Dec. 12, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thanks to an 11-game winning streak and some key wins, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) has been voted No. 1 In the second regular season National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Basketball Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll, announced today (Dec. 12). The Pioneers received all 17 first-place votes and a total of 510 points. MidAmerica won two more times last week and will take more than two weeks off before getting back into action Dec. 28.

MidAmerica leads Morningside (Iowa) by a 510-486 point margin as the Mustangs are No. 2. Walsh stays at No. 3 while Embry-Riddle (Fla.) moves up one spot to No. 4. Evangel (Mo.) closes out the top-five teams at No. 5.

Five teams this week are seeing the Top 25 poll for the first time this season: No. 15 Valley City State (N.D.), No. 22 Milligan (Tenn.), No. 23 Oklahoma Wesleyan, No. 24 Bethel (Ind.) and No. 25 Asbury (Ky.).

The third regular season Top 25 poll is scheduled to be released Jan. 9.

2007 NAIA Men's Basketball Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll - Dec. 12 (Rating #2)

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1st PLACE VOTES	2007-08 RECORD*	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.)	17	11-0	510
2	2	Morningside College (Iowa)		11-0	486
3	3	Walsh University (Ohio)		8-1	471
4	5	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)		9-0	450
5	4	Evangel University (Mo.)		8-1	437
6	T9	Eastern Oregon University		8-1	413
7	8	Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio)		9-0	400
8	T9	Hastings College (Neb.)		13-0	395
9	7	Aquinas College (Mich.)		10-1	377
10	11	College of the Ozarks (Mo.)		9-1	367
11	15	William Penn University (Iowa)		12-2	323
12	13	Huntington University (Ind.)		9-3	300
13	6	Warner Pacific College (Ore.)		5-3	294
14	17	Bellevue University (Neb.)		12-1	290
15	NR	Valley City State University (N.D.)		9-2	280
16	18	Northwestern College (Iowa)		9-2	265
17	14	Oregon Institute of Technology		9-2	240
18	16	Bluefield College (Va.)		10-3	206
19	T20	Cedarville University (Ohio)		7-3	191
T20	T20	University of Saint Francis (Ind.)		6-3	171
T20	24	Northwood University (Fla.)		3-0	171
22	RV	Milligan College (Tenn.)		9-2	127
23	RV	Oklahoma Wesleyan University		8-1	97
24	RV	Bethel College (Ind.)		10-2	94
25	RV	Asbury College (Ky.)		8-3	84

 

Others Receiving Votes:  

Southwestern College (Kan.) 79; Saint Thomas University (Fla.) 60; Grace College (Ind.) 56; Dordt College (Iowa) 50; William Jewell College (Mo.) 44; King College (Tenn.) 30; William Jessup University (Calif.) 28; Jamestown College (N.D.) 25; Ashford  University (Iowa) 19; Warner Southern College (Fla.) 18; Evergreen State College (Wash.) 13; Ottawa University (Kan.) 11; Florida Memorial University 8; Benedictine College (Kan.) 6; Briar Cliff University (Iowa) 6; Taylor University (Ind.) 6; Goshen College (Ind.) 4; Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.) 2; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 1

* Record through games played Dec. 9