Men's Basketball Division II Top 25 Announced - #1
Dec. 5, 2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) remains at No. 1 in the first regular season National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Basketball Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll, announced today (Dec. 5). MidAmerica, who was tabbed with all 17 first-place votes, defeated Division I opponent Oklahoma City 88-83 back on Nov. 20.
Morningside (Iowa), who jumped 24 spots this time, sits at No. 2 with a perfect 9-0 mark. Walsh (Ohio) is next at No. 3 while Evangel (Mo.) and Embry-Riddle are at No. 4 and 5, respectively.
The second regular season Top 25 poll is scheduled to be released Dec. 12.
2007 NAIA Men's Basketball Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll - Dec. 5 (Rating #1)
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE VOTES |
2007-08 RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) |
17 |
9-0 |
510 |
|
2 |
25 |
Morningside College (Iowa) |
|
9-0 |
467 |
|
3 |
T6 |
Walsh University (Ohio) |
|
5-1 |
453 |
|
4 |
T6 |
Evangel University (Mo.) |
|
7-1 |
442 |
|
5 |
RV |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
|
8-0 |
441 |
|
6 |
3 |
Warner Pacific College (Ore.) |
|
4-2 |
424 |
|
7 |
22 |
Aquinas College (Mich.) |
|
8-0 |
401 |
|
8 |
19 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) |
|
6-0 |
373 |
|
T9 |
18 |
Eastern Oregon University |
|
8-1 |
365 |
|
T9 |
RV |
Hastings College (Neb.) |
|
11-0 |
365 |
|
11 |
T23 |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
|
8-1 |
344 |
|
12 |
NR |
Warner Southern College (Fla.) |
|
6-0 |
288 |
|
13 |
NR |
Huntington University (Ind.) |
|
7-3 |
281 |
|
14 |
11 |
Oregon Institute of Technology |
|
9-2 |
275 |
|
15 |
T23 |
William Penn University (Iowa) |
|
10-2 |
256 |
|
16 |
RV |
Bluefield College (Va.) |
|
9-2 |
248 |
|
17 |
17 |
Bellevue University (Neb.) |
|
11-1 |
245 |
|
18 |
2 |
Northwestern College (Iowa) |
|
6-2 |
216 |
|
19 |
10 |
Southwestern College (Kan.) |
|
6-3 |
198 |
|
T20 |
NR |
University of Saint Francis (Ind.) |
|
6-2 |
192 |
|
T20 |
4 |
Cedarville University (Ohio) |
|
5-2 |
192 |
|
22 |
5 |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
|
8-2 |
149 |
|
23 |
NR |
Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) |
|
8-2 |
134 |
|
24 |
15 |
Northwood University (Fla.) |
|
2-0 |
111 |
|
25 |
16 |
Benedictine College (Kan.) |
|
5-3 |
104 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Milligan College (Tenn.) 86; Asbury College (Ky.) 64; Oklahoma Wesleyan University 63; Ashford University (Iowa) 48; Taylor University (Ind.) 40; King College (Tenn.) 32; Trinity Christian College (Ill.) 24; Point Park University (Pa.) 19; William Jessup University (Calif.) 17; Florida Memorial University 12; Bethel College (Ind.) 9; Goshen College (Ind.) 8; Northwest University (Wash.) 7; Ottawa University (Kan.) 1; Dordt College (Iowa) 1
* Record through games played Dec. 2
