KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mustangs of Morningside remain in the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row of the 2019-20 NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Mustangs captured all 12 first-place votes this week.
The No. 1 Mustangs are ranked in the top five in four different statistical categories including: field goal percentage (.540), scoring defense per game (65.11), total rebound defense (28.50) and scoring margin (18.389)
The Mustangs are currently undefeated with a record of 18-0 overall. The have made it through half of the Great Plains Athletic Conference schedule at 10-0.
2019-2020 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 – Poll 3 (Jan. 15)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Morningside (Iowa) [12] | 18-0 | 312 |
| 2 | 2 | Indiana Wesleyan | 15-3 | 291 |
| 3 | 5 | College of Idaho | 15-3 | 288 |
| 4 | 6 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 18-1 | 287 |
| 5 | 2 | Oregon Tech | 14-2 | 270 |
| 6 | 4 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 16-2 | 269 |
| 7 | 10 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 16-1 | 254 |
| 8 | 12 | Washington Adventist (Md.) | 15-3 | 230 |
| 8 | 8 | Marian (Ind.) | 13-4 | 230 |
| 10 | 7 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 15-3 | 224 |
| 11 | 9 | Bethel (Ind.) | 16-2 | 222 |
| 12 | 13 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 15-3 | 205 |
| 13 | 14 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 14-4 | 182 |
| 14 | 22 | Keiser (Fla.) | 14-3 | 161 |
| 15 | 18 | Southern Oregon | 12-4 | 149 |
| 16 | NR | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 14-4 | 144 |
| 17 | 23 | Mount Marty (S.D.) | 15-4 | 137 |
| 18 | NR | Grace (Ind.) | 13-5 | 136 |
| 19 | RV | Union (Ky.) | 13-5 | 126 |
| 20 | RV | Southeastern (Fla.) | 14-5 | 116 |
| 21 | 17 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 14-4 | 107 |
| 22 | RV | Madonna (Mich.) | 14-5 | 100 |
| 23 | 25 | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | 13-4 | 95 |
| 24 | RV | Mayville State (N.D.) | 13-2 | 62 |
| 25 | NR | Holy Cross (Ind.) | 14-5 | 59 |
Dropped Out: Michigan-Dearborn, Bethel (Kan.), Spring Arbor (Mich.), Ave Maria (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: Dordt (Iowa) 47, Indiana Southeast 40, Michigan-Dearborn 39, Northwest (Wash.) 33, Concordia (Neb.) 30, Bethel (Kan.) 25, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 16, Montreat (N.C.) 15, Ave Maria (Fla.) 15, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 11, Bellevue (Neb.) 3
