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Tue, Jan 12, 2010 - [Men's Basketball] - Viewed 480 times - Post By Wade Steinlage
Joel Stout is averaging 18.2 points per game during the team's current six-game winning streak
Oskaloosa--The Statesmen basketball team has not lost since November of the last calendar year and its current hot streak has helped it climb as the fourth NAIA Division II Men's Basketball poll was released today.
Penn (15-3, 4-0 MCC), winners of six in a row, moves four places to #9 in the nation with 323 points. The Statesmen are the second-highest ranked team in Iowa behind #8 Briar Cliff (330 points).
Defending national champion Oklahoma Wesleyan is the only remaining undefeated team in Division II (14-0) and continues to be the top program with 436 points and all 16 first-place votes. Walsh (Ohio) is again second, while Northwood (Fla.) is third, Bethel (Ind.) is fourth, and Indiana-Southeast rounds out the top five in fifth.
Fellow Midwest Collegiate Conference program Grand View also made a solid jump, up to 11th in the NAIA. Mount Mercy, also out of the MCC, is 34th unofficially, while Northwestern represents the state as well in a tie for 39th.
Penn returns to action Wednesday when it hosts St. Ambrose in MCC action at 7:30 p.m.
NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Rating #4 - January 11, 2010
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
(Iowa Institutions bolded)
1. Oklahoma Wesleyan (16)
2. Walsh (Ohio)
3. Northwood (Fla.)
4. Bethel (Ind.)
5. Indiana-Southeast
6. Warner Pacific (Ore.)
7. Oregon Tech
8. Briar Cliff
9. William Penn
10. St. Francis (Ind.)
11. Grand View
12. Cedarville (Ohio)
13. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
14. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)
15. Indiana Wesleyan
16. Cornerstone (Mich.)
17. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
18. Siena Heights (Mich.)
19. Minot State (N.D.)
20. Warner (Fla.)
21. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
22. Eastern Oregon
23. Spring Arbor (Mich.)
24. Central Christian (Kan.)
25. Davenport (Mich.)
Others Receiving Votes: McPherson (Kan.) 60; Daemen (N.Y.) 58; Jamestown (N.D.) 56; Bellevue (Neb.) 45; Hastings (Neb.) 44; Evergreen State (Wash.) 21; Black Hills State (S.D.) 16; Fisher (Mass.) 14; Mount Mercy 11; College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 8; Brescia (Ky.) 6; Bryan (Tenn.) 6; Notre Dame (Ohio) 4; Webber International (Fla.) 1; California State-Maritime 1; Johnson & Wales (Colo.) 1; Grace (Ind.) 1; Reinhardt (Ga.) 1; Friends (Kan.) 1; Concordia (Neb.) 1; Northwestern 1; Goshen (Ind.) 1.
Penn (15-3, 4-0 MCC), winners of six in a row, moves four places to #9 in the nation with 323 points. The Statesmen are the second-highest ranked team in Iowa behind #8 Briar Cliff (330 points).
Defending national champion Oklahoma Wesleyan is the only remaining undefeated team in Division II (14-0) and continues to be the top program with 436 points and all 16 first-place votes. Walsh (Ohio) is again second, while Northwood (Fla.) is third, Bethel (Ind.) is fourth, and Indiana-Southeast rounds out the top five in fifth.
Fellow Midwest Collegiate Conference program Grand View also made a solid jump, up to 11th in the NAIA. Mount Mercy, also out of the MCC, is 34th unofficially, while Northwestern represents the state as well in a tie for 39th.
Penn returns to action Wednesday when it hosts St. Ambrose in MCC action at 7:30 p.m.
NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Rating #4 - January 11, 2010
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
(Iowa Institutions bolded)
1. Oklahoma Wesleyan (16)
2. Walsh (Ohio)
3. Northwood (Fla.)
4. Bethel (Ind.)
5. Indiana-Southeast
6. Warner Pacific (Ore.)
7. Oregon Tech
8. Briar Cliff
9. William Penn
10. St. Francis (Ind.)
11. Grand View
12. Cedarville (Ohio)
13. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
14. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)
15. Indiana Wesleyan
16. Cornerstone (Mich.)
17. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
18. Siena Heights (Mich.)
19. Minot State (N.D.)
20. Warner (Fla.)
21. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
22. Eastern Oregon
23. Spring Arbor (Mich.)
24. Central Christian (Kan.)
25. Davenport (Mich.)
Others Receiving Votes: McPherson (Kan.) 60; Daemen (N.Y.) 58; Jamestown (N.D.) 56; Bellevue (Neb.) 45; Hastings (Neb.) 44; Evergreen State (Wash.) 21; Black Hills State (S.D.) 16; Fisher (Mass.) 14; Mount Mercy 11; College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 8; Brescia (Ky.) 6; Bryan (Tenn.) 6; Notre Dame (Ohio) 4; Webber International (Fla.) 1; California State-Maritime 1; Johnson & Wales (Colo.) 1; Grace (Ind.) 1; Reinhardt (Ga.) 1; Friends (Kan.) 1; Concordia (Neb.) 1; Northwestern 1; Goshen (Ind.) 1.
