Men's Basketball Jumps Two Notches to 12th in NABC Division II Poll
KANSAS CITY (Nov. 25, 2008) - The NABC/Division II men's basketball weekly poll was released, and the Pioneers moved up two notches in the rankings to 12th in the country, it was announced Tuesday afternoon.
The Pioneers, who are 2-0 on the season, garner the highest ranking for any team in the Northeast Region, with Bentley, previously ranked third in the NABC pre-season poll, sitting right behind C.W. Post in the 13th slot.
In their most recent outing, the Pioneers had five players score in double figures as they powered past Millersville, 105-65. On the season, the Pioneers are paced by
Nick Carter (Huntington Station, N.Y.), who is averaging 21.5 points per game, and pre-season All-American
Jonathan Schmidt (Centereach, N.Y.) with 15.0 points per game. Chipping in are seniors
Kenny Burkes (Suitland, Md.) and
Kevin Spann (West Babylon, N.Y.) with 14.5 and 12.5 ppg, respectively.
The Pioneers will next travel to Queens on Dec. 3 for a 7 p.m. matchup and their East Coast Conference opener.
NABC Division II Coaches Poll
| 1 |
Findlay (8) |
2-0 |
200 |
1 |
| 2 |
USC Aiken |
3-0 |
190 |
2 |
| 3 |
Florida Southern |
5-1 |
182 |
4 |
| 4 |
Augusta State |
1-0 |
170 |
5 |
| 5 |
Northern Kentucky |
3-0 |
167 |
6 |
| 6 |
Central Oklahoma |
4-0 |
161 |
7 |
| 7 |
Southwest Baptist |
3-0 |
147 |
12 |
| 8 |
Gannon |
1-0 |
138 |
10 |
| 9 |
Grand Valley State |
2-0 |
136 |
11 |
| 10 |
Minnesota State |
5-1 |
127 |
8 |
| 11 |
Central Washington |
1-0 |
108 |
13 |
| 12 |
C.W. POST |
2-0 |
102 |
14 |
| 13 |
Bentley |
4-2 |
96 |
3 |
| 14 |
Tarleton State |
4-0 |
85 |
19 |
| 15 |
BYU-Hawai'i |
2-0 |
84 |
23 |
| 16 |
North Alabama |
2-1 |
75 |
15 |
| 17 |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
2-0 |
65 |
22 |
| 18 |
Winona State |
2-2 |
60 |
8 |
| 19 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
4-0 |
47 |
NR |
| 20 |
Pittsburgh-Johnstown |
2-0 |
44 |
25 |
| 21 |
Drury |
2-1 |
36 |
18 |
| 22 |
Rollins |
3-0 |
35 |
NR |
| 23 |
Catawba |
3-0 |
30 |
NR |
| 24 |
Northwest Missouri State |
2-1 |
26 |
16 |
| 25 |
Johnson C. Smith |
4-0 |
19 |
NR |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Merrimack 11, Southern New Hampshire 9, Fort Lewis 7, Lenoir-Rhyne 7, St. Cloud State 7, West Chester 7, Western Washington 7, Nebraska-Omaha 6, Francis Marion 4, Benedict 3, Saint Martin?s 3, Mount Olive 2, Stonehill 2, Ashland 1.
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DROPPED OUT: No. 17 Lenoir-Rhyne, No. 20 Cal State San Bernardino, No. 21 Mount Olive, No. 24 Fort Lewis.
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