AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta State men's
basketball squad maintained its spot in the national rankings on
Tuesday, March 3, remaining at No. 5 in the 14th NABC poll of the
regular season.
With the ranking, ASU has now appeared in the top 25 for a
school-record 34 consecutive weeks, dating back to the 2006-07
campaign. The Jaguars have been ranked among the top 10 in the
nation in 15 of the last 16 polls.
ASU posted a 2-0 record in the last week of the regular season and
extended its winning streak to a season-high nine games. The Jags
won 85-70 vs. Columbus State on Wednesday, Feb. 25 and rolled over
Georgia Southwestern on Saturday, Feb. 28 in Americus, Ga.
ASU earned the highest ranking in school history on Tuesday, Dec. 9
when it moved up from No. 4 to No. 3 in the nation.
The Jags are the highest ranked of four PBC teams among the top 25.
USC Aiken is ranked No. 17 while Armstrong Atlantic State and
Georgia College & State are ranked No. 23 and No. 24,
respectively.
Findlay, C.W. Post BYU-Hawaii and Southwest Baptist retained the
top four spots in the poll.
NABC Coaches Poll
(as of Tuesday, March 3, 2009)
Record Points Pvs
1. Findlay (Ohio) (8) 27-0 200 1
2. C.W. Post (N.Y.) 24-0 192 2
3. BYU-Hawaii 23-1 184 3
4. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 24-3 175 4
5. AUGUSTA STATE 23-4 169 5
6. Gannon (Pa.) 24-3 160 6
7. Claflin (S.C.) 23-2 152 9
8. Central Missouri 23-4 141 12
9. Southwest Minnesota State 25-5 129 14
10. Central Oklahoma 23-4 122 7
11. Metropolitan State (Colo.) 24-3 116 15
12. Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 22-5 107 8
13. Southern Indiana 25-5 102 17
14. Benedict (S.C.) 23-4 99 16
15. Northern Kentucky 21-6 89 10
16. Alderson-Broaddus (W. Va.) 23-4 82 18
17. USC Aiken 21-6 78 11
18. Bellarmine (Ky.) 22-5 64 19
19. Bentley (Mass.) 24-5 62 13
20. Florida Southern 24-6 44 22
21. Kutztown (Pa.) 24-3 37 24
22. West Virginia State 23-4 26 NR
23. Armstrong Atlantic State 22-5 22 NR
24. Georgia College & State 21-5 15 NR
25. Winona State (Minn.) 22-7 12 20
Dropped out: Minnesota State (21), Angelo State (23), Delta
State (25).
Others receiving votes: Fort Lewis (Colo.) 6, Minnesota State 6,
Cal State-Dominguez Hills 5, Valdosta State (Ga.) 2,
Massachusetts-Lowell 1.
Records are through games of March 1, 2009