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

by | Jan 8, 2019 | Headlines, RRSN News | 0 comments

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

Related Stories

Taylor baseball earns third straight Crossroads League crown

Kolpien Crosses 300-Hit Threshold as TU Secures Three-Peat of CL Crown   MARION, Ind. – Kaleb Kolpien surpassed 300 career base knocks with a booming six-hit day, Brayden Manning went 6-for-8 with six RBIs, and No. 11 Taylor (35-8, 26-4 CL) secured a third consecutive...

Harvey’s complete game gem helps Bethel baseball split with USF

The Bethel Pilots (13-25, 8-22) split the crossroads league doubleheader against the University of Saint Francis Cougars (21-22, 18-12) on Thursday afternoon in Jenkins Stadium. The Pilots suffered a 13-4 loss in game one before securing game two 4-1. The nightcap win...

IUSB Softball Sweeps Judson

ELGIN, Ill. - The Indiana University South Bend (12-24, 6-6 CCAC) softball team extended their winning streak to four games with a CCAC doubleheader sweep of Judson University (9-29, 1-11 CCAC) winning game one 14-7 with a big six run inning late in the game and won...

VU Comeback Effort Comes Up Short for Softball Thursday

VU Comeback Effort Comes Up Short for Softball Thursday   The Valpo softball team scored a pair of sixth-inning runs and had the potential tying run in scoring position with one out in that frame, but was unable to complete the comeback, falling 4-2 in its series...

2025 Men’s Volleyball All-Conference Honors Announced

2025 Men's Volleyball All-Conference Honors Announced The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) has announced its 2024-25 Men's Volleyball awards. All-Conference teams are selected by a vote of conference head coaches. First and Second Teams consist of 14...

IUSB Baseball Splits with Grace

WINONA LAKE, Ind. - The Indiana University South Bend baseball (16-26, 11-13 CCAC) team split their midweek non-conference doubleheader with Grace College (16-25, 8-20 CCAC), losing game one in lopsided fashion 20-4 and winning game two late with three runs in the...

VU Softball Falls at Illinois

VU Softball Falls at Illinois   The Valpo softball team opened a busy stretch of games Wednesday in Urbana, Ill. by taking the lead over Illinois in the top of the second inning, but two swings in the bottom half of the inning proved to be the difference as the...

Frasure Named CSC Women’s Basketball All-American of the Year

Frasure Named CSC Women’s Basketball All-American of the Year   AUSTIN, Texas - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its 2024-2025 NAIA Women’s Basketball Academic All-American Teams on Wednesday, with Indiana Wesleyan’s Lilli Frasure being named the CSC...