |
2 |
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Indiana, Pa. |
9-0 |
366 |
3 |
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Saint Anselm, N.H. |
8-0 |
352 |
4 |
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Valdosta State, Ga. |
8-0 |
337 |
6 |
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Nova Southeastern, Fla. |
6-0 |
307 |
9 |
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UC San Diego |
8-1 |
294 |
10 |
| 8. |
USC Aiken |
9-0 |
267 |
12 |
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Cal Poly Pomona |
4-1 |
221 |
13 |
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Florida Southern |
6-1 |
213 |
15 |
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Southern Nazarene, Okla. |
9-1 |
206 |
5 |
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Barry, Fla. |
6-1 |
197 |
16 |
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West Texas A&M |
10-2 |
178 |
7 |
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Findlay, Ohio |
8-1 |
175 |
17 |
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Morehouse, Ga. |
7-1 |
163 |
18 |
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Ashland, Ohio |
8-0 |
160 |
19 |
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Bentley, Mass. |
8-1 |
137 |
14 |
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West Liberty, W.Va. |
7-2 |
130 |
8 |
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Queens, N.C. |
9-2 |
115 |
21 |
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Chaminade, Hawai’i |
5-0 |
97 |
22 |
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St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. |
8-1 |
91 |
23 |
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Missouri Southern |
9-1 |
76 |
NR |
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Saint Martin’s, Wash. |
8-1 |
72 |
24 |
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St. Edward’s, Texas |
9-1 |
70 |
NR |
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Shippensburg, Pa. |
8-2 |
64 |
11 |
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Others receiving votes: Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 28, St. Cloud State (Minn.) 21, Western Washington 21, Point Loma (Calif.) 18, Texas A&M-Commerce 10, Western Oregon 5, Angelo State (Texas) 4, Catawba (N.C.) 4, Barton (N.C.) 3, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 3, Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 3, Tarleton State (Texas) 3, Lynn (Fla.) 2, Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 1, Indianapolis (Ind.) 1, Lewis (Ill.) 1.
Dropped out: Barton (20), Indianapolis (25).
Records are through games of Sunday, Dec. 9.
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