UB Men Continue Strong Showing In NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Polls
Purple Knights Now Ranked 15 And 18 In National Polls
Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport men's basketball team continued shine both NCAA Division II national polls this week, as the Purple Knights are ranked 15 in the D2SIDA Top-25 Media Poll for the second straight week, and they moved up two spots to number 18 in the country in the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Top-25.
This week, head Coach Mike Ruane and his team, winners of 12 straight contests and with a 21-4 overall record, will play host to Mercy College on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in Hubbell Gym.
D2SIDA Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll
Feb. 13, 2018
RANK
RK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lincoln Memorial (14) | 23-1 | 397 | 1 |
2 | Ferris State (1) | 25-1 | 380 | 2 |
3 | Queens (N.C.) | 23-1 | 355 | 3 |
4 | West Liberty | 22-1 | 351 | 4 |
5 | Western Oregon (1) | 23-1 | 340 | 5 |
6 | Northwest Missouri State | 21-2 | 325 | 6 |
7 | West Texas A&M | 22-2 | 294 | 7 |
8 | Bellarmine | 22-2 | 287 | 8 |
9 | Valdosta State | 23-2 | 279 | 9 |
10 | Southern Nazarene | 20-1 | 259 | 10 |
11 | UT-Permian Basin | 20-3 | 228 | 11 |
12 | Northern State (S.D.) | 25-3 | 216 | 12 |
13 | Findlay | 22-3 | 207 | 13 |
14 | Morehouse | 20-1 | 183 | 19 |
15 | Bridgeport | 21-4 | 179 | 15 |
16 | Virginia State | 20-3 | 147 | 20 |
17 | West Florida | 22-3 | 145 | 17 |
18 | UNC Pembroke | 20-4 | 124 | 18 |
19 | Fort Lewis | 21-3 | 117 | 21 |
20 | Arkansas-Fort Smith | 21-4 | 85 | 23 |
21 | Shippensburg | 18-4 | 69 | 14 |
22 | Le Moyne | 19-5 | 56 | 22 |
23 | Clark Atlanta | 20-3 | 45 | 16 |
24 | Dixie State | 17-6 | 35 | NR |
25 | California Baptist | 19-4 | 21 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Westminster 19, Drury 17, Central Missouri 16, Cal Poly Pomona 7, Clayton State 6, Bloomfield 5, Cal State San Marcos 3, Carson-Newman 3, Wheeling Jesuit 2.
NABC/Division II Rankings
(Feb. 13, 2018 – Poll #12)
RANK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
1 |
Lincoln Memorial (14) |
23-1 |
397 |
1 |
2 |
Queens (N.C.) |
23-1 |
379 |
2 |
3 |
Ferris State (1) |
25-1 |
368 |
3 |
4 |
Western Oregon (1) |
23-1 |
352 |
4 |
5 |
West Liberty |
22-1 |
338 |
5 |
6 |
Northwest Missouri State |
21-2 |
324 |
6 |
7 |
Bellarmine |
22-2 |
304 |
7 |
8 |
West Texas A&M |
22-2 |
289 |
8 |
9 |
Valdosta State |
23-2 |
270 |
9 |
10 |
Southern Nazarene |
20-1 |
257 |
10 |
11 |
Morehouse |
20-1 |
234 |
11 |
12 |
Northern State |
25-3 |
218 |
12 |
13 |
UT-Permian Basin |
20-3 |
205 |
13 |
14 |
Fort Lewis |
21-3 |
188 |
14 |
15 |
Findlay |
22-3 |
181 |
15 |
16 |
West Florida |
22-3 |
161 |
17 |
17 |
Virginia State |
20-3 |
140 |
18 |
18 |
Bridgeport |
21-4 |
124 |
20 |
19 |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
21-4 |
101 |
21 |
21 |
Clark Atlanta |
20-3 |
64 |
16 |
22 |
Shippensburg |
18-4 |
54 |
19 |
23 |
West Chester |
19-4 |
38 |
NR |
24 |
UNC Pembroke |
20-4 |
32 |
NR |
25 |
Le Moyne |
19-5 |
20 |
NR |