KANSAS CITY, Mo. – College of Idaho has ascended to the top spot in the 2018 NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, as previous No. 1 Indiana Wesleyan fell to No. 4 after two recent losses.
With Indiana Wesleyan dropping to four, Morningside (Iowa) remained at No. 2, where it was tied with College of Idaho a week ago. Oklahoma Wesleyan moved from No. 4 to No. 3. Finally, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) jumped up one spot to No. 5 as previously fifth-ranked Marian (Ind.) fell to No. 15.
Elsewhere in the GPAC, Briar Cliff moves up two positions to the six spot, while Dakota Wesleyan is back in the rankings at #18. Dordt and Hastings both received votes this week. Hastings fell out from 19th, while Dordt dropped from 21st. Jamestown also received votes.
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
1 | 2 | College of Idaho [7] | 13-1 | 306 |
2 | 2 | Morningside (Iowa) [2] | 11-0 | 302 |
3 | 4 | Oklahoma Wesleyan [2] | 12-0 | 295 |
4 | 1 | Indiana Wesleyan [1] | 11-3 | 284 |
5 | 6 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 10-2 | 272 |
6 | 8 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 10-1 | 257 |
7 | 10 | Union (Ky.) | 9-2 | 234 |
8 | 11 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 9-1 | 232 |
9 | 23 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 12-2 | 231 |
10 | 9 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 11-4 | 228 |
11 | 11 | WVU Tech | 12-2 | 220 |
12 | 14 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 11-1 | 200 |
13 | 13 | Southern Oregon | 9-3 | 182 |
13 | 16 | Indiana Tech | 9-4 | 182 |
15 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 9-3 | 170 |
16 | 7 | Indiana East (Ind.) | 8-4 | 167 |
17 | NR | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | 11-3 | 147 |
18 | NR | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 9-3 | 123 |
19 | NR | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 8-5 | 118 |
20 | 17 | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | 8-3 | 117 |
21 | NR | Warner (Fla.) | 8-4 | 99 |
22 | NR | Calumet (Ind.) | 11-0 | 98 |
23 | 15 | Bethel (Ind.) | 11-3 | 90 |
24 | 22 | Oregon Tech | 9-4 | 83 |
25 | 20 | Indiana Southeast (Ind.) | 8-5 | 73 |
Dropped out: Voorhees (S.C.), Dordt (Iowa), Hastings (Neb.), Montreat (N.C.)
Others receiving votes: Jamestown (N.D.) 56, Mayville State (N.D.) 41, UC Merced 36, St. Francis (Ill.) 31, Voorhees (S.C.) 22, Dordt (Iowa) 17, Hastings (Neb.) 15, Friends (Kan.) 15, Montreat (N.C.) 10, Thomas (Ga.) 3