2018-2019 NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll — No. 3

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2018-2019 NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll — No. 3

By Pete Scantlebury, NAIA Manager of Athletic Communications

 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There have been three different No. 1 teams atop the NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll as Oklahoma Wesleyan becomes the newest team to ascend to the top spot. The Eagles replace College of Idaho, which drops to No. 2.

Top 25 Highlights

  • Oklahoma Wesleyan is 17-0 on the season and moved to top spot with eight first-place votes, jumping from No. 3 in the second poll of the season.
  • College of Idaho fell to No. 2 after its first loss of the year, dropping a road game to Northwest Christian (Ore.) 84-80 on Dec. 16.
  • College of Idaho received two first-place votes, as did Indiana Wesleyan, the No. 3 team in the latest poll.
  • Morningside (Iowa) fell from No. 2 to No. 5 after its first loss of the season.
  • Just two teams entered the poll: No. 21 Jamestown (N.D.) and No. 24 Friends (Kan.).
  • Indiana Wesleyan holds the longest active streak in the poll with 78-straight appearances. Bethel is next with 68, moving from No. 23 to No. 16 this week. Following those two teams is No. 6 Cornerstone (Mich.) with 57.

Poll Methodology

  • The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Association of Independent Institutions.
  • The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
  • The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
  • Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
  • Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.

2018-2019 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 3 (Jan. 8, 2019)

RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1ST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD POINTS
1 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan [8] 17-0 307
2 1 College of Idaho [2] 17-2 297
3 4 Indiana Wesleyan [2] 15-3 293
4 2 Morningside (Iowa) 15-1 290
5 5 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 16-2 274
6 10 Cornerstone (Mich.) 15-4 249
7 6 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 14-3 234
8 9 Spring Arbor (Mich.) 15-3 232
9 7 Union (Ky.) 12-3 229
10 12 Southwestern (Kan.) 14-1 226
11 8 Southeastern (Fla.) 14-3 213
12 11 WVU Tech 14-3 209
13 15 Marian (Ind.) 15-3 207
14 24 Oregon Tech 14-4 175
15 18 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 13-4 166
16 23 Bethel (Ind.) 14-4 151
17 16 Indiana East (Ind.) 12-6 146
18 13 Southern Oregon 13-4 142
19 17 College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 13-4 124
20 22 Calumet (Ind.) 14-2 110
21 NR Jamestown (N.D.) 17-3 104
22 21 Warner (Fla.) 12-6 100
23 25 Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 11-6 88
24 NR Friends (Kan.) 12-4 80
25 13 Indiana Tech 11-8 70

Dropped out: Saint Francis (Ind.), Warner Pacific (Ore.)

Others receiving votes: Montreat (N.C.) 64, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 50, Hastings (Neb.) 14, Eastern Oregon 13, St. Francis (Ill.) 12, Voorhees (S.C.) 11, Siena Heights (Mich.) 11, Simpson (Calif.) 6, Mayville State (N.D.) 5, Madonna (Mich.) 5, Dordt (Iowa) 4, Brescia (Ky.) 4, Warner Pacific (Ore.) 4, IU-Kokomo (Ind.) 4, Indiana Northwest 3

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