Yotes Lead Four CCC Teams in Latest Top-25 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mustangs of Morningside remain in the No. 1 spot for the third week in a row of the 2019-20 NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the NAIA office. The Mustangs captured nine first-place votes this week, allowing College of Idaho to receive two and Indiana Wesleyan one.
The Yotes moved up a spot to No. 2 in the rankings, coasting a 15-game winning streak to start Cascade Collegiate Conference play. Southern Oregon University jumped up seven spots from No. 15 to No. 8, while Oregon Tech dropped to the No. 12 spot. Northwest University receives votes in the latest poll.
2019-2020 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 – Poll 4 (Feb. 5)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Morningside (Iowa) [9] |
23-1 |
310 |
| 2 |
3 |
College of Idaho [2] |
22-3 |
299 |
| 3 |
2 |
Indiana Wesleyan [1] |
20-4 |
296 |
| 4 |
4 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
22-2 |
282 |
| 5 |
8 |
Marian (Ind.) |
19-5 |
268 |
| 6 |
14 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
19-3 |
249 |
| 7 |
7 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
20-4 |
242 |
| 8 |
15 |
Southern Oregon |
18-5 |
235 |
| 9 |
11 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
19-5 |
231 |
| 10 |
10 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
18-5 |
224 |
| 11 |
8 |
Washington Adventist (Md.) |
20-5 |
208 |
| 12 |
5 |
Oregon Tech |
18-5 |
207 |
| 13 |
13 |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
19-6 |
185 |
| 14 |
12 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
19-5 |
184 |
| 15 |
21 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
18-6 |
176 |
| 16 |
16 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
18-6 |
162 |
| 17 |
23 |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
18-4 |
131 |
| 18 |
17 |
Mount Marty (S.D.) |
18-7 |
127 |
| 19 |
25 |
Holy Cross (Ind.) |
19-5 |
121 |
| 20 |
6 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
18-6 |
119 |
| 21 |
20 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
17-7 |
102 |
| 22 |
24 |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
17-3 |
101 |
| 23 |
18 |
Grace (Ind.) |
15-9 |
97 |
| 24 |
22 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
18-7 |
88 |
| 25 |
19 |
Union (Ky.) |
17-8 |
74 |
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Receiving Votes: Dordt (Iowa) 69, Montreat (N.C.) 30, Indiana East 24, Ave Maria (Fla.) 21, Bethel (Kan.) 20, Concordia (Neb.) 19, Indiana Tech 12, McPherson (Kan.) 11,
Northwest 8, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 8, Cal Maritime 4, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 3, Bellevue (Neb.) 3
Top 25 Highlights
- The No. 1 Mustangs are currently 15-1 in conference and 23-1 overall with their only loss being coming from cross-town rival, Briar Cliff (Iowa).
- The Mustangs are ranked in the top five in four different statistical categories including: field goal percentage (.522), total rebound defense (30.0), scoring defense per game (66.75), assist/turnover ratio (1.531) and scoring margin (16.542)
- Keiser (Fla.) is currently on a five game win streak and made the biggest jump this week moving up from No. 14 to No. 6. They are ranked No. 7 nationally in scoring offense per game with 89 points per game and first in total blocks.
- Marian (Ind.) joined the top five this week. The Knights are 11-2 in their last 13 games with big wins over Indiana Wesleyan, Bethel (Ind.), St. Francis (Ind.).
- Indiana Wesleyan holds the longest active streak in the poll with 86-straight appearances.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
- 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 rating) 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 appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.