Bellarmine continues to be the unanimous No. 1 team in the latest NABC/Division II poll, it was announced Tuesday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
The Knights improved to 16-0 on the season after road wins at William Jewell and Rockhurst last week. The pair of league victories extended Bellarmine’s best start in school history while improving to 7-0 in GLVC play.
The Knights return to action on Thursday when they host Drury in a game that will be part of the NCAA Division II's "2018-19 Basketball Showcase," meaning the game will be shown to a national audience through the NCAA's social media platforms, as well as GLVCSN.
Also receiving national recognition this week is Southern Indiana (13-4, 5-2 GLVC) and Missouri-St. Louis (14-4, 5-3), which picked up votes outside the top 25.
NABC/Division II Rankings
(Jan. 22, 2019 – Regular Season Poll #8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1. |
Bellarmine, Ky. (16) |
16-0 |
400 |
1 |
| 2. |
Northwest Missouri State |
16-0 |
384 |
2 |
| 3. |
St. Edward’s, Texas |
17-1 |
367 |
4 |
| 4. |
Indiana, Pa. |
15-1 |
345 |
5 |
| 5. |
Nova Southeastern, Fla. |
14-1 |
336 |
6 |
| 6. |
USC Aiken |
15-1 |
315 |
7 |
| 7. |
Ashland, Ohio |
16-1 |
302 |
8 |
| 8. |
West Liberty, W.Va. |
13-2 |
282 |
9 |
| 9. |
Queens, N.C. |
17-2 |
266 |
10 |
| 10. |
Point Loma, Calif. |
16-2 |
265 |
11 |
| 11. |
Morehouse, Ga. |
14-2 |
214 |
3 |
| 12. |
St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. |
15-2 |
209 |
14 |
| 13. |
UC San Diego |
15-3 |
202 |
13 |
| 14. |
Saint Anselm, N.H. |
14-2 |
190 |
15 |
| 15. |
West Texas A&M |
18-3 |
182 |
16 |
| 16. |
Saint Martin’s, Wash. |
14-2 |
154 |
23 |
| 17. |
Lynn, Fla. |
14-2 |
143 |
17 |
| 18. |
Findlay, Ohio |
14-3 |
120 |
12 |
| 19. |
Southern Nazarene, Okla. |
15-3 |
112 |
25 |
| 20. |
Chaminade, Hawai’i |
14-3 |
69 |
19 |
| 21. |
UNC Pembroke |
12-2 |
65 |
NR |
| 22. |
Southern Arkansas |
14-2 |
52 |
NR |
| 23. |
Colorado School of Mines |
14-3 |
48 |
NR |
| 24. |
Bentley, Mass. |
15-3 |
44 |
18 |
| 25. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
14-3 |
38 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
Others receiving votes: Valdosta State (Ga.) 15, Catawba (N.C.) 12, Cal State East Bay 10, Shippensburg (Pa.) 7, Florida Southern 6, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 5, Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 4, Daemen (N.Y.) 4, Francis Marion (S.C.) 3, Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 3, Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 3, Southern Indiana 3, Virginia State 3, Wayne State (Neb.) 3, Missouri-St. Louis 2, Washburn (Kan.) 1.
Dropped out: Valdosta State (21), Florida Southern (22), Catawba (24).
Records are through games of Sunday, Jan. 20.
|