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WOU up to No. 9 in DII Men’s Basketball Poll

 
2017-18 NABC NCAA D-II
WOU RANKINGS
Date Ranking Points
1/16 #9 275
1/9 #10 253
12/26 #14 194
12/12 #16 150
12/5 #19 91
11/28 #13 216
11/21 #15 131
Pre. RV 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Riding an eight-game winning streak, the Western Oregon University men's basketball team continued its climb up the NCAA DII Coaches' Poll with a No. 9 national ranking, the NABC announced on Tuesday.  

Western Oregon has compiled a 15-1 overall record and a 7-1 mark in GNAC play. The team's lone blemish occurred more than a month ago with a setback at Western Washington on Dec. 2.

WOU was the only GNAC program represented in the top 25 through Western Washington received 13 votes in the poll to come in at No. 29 nationally. California Baptist (12 votes), Cal Poly Pomona (10 votes) and Cal State San Marcos (3 votes) also received points in the poll to represent the West Region.

WOU will return to action on Thursday, Jan. 18 with a 7:30 p.m. game against Central Washington. The Wolves will remain at home for a Saturday, Jan. 20 battle with Northwest Nazarene. Opening tip against the Nighthawks is set for 4 p.m.

 
NABC/Division II Rankings
(Jan. 16, 2018 – Poll #8)
Record Points Last
1. West Liberty, W.Va. (15) 15-0 399 3
2. NW Missouri State (1) 14-1 381 4
3. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 15-1 370 5
4. Queens, N.C. 16-1 339 1
5. Ferris State, Mich. 18-1 330 7
6. Bellarmine, Ky. 14-1 321 2
7. West Texas A&M 16-1 311 8
8. Northern State, S.D. 18-1 290 9
9. Western Oregon 15-1 275 10
10. Texas A&M-Commerce 14-1 239 12
11. UT-Permian Basin, Texas 14-2 229 6
12. Virginia State 15-1 226 13
13. West Florida 15-1 215 15
14. Morehouse, Ga. 14-0 180 20
15. Findlay, Ohio 17-2 166 16
16. Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. 13-2 142 19
17. Dallas Baptist, Texas 14-2 129 23
18. West Chester, Pa. 14-1 119 17
19. Barry, Fla. 11-3 103 11
20. Claflin, S.C. 17-1 81 NR
21. Valdosta State, Ga. 14-2 66 NR
22. Christian Brothers, Tenn. 13-3 49 18
23. Arkansas-Fort Smith 14-3 39 14
24. Southern Nazarene, Okla. 12-1 37 NR
25. William Jewell, Mo. 14-2 31 NR
Others receiving votes: Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 24, Minot State (N.D.) 18, Fort Lewis (Colo.) 17, Western Washington 13, California Baptist 12, Kutztown (Pa.) 11, Cal Poly Pomona 10, Colorado School of Mines 10, Chaminade (Hawai'i) 7, Central Missouri 5, Bridgeport (Conn.) 3, Cal State San Marcos 3.

Dropped out: Fort Lewis (21), Colorado School of Mines (22), California Baptist (24), Cal Poly Pomona (25).
 
Records are through games of Jan.14, 2018.
 

 
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