Dominican Appears on New NABC/Divisions II Men's Basketball Poll
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (January 10, 2013) - The Dominican College men's basketball team is making their first appearance of the season in the most recent edition of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Men's Basketball poll. This was the sixth regular season poll released by the NABC this season.
The Chargers appeared in the "receiving votes" category after posting a 3-0 record last week to improve to 12-2 overall and 6-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play. The team is also currently on a nine-game winning streak.
The victories included a 56-51 win over Le Moyne College, a 67-63 triumph over Franklin Pierce University, currently ranked 14th in this week's rankings, and a 72-68 overtime CACC win over Wilmington University.
The weekly poll is being conducted by 16 members of the NABC, two representing each of the eight NCAA Division II regions.
All records are through games of Sunday, January 6th. The next poll will be released Tuesday, January 15th.
NABC/Division II Men's Basketball Poll
Team Record Points
1. West Liberty (W.Va.) 12-0 393 (12 first place votes)
2. Metropolitan State (Colo.) 11-0 375 (1 first place vote)
3. Alabama-Huntsville 11-1 366 (2 first place votes)
4. Bellarmine (Ky.) 10-0 353
5. Western Washington 12-0 352 (1 first place vote)
6. Kentucky Wesleyan 10-0 316
7. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-0 298
8. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 10-2 257
9. Cal Poly Pomona 9-1 245
10. Southern Indiana 9-1 242
11. Minnesota State 10-1 218
12. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 9-1 210
13. Washburn (Kan.) 8-2 161
14. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 9-2 156
15. Cal State-San Bernardino 8-1 139
16. Florida Southern 9-1 130
17. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 9-2 123
18. Adams State (Colo.) 9-1 118
19. Newman (Kan.) 11-1 96
20. Tampa (Fla.) 12-1 91
21. Indiana (Pa.) 9-2 79
22. King (Tenn.) 10-1 70
23. Barton (N.C.) 8-2 58
24. Northwest Missouri State 11-2 43
25. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 9-1 34
Dropped out: Augusta State (12), Assumption (13), Drury (14), St. Cloud State (19), Findlay (24), Alaska-Anchorage (25).
Others receiving votes: Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 29, St. Mary's (Texas) 28, Michigan Tech 26, Minnesota State-Moorhead 26, Augusta State (Ga.) 25, Dominican (N.Y.) 23, West Texas A&M 18, Assumption (Mass.) 15, Rollins (Fla.) 15, Findlay (Ohio) 13, North Georgia 13, Wayne State (Mich.) 9, St. Cloud State (Minn.) 8, Saint Leo (Fla.) 8, Drury (Mo.) 4, Harding (Ark.) 4, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 3, Shepherd (W.Va.) 3, North Alabama 2, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 2, Winona State (Minn.) 2, Augustana (S.D.) 1.