Feb. 6, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the fourth straight week, the Mustangs of Morningside (Iowa) College are the No. 1 team in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II Men's Basketball Top 25 Coaches' Poll, announced today (Feb. 6). Since becoming the No. 1, MC has received all the possible first-place votes. Morningside's undefeated record of 23-0 is on the line tonight (Wednesday) as it goes to No. 8 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) - MC owns a 2.5 game lead in the conference standings heading into the showdown.
No. 2 Evangel (Mo.) reaches its highest point of the polls this year as it earns 483 points, just 27 shy of Morningside. No. 3 Walsh (Ohio), No. 4 College of the Ozarks (Mo.) and No. 5 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) round out the Top 5. Walsh is on a hot streak winning 11 of its last 12 games. Right behind them is Ozarks (Mo.), who has moved up nine spots in a three-week span. The host school of the Division II National Championship, Ozarks currently owns a 12-game winning streak and recently got past then-No. 8 Bellevue (Neb.) 72-60 last Saturday.
Preseason No. 1 MidAmerica fell two spots after a tough road loss at Evangel last Monday. MNU will look for revenge as EU comes to Olathe, Kan., on Thursday (Feb. 7).
No. 23 Northwood (Fla.) hits the Top 25 for the first time since the fourth regular season poll. The Seahawks have won five straight including knocking off then-No. 6 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) last Wednesday (Jan. 30).
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The eighth regular season Top 25 poll is scheduled to be released Wednesday, Feb. 13
2007-08 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Top 25 Coaches' Poll - Feb. 6 (Rating #7)
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE VOTES |
2007-08 RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Morningside College (Iowa) |
17 |
23-0 |
510 |
|
2 |
4 |
Evangel University (Mo.) |
|
19-4 |
483 |
|
3 |
5 |
Walsh University (Ohio) |
|
18-3 |
473 |
|
4 |
7 |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
|
20-2 |
466 |
|
5 |
3 |
MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) |
|
20-3 |
440 |
|
6 |
2 |
William Penn University (Iowa) |
|
22-3 |
418 |
|
7 |
13 |
Oregon Institute of Technology |
|
20-4 |
406 |
|
8 |
15 |
Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) |
|
20-5 |
372 |
|
9 |
8 |
Bellevue University (Neb.) |
|
21-3 |
355 |
|
10 |
11 |
Bethel College (Ind.) |
|
20-5 |
345 |
|
11 |
10 |
Eastern Oregon University |
|
18-4 |
326 |
|
12 |
17 |
Valley City State University (N.D.) |
|
18-5 |
317 |
|
T13 |
19 |
Warner Southern College (Fla.) |
|
18-6 |
285 |
|
T13 |
16 |
Aquinas College (Mich.) |
|
19-6 |
285 |
|
15 |
12 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) |
|
17-4 |
279 |
|
16 |
18 |
King College (Tenn.) |
|
17-7 |
266 |
|
17 |
14 |
Grace College (Ind.) |
|
18-6 |
201 |
|
18 |
25 |
Dordt College (Iowa) |
|
16-7 |
199 |
|
19 |
9 |
Northwestern College (Iowa) |
|
18-4 |
182 |
|
20 |
6 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
|
20-4 |
169 |
|
21 |
20 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
|
19-4 |
168 |
|
22 |
22 |
Bluefield College (Va.) |
|
18-5 |
137 |
|
23 |
RV |
Northwood University (Fla.) |
|
18-5 |
134 |
|
24 |
21 |
Warner Pacific College (Ore.) |
|
15-8 |
114 |
|
25 |
23 |
Malone College (Ohio) |
|
16-5 |
113 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Central Methodist University (Mo.) 111; Ottawa University (Kan.) 58; Huntington University (Ind.) 55;
Indiana University Southeast 54; Jamestown College (N.D.) 37; Dominican University (Calif.) 34; Taylor
University (Ind.) 27; Evergreen State College (Wash.) 24; Cedarville University (Ohio) 24; Judson College
(Ill.) 17; William Jewell College (Mo.) 7; Menlo College (Calif.) 5; Sterling College (Kan.) 5; Briar Cliff
University (Iowa) 2; Clarke College (Iowa) 1; Madonna University (Mich.) 1
* Record through games played Feb. 3
