NABC/Division II Men's Basketball Poll - Feb. 8, 2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The last four teams in the NCAA Division II ranks with fewer than two losses hold four of the top five spots in the new NABC/Division II men’s basketball rankings, with the top two spots staying the same as they have been for the past four weeks.

West Liberty and Bellarmine retained the top two spots in the rankings, while Findlay moved up a spot to No. 3 after Augusta State’s loss last week at South Carolina Aiken.  Alabama-Huntsville, the only two-loss team in the top five, also moved up to No. 4 and unbeaten Lincoln Memorial enters the top five this week for the first time this season.

Southern Indiana also moved up a spot this week to No. 6, followed by Augusta State, Central Oklahoma, Minnesota State and Central Washington, who moved into the top 10 after Cal State-Dominguez Hills suffered a road loss to defending national champion Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday.

A pair of teams from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, Missouri Southern and Fort Hays State, lead the second 10 in the new poll, with Humboldt State, Arkansas Tech and Cal State-Dominguez Hills holding down the next three spots.  Georgia Southwestern moved up to No. 16, followed by Harding, Northern Kentucky, Mercyhurst and Hillsdale.

The final five spots in this week’s poll belong to Incarnate Word, Grand Valley State, Rollins, Tampa and Bowie State.

The NCAA will release its updated regional rankings on Wednesday, Feb. 9. 

NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (February 8, 2011 – Poll #11)
Record Points Pvs
1. West Liberty, W.Va. (8 first place votes) 20-0 200 1
2. Bellarmine, Ky. 21-1 192 2
3. Findlay, Ohio 19-1 178 4
4. Alabama-Huntsville 20-2 174 5
5. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 20-0 164 6
6. Southern Indiana 20-2 160 7
7. Augusta State, Ga. 20-2 151 3
8. Central Oklahoma 19-2 145 9
9. Minnesota State 19-2 136 10
10. Central Washington 18-2 135 11
11. Missouri Southern 18-2 119 12
12. Fort Hays State, Kan. 19-3 107 13
13. Humboldt State, Calif. 18-2 95 14
14. Arkansas Tech 17-3 94 15
15. Cal State-Dominguez Hills 17-3 93 8
16. Georgia Southwestern 16-4 78 18
17. Harding, Ark. 17-3 69 20
18. Northern Kentucky 18-4 58 24
19. Mercyhurst, Pa. 17-3 53 25
20. Hillsdale, Mich. 17-3 45 23
21. Incarnate Word, Texas 15-4 44 16
22. Grand Valley State, Mich. 16-5 26 17
23. Rollins, Fla. 18-4 18 NR
24. Tampa, Fla. 18-4 16 21
25. Bowie State, Md. 17-3 15 NR

Others receiving votes: Colorado School of Mines 9, Indianapolis (Ind.) 8, West Texas A&M 8, Bentley (Mass.) 6, Mary (N.D.) 3, Wayne State (Mich.) 3, Stonehill (Mass.) 1.