KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Hustlin’ Owls of Oregon Tech move up one spot to earn the No. 1 spot in the latest edition of the 2019-20 NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Owls outscored their preseason opponents by an average of 31 points per game.
Morningside (Iowa) moved in to the No. 2 spot this week. The Mustangs have quality wins over Indiana Tech, Cornerstone (Mich.), and Benedictine (Kan.).
Elsewhere in the GPAC, Dakota Wesleyan stayed in the 6 spot, and Dordt jumped two spots to 23. Northwestern and Mount Marty received votes.
2019-2020 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 – Poll 1 (Nov. 27)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Oregon Tech [10] | 9-0 | 311 |
| 2 | 4 | Morningside (Iowa) [1] | 7-0 | 302 |
| 3 | 4 | Indiana Wesleyan [1] | 7-1 | 293 |
| 4 | 8 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 9-0 | 281 |
| 5 | 3 | College of Idaho | 6-2 | 267 |
| 6 | 6 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 5-0 | 260 |
| 7 | 1 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 5-2 | 252 |
| 8 | 11 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 8-1 | 236 |
| 9 | 9 | Madonna (Mich.) | 7-2 | 212 |
| 10 | 15 | Marian (Ind.) | 5-1 | 210 |
| 11 | RV | Washington Adventist (Md.) | 6-1 | 207 |
| 12 | NR | Ottawa (Kan.) | 8-0 | 201 |
| 13 | RV | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 7-0 | 188 |
| 14 | 11 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 7-2 | 173 |
| 15 | 24 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 10-0 | 172 |
| 16 | 10 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 7-2 | 168 |
| 17 | 18 | Southern Oregon | 4-2 | 151 |
| 18 | 21 | Warner (Fla.) | 8-1 | 143 |
| 19 | RV | Bethel (Ind.) | 8-0 | 137 |
| 20 | NR | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 7-1 | 108 |
| 21 | 17 | Union (Ky.) | 5-3 | 102 |
| 22 | NR | Bethel (Kan.) | 9-1 | 97 |
| 23 | 25 | Dordt (Iowa) | 6-3 | 91 |
| 24 | RV | Corban (Ore.) | 6-3 | 75 |
| 25 | NR | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 7-1 | 68 |
Dropped Out: Oklahoma Wesleyan, Indiana East, Bellevue (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Michigan-Dearborn 56, Indiana Southeast 44, Northwestern (Iowa) 43, Antelope Valley (Calif.) 31, Kansas Wesleyan 16, Oklahoma Wesyalan 13, Cal Maritime 12, Eastern Oregon 11, Southeastern (Fla.) 8, Holy Cross (Ind.) 7, Mount Marty (S.D.) 5, Montreat (N.C.) 5, Lourdes (Ohio) 4, Indiana East 3
