AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta State men's
basketball squad jumped three spots Tuesday in the national
rankings, improving to No. 4 in the eighth NABC poll of the regular
season.
With the ranking, ASU has now appeared in the top 10 of the
national poll for a school-record 12 consecutive weeks, dating back
to last season, and has been ranked among the top 25 for a
school-record 28 consecutive weeks, dating back to the 2006-07
campaign. ASU has been ranked among the top five six times in
school history, including five weeks this season.
The Jags posted a 2-1 record last week, claiming a 78-60 victory at
Lander on Wednesday, Jan. 14 and a 107-100 double overtime win at
North Georgia last Saturday. ASU's 78-74 loss at 10th-ranked
USC Aiken on Monday, Jan. 19 was not reflected in the voting for
the poll.
ASU earned the highest ranking in school history on Tuesday, Dec. 9
when the Jags moved up to No. 3 in the nation.
The last two undefeated teams in NCAA Division II – Findlay
and LIU-C.W. Post – held the top two spots. Findlay (14-0) is
the nation's No. 1-ranked team for the eighth consecutive
week, while the Pioneers (12-0) are at their highest point ever in
the national rankings in the second position.
Central Oklahoma (15-2) moved up one spot to third this week, while
Augusta State (12-2) checks in at No. 4. BYU-Hawaii (11-1) rounds
out the top five after going over the century mark in both of its
Pacific West Conference wins last week.
Southwest Baptist fell to sixth after a loss at Nebraska-Omaha,
while Alderson-Broaddus moved up eight spots to No. 7 after a
number of ranked teams suffered losses in the last seven days.
Gannon slipped from sixth to eighth, while last week's No.
2-ranked team, Bellarmine, fell to ninth after seeing its unbeaten
run end with two road losses. USC Aiken is 10th.
The second 10 is headed by Catawba, followed by Christian Brothers,
Stonehill, Northern Kentucky and Minnesota State, while the
16-through-20 spots are held by Northern State, Arkansas Tech,
Armstrong Atlantic State, Arkansas-Monticello and Claflin.
The next poll will be released on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
NABC Coaches Poll
(as of January 20, 2009)
Record Points Pvs
1. Findlay (Ohio) (8) 14-0 200 1
2. C.W. Post (N.Y.) 12-0 192 3
3. Central Oklahoma 15-2 184 4
4. AUGUSTA STATE 12-2 175 7
5. BYU-Hawaii 11-1 167 8
6. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 14-2 150 4
7. Alderson-Broaddus (W. Va.) 12-1 133 15
8. Gannon (Pa.) 12-2 131 6
9. Bellarmine (Ky.) 14-2 129 2
10. USC Aiken 10-3 123 10
11. Catawba (N.C.) 13-3 120 14
12. Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 14-2 102 17
13. Stonehill (Mass.) 14-2 91 20
14. Northern Kentucky 12-4 84 18
15. Minnesota State 15-4 82 9
16. Northern State (S.D.) 13-3 75 11
17. Arkansas Tech 13-3 63 22
18. Armstrong Atlantic State (Ga.) 11-2 55 25
19. Arkansas-Monticello 13-3 52 24
20. Claflin (S.C.) 13-1 48 23
21. Southern Indiana 15-4 38 12
22. Augustana (S.D.) 13-3 31 NR
23. Winona State (Minn.) 14-5 29 16
24. Central Missouri 13-3 25 19
25. Benedict (S.C.) 10-2 18 NR
Others receiving votes: Emporia State (Kan.)
13, Kentucky Wesleyan 13, Missouri Southern 12, Fort Lewis (Colo.)
10, Indiana (Pa.) 9, Barton (N.C.) 8, Valdosta State (Ga.) 8, Cal
State-Dominguez Hills 7, Grand Valley State (Mich.) 6, Philadelphia
(Pa.) 5, Metropolitan State (Colo.) 4, Central Washington 2,
Massachusetts-Lowell 2, Midwestern State (Texas) 1, Virginia Union
1.
Records are through games of Jan. 18, 2009.