Latest Division II Rankings
February 25, 2009 by Kevin Hunter
Filed under Basketball
Here’s the latest news, notes and rankings from the division’s website.
D-II teams set sights on tournaments
(Feb. 24): Conference tournament time is nearing for the majority of the teams in the NCAA Division II ranks – it starts Wednesday in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – and as the last week of the regular season for most teams arrives, two teams still hold undefeated records at the top of the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll.
Findlay (24-0) and LIU-C.W. Post (22-0), the last two undefeated teams in Division II, retained the top two spots in the poll this week while BYU-Hawaii (20-1) stays at No. 3 and Southwest Baptist (22-3) at No. 4. Last week’s fifth-ranked team, Northern Kentucky, was upset at Saint Joseph’s Saturday and allowed Augusta State (21-4) to slide into the fifth spot this week.
Gannon starts the second five and is followed by Central Oklahoma, Christian Brothers, Claflin and Northern Kentucky. South Carolina Aiken is ranked 11th and Central Missouri is 12th, followed conference leaders Bentley, Southwest Minnesota State and Metropolitan State in the next three positions.
Benedict slipped three spots this week to No. 16, followed by Southern Indiana, Alderson-Broaddus, Bellarmine and Winona State. The last five teams in the top 25 this week are Minnesota State, Florida Southern, Angelo State, Kutztown and Delta State. Angelo State was not in the top 25 last week but was in the rankings earlier this year, while Kutztown is in the poll for the first time in the 2008-09 season.
The new NCAA Division II regional rankings will be released Wednesday; last week’s can be found here.
NABC Division II
Coaches Poll
(Feb. 24, 2009)
1. Findlay
2. LIU-C.W. Post
3. BYU-Hawaii
4. Southwest Baptist
5. Augusta State
6. Gannon
7. Central Oklahoma
8. Christian Brothers
9. Claflin
10. Northern Kentucky
11. South Carolina Aiken
12. Central Missouri
13. Bentley
14. Southwest Minn. St.
15. Metropolitan State
16. Benedict
17. Southern Indiana
18. Alderson-Broaddus
19. Bellarmine
20. Winona State
21. Minnesota State
22. Florida Southern
23. Angelo State
24. Kutztown
25. Delta State
