2019-2020 NAIA DII Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – No. 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mustangs of Morningside remain in the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row of the 2019-20 NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Mustangs captured all 12 first-place votes this week.
Top 25 Highlights
- The No. 1 Mustangs are ranked in the top five in four different statistical categories including: field goal percentage (.540), scoring defense per game (65.11), total rebound defense (28.50) and scoring margin (18.389)
- The Mustangs are currently undefeated with a record of 18-0 overall. The have made it through half of the Great Plains Athletic Conference schedule at 10-0.
- There were seven newcomers to the poll this week including Oklahoma Wesleyan, Grace (Ind.), Union (Ky.), Southeastern (Fla.), Madonna (Mich.), Mayville State (N.D.) and Holy Cross (Ind.).
- Oregon Tech dropped this week after a loss then-No. 5 College of Idaho. The Hustling Owls are still No. 1 in the country in scoring margin (22.8) and No. 2 in rebound margin.
- Washington Adventist continues to be on a roll this season. Moving from No. 12 to No. 8 after winning the last five game in a row knocking off their NCAA Division I team Delaware State.
- Indiana Wesleyan holds the longest active streak in the poll with 85-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.
2019-2020 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 – Poll 3 (Jan. 15)
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | Morningside (Iowa) [12] | 18-0 | 312 |
2 | 2 | Indiana Wesleyan | 15-3 | 291 |
3 | 5 | College of Idaho | 15-3 | 288 |
4 | 6 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 18-1 | 287 |
5 | 2 | Oregon Tech | 14-2 | 270 |
6 | 4 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 16-2 | 269 |
7 | 10 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 16-1 | 254 |
8 | 12 | Washington Adventist (Md.) | 15-3 | 230 |
8 | 8 | Marian (Ind.) | 13-4 | 230 |
10 | 7 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 15-3 | 224 |
11 | 9 | Bethel (Ind.) | 16-2 | 222 |
12 | 13 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 15-3 | 205 |
13 | 14 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 14-4 | 182 |
14 | 22 | Keiser (Fla.) | 14-3 | 161 |
15 | 18 | Southern Oregon | 12-4 | 149 |
16 | NR | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 14-4 | 144 |
17 | 23 | Mount Marty (S.D.) | 15-4 | 137 |
18 | NR | Grace (Ind.) | 13-5 | 136 |
19 | RV | Union (Ky.) | 13-5 | 126 |
20 | RV | Southeastern (Fla.) | 14-5 | 116 |
21 | 17 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 14-4 | 107 |
22 | RV | Madonna (Mich.) | 14-5 | 100 |
23 | 25 | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | 13-4 | 95 |
24 | RV | Mayville State (N.D.) | 13-2 | 62 |
25 | NR | Holy Cross (Ind.) | 14-5 | 59 |
Dropped Out: Michigan-Dearborn, Bethel (Kan.), Spring Arbor (Mich.), Ave Maria (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: Dordt (Iowa) 47, Indiana Southeast 40, Michigan-Dearborn 39, Northwest (Wash.) 33, Concordia (Neb.) 30, Bethel (Kan.) 25, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 16, Montreat (N.C.) 15, Ave Maria (Fla.) 15, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 11, Bellevue (Neb.) 3