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2015 Men’s DII Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2 (Dec. 8)

2015 Men’s DII Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2 (Dec. 8)

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second-straight week, Indiana Wesleyan lands the No. 1 ranking in the second-regular season edition of the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The third-regular season edition will be released on Jan. 5, 2016. 

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1991):

• Indiana Wesleyan (8-1) is No. 1 after receiving all first-place votes and 312 total points. 
• Indiana Wesleyan lands its 17th all-time No. 1 ranking, which is good enough for third on the all-time list. 
• St. Francis (Ill.) (8-0) is No. 2 after receiving 295 total points. The Fighting Saints’ No. 2 ranking is the highest in school history. 
• 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. 
• Four new teams join the Top 25 – No. 19 Valley City State (N.D.), No. 22 Keiser (Fla.), No. 24 Aquinas (Mich.) and No. 25 Indiana East. 
• 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. 
• 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. 
• 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. 
• 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). 
• No. 7 Bethel (Ind.) (10-1) has the most No. 1 mentions with 35. Former-member Embry-Riddle (Fla.) is second with 21. 
• Davenport holds the active streak of being consecutively ranked with 79-straight mentions. 
• Jamestown (N.D.) (2003-04) and Embry-Riddle (2000-01) are the only Divison II teams to go the entire season ranked No. 1. 
• Marian and No. 15 Tabor (Mich.) (10-2) moved up six positions each, which highlighted the positive movement. 
• Cornerstone had the biggest fall as it dropped three positions. 
• Indiana Wesleyan has been in the Top 25 for 47-straight weeks, dating back to Jan. 30, 2012.
• All 12 conferences are represented in the poll. 
• The Crossroads League leads all leagues with four team represented – Indiana Wesleyan, Marian, Bethel and No. 17 Saint Francis (Ind.) (7-3).
• The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference – St. Francis, No. 8 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (6-1) and No. 16 Robert Morris (Ill.) (9-2) – and the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference – Davenport, Cornerstone and Aquinas – each have three teams represented. 
• For more information on NAIA Men’s DII Basketball, click here
• For the complete ratings calendar, click here

Poll Methodology:

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

2015 – 16 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll - No. 2 (Dec. 8)

RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) 2015 RECORD TOTAL POINTS
1 1 Indiana Wesleyan (12) 8-1 312
2 4 St. Francis (Ill.) 8-0 295
3 3 Davenport (Mich.) 11-2 283
4 10 Marian (Ind.) 11-0 278
5 2 Cornerstone (Mich.) 9-2 276
6 6 Union (Ky.) 11-3 272
7 5 Bethel (Ind.) 10-1 238
8 9 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 6-1 237
9 8 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8-3 225
10 13 Southern Oregon 9-2 223
11 12 College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 9-1 217
12 11 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 9-2 210
13 16 Bellevue (Neb.) 8-4 179
13 17 Warner (Fla.) 6-1 179
15 21 Tabor (Kan.) 10-2 169
16 18 Robert Morris (Ill.) 9-2 158
17 19 Saint Francis (Ind.) 7-3 144
18 20 College of Idaho 7-4 137
19 RV Valley City State (N.D.) 10-1 128
19 22 WVU Tech 7-3 128
21 24 Rochester (Mich.) 9-0 91
22 NR Keiser (Fla.) 5-0 82
23 25 Cal Maritime 6-3 79
24 RV Aquinas (Mich.) 8-3 75
25 RV Indiana East 7-4 61
 

Dropped from the Top 25: Oregon Tech (No. 7), Southeastern (Fla.) (No. 14), Waldorf (Iowa) (No. 15) and Hastings (Neb.) (No. 23)

Others Receiving Votes: 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. 

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