{"id":89564,"date":"2015-12-09T16:31:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T22:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=89564"},"modified":"2015-12-09T16:31:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T22:31:19","slug":"vcsu-men-no-19-naia-basketball-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=89564","title":{"rendered":"VCSU Men No. 19 NAIA basketball poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VCSUbblogo1\"<\/a>KANSAS CITY, Mo.\u00a0 (NAIA)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 For the second-straight week, Indiana Wesleyan lands the No. 1 ranking in the second-regular season edition of the NAIA Division II Men\u2019s Basketball Coaches\u2019 Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The third-regular season edition will be released on Jan. 5, 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1991):
\n<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Indiana Wesleyan (8-1) is No. 1 after receiving all first-place votes and 312 total points.
\n\u2022 Indiana Wesleyan lands its 17th all-time No. 1 ranking, which is good enough for third on the all-time list.
\n\u2022 St. Francis (Ill.) (8-0) is No. 2 after receiving 295 total points. The Fighting Saints\u2019 No. 2 ranking is the highest in school history.
\n\u2022 No. 3 Davenport (Mich.) (11-2) (283 points), No. 4 Marian (Ind.) (11-0) (278 points) No. 5 Cornerstone (Mich.) (9-2) (276 points) round out the top five.
\n\u2022 Four new teams join the Top 25 \u2013 No. 19 Valley City State<\/strong> (N.D.), No. 22 Keiser (Fla.), No. 24 Aquinas (Mich.) and No. 25 Indiana East.
\n\u2022 Valley City State is back in the Top 25 for the first time since Feb. 26, 2013. The Vikings (10-1) rank in the top 20 in numerous categories including No. 2 in free throw pct. (0.76) and No. 9 in scoring margin outscoring their opponents by 20.9 points per game. <\/strong>
\n\u2022 Keiser finds itself ranked for the first time since Jan. 27, 2015. The Seahawks (5-0) average a NAIA-best 34 rebounds per game and they grab 52 rebounds per game which also ranks No. 1 in the NAIA. Keiser ranks in the top 5 in eight other statistical categories.
\n\u2022 This is the first time since March 13, 2009 that Aquinas is in the Top 25. The Saints (8-3) have notched wins against then-No. 2 Cornerstone and then-No. 17 Northwestern Ohio.
\n\u2022 Indiana East was ranked in the preseason poll conducted on Oct. 27, 2015. The Red Wolves (7-4) recorded a win against then-No. 3 Davenport on Dec. 1. Indiana East ranks No. 8 in the NAIA in blocks per game (4.7) and No. 9 in total blocks (52).
\n\u2022 No. 7 Bethel (Ind.) (10-1) has the most No. 1 mentions with 35. Former-member Embry-Riddle (Fla.) is second with 21.
\n\u2022 Davenport holds the active streak of being consecutively ranked with 79-straight mentions.
\n\u2022 Jamestown (N.D.) (2003-04) and Embry-Riddle (2000-01) are the only Divison II teams to go the entire season ranked No. 1.
\n\u2022 Marian and No. 15 Tabor (Mich.) (10-2) moved up six positions each, which highlighted the positive movement.
\n\u2022 Cornerstone had the biggest fall as it dropped three positions.
\n\u2022 Indiana Wesleyan has been in the Top 25 for 47-straight weeks, dating back to Jan. 30, 2012.
\n\u2022 All 12 conferences are represented in the poll.
\n\u2022 The Crossroads League leads all leagues with four team represented \u2013 Indiana Wesleyan, Marian, Bethel and No. 17 Saint Francis (Ind.) (7-3).
\n\u2022 The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference \u2013 St. Francis, No. 8 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (6-1) and No. 16 Robert Morris (Ill.) (9-2) \u2013 and the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference \u2013 Davenport, Cornerstone and Aquinas \u2013 each have three teams represented.
\n\u2022 For more information on NAIA Men\u2019s DII Basketball, click here<\/a>.
\n\u2022 For the complete ratings calendar, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Poll Methodology:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
\n\u2022 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.
\n\u2022 The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team\u2019s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
\n\u2022 Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered \u201creceiving votes\u201d
\n\u2022 For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2015 \u2013 16 NAIA Division II Men\u2019s Basketball Coaches\u2019 Top 25 Poll – No. 2 (Dec. 8)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
RANK<\/td>\nLAST WEEK<\/td>\nSCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)<\/td>\n2015 RECORD<\/td>\nTOTAL POINTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nIndiana Wesleyan (12)<\/td>\n8-1<\/td>\n312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nSt. Francis (Ill.)<\/td>\n8-0<\/td>\n295<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nDavenport (Mich.)<\/td>\n11-2<\/td>\n283<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nMarian (Ind.)<\/td>\n11-0<\/td>\n278<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nCornerstone (Mich.)<\/td>\n9-2<\/td>\n276<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nUnion (Ky.)<\/td>\n11-3<\/td>\n272<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nBethel (Ind.)<\/td>\n10-1<\/td>\n238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nOlivet Nazarene (Ill.)<\/td>\n6-1<\/td>\n237<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nDakota Wesleyan (S.D.)<\/td>\n8-3<\/td>\n225<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nSouthern Oregon<\/td>\n9-2<\/td>\n223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nCollege of the Ozarks (Mo.)<\/td>\n9-1<\/td>\n217<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nBriar Cliff (Iowa)<\/td>\n9-2<\/td>\n210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nBellevue (Neb.)<\/td>\n8-4<\/td>\n179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nWarner (Fla.)<\/td>\n6-1<\/td>\n179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nTabor (Kan.)<\/td>\n10-2<\/td>\n169<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nRobert Morris (Ill.)<\/td>\n9-2<\/td>\n158<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nSaint Francis (Ind.)<\/td>\n7-3<\/td>\n144<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nCollege of Idaho<\/td>\n7-4<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\nValley City State (N.D.)<\/td>\n10-1<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nWVU Tech<\/td>\n7-3<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nRochester (Mich.)<\/td>\n9-0<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nNR<\/td>\nKeiser (Fla.)<\/td>\n5-0<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nCal Maritime<\/td>\n6-3<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\nAquinas (Mich.)<\/td>\n8-3<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\nIndiana East<\/td>\n7-4<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Dropped from the Top 25:<\/strong> Oregon Tech (No. 7), Southeastern (Fla.) (No. 14), Waldorf (Iowa) (No. 15) and Hastings (Neb.) (No. 23)<\/p>\n

Others Receiving Votes:<\/strong> Corban (Ore.) 55; Jamestown (N.D.) 49; Concordia (Neb.) 44; Tennessee Wesleyan 19; Goshen (Ind.) 16; Dordt (Iowa) 13; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 13; Southeastern (Fla.) 9; Warner Pacific (Ore.) 6; Grace (Ind.) 6; Southwestern (Kan.) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Northwest Christian (Ore.) 4; Indiana Tech 3; Rio Grande (Ohio) 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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