2016-17 Division II Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll ? No. 7 (March 1)
By Spencer Scbeve, Athletic Communications and Media Intern
KANSAS CITY, MO. – In the final regular-season edition, Union (Ky.) remains atop the rankings as the No. 1 team in the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The Bulldogs earned eight first-place votes and 309 total points to remain in control. The postseason Top 25 Poll will be released on Wednesday, March 22.
Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
• For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
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RANK |
LAST WEEK^ |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Union (Ky.) (8) | 30-3 | 309 |
| 2 | 2 | Cornerstone (Mich.) (4) | 30-3 | 303 |
| 3 | 3 | Bethel (Ind.) | 29-4 | 295 |
| 4 | 5 | Indiana Wesleyan | 26-7 | 273 |
| 5 | 7 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 26-6 | 268 |
| 6 | 4 | Rochester (Mich.) | 29-2 | 267 |
| 7 | 9 | IU East | 26-7 | 244 |
| 8 | 10 | Warner (Fla.) | 26-4 | 237 |
| 9 | 6 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 24-5 | 235 |
| 10 | 8 | Davenport (Mich.) | 24-8 | 224 |
| 11 | 11 | Trinity International (Ill.) | 28-5 | 212 |
| 12 | 12 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 26-7 | 210 |
| 13 | 19 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 26-6 | 182 |
| 14 | 13 | Eastern Oregon | 23-8 | 179 |
| 15 | 15 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 22-10 | 175 |
| 16 | 14 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 23-9 | 147 |
| 17 | 18 | IU Southeast | 24-6 | 145 |
| 18 | 22 | Oregon Tech | 24-9 | 137 |
| 19 | 16 | College of Idaho | 23-9 | 134 |
| 20 | 21 | Washington Adventist (Md.) | 22-6 | 126 |
| 21 | 17 | Midland (Neb.) | 21-9 | 105 |
| 22 | 25 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 22-10 | 95 |
| 23 | 24 | Tabor (Kan.) | 23-9 | 85 |
| 24 | 20 | WVU Tech | 23-8 | 83 |
| 25 | NR | Taylor (Ind.) | 20-11 | 67 |
Receiving Votes: Florida Memorial 62; York (Neb.) 52; Morningside (Iowa) 41; St. Thomas (Fla.) 24; Reinhardt (Ga.) 17; Concordia (Neb.) 12; Pacific Union (Calif.) 8; Cal Maritime 5; Southwestern (Kan.) 4; Keiser (Fla.) 3; Michigan-Dearborn 3
