OLATHE, Kan. - Oklahoma City gained a first-place vote but still sits No. 2 in this week's NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Top 25, as Robert Morris (Ill.) held on to the top spot for the fifth-straight week. The two teams, both 17-0 at the time of the rating, are split by just three points in the poll, and are followed by Azusa Pacific (Calif.) at No. 3 with 308 total points.
Campbellsville (Ky.) remains at No. 4 this week, while Lambuth (Tenn.) jumps a spot into the top five from No. 6. Texas Wesleyan also moved up one place to No. 6 this week, while Southern Nazarene (Okla.) moved from No. 9 to No. 7 and Faulkner (Ala.) climbed to No. 8 from No. 10. At No. 9, Mountain State (W. Va.) fell from the fifth spot, while Concorida (Calif.) dropped from No. 7 to round out the Top 10.
Additionally, two schools - Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) and Oklahoma Christian - jumped into the Top 25 at No. 20 and No. 25, respectively. Of last week's ranked teams, Lubbock Christian (Texas) made the largest jump, moving from No. 24 to No. 18, while Lee (Tenn.) fell from its spot at No. 19 last week to No. 24.
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Robert Morris (Ill.) |
7 |
17-0 |
326 |
|
2 |
2 |
Oklahoma City |
4 |
17-0 |
323 |
|
3 |
3 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
|
16-1 |
308 |
|
4 |
4 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
|
16-1 |
293 |
|
5 |
6 |
Lambuth (Tenn.) |
|
14-2 |
279 |
|
6 |
7 |
Texas Wesleyan |
|
11-3 |
268 |
|
7 |
9 |
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
|
13-2 |
257 |
|
8 |
10 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
|
13-3 |
238 |
|
9 |
5 |
Mountain State (W.Va.) |
|
15-4 |
237 |
|
10 |
7 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
|
14-3 |
224 |
|
11 |
11 |
LSU-Shreveport (La.) |
|
12-2 |
223 |
|
12 |
13 |
Union (Tenn.) |
|
10-4 |
204 |
|
13 |
12 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
|
14-3 |
203 |
|
14 |
14 |
Park (Mo.) |
|
16-4 |
194 |
|
15 |
17 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
|
16-3 |
178 |
|
16 |
16 |
San Diego Christian (Calif.) |
|
12-2 |
166 |
|
17 |
15 |
Houston Baptist (Texas) |
|
11-3 |
162 |
|
18 |
24 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
|
9-5 |
123 |
|
19 |
20 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
|
14-5 |
120 |
|
20 |
NR |
Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) |
|
15-3 |
119 |
|
21 |
22 |
Crichton (Tenn.) |
|
12-4 |
103 |
|
22 |
21 |
McKendree (Ill.) |
|
11-7 |
82 |
|
23 |
25 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
|
14-4 |
78 |
|
24 |
19 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
|
12-5 |
53 |
|
24 |
NR |
Oklahoma Christian |
|
9-5 |
53 |
Others Receiving Votes: Westmont (Calif.), 50; Cumberlands (Ky.), 44; Spring Hill (Ala.), 44; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), 39; Oklahoma Baptist, 36; Voorhees (S.C.), 19; Illinois-Springfield, 15; St. Xavier (Ill.), 13; Langston (Okla.), 12; California Baptist, 7; Emmanuel (Ga.), 7; Mobile (Ala.), 5; Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.), 4; Fresno Pacific (Calif.), 2; Auburn Montgomery (Ala.), 1; Martin Methodist (Tenn.), 1; Missouri Baptist, 1; Montana State-Northern, 1.
