2018-2019 NAIA DII Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll ? No. 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A new team sits atop the NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Oklahoma Wesleyan ascended back to the top spot, replacing Indiana Wesleyan in the fifth regular-season edition.
Top 25 Highlights:
- Oklahoma Wesleyan moves back to the No. 1 spot after falling to the No. 2 spot in the previous poll. The Eagles received nine of the 12 possible first-place votes and 310 points.
- After receiving its first loss on Jan. 7, Oklahoma Wesleyan has won eight games in-a-row, all by at least 10 points.
- No. 2 Morningside (Iowa) picked up the remaining three first-place votes.
- Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) and WVU Tech (W. Va.) remained at No. 6 and No. 9 respectively, making them the only teams in the top-10 to stay in the same spot.
- Montreat (N.C.) moves up six spots to No. 18, highlighting the positive movement in the top-25.
- Two teams joined the Top 25: No. 24 IU Kokomo (Ind.) and No. 25 Northwest Christian (Ore.). The Cougars are No. 3 in NAIA Division II in total blocks with 111 on the season while the Beacons are ranked No. 3 in scoring offense per game with a blazing average of 92.9 points per game.
- Indiana Tech (No. 22) and St. Francis (Ill.) (No. 25) dropped out of the top-25 this week.
- Indiana Wesleyan holds the longest active streak in the poll with 80-straight appearances. Bethel (Ind.) is next with 70, with Cornerstone (Mich.), currently ranked eighth in the poll, with 59.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and 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”
- Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2018-2019 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 5 (Feb. 5, 2019)
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
1 | 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan [9] | 25-1 | 310 |
2 | 3 | Morningside (Iowa) [3] | 22-1 | 304 |
T3 | 5 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 23-3 | 287 |
T3 | 4 | College of Idaho | 23-3 | 287 |
5 | 1 | Indiana Wesleyan | 22-4 | 272 |
T6 | 8 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 22-2 | 249 |
T6 | 6 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 22-4 | 249 |
8 | 7 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 20-5 | 248 |
9 | 9 | WVU Tech | 21-4 | 236 |
10 | 12 | Oregon Tech | 21-5 | 228 |
11 | 16 | Marian (Ind.) | 20-6 | 192 |
12 | 10 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 18-6 | 189 |
13 | 15 | Indiana East (Ind.) | 20-7 | 182 |
14 | 11 | Union (Ky.) | 18-6 | 180 |
15 | 18 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 22-4 | 177 |
16 | 19 | Warner (Fla.) | 19-7 | 167 |
17 | 14 | Bethel (Ind.) | 19-7 | 143 |
18 | 17 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 17-7 | 130 |
18 | 24 | Montreat (N.C.) | 17-4 | 130 |
20 | 13 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 18-6 | 126 |
21 | 21 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 18-7 | 125 |
22 | 20 | Friends (Kan.) | 19-7 | 106 |
23 | 23 | Indiana Northwest (Ind.) | 18-6 | 82 |
24 | NR | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 21-4 | 76 |
25 | NR | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 18-7 | 59 |
Dropped out: Indiana Tech (No. 22) and St. Francis (Ill) (No. 25)
Others receiving votes: Presentation (N.D.) 50; Madonna (Mich.) 39; Milligan (Tenn.) 23; Indiana Tech 23; Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 20; Bellevue (Neb.) 16; Ave Maria (Fla.) 10; Corban (Ore.) 7; Washington Adventist (Md.) 3; Mayville State (N.D.) 3
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