Jan. 23, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Morningside (Iowa) is No. 1 in the fifth installment of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Basketball Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll, announced today (Jan. 23). The Mustangs, who earned all 17 first-place votes, won a key road contest against then-No. 22 Hastings (Neb.) coming back from a 14-point second half hole. At 20-0, MC is the lone undefeated team in the Division II ranks and takes on No. 24 Dordt (Iowa) on Wednesday and Nebraska Wesleyan on Saturday.
Walsh (Ohio) stays at No. 2 winning twice last week against Top 25 opponents. Evangel (Mo.) moves up one spot to No. 3 and former No. 1 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) climbs up four holes to No. 4. No. 5 William Penn (Iowa) rounds out the Top 5. The Statesmen of WPU have tied a school record with 11 straight wins, not losing in nearly two months.
Five teams hop into the poll this week after receiving votes in the last poll: No. 19 Warner Southern (Fla.), No. 21 Warner Pacific (Ore.), No. 23 Jamestown (N.D.), No. 24 Dordt (Iowa) and No. 25 Bluefield (Va.). The Defenders of Dordt have won five games in-a-row and will attempt to knock off No. 1 Morningside tonight.
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The sixth regular season Top 25 poll is scheduled to be released Wednesday, Jan. 30.
2007-08 NAIA Men's Basketball Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll - Jan. 23 (Rating #5)
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE VOTES |
2007-08 RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Morningside College (Iowa) |
17 |
20-0 |
510 |
|
2 |
2 |
Walsh University (Ohio) |
|
15-2 |
488 |
|
3 |
4 |
Evangel University (Mo.) |
|
15-3 |
471 |
|
4 |
8 |
MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) |
|
17-2 |
443 |
|
5 |
9 |
William Penn University (Iowa) |
|
19-2 |
421 |
|
6 |
5 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) |
|
15-2 |
402 |
|
T7 |
12 |
Bellevue University (Neb.) |
|
18-2 |
394 |
|
T7 |
11 |
Bethel College (Ind.) |
|
18-3 |
394 |
|
9 |
3 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
|
18-2 |
389 |
|
10 |
6 |
Oregon Institute of Technology |
|
17-3 |
367 |
|
11 |
13 |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
|
16-2 |
357 |
|
12 |
7 |
Northwestern College (Iowa) |
|
15-3 |
350 |
|
13 |
10 |
Eastern Oregon University |
|
15-3 |
304 |
|
14 |
19 |
Aquinas College (Mich.) |
|
16-5 |
280 |
|
15 |
14 |
Grace College (Ind.) |
|
16-5 |
274 |
|
16 |
15 |
Valley City State University (N.D.) |
|
15-4 |
244 |
|
17 |
17 |
Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) |
|
17-5 |
227 |
|
18 |
21 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
|
15-3 |
191 |
|
19 |
RV |
Warner Southern College (Fla.) |
|
15-6 |
166 |
|
20 |
25 |
King College (Tenn.) |
|
13-7 |
154 |
|
21 |
RV |
Warner Pacific College (Ore.) |
|
12-7 |
151 |
|
22 |
23 |
Cedarville University (Ohio) |
|
12-5 |
130 |
|
23 |
RV |
Jamestown College (N.D.) |
|
13-5 |
122 |
|
24 |
RV |
Dordt College (Iowa) |
|
13-6 |
119 |
|
25 |
RV |
Bluefield College (Va.) |
|
14-5 |
94 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Huntington University (Ind.) 92; Taylor University (Ind.) 61; Ottawa University (Kan.) 58; Hastings College (Neb.) 52; Indiana University Southeast 48; Florida Memorial University 41; Trinity Christian College (Ill.) 18; Malone College (Ohio) 17; Evergreen State College (Wash.) 12; Central Methodist University (Mo.) 12; Milligan College (Tenn.) 11; Northwood University (Fla.) 9; Southwestern College (Kan.) 7; Madonna University (Mich.) 7; Dominican University (Calif.) 5; Goshen College (Ind.) 5; Asbury College (Ky.) 5; Briar Cliff University (Iowa) 3
* Record through games played Jan. 20
