Dec. 13, 2006
OLATHE, Kan. - Huntington (Ind.) received 12 first-place votes to remain atop the NAIA Division-II Men's Basketball Top 25, while Oregon Tech registered three first-place nods and Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.) got two to fall behind Huntington in the poll.
Sioux Falls (S.D.) was rated fourth for the second-straight week, followed by Bellevue (Neb.) and Embry Riddle (Fla.), who stayed put in the top ten behind the Cougars. The rating's first shake-up came in the No. 7 and No. 8 spots, where Point Park (Pa.) jumped ahead of Warner Pacific (Ore.). Cedarville (Ohio) was ninth for the second-consecutive rating, and Benedictine (Kan.) moved up a spot from No. 11 to round out the top ten.
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE VOTES |
RECORD |
LOST |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
12 |
10-1 |
1 |
505 |
|
2 |
2 |
Oregon Tech |
3 |
13-0 |
0 |
491 |
|
3 |
3 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
2 |
9-0 |
0 |
480 |
|
4 |
4 |
Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
|
12-1 |
1 |
456 |
|
5 |
5 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
|
12-0 |
0 |
429 |
|
6 |
6 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
|
9-1 |
1 |
419 |
|
7 |
8 |
Point Park (Pa.) |
|
14-0 |
0 |
411 |
|
8 |
7 |
Warner Pacific (Ore.) |
|
10-0 |
0 |
405 |
|
9 |
9 |
Cedarville (Ohio) |
|
9-1 |
1 |
359 |
|
10 |
11 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
|
7-2 |
2 |
343 |
|
11 |
11 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
|
11-1 |
1 |
339 |
|
12 |
10 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
|
10-2 |
2 |
332 |
|
13 |
13 |
Albertson (Idaho) |
|
6-1 |
1 |
301 |
|
14 |
15 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
|
10-1 |
1 |
289 |
|
15 |
14 |
St. Francis (Ind.) |
|
8-1 |
1 |
283 |
|
16 |
16 |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
|
8-3 |
3 |
256 |
|
17 |
19 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
|
6-4 |
4 |
208 |
|
18 |
17 |
Walsh (Ohio) |
|
5-3 |
3 |
204 |
|
19 |
20 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
|
9-2 |
2 |
202 |
|
20 |
18 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
|
9-3 |
3 |
192 |
|
21 |
23 |
Eastern Oregon |
|
8-2 |
2 |
183 |
|
22 |
21 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
|
8-3 |
3 |
149 |
|
23 |
NR |
Northwest (Wash.) |
|
11-3 |
3 |
99 |
|
23 |
NR |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
|
8-4 |
4 |
95 |
|
25 |
25 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
|
8-5 |
5 |
87 |
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Southeast, 80; Montreat (N.C.), 53; Morningside (Iowa), 44; William Penn (Iowa), 34; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.), 33; William Jessup (Calif.), 29; Indiana Tech, 25; Northwood (Fla.), 16; Asbury (Ky.), 14; William Jewell (Mo.), 14; Southwestern (Kan.), 9; Taylor (Ind.), 9; Tennessee Wesleyan, 9; Shawnee State (Ohio), 8; St. Ambrose (Iowa), 4; Hastings (Neb.), 3; Missouri Valley, 2; Aquinas (Mich.), 1; Ozarks (Mo.), 1.
