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NABC/Division II Men's Basketball Poll - Feb. 22, 2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a week that saw 16 ranked teams
suffer losses at some point in time – including all of the
squads ranked from second through ninth -- the new NABC/Division II
men’s basketball rankings show the effects even with the top
two teams holding their positions.
West Liberty, now the last remaining undefeated team in NCAA
Division II, retains the top spot again this week and Bellarmine
stays at No. 2, even though the Knights were knocked off Saturday
by Kentucky Wesleyan. The team gaining the biggest boost into
the top 10 from the upheaval is Humboldt State, who leaped from
tenth to third as they grabbed hold of the top spot in the
California Collegiate Athletic Association.
Alabama-Huntsville held its No. 4 spot despite its loss, while
Augusta State moved up six spots to fifth this week.
Minnesota State also made a huge jump with the losses across the country, as the Mavericks climbed eight spots to No. 6 this week. Central Oklahoma remained at No. 7 as did Missouri Southern at No. 8, followed by Arkansas Tech and Findlay, who dropped from a third place ranking a week ago after falling twice.
The second 10 is headed by Central Washington, who out of the top 10 along with the next two teams in the poll, Southern Indiana and Lincoln Memorial. Harding slides up two spots to No. 14 and Cal State-Dominguez Hills comes in at No. 15. Hillsdale is ranked 16th this week and is followed by Fort Hays State, Rollins and the two that held the final two positions in last week’s poll, the University of Mary and Tarleton State.
The final five spots in this week’s poll belong to Ferris State, Bowie State, Colorado School of Mines, Bentley and Mercyhurst.
The NCAA will release its updated regional rankings on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (February 22, 2011 – Poll #13)
Record Points Pvs
1. West Liberty, W.Va. (8 first place votes) 25-0 200
1
2. Bellarmine, Ky. 24-2 186 2
3. Humboldt State, Calif. 22-2 177 10
4. Alabama-Huntsville 23-3 172 4
5. Augusta State, Ga. 24-3 168 11
6. Minnesota State 22-3 146 14
7. Central Oklahoma 22-3 143 7
8. Missouri Southern 21-3 140 8
9. Arkansas Tech 21-3 135 12
10. Findlay, Ohio 21-3 132 3
11. Central Washington 21-3 126 9
12. Southern Indiana 22-4 115 6
13. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 22-2 106 5
14. Harding, Ark. 21-3 102 16
15. Cal State-Dominguez Hills 20-4 88 13
16. Hillsdale, Mich. 20-3 80 19
17. Fort Hays State, Kan. 21-5 72 15
18. Rollins, Fla. 21-5 50 18
19. Mary, N.D. 21-4 48 24
20. Tarleton State, Texas 19-4 46 25
21. Ferris State, Mich. 20-5 29 NR
22. Bowie State, Md. 21-4 28 NR
23. Colorado School of Mines 20-4 26 20
24. Bentley, Mass. 19-6 17 NR
25. Mercyhurst, Pa. 19-5 13 17
Others receiving votes: Indianapolis (Ind.) 11, Georgia Southwestern 10, Benedict (S.C.) 8, West Texas A&M 8, Stonehill (Mass.) 7, Northern Kentucky 4, Drury (Mo.) 2, Florida Southern 2, Indiana (Pa.) 2, Wayne State (Mich.) 2,
Dropped out: Northern Kentucky (21), Georgia Southwestern (22), West Texas A&M (23).
Records are through games of Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. The next poll will be released on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
