A new team sits atop the NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
2018-19 NAIA DII Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll — No. 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A new team sits atop the NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Oklahoma Wesleyan ascended back to the top spot, replacing Indiana Wesleyan in the fifth regular-season edition. Representatives of the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) have been labeled in bold.
Top 25 Highlights:
- Oklahoma Wesleyan moves back to the No. 1 spot after falling to the No. 2 spot in the previous poll. The Eagles received nine of the 12 possible first-place votes and 310 points.
- After receiving its first loss on Jan. 7, Oklahoma Wesleyan has won eight games in-a-row, all by at least 10 points.
- No. 2 Morningside (Iowa) picked up the remaining three first-place votes.
- Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) and WVU Tech (W. Va.) remained at No. 6 and No. 9 respectively, making them the only teams in the top-10 to stay in the same spot.
- Montreat (N.C.) moves up six spots to No. 18, highlighting the positive movement in the top-25.
- Two teams joined the Top 25: No. 24 IU Kokomo (Ind.) and No. 25 Northwest Christian (Ore.). The Cougars are No. 3 in NAIA Division II in total blocks with 111 on the season while the Beacons are ranked No. 3 in scoring offense per game with a blazing average of 92.9 points per game.
- Indiana Tech (No. 22) and St. Francis (Ill.) (No. 25) dropped out of the top-25 this week.
- Indiana Wesleyan holds the longest active streak in the poll with 80-straight appearances. Bethel (Ind.) is next with 70, with Cornerstone (Mich.), currently ranked eighth in the poll, with 59.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and 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”
- Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2018-2019 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 5 (Feb. 5, 2019)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan [9] |
25-1 |
310 |
| 2 |
3 |
Morningside (Iowa) [3] |
22-1 |
304 |
| T3 |
5 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
23-3 |
287 |
| T3 |
4 |
College of Idaho |
23-3 |
287 |
| 5 |
1 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
22-4 |
272 |
| T6 |
8 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
22-2 |
249 |
| T6 |
6 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
22-4 |
249 |
| 8 |
7 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
20-5 |
248 |
| 9 |
9 |
WVU Tech |
21-4 |
236 |
| 10 |
12 |
Oregon Tech |
21-5 |
228 |
| 11 |
16 |
Marian (Ind.) |
20-6 |
192 |
| 12 |
10 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
18-6 |
189 |
| 13 |
15 |
Indiana East (Ind.) |
20-7 |
182 |
| 14 |
11 |
Union (Ky.) |
18-6 |
180 |
| 15 |
18 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
22-4 |
177 |
| 16 |
19 |
Warner (Fla.) |
19-7 |
167 |
| 17 |
14 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
19-7 |
143 |
| 18 |
17 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
17-7 |
130 |
| 18 |
24 |
Montreat (N.C.) |
17-4 |
130 |
| 20 |
13 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
18-6 |
126 |
| 21 |
21 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
18-7 |
125 |
| 22 |
20 |
Friends (Kan.) |
19-7 |
106 |
| 23 |
23 |
Indiana Northwest (Ind.) |
18-6 |
82 |
| 24 |
NR |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
21-4 |
76 |
| 25 |
NR |
Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
18-7 |
59 |
|
Dropped out: Indiana Tech (No. 22) and St. Francis (Ill) (No. 25)
Others receiving votes: Presentation (N.D.) 50; Madonna (Mich.) 39; Milligan (Tenn.) 23; Indiana Tech 23; Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 20; Bellevue (Neb.) 16; Ave Maria (Fla.) 10; Corban (Ore.) 7; Washington Adventist (Md.) 3; Mayville State (N.D.) 3
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