1. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Thanks to upsets that claimed
one-half of the remaining undefeated teams in NCAA
Division II last week – including the second- and third-
ranked teams – a significant shuffle has taken place
in the latest NABC/Division II rankings as conference
play is now in full force.
West Liberty held onto the top spot once again this
week, but losses by Colorado-Colorado Springs and
Tarleton State have vaulted Lincoln Memorial to the
No. 2 spot in the rankings and a pair of Great Lakes
Valley Conference teams – Indianapolis and
Bellarmine – to third and fourth prior to their meeting
Thursday in Indianapolis.
Colorado School of Mines edged Metropolitan State
Saturday to move up to fifth in the new poll, while
Florida Southern and Barry hold down the next two
spots ahead of UC-Colorado Springs. Augustana
enters the top 10 for the first time this season after its
overtime win over Minnesota State, while Tarleton
State rounds out the top 10.
California Baptist begins the second 10 at No. 11,
followed by Minnesota State-Moorhead, Azusa
Pacific, Angelo State and UNC Pembroke.
Indiana (Pa.) moved up to No. 16 in the new poll,
while Metro State fell seven spots to 17th
after the loss
Saturday. Mount Olive and Ferris State both moved
up six spots to 18th
and 19th
, respectively, while
Newberry returns to the top 25 to complete the top 20.
This week’s final five teams are Minnesota State,
Wisconsin-Parkside – making their poll debut this
season on the strength of a 12-1 record – St.
Edward’s, BYU-Hawaii and Central Missouri.
The four remaining undefeated teams are among the
top five nationally in the new poll – West Liberty,
Lincoln Memorial, Indianapolis and Colorado School
of Mines.
The next poll will be released Jan. 20.
NABC/Division II Rankings
(Jan. 13, 2015 – Poll #7)
Record Points Last
1. West Liberty, W.Va. (16) 13-0 400 1
2. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 14-0 369 4
3. Indianapolis, Ind. 13-0 366 5
4. Bellarmine, Ky. 12-1 341 6
5. Colorado School of Mines 13-0 329 9
6. Florida Southern 13-1 326 7
7. Barry, Fla. 11-1 309 8
8. Colorado-Colorado Springs 14-1 272 2
9. Augustana, S.D. 15-1 260 12
10. Tarleton State, Texas 13-1 252 3
11. California Baptist 13-1 247 11
12. Minnesota State-Moorhead 18-1 235 12
13. Azusa Pacific, Calif. 14-1 213 14
14. Angelo State, Texas 13-1 206 14
15. UNC Pembroke 14-1 154 23
16. Indiana, Pa. 14-2 146 20
17. Metropolitan State, Colo. 12-3 124 10
18. Mount Olive, N.C. 14-2 100 24
19. Ferris State, Mich. 12-2 89 25
20. Newberry, S.C. 13-1 71 NR
21. Minnesota State 12-3 67 16
22. Wisconsin-Parkside 12-1 64 NR
23. St. Edward’s, Texas 12-1 56 15
24. BYU-Hawaii 11-2 52 18
25. Central Missouri 13-3 35 17
Others receiving votes: Midwestern State (Texas) 19,
Southern Connecticut State 18, Lander (S.C.) 16, Point Loma
Nazarene (Calif.) 16, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 12, Lynn
(Fla.) 11, King (Tenn.) 7, Northwest Missouri State 3, Saginaw
Valley State (Mich.) 3, Texas A&M-Commerce 3, West
Georgia 3, Western Oregon 3, Cal Poly Pomona 2, Seattle
Pacific (Wash.) 1,
Dropped out: Lewis (21), Lander (22).
Records are through games of Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015.
National Association of Basketball Coaches
NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Rankings
2014-15 Rankings – Jan. 13, 2015 (Poll #7)
