Kansas City Kansas — Northwestern is one of five teams from the GPAC recognized in the latest NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches Top 25. The others include Dakota Wesleyan (7), Midland (14), Briar Cliff (18) and Morningside (RV).
Cornerstone (Mich.) holds down the top spot for the fourth straight poll and totaled all 12 first place votes and 312 points. Union (Ky.) is second, followed by Bethel (Ind.), Rochester (Mich.) and Warner (Fla.).
2016-17 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 5 (Feb. 7)
1 Cornerstone (Mich.) (12) 24-2 312
2 Union (Ky.) 23-3 302
3 Bethel (Ind.) 23-3 291
4 Rochester (Mich.) 26-1 281
5 Warner (Fla.) 21-3 269
6 Northwest Christian (Ore.) 21-3 267
7 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 21-6 237
8 Robert Morris (Ill.) 20-5 234
9 Indiana Wesleyan 20-6 232
10 Davenport (Mich.) 20-6 229
11 WVU Tech 20-5 194
12 Indiana East 20-7 188
13 Trinity International (Ill.) 22-4 182
14 Midland (Neb.) 19-7 165
15 Oregon Tech 20-6 157
16 Washington Adventist (Md.) 19-5 153
16 Eastern Oregon 19-6 153
18 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 20-6 151
19 Saint Francis (Ind.) 18-8 137
20 Northwestern (Iowa) 21-5 132
21 Bellevue (Neb.) 17-8 121
22 Indiana Tech 19-7 108
23 Tabor (Kan.) 19-7 96
24 Indiana Southeast 18-5 90
25 College of Idaho 18-8 63
Dropped from the rankings: Taylor (Ind.); Florida Memorial
Others receiving votes: Taylor (Ind.) 60; Florida Memorial 56; Morningside (Iowa) 34; St. Thomas (Fla.) 20; York (Neb.) 18; Dickinson State (N.D.) 14; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 6; California Maritime 6; Keiser (Fla.) 3
