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2019-2020 NAIA DII Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – No. 4
February 5, 2020

2019-2020 NAIA DII Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – No. 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mustangs of Morningside remain in the No. 1 spot for the third week in a row of the 2019-20 NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Mustangs captured all 9 first-place votes this week allowing College of Idaho to receive two and Indiana Wesleyan one.

Top 25 Highlights

  • The No. 1 Mustangs are currently 15-1 in conference and 23-1 overall with their only loss being coming from cross town rival, Briar Cliff (Iowa).  
  • The Mustangs are ranked in the top five in four different statistical categories including: field goal percentage (.522), total rebound defense (30.0), scoring defense per game (66.75), assist/turnover ratio (1.531) and scoring margin (16.542)
  • Keiser (Fla.) is currently on a five game win streak and made the biggest jump this week moving up from No. 14 to No. 6. They are ranked No. 7 nationally in scoring offense per game with 89 points per game and first in total blocks.
  • Marian (Ind.) joined the top five this week. The Knights are 11-2 in their last 13 games with big wins over Indiana Wesleyan, Bethel (Ind.), St. Francis (Ind.).
  • Indiana Wesleyan holds the longest active streak in the poll with 86-straight appearances.

 

Poll Methodology

  • The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
  • 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 rating) 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 appear on.
  • Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
  • For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.

 

2019-2020 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 – Poll 4 (Feb. 5)

RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Morningside (Iowa) [9] 23-1 310
2 3 College of Idaho [2] 22-3 299
3 2 Indiana Wesleyan [1] 20-4 296
4 4 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 22-2 282
5 8 Marian (Ind.) 19-5 268
6 14 Keiser (Fla.) 19-3 249
7 7 Ottawa (Kan.) 20-4 242
8 15 Southern Oregon 18-5 235
9 11 Bethel (Ind.) 19-5 231
10 10 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 18-5 224
11 8 Washington Adventist (Md.) 20-5 208
12 5 Oregon Tech 18-5 207
13 13 Lourdes (Ohio) 19-6 185
14 12 IU Kokomo (Ind.) 19-5 184
15 21 Saint Francis (Ind.) 18-6 176
16 16 Oklahoma Wesleyan 18-6 162
17 23 Antelope Valley (Calif.) 18-4 131
18 17 Mount Marty (S.D.) 18-7 127
19 25 Holy Cross (Ind.) 19-5 121
20 6 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 18-6 119
21 20 Southeastern (Fla.) 17-7 102
22 24 Mayville State (N.D.) 17-3 101
23 18 Grace (Ind.) 15-9 97
24 22 Madonna (Mich.) 18-7 88
25 19 Union (Ky.) 17-8 74
 

Receiving Votes: Dordt (Iowa) 69, Montreat (N.C.) 30, Indiana East 24, Ave Maria (Fla.) 21, Bethel (Kan.) 20, Concordia (Neb.) 19, Indiana Tech 12, McPherson (Kan.) 11, Northwest 8, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 8, Cal Maritime 4, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 3, Bellevue (Neb.) 3